Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-01-10

In the Senate on the 7th, Mr. Tyler presented
a memorial from the citizens Of Georgetown,
praying for relief, in the present depressed con-
dirion of that community; which was referred 10
the Committee on the District ofColumoia.
In the House of Representatives on the Sth, on
motion of Mr.. Mercer, it was
Resolred. Tbatthe Committee on the Districto OF
Columbia, be instructed 10 inquire INTO the ex'
pediency of extending the jurisdiction OF !he
Corporation of Washington to the police OF the
Bridge now constructing across the rlVer fo!o-
mac and that the said Committee be also IN
str,,cted To inquire into the expediency OIL devis
ing. by law, some practicable mode OF dlspos-
inc of unapropriated or ungranted lands within
the District of Columbia .oo
The bill providing for subscription OF 10O0
shares i'm the Alexandria Canal at SlOO snare,
coming up for its third reading, II was read
third time and The question being on It's passage,
debate of much animation arose, in witch Inc
hll Mas npposed with great earnestness by Mes
srs. H rdin of kentucky, Chiffon. of Kentucky,
and Mann, Of New York, and defended win
equal spirit by Messrs. Chinn Chairman oil the
Committee on the District Of Coumbia,) and
Mercer. chairman of the Committee OH Roads
and Canals.
motion ofMr. vandrrpoel. to postpone the
further consideration OF the nil till Monday next,
IL.
nays on the passage of the bill II was decided
i'm the negative, yeas 70 nays 1873.
YEAS-Messrs John @. Adams, Heman Al
len. John J. Allen, Anthony, Archer, Banks,
Bates. Baves, Beale, Binney. Briggs, Bull,
Cage, Chambers, Chinn, VIM. Clarke, CorMin
Coulter. Crane, Darlington. Denny. Evans, Ed
ward Everett, Ewing, Galhraith, Garlanc'
Gholson, Gnrham, Grennell, ililand Hall, Hard,
Hester, William Jackson. EbrneZrr Jackson
7 NJ
son, King, Kinnurd. Lane, Laporle, Lincoln,
Love Lucas, MartindaIr, McKrnnan, Mckin-
". Mercer, Millican. Minor, Patton. Dutee j.
Pearce, Philips P,pe, Potts, Ramsey, Reed,
Rencher VIM. r. Sheppard. Sloane, Spanglcr.
Stewart Francis Thomas, Philemon Thomas,
Trumhull, Vance. v nton. Watmnngh, Wayne,
Frrdk Whttlesey, Wise, Young.-72
NAYS-Mrssrs. John Adams, Chiffon Al
len. VIM. Allen Bean, Beaumont, Blair Boo
kee, Boon. Bnuhin, Brown, Bunch, Burns By
mum, Camhreleng. Carr Casey CLANCY, Chiffon
Claiborne, Samuel Clark. Clay. Clowney, COT
fee. Cramrr, Amos Davis. Davenport, Day De-
berry. Dickson. Dickerson. Dunlap, Fielder. Fer
ri. Forester, Foster. Fou Ter Philn G. Fuller,
VIM. K Fuller Fulton. Gamble Gillet, Gunner
Gordon, Graham, Grayson. Griffin, Joseph HAL
Thomas H. Hail. Hamer, Hardin, Joseph M
Harper james Harper. Harrison, Hathaway
Hazrltne Heath Henderson. Howell. Hunting
ton. lnge James Jarvis, Nodiah Johnson, Sea
horn Jones Benz Jones, Kavanah, kilgore
Lining. Lay Luke. Tho. Lee, lie cher. Lew
is. Loyal Lvon Lvtle, Ahij IN Mann. J. K. Mann
Manning Marshall Mards. Moses. Mason Nav
McCar'y. McIntire. Mckay, McLene Nc
Vean. Robert Mitchell Moore. Morgan, Mullen
berg. Murphy. Parks. Parker Patterson, P'yton
Franklin Pierce. Piers n, Pnckn'y, Polk Rev
nolis, Robertson, Sch. mex, CHI ey, Shin, Sn ill.,
Standfar. %te.e WIN. p Taylor Thompson
Tnrner Tw"r1y. Vand"rrori Van H"nten
Wagner, WariweIl Webster, Whallon, White
Williams 133