Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-03-01


TWENTIETH CONGRESS,tsr SESSION
Thursday, february %, 1928.
IN SENATE
Mr.. Chandler offered The following resolu.
ton:
Resolved, That the Office Of NJ ,ior General
Of the army ofthe United ST. ,tes is unnecessary
in time Of peace, and therefore ought 10 be now
abolished; and hat the Committee on Military
Affairs be, and they are hereby instructed 10
bring in bill for the purpose of abolishing
said Office accordingly.
Mr. Harrison offered the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, Tha, the Committee on Pensions
inquire into the expediency ofgrsn,ing pen>
sior 10 the family OF the late .Iajor General
Brown
Mr. H. subsequently Withdrew this rrsolu>
ton, and gave notice Of asking leave on to-
morrow Tor introducing b,ll authorizn, the
payment OF the residue OF tn years pay to
the late Ma j,r General Brown, to be made TO
his family.
The Process bill was taken up, a,nended, ard
passed to third reading, wher, on motion
Of MIR. Webster, it was rrcommi,trd. Sou G
time Was spent in the consideration Of Exc,u-
tive business. -
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The Speaker LAID h'fore the House leuer
from the SecIe AIRY Of tie Treasury. transmit
ting statement showing the duries actually
rec, ived 90 leas during the years 1925, 1924
1925, 1926, and 1927; which was read and or
dered to lie on the lie.
BY the statement Sent, it appears that the
to'al amount oil Gulies received tas during
the year 1923, was So, lo5e56 g.; 1924, So
s6s,so6 IS; s25, S2,l9a.7s7 4e; 1926, S3,oi6,
3s5 66; and 1927, S ,462,69l 81.
The following resolution, moved by Mr..
Gilmer, Of Georgia, came up Cor consid,r.>
ton, together win the amrndmrn, OF Mr.
iaylor, as we'd on Tuesday:
"Resolved, tina, the Comm ltter on Military
Afairs be HIS rucled to enquire into he tx e.
dirrey of 20 regua ing, by :aw, the number f
cadets 10 be educated a, he West Poir, Mi
i,ary Academy, as TO make Ina number cor
respond, a, nearly as may be, Wit .h vacar
cies which may occur III the array OF the T.
nitrt! States"
Upon ltis resolution debate took pace b :
tween Mcs,rs. Dwight, Vance ard W ID. ]
WAS Lid on the ,abls: Ayes 81. Mes so.
The House again iclu>cd 10 CO sid, Mr..
fuckers motion FIR tiXns ,hr hour t meeting
al elev II in The morning.
IN ENNSL lhfKpN Z MEN
The House The passed 10 h d IS Of the
day, and resumea tn" censidelai n f c bill
making sppropsiat ous for int--ina rn.,.n,t-
mems. he Commitcr { ths w oe had rc-
ported all anne Omen +, f. ing he blank IN Hal
bill Tor the obtaining f. surveys, &c. By the
Executive, with terry Thousand dni)a,s. I"
this amendment Nj. ID ay'on, { South Caro-.
Ina. had moved The folio wing nmeudm n:
"Proridsd l hot no Par' thereof re exbr' d.
ed upon amy surveys, excrp'i"g SUCH 80 have
been already contracted Tor, oI wh.re he SUR
yrys hereafter made are preparatory TO tie
cons ruction Of Roads or canals 70, the trans
torta,ion Of the mail, OF for military purpos-
es''
And the question being on Mr.. Day on's
amendment 20 the amendnen, Of tie Commit.
tee of the Whole,
Mr.. Williams, Of North Carolina, made
short speet h, explana ory'' of The reasons why
amendment, because, al houeh it hmltei he
exercise of tbs power BY tn Ge:el al Go,er,>
ment, i recognised the possession Of such a
power by hat Government. To his Mr.. W.
could not assent il any shape.
Mr.. Hall, af;er corr, cling Some mis- oncep-
lon of wat he had said when thu subject wa,
~ UP, WSu' iHlo uiN' uNSlSN vi = S'hS''
lutonai question Of power, AM read several
Quotations in support of his views.
Mr. Carer declared his mention 10 vote for
the amendment, as accomplishing part Of what
he wished. He then wen, al great ler 9Th, IN
to an exposii Of his ve.s as to the ,xp,-
d,rnoy Of these surveys and par eulaiy as 10
allowing he Executive to determine on what
objects of internal improvement were 10 b, eX.
ahmed; which he wa mlv opposed.
Mr.. S,ewar, made shorl speech to sh W
the useless nature of tho pres NJ d"h tie, aud
concluded by calling The previous questio"
but withdrew the call at the reques' Of
Mr. Hamilton. who spoke al some length IT.
opposition to both amendments.
lie was followed by Mr.. Oakley, who tn uch
willing 10 gran, such an appropriation, as was
necessary to comply With the present engage
meats If the Government, Deprecated the
continuance Of the present ,ys'em, as ie4dlnE
10 discomfort and disunion, and express ed
himself in favor Of oivitling he fund intended
for iulernsl improvement among 'h' several
States.
Mr.. Martin wished 10 alter The amendment