Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-03-01

save the payiog Of the Avenues AS to Aia6amas
interest in the Improvement at the muscle oaoa's'
it was at least as great as that OF Inc D''ie' ~
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
MI Csmbreleng thought what Mr. Mercer naa
stated, was the best reason for rejecting the bull.
The gentleman had exhibited an lDsolvent Cor'
poraton, asking loan to help them to pay up
their subscription, while all their property was
mortsased to the Holland lenders. He would
not do Indirectly what he would not do directly.
He protested against the bill.
MIR. McDutfie' SAID, that during all his expert
ence, he never had known 80 wanton ana recK-
less a proposition as was now submltted-atter
the Corporation had borrowed a million. To ask
to lend one hundred and twenty five thousand
more 1t was not loan, but git. lie trust
ed the House would not be guilty Of such wan
ton waste.
Mr. Carson said the proposition was wholly
new to him-he was not prepared on the cons'i-
tutiOnal question If the Government had
great surplus, it was better to loan at per cent,
ON goud security, than make a donation to the
same amount. Ii there was to be great amount
in the Treasury, he would rather loan IT than
have scramble for it The question then was
whether the city had the capacity to pay back
the money, or TO return the interest. lie do
not admit that the cit, VAS insolvfnt, and would
regret that the Dutch lenders should think so -
A man might not be able to pay his debts to day,
aud We, not be insolvent-but, with time, would
paw his debts with interest. Mr.. G. would IA
Their never receive back the money than see the
cit, crushed. He was opposed to dividing the
surplus revenue among the States: but would ra'
Their loan it at per cent. tie should, therefore,
vote for the biII-reserving himself on the constI-
tutonal question.
Mr. Thomas, of Louisiana, said he was IA.
taer--and asked how he should treat his chi.
dren in distress? Every father woul lend them
helping hand Had the District any Represen-
tative on that floor? Yes; in every man there
/ r. when his children asked for bread, he gave
them stone, he should be poor father. The
Peop,e of the District had no where else to look.
Though thew might be in difficulty. they were not
insol, emf They had property to the amount OF
eight millions. Congress only wanted the 'o,u
they had the poWer TO aid the District Good
security was ohered-and let Congress supply
their wants Yea more-if they needed It as a
donation, he felt his heart say T" take it,"
The question was then taken. aud Mr. Mar
dis's amendment was egatived-Ayes SO, Noes
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Mr. Jarvis moved to amend the b,ll so as to
ment was agreed TO Yeas II.
Mr. Howard referred to memorial frop the
Baltimore Railroad Company, and offered an
amendment. He regretted that the memorial
had excited so much feeling. that public meet
ing had been held on the subject. One OF the
reasons stated by the Corporation of Washington,
charged the Railroad Company with crnsurable
conduct. and the memorial only repealed this at
| tack Mr. II. into bret retrospect OF the
history of the contest between the Canal and Rail
road Companies, with view of excup ating the
latter from the blame which had been cast upon
| it. Mr. n. SAID the amendment he was about to
offer was the very thing asked by the meeting
held IN the CITY short time since.
| lie then offered his amendment. directing. in
substance, the President to appoint three impair
tiai persons to investigate the conduct OF the two
Companies. and saw whose conduct has been the
most fair and liberal.
The amendment was rejected without a count.
The Committee then rose, and reported the
bills to the House. and they were ordered to their
third reading. with the exception OF the Loan
Bill. The question being on concurrlng with
the amendment proposed to this bill, BY MIR.
Jarvis. changing the loan into a donation. the
yeas were &c. the nays 2O-no quorum having
voted-aD adjournment was moved, but nega-
tiyed.
Mr.. Washington then demanded the yeas and
NAYS on the question of concurrence. They
were taken accordingly, aud stood as follows:
Yeas CO. Nays 81.
There being no quorum present.
The House adjourned at 10 o'clock.