Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-07-28

an object Of vital importance 10 the inhabitant:
Of that part Of the country, and Is entitled 10 q
share Of the public patronage"
The Committee then and reported the
resolutions with the following amendments 10
the House.
LIST. Amend the first resoIu'io by inserting
after the word "value," the words further pro-
due iiveness.'
end Amend the said first resolution by st:ik-
ing out from the said resolution all alter the
word "exrcu,ed."
Sd. Amend the said resolutions by striking
therefrom The third resolution.
4lh. Amend the said resolutions by inserting
after he 4th re solution the following hat
he improvement OF the navigation nt The South
Branch of the Potomac, alter the Potomac Ca
l,nal shall have reached the mouth OF the said
South Branch, on such principles and terms as
| the wisdom ofthe Legislature may devise, 10 an
| object oil vital importance 10 The inhabitants Of
| tina, par, Of thu country, and is entitled to a
share Of the public patronage"
| The first amendment to Insert after the word
",alue" in :bc first res lutior, the words, eur
! ihcr produLtiveness," ard The Sc ond amend.
men, 10 strike out from he Said resolution all
after the word "exrcu,ed" were agreed 10 by
the House, and so amended, The said resolution
passed.
On the third amendment 20 amend The reso-
luton submitted, by striking elefrom The third
re solution, the votes w're taken, OF the call oil
Mr.. Mercer, by ayes and noes.
The members who voted in the affirmative,
| were
Charles Cooke, Thomas w. Gilmer, Y. w
Sou,hall. Alexander Garrett, Josiah Ellis, Ben
nit A. Crawford, Chapman Johnson, Peachy
r. Gilmer, VIM Radford. Benz. A. Donald
James Breckenridge, James Madison OF Caro-
line, John II. Bernard. Samuel a. Storr"w
James Magrudcr. Gideon A: Strange, Archi
bald Bryce, Edward Cunningham, VIM. Boiling
Richard Morris, Reuben Meredith. Charles
Thompson, John G. Williams, Peter V. Daniel
MaIlary NJ. Todd George Wilson, Frederick
Harris, Richmond Terrell, EIoratio Gates
Winston, Josiah Riddick, John c. Cohoon,
Elliott Whilehe ad, John Thompson kilhy
Rober, Rives, Joseph e. Cabell, John NJ. Mar
til, Philip P. Barbour Isaac Davis, John Ley
burn, Peachy Harrison, Henry ). Gambhl
Peachy r. Gra,tan. Waller Holiday, John
Lewis, John G. C-ump, Francis Ruflhn, John Fl
Fulton, John Brockcnbrough, Robert S,anard
Benz. w. Leigh, Otway Barraud, VIM. II
mcfarland, Carter L Stevenson, John Marye
John Dickerson, james w. Pegram, VIM. M
Riyes, VIM. c. Rives, Rice w Wood, VIM. IL
Meriw ether, and Frank Carr.-Aves 81.
The Numbers who voted in the negative
were:-
James Madison, (President,) Hugh Nielsen
David S. Garland, Edward A. Cabell, Thomas
N. Eubank, Hill Carter. Hugh P. Taylor, VIM
A. Terrill, Samuel Blackburn, Charles Jane.
Faulkner, James L. Woodville, Wilson Allen
John Minge, John Shae klcford, John II. Cooke
ir. David II Allen, Richard E. Byrd, Andrew
Kesn, James M'Laughlin, Robert Gratan
BOYER Caldwell. Wm. Naylor, John B; White
5arjMa US9 Sss psssF TGs sSSk
cock, Wn. B. Preston, Thomas Massie, John
P. Cobbs, John H. Lee, VIM. 5 Naylor, Mo
ses Hutton, JInes Mcdowell, jr. VIM Nina
hon, .Dani, Smith, Samuel Coffman, David
Crawford, James S. Arthur; WIN. A. Harris
Philip Williams, jr. Francis I. Brooke, John
CoaIter, Alexander +. Rose, Francis Preston,
Thomas Griffin, John Marshall, Joseph Marx
Jacqueline B Harvie, Thomas r. Dew, Chris
TOPPER Anthony, Henry Davis, David G. Nor
reli, John II Cooke, and VIM. Woods, -
Noes 81.
And SO the amendment was agreed to.
The fourth amendment, TO insert after the
fourth resolution, the folluwing-"1hat the
improvement Of the South Branch of The Poto-
mac" sc. as inserted in the previous proceed
ngs,) was agreed to:
Mr.. Leigh moved the following resolution TO
be added TO those adopted: "That wise and
just policy requires :hat 1t should be adopted as
general principle, (subject Of course to occa-
sional execepiions,) that all the disposable
means which the Commonwealth now possess
es, or can prudcnlly command, should be con.
centralei and applied to some one Of the grea,
objects Of internal improve mrnt which shall be
deemed objects Of primary importance, such as
the Legislature shall in its wisdom select, and
thai being accomplished, the same should then
in like manner be concentrated and applied to
other works Of the same kind, each in success
sion; in such order as shall be deemed most
aGrisable."s
MIR. Leigh ntmated his intention, if the resolution
should prevail to offer the following paragraph. to be
inserted amendment. in the address to the lie.
gisature reported by the Select Committee.
among the objects ofinternal mpro vement which
we have thus indicated oh ects, in estimation
of urinary. inheritance and which. we believe are