Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-05-09
MOUSE Observation-Disclosures.

CHES iPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL.
On motion Of Mr.. Mercer, the House tSsn
went into committee ofth Whole on the state
of the Union, MIR Condic, in the Chair
MIR. Mercer tbereupon moved that the COM
mi,ree proceed TO The consideration Of The bill
to amend and Explain an acr, en,i'lrd "An act
=" confirming an act Of he Legislature OF Vir-
gnia, Incorporating he Chesapeake and Oslo
Cana! COMPANY, s an act Of The Stale Of Mary
land for thu same purpose"
Mr. Taylor moved h. consideration Of the
bill for the relief Of the surviving officers and
soldiers Of the Revolution.
Mr. Lum3kin supported this motion, and
observed hat there we're othr bill, from The
Senate, Of general and national Importance,
which according to the order OF the printed
docket, took pre, edencs of those for the Chess
apeake and Ohio Canal.
he Chairman reminGei him, that, Of bills
reteIr d "a committee Of he Wnole on the
safe Of .ne Union, no one had precedence oy-
CT another
Mr.. Ha;lr gave notice, that, if The previous
motion did not prevail, he should then move
the oonside r4rion Of bull, ,he lille Of which be
named.
The ques,o" -. hen put, on the motion
nf Mr.. Mercer -, carried IN thu affirmative
led To he consideration OF The bill 10 contir IN
the charter o. the Chesapeake and ONO Ga,
IA Company. II WAS read by sections, and
having been gone through.
Nj. Mercer mo,ed all additional section, in
the following words,
zee 5. AND b. II further enacted, that The
act of the Legislature # MARYLAND, which pas
>ed a, their Decrmb'r session Of 1927, entitled
Is An Fart h. I hp In, raI mo
"the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company"
be and the same ereby confirmed, 50 far as the
assent or Cous'ess may be deemed necessary
thereto.
This amendment having been agreed to, the
bill was laid aside
MIR. Mercer w moved that the committee
take up the bill arthorising subscription TO
The Stock of ne Chesapeake and Ohio Cana!
Gotta any.
Mr. Lumpkin opposed this motion, and con-
tended tina, hat made by Mr.. Taylor, lopk
precedence off, and ought first to BE- sced up
ON
The chair decided that the molten Of Mr.
Taylor took precedence, but that gentleman,
understanding The VOC pre- ,ious!y given by The
committee, as Indicative of is wish 20 proc, ed
with the bills reIJuve 10 he Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal, Withdrew his motion.
The committee accordingly proceeded TO
consider the bill authorizing subscription Of
stock, and having gone through il,
Mr. Merce obs, rvrd, that he felt some embar
rassmen' in determining on the course which
i, muu ID be NEST adj yisable to pursue. He was
aware Of he anxiety of the House 10 turn the
period Of the session remaining to the best ac>
count II it were the pleasure OF the Commit
tee to allow the bill TO be reported 10 he
Hans. vii bout dpbate mr. further Dlan ,tion
he would would reserve what he had to say un-
Ill that should take place. nderrstandng,
from the indie atoms around him, that this
would be most acceptable tn the Committee,
hr moved that this bill be laid aside, and that
the CommitIce should proceed 10 consider
the last of the bills relating % this general sub
iecr, which is cnti led "a Bin TO enlarge the
"powers Of The several Corporations # The
"Disrricl Of Columbia, and for other purpos>
"e."
I bill was accordingly taken up, and read
by s,.lvns. The first FIVE having been gone
through without amendment, the blanks In the
9th section were filled as follows, viz:
The lax on the assessed value o. the real and
personal estates within the city "t Washington
was Fixed at one PEI cent. and thirtetn-hun>
drcd,hs-(th is one dollar and thirteen cents
on every hundred dollars.
The tax on resi- and personal estate in
Georgetown was Fixed "a, So loOlhs Of one per
cent or fifty SIX cents on every hundred dol
lars, and that on the real md personal estate IN
Alexandria, at 5S,loothS of one per cent, OF
ffty>eight cents on every hundred dollars.
The remaining sections were then gone
through with, and the bill was laid aside.
Mr.. Taylor now renewed his motion To take
up the bill for The relief Of The surviving OFF,
GERS and soldiers Of the Revolution.
The question being taken on the motion OF
Mr. Mclean, il was decided in the negative
ayes 60 noes 65
The Committee then agreed 10 the motion
of Mr.. Taylor, and the bill having been read
through, was considered by sections.
Mr. Mitchell, Of Tennessee, moved to amend
the first section by adding the following provi-
yiso:
"Proyidrd, also, Tha, no officer shall be eli
titled to any of the benefits Of this &C, until he
shall swear, in due form before some Judge or
Justice of the Peace, that he was not the owner
-, # money or DrpDe rty real Der-