The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1829-01-08
TWEEN InT1A CONGRESS-,


! SECOND ssssIoE.
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| Waahingion. Dec 3D,--ln the Senate ycster
day Mr. BuRYEr from ONO, an Nj. RiDsELY
| from Delaware, attended. In, bill for The com
pensaiion of ;iusau Decatur. aud others. was
! read - third time and passed. Mr.. sAaproRn's
| resolution occurring the Secretary OF the
Treasury To ascertain the proportional value Of
| gold aud silver IN tslainn o each other, Nc was
adopted shoi li,ne spent ia the consid.
ersion of executive business.
Among The resolutions offered Yesterday IN
| the tnuse of Representatives, VAS N" by VII.
RAMSAY, of PennsS lvaniu, Oh The subject OF div.
| ding the pnb'ir lands among III states, aud put
ting nn rnd 10 the various Offices connected with
them. and also OF distributing the sutpus reven.
- among the Several states bat the House, Ivy
u large mrionly, refused tai con'iaer The fesolu.
/ linn. Several oas'nunicaions if0in the De-
paumerIs OF ka,ani TIE Treasury were pre-
senied 10 the Uau.e, aud ordered to he printed
Tho House then resolved Itself INTO ommil-
tee % the Whole on.thp State Of the Union AID
| resumed he consider aUu OF the bill 90 author.
ise TIE occupation nf, the Oregon river. when
the Committee was addressed by NJ. BATES oil
] Missouri, Ani Atrr Polk Of T"nne see, against
| ,ba bill. and isfy by Nh. .Ey4RETT, who sup
ported the TILL Mr.. MrrcHEtu Of Tennessee
| then expressed desire to address the Commit
lee in opposition to the dill, but a. the hour of
adjnummcE had arrived. the Committee on
h, motion. lose ann reported progress. and the
House then adjourned
Nj. AReHEs Yesterday presented memorial
fom General SC TT prssioe that an act may
pass tn settle the question OF Brrvet rank in the
military service Of the United States.
A bnl 10 incorporate The A,ryandria Camel
Company was Yesterday reported b, Mr. MFn-
CIT, rom the Committee Il RondG aud Go ais
reaa twice, and committed
Washington. DEE 81 LIN the Senate, yester
day the bdi making appropriations Tor The ser.
vice OF the Government 10 The first quarter of
the year is2o was passed. Nj. Foot presented
a memorial from snnd'y Inhabitants OF Wor-
Ellington, in the state nj Connecticut Prayiug
tina, the transportation q; the mail on the
! he sabbath may be discontinued The
| memorial was referred TO the Committee vfI
| the fost 0nice and Pos, Roads. The bill allow.
ing ~ additional drawback on imported suga,
refined IN this country, and exported iherciro II,
| Was iakrn up and drscussed tor about i've hours.
! The House Of Representatives.. aiici dispo-
sing OF the various resolutions whlch were su .
m,n'l resumed, IN COMMITTEE OF the Whole
the St to of the Union, the consideration OF HE
hi TO a,horiZe the occupation of the Oregon
Icr,,ipry Mr.. Mitchell spoke ~ opposition 10
the bill. taking principally the ground that ITS
rrmoteneS,, difficulty oi access and ste,ilIy,
rendered the idea ofits set cement Nv cN,It2 Il
citizens Mild and Visionary MI GOrhdnl
c.eded in opposition to the bill, chiefly on the
:, ground that II would bc an Infringement "fthe
| Convention between this country aid GfeR,
l3r,lnin entered INTO IN 1915. and renewed in
1927. Mr.. Richardson, n member of the Com
miiiee winch r@aolted the bill advocated lis
: passage, aud went Into details 10 show the val
ilny Of our title To the Territory about the
mouth OF the Oregon, and TO dlspsove the state
men;s IN relation to It's strIy. Ne was sue
ceeded nv Nj. D1nuiyl who objected to the
Bill IN sc picsen, shape, and suggtsted that a
discretion should le vested IN the President to
state adequate measures Tor the protection Of
; such cilizens RS may emigrate to this Territory.
Mr.. Strong thrn obtained the floor, but yielded
to VI Polk. Who suggested that the Commit
tee should rise and hr discharged from the fur
tlcr consideration o the subject, and that the
bill should bs tecomiuilted with instructions.
IThe Committee on me ton q Mr.. Strong, then
rove and reported progress. MIR. Polk then
moved that the Committee OF the Whole on the
state Of the Union be discharged from the fur.
Their con. Iteration of the bill. aud that II b. re-
ferred 10 the Committee on the Territories, che
Committee Which reported the bill having ceas-
| Ell TO exist, Win 10 w. Nv III
reducing clause extending the jurisdiction of
the Courts Of Michigan to the Territory, and
also na,horizing the seuding out of a party ol
exploration, 10 survey aud make repor, of the
condition and character OF the country. Be.
fore any question was taken on this motion.
| q c House Il ornrd.
Major Hamilton If South Carolina, appear rl
= Yesterday in hIS seat in the House Of Represen.
tatives.
Washington, Jan. LIN the Seuate, ycs,er.
day, the ball for the continuation OF the Cum
e berand Road was ordered TO third reading
The bill allowing an additional drawback on
c rehned sugar was, after some discussion
, ordered 20 a third reading by decisive
= vote. The Senate adjourned over to Friday.
IS In the House of Representative, yesterday
J. after various resolutions were offered and a.
7. dopted the House took up the consideration OF
l. The bill TO authorize the occupation OF the Ore
n goh'territory. Mr.. Polk withdrew i,is motion Ia
! rscommi, the Hill. in order to allow Mr.. FLeYr
~ an opportunity, which he requested, TO amend il
a SO MS 20 meet the wishes of the House. Tho X
v then resolved itself into Committee ofthe Who'll,
u on The state OF the Union. snd resumed The discus
G sion OF Inc subject. Mr. Strong spoke against ,ht
J. hill as containing provisions which would 10
h finge upon the existing convention with Grea
7 Britain. Mr.. Storrs also opposed the bill OF
!, the same ground. The amendment offered h,