Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-03-28

\ k0e CompromiSe Dill, 20 euaOie inc
Balitnore and Ohio Rad Road to pass
long the side Of the Canal to Harper's
Ferry, was passed by the House Of Dele
gates on Monday with some amendments
which 20 To vary, essentially. the original
projec, reported 20 the House The An
napolis Republican Of yesterday supplies
the following notice Of the proceedings OF
the House in reference 20 the Blil:-.amer.
Rail Road and Canal Compromise Biu
The bill reported by Mr. Pratt, with a
view OF compromising the difficulties
which have so long and seriously embsr
raised first one and then the other Of those
important projects, which we mention & in
our last had occupied the House Of Dele
gates all Friday morning session, was re
sumed and debated with no less ability on
Saturday. by Mr.. Harper in favor, Mr
Jones in opposition Mr.. Ely 10 favor.
Mr.. Merrick in opposition, and Mr.. Pratt
IN reply-Atter two O'Clock the question
was taken upon the motion made by MIR
Merrick to refer the consideration Of the
subject to the next Legislature, which
course Mr. johnson made an appeal TO
the house against pursuing The question
was decided ayes "a, nays So.
The close division Of the house added to
the deep interest which was abroad upon
the subject We presume that the friends
Of the bull ascertained before Monday
mornings session, that they would fail
with the bill IN its then form; for upon re-
Stunning the subject Mr. Pratt proposed an
amendment. whereby to obviate some of
the objections that had been urged In
this new form il was proposed to protect
/ the state treasury from any ultimate de.
mand on account of this new investment.
/ ny interposing the proceeds Of the auction
duties to meet DEFICIENCIES il any occurred
which deficiency is further provided,
/ should be made good to that fund, by the
Rail Road Company.
| The proposition was debated during the
whole of Manday mornings session. Mr.
Pratt. MIR. Harper. Mr.. Ely. and MIR
Johnson. were the principal speakers in
favour. Mr.. Merrick, Mr., Jones and
Mr.. Wright, Of Dorchester opposed. On
the yeas and nays being called. there ap
peared IS ayes, 81 nays; the amendment
was therefore lost
| Failing in this attempt. Mr. Pratt ulii
| mately proposed an amendment which
| Mr.. Merrick and others in the majority
had IN substance suggested as being &C
| ceptabie to them--wh,cb was, to authorize
the Raj, Road company, instead of the
state treasurer, to subscribe $3.50. 600 10
the stock Of the Canal company upon con
dition oil their allowing the right and con
veniences OF passing up the Potomac as
proposed. This proposition. although not
acceptable to the delegates from Wash
ngton and some other, Potomac counties,
was carried by large majority
! MIR, Merrick then moved 10 strike out
the second section of the bill, which goes
to grant to the Canal Company the rlgk,
to dispose of the surplus water power in
cident to the canal. This motion failed by
a large majority--and as then amended
the bill passed the house without division
Severe Storm-The Nantucket Inquir
er OF the 9th instant states that on the
night OF the 50 one Of the most terrible
storms was experienced by the inhabitants
OF that place that has occurred in the
course of the winter Several thousand
sheep, rowing at large on the ursheltered
commons, persisted during the night, and
several persons, who had gone out on a
sleighing excursion in The early part oil
the evening, narrowly escaped with their
lives.
| HE INDIANS Congress, at its late SEES
sion, appropriated 81 500, 900 to carry into
effect the various treaties with the Indians
The greater portion Of this appropriation
IS to assist the Indians TO remove. paying
them for their improvements, buildings
workshops, &c.
Capt. Battles. superintendent Of opera
tivss at the Boston Navy Yard, COMMITTED
suicide last week. by hanging himself
Mr. G j. TRorTER has retired from
the editorial department Of the Keniuck,
Gazette. IN consequence Of i'll health.
u 1t is an extraordinary fact, that with.
in the period of the last century, no,
less than thirteen stars in different con
stellations, none of them below thu
sixth magnitude, seem totally to hav,
perished-or to have changed thei
magnitude by becoming either mucl
, larger or much sunderland ten new
stars to have supplied the place ofthen
that are lost. Some of these changes
may perhaps be accounted for by sup
posing a proper motion in the solar Of
, sldereal systems, by which the relative
situations of several of the heavenly
bodies have varied. But this explana
ton, though it may apply to severa
cases, will by no means apply to all o
then--in many instances il is unques
: tionable, that the stars themselves, tht
supposed habitation of other kinds OF
orders of intelligent beings, together
with the several planets by which it il
probable they were surrounded, and Il
which they may have given light anc