Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-04-14

De better placed under tire Gud'ua"'"po'
waite corporation, than OF Congress. lie wouiu
be willing ia grant sum sufficient 10 eneclua'y
assist in rebuilding the bridge, on conditioh u'at
the mails should pass toll free. II IL amounted
to the proposed SUN of $50, 600, the interest al
the rate at which government may now borrow
money. would not exceed S3.6OO-iittle more
than has been paid the past winter. lie couid
not believe the charter OF the bridge CONNECTED
with the compact of 1785-that question had
been long settled. bat if it was now revived the
proposed acqueduct at Georgetown was eauaiiy
Objectionable. The same argument appllcu 10
both works across the river.
The question was then taken on striking out
the whole bill after the enactIng clause anu ih'
sorting the amendment, which was carried
AYES 65-noes a.
4. A bill providing for the construction OF
bridge and acqueduct across the Potomac river
at Georgetown.
Mr.. Doddrige moved TO fill the blank with
the sum of $4,000, which was lost.
MIR. D. then move, to strike out all the bill
after the enacting clause, and insert substitute
providing for the erection Of the acqueduct with
out the bridge.
Mr.. Dswart thought the most prudent course
would be to give the money to the Canal Com
pany directly. A work of this kind would be
doubly expensive built in the proposed manner,
to what it would be under the direction OF prl-
vate Corporation.
Mr.. Mercer said this was not measure oil the
Chesapeake ard Ohio Canal Company. The
question was whether the House would do this
work for the benefit of the City of Alexandria. -
1t was subject that seriously commended itself
to the House. If it should be determined not to
afford this assistance, the people of Alexandria
4 h,,r ,ikx, md
remove under the protection OF some more benz
fcent government.
Mr.. Doddridge claimed the right of explain
ing his own propositiOn-but not now pre-
pared to 90 on with it. He would for the pre-
sent, withdraw his substitute.
Mr.. d. then moved to fill the blank in the
original bill with 100000, which was carried.
Mr.. d then moved the Committee rise and
report the bills to the House, which was carried.
he House then adjourned.
In the Senate, on Friday, a communication
was made by the Chair from the Master Com
mandants of the Navy, praying for an increase
OF pay. The communication was referred to the
Committee on the Navy, and ordered to be prin-
ted. A Bill from the House, for the relief
of ]. knight. was reported by Mr.. Bell without
amendment Mr.. Marcy, from the Committee
on the Judiciary, reported the Bill from the
House, authorizing the Secretary OF War to
make an arrangement for the purchase OF an Is
land in the Delaware, with amendments
memorial was also presented by Mr.. Marcy
from the New York Society for the reformation
of juvenile delinquents, praying to be released
from their obligations to the Government and Of
ferng to take Juvenile offenders convicted in the
United States Courts into their society, which
was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary,
and ordered to be printed. Mr. Johnston gave
notice that he should tomorrow ask leave to intro
duce a supplementary bill relative to the Lcul"
siana Canal. Mr.. Hayne from the Naval Con-
mittee, reported Bill relative to the pay of the
Marine Corps. Several bills from the House
were reported, with and WI h1ut amendments.
Mr.. Dallas presented memorial from the Phia-
deIphia Board Of Health praying for additional
powers. which was referred to the Committee. to
which Bill from the House. read to-day twice.
to give new powers to the Quarantine Officers,
was referred. A resolution, reported by Mr.
Robbins, from the Committee on the Library,
authorizing the purchase Of IL sets Of Maps, was
read once, and ordered to second reading
Mr.. Frelinghuysen's resolution relative to the
Old Journals, was agreed to.
A letter was communicated by the Secretary
Of State, from the American Consul at Havre,
stating that there was an indication OF a design
on the part of the French Government to increase
the duty on Cotton. The bill to improve Penn.
sylvania Avenue, was reported by Mr. Chambers,
from the Committee on the District of Column
ba, without amendment. The various bills
FROM the House were read twice and commit
ted.
The Senate then resumed in Committee the
consideration of the General Appropriation bill.
Several amendments were made, appropnating
additional sums for clerk hire, in the Offices of
Surveyors General of the Public lands ITO be
applied under the instructions from the Sc.
cretary Of the Treasury" An amendment Of
fered BY Mr.. Smith, allowing $3.50 so for ex ira
services given. and extra expenses incurred, BY
Judge Doty, in the trial of the Winnebago Indi
ans at Prairie du Chen, was negatived -
An amendment was moved by Mr.. King to strike
out the $4,000 appropriated for the General
Land Office, and insert $4,000 This amend. |
ment was resisted by Messrs. Chambers, Poin- !
dexter, and Hayne, on the ground, that an enqui-
ry as to the necessity of this increased appropri