The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-04-13
MONDAY, APRIL 6.
IN SENATE.
IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.

The bill i" to abolish Imprisonment for.
debt, was then again taken up ief consde.
ration. Some faithcr amendments were
made in the details Of the bin, at the sug
gestion of Mr.. Mills.
After some time spent in consideration
thereof the bill was ordered to br printed,
as amended, and, without taking the
question on It's third reading,
The Senate adjourned till to morrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. Allen, of Mass called up the consi-
d,1ation of the resolution offered by him
some days since, for fixing the time of the
adjournment of this House, and the qucs-
ton on considering being taken by yeas
and nays, the votes were, yeas 81, nays ..
So the House agreed 10 consuer the reso-
luton.
Mr.. Allen moved TO I'll the blank with
=" Monday, the Sd dry of May 1924"
Mr.. Tod, moved us an amendment, to
ill the blank with the Goth day of May.
Mr.. Edwards advertcd to a fact which
occurred AT the last scssion-that, before
the time of fixing the day Of adjournment,
but few acts were passed, while afterwards
a great many, and of the most important
character, passed the House within short
time.
Mr. Forsyth matte some explanations in
reply To Mr.. Edwards.
The debate was superseded by the Spca-
>cr passing to the Orders of the Day.
NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS.
The House resolved itself into commit
tee of the whalc, Mr.. Iomlinson in the
Chair, on the amendments proposed by the
Senate to the bill making appropriations
for the support Of the navy. The first
question was on concurring with the Senate
IN striking out theispccGcaton of the items
of expenditure Of the fund for contingent
expenses OF the Navy.
After some observations by Mr.. Mchane,
explanatory of the history, and intention,
OF this clause of the bill, the House rcsolv-
ed Ia disagree with the Senate in the a
mcndlncnt To strike out hy which resolu
tionn they retained the clause of spcciira-
tious, (as originally moved in the lower
House by Mr. McL.)
The question being next on agreeing to
the Senatc's amendment striking out the
sum of siGo,eo0, tmoycd in the lower
House by Mr.. tockc,) and reinatatlng
the sum of 1925, 900 tas irst reported by
the Committee of Ways and Mcans.)
A debate occurred, in which Mcssrs.
Forsyth, Randolph, Cooke, Warfrld, and
Floyd opposed, and Messrs. McLane aud
Fuller advocated the amendment--and the
question being put, ON disagrccng with the
| Senate, it was carried ayes 80, nors G2-
so the House refused to rcinstate the sum
of s2e5 900, and left the blank filed with
100000
The next, question upon the Senatr's Cd
amendment, which provides for small
purchase of land near the Navy Yard. at
] Charrstown, Ms, was agreed To with the
following amendment, proposed by Mr..
/ Randolph VIZ: adding after the word
purchase" "by aud with the consent OF
the Cummonw ealth of Massachusetts y
The remaining amendment of the Senate
was agIccd to without dchate--when the
Committee rose and reported the disagree
mcnt fthe Committee ofthe Whole To the
first amendment-its agreement to the Sc
cund, with an amendment, and its agree
ment To the third.
The House concurred with the Com
mittec, and the bill was returned 10 the
Senate.
REVISION OF THE TARIFF.
On motion of Mr.. Tod, the House ther
went into committee of the whole, on tht
bill " to amend the several acts laying du
ties on imports" Mr.. Condict in the chair
! Mr.. Isacks modified his molten on Sa
turday, for striking out the minimum OF
cotton, SD as to make the present minimum
untouched, viz: by inserting % cent
instead Of IS cents, as the minimum yaua
ton.
Mr.. Carter, of South Carolina, delivered
, his sentiments at large on the bill whe,
the question being put en- Mr., lsack's a