Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-03-10
HOUSE OF RErR u sENTATIvEs.

Mr.. Bry II. from The Commute on the Dis
trict OF Colrmb,a, reported Il bill 10 inocrro-
rate the Washington, Aicx ,ntri,, and Bali'i-
more Steamboat Company; which was read S
commi''cd.
Mr.. Stewart no, ed the following resolution,
which was read; AMI id on the bic, VIZ:
hesoirsd, Tuat he 81 sr> Of the Treasury
be instructed 4" in'prm It's House,
lst, What averag' amour Will be annually
rrqui ed to discharge he whole OF the national
de IN ls'5, VII IL 4he last porli in OF It br-
comes redsema / &c, p ing tn three per
cents, and the srostrIp ION To the United STATES
B.rk.
Cd. What amour, viii b. SO required to re-
deem tn ol. OF the debt by tha, time;
the three per crut>. only excepted.
Sd VIVA, viii ne tn surplus of the present
appro oriatinn OF ten millions, remaining, annu-
aly. after dischatging the Whole "t n" res
GPrmab't drht, according 10 the principle OF
calculs ions Fl st abovcmrn toned
Al What will ., the surplus Of the present
srnkicg fnud, remaining in 1886, after di har>
sing = VIII IL Of the national debt, except the
three per Genus
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.
TheSp akcr then announcedt,e orders OF the
day. vhich, according to the rules oft'e House
consi> ed of private bills. (rhc bin which
would haze Game up, was the OIL LOT the re-
lief OF Richard w. Mead
Mr. McDuffe, Chai man OF the Commit e.
Of Way, and Mans moved to pos zone tn or
d RS Of thu day. with view 10 he con i3er ton
Of ,hr bill making appropriations for Internal
lmprovemen,.
The mprinn pre-, allied, and the orders Of the
dav having be, - postponed accordingly.
Mr.. NcDnffc moved ,ha, the II use do now
take up thar bill.
The motion having ben agreed tn, the bill
wa, taken up, and the gu 81 n being on the
following provi>o, mo,sd ny Mr.. Oakley. OF
NY. as an amendment IL ONE IN after he
word, thii,y h ,uSand dollars, which sum wa'
renor;ed bv the Comuli tetsof the Whole, TO
ne inserted in he blink i'll that item OF tht bill!
which provide, for the continuation ut exatni-
nations and surveys under he direction OF the
President e the United States, VIZ:
"Prorided, That only. 80 much OF the appr"-
+" Driation hereby made, a, shall be necessary
* for the compei ion Of such surveys and K
:. limitations as have been ars ady commenced
shall b,lrxprud, do
MIR. l., tie asked lha, the question be taken
by yeas and nays, and II was So ordered by the
House.
Mr.. tSilmer then took the floor, and went al
large into a discussion Of the constitutional
gu, stipu Of the power Of the United States "a
caery on works OF Internal improvement, when
he denied in toto,
He was followed on the opposite side by Mr.
Whipple in short speech
Mr.. Wilde slso replied TO Mr.. Gilmer
IN ugh no a. great length.
| Mr. Med file now rose, not to debate the
/ cues ion out demonstrate against iurth'
di ,cu,sian he public service, he said. wa:
suff ring for want Of the other appropriation
| in is b il, and he had rather this item shoulf
be dispensed with altogether, than that its pas
Sage should ne longer DELAYED.
The qL s,ion IVES now about to be pst, when
MIR. Marvin made a short speech in favor .
The aopropri a,ion, and particularly in r''er'
ence to The road from Washington to Buff 10.
Nc. Kroner then made short speech l. Ia
vor of the amendment, as did also MIR. Weems
on the same side-
MIR. Randolph tnen rose I'D favor OF the a