Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-01-17

William Bartleman, Thomas oedutn,
William Fowle.
At a meeting OF the Board on the 10Th inst
Nathaniel Wa,tles was unanimously reelected
President, and James b Nichols, unanimously
ve.etc.ed Secretary, aud Henry Daiuserheld
was elected Director to FIJI The vacancy occa-
stoned by N. WI,tlss Being elected President.
No business Of importance was transacted In
the SENATE on Friday Mr.. Dickerson's bill
was afer farther Discussion referred to Select
Commit &c, consisting Of himself ard Messrs
Branch, Bell. Hayne and Sanford.
Mr. Berrieu submitted the following resolu-
ton; which lies O. The 'able ill tomorrow:
Resoired, That the Committee on the Judi
ciary br ms rUCied o inquire i",o the e4pedi-
ency of amending the Judicial att Of 1902, so
far a. il relates to the time within whic b il re-
quire, the assemnlagc Of quorum Of the JUS
tees Of the Supreme Cour', 81 Washing on,
after the day appointed by law for the annual
session Of that Court.
In THE HOUSE, among the resolutions Offer
ed was one by Mr.. SrIgranr, directing the
COMMITTEE on the .'ediciary TO inquire into the
expediency OF making further provision for
taking the evidence or aft nation, within the
District Of Columbia, of wi'n, sses who are con.
.cienlion,ly scrupulous # 'aklng an oath
And one by Mr.. Wickhffe as follows, which
lies one day on the table:
hesolved, Tha. the followins be added 10 the
S,anding Rules OF this House.
IAN elections BY he House Of Representa-
lives shall be by viUa Uoce, by a call OF the
names Of the members, alphabetically, from the
roll"
MIR. Mercer, from the Committee on Roads
and Canals, reported bill to amend the Char
ter Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Compa.
ny, and for other purposes: which was twice
read and committed.
Two bills were reported by The Select Com
mittee II Retrenchment, one to require es,i-
mates as to the appropriations r~qrired TO tie
made for the Indian Department to DC lsid be
fore Congress in fifteen days after the COM
me ncemeni Of the session; and The o,her direct
ing that the clerks in the offices OF the Secrs-
tary Of the Senate and the cierk Of the Hous"
OF Representative shall be elected by the two
Houses, IN the manner in which the Sc rstary
and clerk are elected; and that they shat be
SUBJECT to removal al the pleasure of the House
by which they are elected.
MIR Bartlett then moved 10 take up The bill
to provide fo- an exploring expedition. The
motion being agreed 10, the bill was read, and
on motion Of W., Bartlett the blank was filed
with the sum Of goo dollars. Ayes 81.
This bill was subsequently, ordered to be
engrossed.
Mr.. Buchanan then moved to amend the bill
for he preserv alton and repair Of he Cumber-
land road, by striking out the frs, seven sec
rnns Of the bill, and inserting he three sections
which he sent TO the chair, ss substitute.
This amendment, which cedes this road TO
the States through which i, passes, on condi
lion tha, those States pledge themselves to
keep: the road in repair, has been already pub
lished in our paper.
Mr.. Buchanan said this amendment present.
ed she most importan question which had ever
BE-. n discussed in this House. If the GsneI al
Government had power 10 enter the territory
NJ STATE for the purpose oferecting toll gates,
sc then are the barriers between the Federal
and State Governments entirely done away.
He was no. nov in a condition 10 go in'o the
argument. He had for two or three weeks
been in a feeble state # health, and he would
now move that the Committee rise and report
the two bills. The other bill might then re,
main over uriil Monday, and il be was no,
then prepared, he would ask no further time.
The motion that the Committee now rise
was carr led in the Affirmative.
Mr.. Hamilton moved that The resolutions,
formerly submitted by him 10 Congress, reIa-
tive to indemnifying the persons upon whom
penalties had been indicted under The S-dition