Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-24
TWENTY FIRST CONGRESS-,

Tasday, Dec l5.--ln the 5 nate, Mr..
Marks ip,rodut ed " a bill for The 'elief of the
sfate Of PENNSYLVANIA" Mr.. Woodbury. inirn.
duced a bill 10 repeal the sonnagr duties upon
sLiDs and vessels of the United ates, mn upon
certain foreign vessels" The Annual Repor'
ofihe Seere AIRY tie Treasury o" the State OF
tbsFuancps was received, referred, ordered
TO he printed.
la The House of Representatives, the ANNA
Renort on the State of the Finances was ieceiv-
ed from the Secretary OF the Treasury, AMI
10000 copies were ordered 10 be printed A
number oil PETITIONS were presented, and vsri-
Gus req lutons we're offered and referred - the
annropriate ommitlees. Among The petitions
were three from indi. iduaIs claiming the SEATS
now held in the House by Messrs. Ne~,on,
Ripley, and Pryor Lea. which were several,
referred 10 the Committee on Elections A re
solu ion was laid on The table by Mr. Nchard
son. adding TO the ordinary Stsnding Com
m,ees Committee on Education. n.
Conner of North Carolina, offered a reso-
luton referring 10 the Committee Of Ways ans
Means an pq lry into The e1pediency OF relu
cup the duty on salt. but the question OF cons
dera,ion being demanded by Mr. Earll of New
York and Toe ayes aud noes beng ordered, tue
resolution was rejected, the House refusing TO
consider il by vote OF % to 10.
Utdnesinu Dec. l6.--In the Senate Mr.
Livingston submit ed n resolution instructive
the Committee GU Roads and Canals 80 IN
quire into the expediencs Of providing for The
lncating and constructing dhect road from,
The City OF New Orleans 4 short lime was
spent in lie consideration of Executive bust
less.
In the House Representatives, the resolu
lion offered ON the preceding day, by Mr.. Rich.
ardson, on the subject of Staoding Committee
on Educa ion. was LAID on the table OIL motion
Of Mr. Archer, the vote being for the motion TO
lay the resolution the table, ayes 1917, noes
81, the ayes aud NOES having been called on the
demand Of Mr.. Richardson, supported by one
nth of the members present. A message from
the President OF The United States was receiv-
3D. laid on the table, and ordered TO he printed
litter from Lewis w Hams, a member OF the
House, was read, praying to be excused from
serving on The Committee on Claims, in conse.
quence OF i'll health. He was then excused
from serving on the Commitree.-Mr. Barrn.
ger announced the death Of Gabriel II lines of
North Carolina a member of the GOTH and
member ofthe 2lst Congress, and then the
House adjourned.
idufsddu, Dec 1.-The Senate after the
reference of various subjects to committees,
spent some time in the cons deratiou of Execu
1--WE business; and then adjourned till Mon
day.
IN the House of Representatives about TWEEN
NINE resolutions were submitted, nearly the
~"oie OF which were referred to the various
omhuters TO which they were addressed.
several OF these resolutions referred to the re-
,,1,qulshment of portions of the public lands.
M olanberry offered one on the subject OF
!. 9unqnishtng' 20 the S ate of Ohio the p1b-
~ 'anus IN that State, which, on motion OF Mr..
pArEs' oil Massachusetts was amended by sub
, 1s'"u'ng The words selling" in the OF
m word " rellnq pushing" One was rffrred by
ST., o'ERT2N, on the sntiec of giving TO the
@"e "i Louisiana all the lands which were
.'eluo"ed or sterile, wbiah WAS rejeci ed.
neeso'u'lon offered by M. HUNr Vermont
= ~ 10 the Committee on Public Land:
~. "q IRE INTO the expediencv Of distributing
.o proceeds "ithe public lands amoagst tn,
t;oo ' states, for the purposes of Edaca
,S '' and Internal Improvement. according &c
i 'a'io oil represt att II. led tot very ssle
wv animated debate, and fiaally disposed of BY
uceessfnl motion TO lay il on the table
n,a., interesting resolution was, adopted, oi
''uon OF Mr. WHITE ol Florida, on the sub
IL oi the cultivation OF the Su.ar Cane, ant
-. 'aofica''on and refinement OF Sugar.