Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1835-02-13

the order ofthe day for to-day.
In Senate on Wednesday, Mr.. Ewing rose,
and addressed the Chair as follows:
| Mr. President: hold in my hand. and am in
structed to present to the Senate memorials oil
sundry citizens of the State of Ohio, praying
for the abolition of Slavery in the District oil
Columbia. II is but justice to say of these me-
MORALS that they are dictated by spirit OF pure
philanthropy and Christian Charity, and that
they are entitled to the most respectful conslde
ration of the Senate. l shall move their refer
ence to the Committee on the District OF Co
lumbia, and hope that Committee will not be
satisfied with merely passing them over in 81
lence, but that they will give the Senate and the
nation their views upon the subject; that II any
obstacle stand in the way Of the measure solici.
ted by the memorialists, they may be made
known, and being known their true merits can
be appreciated. No one is better qualihed than
the Honorable Chairman of that Committee to
examine and to elucidate this subject, and /
have no doubt he will do it in the spirit Of can
dor and justice, and respect for the opinions
Of every portion of our country, becoming
an American Statesman; and move the refer
ence.
The memorials were then referred to the COM
mittee on the District of Columbia.
Mr.. M'Kean presented memorials from a
number of the citizens of the State Of Pennsyl-
vania. praying for the adjustment of slavery in
the District of Columbia, and the memorials were
referred to the COMMITTEE on the District OF
Columbia.
In the House Of Representatives on Wednes-
day. Mr.. Chinn, from the Committee on the Dis
trict Of Columbia, reported bill supplemental
to an act entitled "An act to authorize the ex.
tension, construction and use of lateral branch
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad into and
within the District of Columbia" passed De-
cember 1929;
Mr. Chinn, after stating that the bill merely
altered, i'm some unessential particulars as far
as the public were concerned. the act already
passed on the subject, moved that the bill be en-
crossed.
After few words Of explanation, from Mr..
Mercer,
MIR. Parker said, all he knew about this bill,
was, that il contained four or five sections. He
objected to any further action upon 1t until he
had examined it.
Mr.. McKim was surprzed, he sad that any
one could for a moment entertain any hostility
to this BILL He had no personal interest in its
passage He did not own dollar in the stock
of the Company, and he never should, for he
did not believe that the stock would ever yield
any profit. He was authorized to say, by the
President of the Company, that if no difficulty
was interposed by the Government the Rail
road would be completed on the 4th July next
Mr. McKim explained the object of the bill,
which, he said, proposed change in the route
Of the road, which would be highly advantage
Gus to the public.
The Company had conferred with the autho'
rites Of this District in regard to the new route
and no objection whatever was made to it by
them. The road would pass along the Tiber
through ground which was wholly worthless
for any purpose and the depot was to be on the
Avenue somewhere near Gadsby's Hotel. The
value of The ground was 10 be assessed, and paid
for by The Company. Unless the bill was passed
this great public work. on which the mail De-
tween this City and Baltimore was to be trans
ported in two hours, must stop. He was sur
prised at the opposition to the bill manifested BY
the gentleman from New Jersey.
Mr.. Parker said, the gentleman ought not tc
be surprised that he should object to the hurried
passage OF bill which he knew nothing about
He could not possibly be in favor OF bill winch
he did not understand He wished to see the bill
and ascertain what it was. There was no pro
liability that the work would be stopped II ms
bill did not pass this morning. All bills were on
the same footing Of emergency and if we broke
down the guards against precipitate leglsla.
lion in regard to one bill, we might with equal
propriety, do the same thing as to all bills -
While he said this he entertained perfect con-
fdence in the Committee from which the bill
was reported, but he could not take every mea-
sure upon the faith Of the recommendation from
Committee.
Mr.. Chinn said, that the public interest was
in no way connected with this BILL and he hop
ed il would not be committed. lift was il would
be lost.
Mr.. Parker moved to postpone the further
consideration Of the bill till Monday, which was
agreed to.
FISH WHARF.