Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-01-21
CONGRESS.

Il
Is TIE SENATE, on Monday, Mr.. Chambers
En1esepted the memorial Of suudry citizens oil
SyYashinston, Alexandria, s. Georgetown own
ers Of steam packets plying between Baltimore
( and the District Of Columbia, praying ''' -"
<act Of inc orporaion; which was reierrea 10 INC
on the District Of Columbia.
Il The bill exempting the Fire Companies Of
H. Dis,ric, of Columbia from Military du'y'
mas read a second time. NO business VI an!
I'm por,ance was transacted.
81 JsTHE HousE, on Monday, NUMBER Of Pc
{, ;,iOns were presented. The House refused TO
q ,.s i, Mr.. PIP. Barbour's bill relative 10 the
$suoreme Court, BY vote of 81 to 70.
The House then took up the bill authorizing
j subscription Of stock, on the par, OF the Uni
ned States, to the Washington Turnpike Road
&Company The blank was filled with four
thousand Ave hundred, by a vote OF 80 to 65.--
\ On motion Of Mr.. McDufie proSiso was in
serted in The bill, comforting upon the President
\ Of The United States, with the Consent oil The
Legislature os Maryland, and of the Company
in que stion, the authority 10 appoint hive Mana
ger, or Directors OF the Washington Turnpike
Road Company.
Mr.. Washington then moved an amsndment
10 the second section Of the bill, providing that
the President Of he United States should have
the power 10 appoint Directors annually; and
tia, The Secretary should, on the public account,
receive The dividends on the accruing profits OF
the Company.
Mr.. Washington, also, suggested to fill the
Jlask in the last SCI lion with the words NINETY
Il thousand dollars" instead OF some hundred
thousand dollars" as il stood before the num-
her Of shares to b. subscribed for, had been
reduced from Ave thousand 10 four thousand five
hundred. The propositions were agreed to by
the House.
The bill was then ordered to be engr osstd
and read a third time.-Ayes SO, noes 90.
The House then resolved itself into Com
miutee Of the Whole House on the state OF the
Union, Mr. Martin, of South Carolina, 10 the
Chair and took up the bill for the presers a'ion
and repair Of the Cumberland Road, by vote
on MT MERGERS motion to that effect, of ayes
81, noes not counted.
Mr.. Buchanan addressed the Committee al
great length in supper; of his amendment. He
was opposrd 20 the ievying Of tolls and the ex-
ercising of supreme jurisdiction in relation TO
| all matters conaeC.e with The proposed obJec,
Of the bill as an infringement upon the soVe
reigny Of the States, aud violation Of the fe-
der al cons, utlOn.
NJ. SIorrs supported the bill, on the grounds
of the ori sinal compact between the u. STATES
and the S:ats OF Virginia, on the cession by
rho latter OF the North West territory; which
&C, Of ces,ion specifically rendered i, imperative
on the iolmrr, 10 provide for the construc ton
repair, aud regulation Of public road, leading
70 the west. The terms Ito regulate" he con-
tended, conferred the power OF making every
necessary provision on the subject.
Ne. Strong, after few observations aspect
ing the merits Of the bill, moved that the Com
mitiee rise.
The motion was agreed TO. AMI The Commit
tee rose and reported progress and Obtained
leave 10 sit again.