Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-02-26
CONGRESS.

The oI s. lii au,horisine further subscrip'
ev''ps sIso. ooo) to the stock Of the Cnesa
non I" delaware Canal Company, IN whieh
psaSe 81 Tazewel, Hendricks, Noble, MeLAh.'
hessr' p.o,on. Kane, and Others, took part
Meo ~, ,.,s finally ordered 10 be engrossea io'
The OH ps.dinp. BY large majority. Inc se'
. ~" hills which passed the mouse ., N "a
H Five, 10 day, were received' W.se $500
sen en- Arsr.rred. The bill for the reiiei VI 'ne
ane :.. If John Gwynn, was ORDERED 70 " en-
0er' "a for third reading. HE wee re-
no,i6sd the Senate that ne had reseme ..
asa ,m,e adopted at The commsneemen. " ns
'n' .;an for excluding strangers ana 'isi'e''
~ - The floor of the Senate.
"1" ,hs House, Mr.. Mercer, from the No"-
IL: :" nm Roads aud Canals, reported OIL au-
'nH ';.;ng subscription to the STOCK Oh tue
ino'l'% C5,rolina Canal and Rail Road ComPa-
oou.I s;ch was twice read aud committed.
1N Wv. rs,olu,ion offered by MIR Barrnger on
."h;,ct of reprinting :he deficient docu-
'" e Congress, coming up as the enhnis"-
BUSINESS of Yesterday morning.
~, Wick!iffe concluded his remarks I'D op-
.o.uon 10 the resolution: ~hth
NJ B,lringer took the floor in, reply, ana IN
.'I;..,;on Of The resolution he had offered.
~ c,r,inued his remarks for some time, "hen
'ts Lorr allotted 10 morning business expired.
n. made an attempt 10 have the rule Oh tna'
.n5;.Ct suspended; but witho"i success.
'0ois'' 2 =" mex, proceedsd, 30 consider the
,.r an,nd the act to proS'aI for certain per.
bl! % ar' ~ W; !" The l,,a ap9 :, al service Of
the Uuited States during <asl Revolutionary
Mr. Gilmer moved 10 lay The bill upon the
table. On which motion
Mr. Bates, of Mass. demanded the yeas ana
,,v, Ihey were ordered by the House; ana
h.;rg ,aken stood rs follows: Yeas 81, Nays
1874 I'm
So he House refused 10 lay the bill upon the
,,hl, ard the question being upon oneurring
wj,c rae amendments reported by the commit
,,s , de- ,a,. of some lepgh arose; but the bill
va, 6n..;v ordered to its bird reading, by
yo,e Of 100 - so.
The h,use vert into COMMITTEE OF the
Whole ON he State Of the Union, MIR. Newton
in the Chair, and proceeded 10 consider the bill
making appropriation for ,ne public building,
and the uueslion being on The amendment pro-
posed BY Mr.. B4rilrIt, 10 the smendment Of
Mr.. Mercer, tine fvcmyr Of which went to re-
move ID, desks from The hall, and the latter
proposed 10 raise the Roor, and 10 suspend the
glass covering over the seats OF the mrmoers
fifteen feet above it. An animated and some
what playful debate arose, IN wh.ch very Sc
we're animadversiUus were made on the iond-
ness Tor speech making, so prevalent among
the members, together with its causes and IT'S
appropriate remedy.
II wa, conlended on one side. that members
seuyr It was impossible 20 hear; that il mem
Sers could hvar each other with ease, tasy
would not nave the moral hardwood 10 repeat
the subs ance OF the same speech so many times
Is was now done, because they would then dis
cover that the House was weary Of lisreni e.
II was insisted, in reply, that mem bers
could, a, present, hear all hey wished, and
more; ard that they did no, listen because, in
many cases, i: was glorious privilege not to
hear.
The desks were deprecated, by some, as a
nuisance, tending 10 encourage the transaction
Of 81 sorts Of business bu, that of legislation,
and ,os putting members TOO much a, their ease,
aid as unheard Of me British House of Com
mons; while tney were commended by others
as very useful and suitable appendage to the
Hall
The glass ceiling was objected To as likely
10 smother The members, and have pernicious
effect, by rendering the conversation in the HI
as much more audible as the speeches, and
thereby rather increasing, than diminishing the
evils wrich already existed
!, was offended, as being suspended at
Nfhslenl height to admit perfect ventilation.
especially wnen Le new windows should be
,aF'wn opta by the lowering 81 the gallery.
Members could then, at least, be able 10 nndrr-
"ano Thai vas the question before the House;
an ad'u'ass which 'host Of them did no, now
posses 'espetulg more than half the PROPOSE
0ons % which they voted.
CON ne amendments were finally neeariveG;
Sn;S Hr W.eki,ffe moved 10 amend the bill
ID IA, .:en ci II which provides for complea,-
"s II, 'Fesii'ni's House aud the enclosures
"'''a i, &C ordiBg 10 the original plan, BY
'''e''s The sum from thirty thousand 6ol-
- 70 nSe Aoosand eiga, hundred ard sky
'''~ra, so as TO leave on, the appropriation
81 'irico Oh he North front; on which
= a. 10 nsn' he demanded the yeas and nays.
!. we're aiken accordingly, and stood as fol-
Ivy i~as 81; Nsvs So.
p, ~ .'e a"a'e struck on, the appropriation
, H' W. mace another effor, to strike out the
t0'""n Tor Sc .sry to The Archilecr; but be,