The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-01-30
THURSDAY, JANUARY IL.
IN SENATE.

IN SENATE.
Mr.. Clayton, elected Senator from tho
state of Delaware, (n the place of MIR
Rodney appeared to-day was Qualified
and took his Se1t.
The bills from the House of Represent,-
tiees, making partial appropriation for
The sapPod cfgorernment Jor the yeay la2
ard tor the rei,9 Of certdin dtsiler, !.
Pennsgtrdn'n, were read the third time
passed, aud returned to the Uo,ls,. nr p'.,
resentativcs.
The Senate took up, in committee Il
the whole, the bill authorizing The Post.
master Generctto discontinue, al has discrt-
ton. The transportation Of the .Gad on onq
post routes ,chtre the atn proceeds Of such
route shall not erceed - per centum Of
The expenses thereon. The bill was opposed
by Messrs. Johnson of Lou, Holmes OF
Maine, and Barbour, and supported by NJ
Lanmau; upon whose motion it was land
on thetalhc.
The Senate then went into the consdp.
ration of Executive business after which
they adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr.. Buchanan presented the following
resolution
Res0tred, That committee be appoint
ed, whose duty 1t shah be 10 enquire in
what massuer the resolutions of Congress,
passed on the Gath December, 1899, rria.
tive 1.-the erection of u Mal bic Monument
in The Capital, at the City of Washington,
To commemorate the great events Of the
military and politicallifr Of General George
Washington, may be best accomplished,
aud that thty haze leave 10 report by bill
or otherwise.
Ih2 resoltrtf1n MAS, on motion of Mr.,
GaZlay at Ohio, ordered to lie OH The table
by ii vote Of W To 81.
Mr.. Tucker ef Va. presented the follow
ing resolution
ReS0tred, Tlat The committee on pen.
SONS and revolutionary claims be instruct.
ed To enquire into the expedency of CIV.
/ lhS the same pensions to the widows of
the officers and soldiers VINO died ia the
service during the late war aud WHO enlis.
! tea |" serve during the war, a. is alinWeA
! 10 the widows of those who enlisted for IA
4 shorter time"
! Mr. Fucker, in support of his resolution,
o"s1'Ncu thai he had been much surprised
| al Tue tact, dIsclostd To him in answer 10 "A
recent application. that, for the widow. of
those VINO had enlisted for the whole war.
no provision had been made, while Others
| who served but for = or 10 months hada
pension granted them. Mr.. 7. made .0me
further explanations is to the existing ine-
quality nf the lans: aud he thought, 1.-THE
| nation had pension list AT all, il ought ~
rest on some principle Of Justice, " hich, he
commended, AT present il did not, &c.
Ine resolution MAS not HSre, d tc.
On motion OF Mr.. McLane, the house re-
solved itself INTO IL committee of the whole
ON the state of the Unton, Mr.. 4. Steven
sou IN the chair) on the bill " authorizing
the commissioners of the Sinking Fund 10
purchase the per cent. stock of the t'nt
ted States, in the year 1874"
The lst sectiun being under nsalera-
ton, Mr.. McLaue moved Ia amend the bin
by striking out 81 10 III the 18th k4as, and
substituting 81 so as to allow the Com
missoncr8 To pay for such t. s. stock as
they may purchase prior to the Ist April
next. at a rate not exceeding s. on SlO0n
! addition To the interest)
The object of this amendment was ex-
planned hy Mr.. McLane, as conducive both
tn the interest Of the holders nf stock and
tn that of the government and, in sup
port of that view of the subject, he went
intos number of statistical details.
The amendment was adopted, and the
bill rs amended was reported to the Housu,
aud ordered to ii third reading, without
further 'dcbate.
Nj. 1emphiil then moved To take up the
bill providing for the procurement of sur
'eys, &c. for roads and canals, which had
been lad on the table this merning, To
make way for the preceding hill The
mutton was carried, ayes 81, NOES 76.
lhe ball then had its third reading.
Messrs, Woods and MaIary having deli
bill
Mr. Randolph moved that The bill be re-
committed to committee ot the wh""'-
Tins motion lit is supposed with We" |"
a'io" the Speaker 10 take part III the o''
bate was carried, ayes LOG.
MIR. McDuflie gave nutIt c, that he would
Tomorrow call up the consideration of the
reported amendment of the constitution
respecting the choice of President aud
wee ft"s'dcnt of the United States.
me amendments of the Senate 10 the
fati'ai Appropriation Bill, were consider
eu and cQncurred in.
Tins bill wants only the signature Of the
President to be 4 law
The House adjourned.
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