Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-06-15
ALEXANDRIA CANAL.

The Senate, on Monday last, on mo,lon 81,
Chambers proceeded to consider the bill n. ' ~
benefit Of the Alexandria Canal Companv :" oT |
The question pending being on the mof,.
Mr.. Smith to insert the word "thirty," ,f'. u
words Stone hundred, increasing the ann,e e. M
ton to $50, 600 dollars; and to insert a,s1ps
provision for an aqueduct, the words "anJ We
teen feet on each side thereof for free hr;i.M'
Mr.. Forsyth asked for the yeas and NAYS ms
question.
Some discussion took place on the sshs,,
the amendment, when, on motion Of Mr.. H,,,.
the question was divided, and the order f o,sI
yeas and nays on the first branch, the ,u,s,-'s
Of the word g thirty" being withdrawn, tho ~"
lion was negatived.
The question being then on the motion "a :.
sert the words In reference to the free brid,s
TIE amendment was advocated bv AIR
.sytb aud Mr.. Hayne; and opposed BY Mr. ~.
VS. Miller, Mr. Tyler, Mr.. Foot and Mr. Cha.
Inc amendment was advocated on the ground
that'thr apnsdnct would be injurious to the int.
rests # Georgetown, and destructive t, he rst,.
al Grn. Mason, in his ferry; and that the SS,
consideration which Georgetown could receive u
return was in the form of free bridge e., b..
benefit.
II was replied that Alexandria had not rers,
ed her share IN the distribution of the funds r,
ceived by the Government from the sales Of NH
lie lands within the District, and that she uugb,
to be gratli in thi, her first application to Con-
gre IS for aid; tina, the opposition of GeogcOws
to the measure was illtimed and unkiud; and
that the rights OF Gen. Mason, in the Ferry
would be protected 1t was further declared
that there was no disposition on the part of Alex.
andria to injure George town, or to interfere with
the rights Of General Mason; and pledge va,
gwen by Alexandria that she would at any fin,
permit free bridge to be built on the pier, 0,
the aqueduct, and that any injury to the OWE;
Of the Ferry would be equi,ably adjusted.
1t was then explained by Mr.. Clay. in coupl.
ance with a suggestion from the authorities Of
Georgetown, that there was no opposition intend
ed to the wishes of Alexandra.
Mr.. Clay compimented the gentleman Gon
Virginia (Mr. Tyler and the gentleman from
South Carolina, (Mr. MilIer) on their union with
him on this question Of Internal Improvement;
and expressed hope that they woaid extend
their new feelings beyond the District Ia re.
ference to the protests against the system, be ie.
lated an aneo dote. in substance as follows:
After certain message Of late President d
the United States, about the year 1925. which
with great deal of eloquence, enforced the pro-
priety Of a system of Internal Improvements,
there was great deal of alarm excited thrOug
the ancient dominion Of Virginia, Oh the subject
Of this official document. Some of those gentle.
men who participated in this alarm, were deput.
ed to wait on Mr.. Jefferson, and to ask hisAd'ks
how they should act in this emergency, in tbs
melancholy condition to which the common
wealth had been reduced. After they had SCI
forth their complaints, and their desire that be
would advise them how to act--"why," sad
Mr.. Jefferson, "I'li tell you" They had talk.
ed about protests. resolutions &c. "fll tel
you.' said Mr.. Jefferson" make a protest!
make solemn protest! and then get as much
the money as you can"
The yeas and nays were then ordered on ID.
second part of the amendment, moved BY Mf
Smith, and being taken, was decided as follows
YEAS.-Messrs FORSYTH. llayGe, Hill, Mar
CIV. Smith. Upton, Waggaman-7.
NAYS.-Messrs. Bell. Bib. Brown, Beck
ner, Chambers. Clay. Clayton. Dallas. lhcSsr'
son. Dudley. Ewing. Foot, FreIinshuysen Cruz
DIV, Hendricks. Holmes. Johnston, Kan e. h'O'
Knight, Mangum, Miller, Moore. Naudaln, f%h'
dexter, Prentiss, Robbins, Robinson. kn.se'
Seymour, SJsbee, Sprague. Tazewell, lo".'n'
son. Troup. Ty Ter. Webster, White. wilkins
So the amendment was nesatived.
Mr.. Forsyth then asked the yeas and nays OF
the engrossment of tho bill.
The question was then taken on the enSTo''
ment of the bill. and decided in the affirmative
yeas SO, nays $.
So the bill was ordered to be engrossed Tor
third reading 49,, =,
Mr.. Chambers asked that the bill receive ID
third reading now.
This motion required the unanimous c00'S''
of the Senate; and MIR. Hill objected.
Tie bill was PASSED the next day.