Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-02-18
Twenty FIRST CONGRESS-.
FIRST Session.

Tuesday, Feb GIN the Sena'e report
,,,s rac,;y,,d frym the Director Of the Mint, ex-
bbiiing the operations Ut that INSTITUTION nor
ing the wear 1929 A mem bral wa commu'
ncated from a dcputaiion OF the Creek nation
aflndians. complaining OF certain acts OF IN
STATE of Alabama. as violating the rights anh
imnuni,ies granted to their nation by treaty
s,ipuIa,ions, aud praying Tor relief bhi
was reported on the Judiciary, TO organize
the establishment Of the Attorney General and
erect il into an Executive Department. Inc
consideration Of AIR. Foot resolution was re
stunned, the debt' upon WHlch coH'thueu u"'"
the Senate a 10 Irnef
In the House &c Representatives Mr. Dor
sew. from the Committee on Naval Affairs,
reported a bill for the relief of the widows and
ornhans Of the seamen, officers aud marines.
Of the sloop of war Hornet; which was, al the
request of the Committee made the order OF
,he day for next Wednesday. MIR. lngersoll,
from the Committee of Ways and Means. re
ported a bill regulating ales at auction Tor the
fnrther protection of the reEenne. The bhi To-
the relief Of Benz. w. Hopkins vas read Sd
time and passed The House. in Committee
oithe Whole, then took up the appropriation
bill for the year 1880.
Wednesday. Feb TO- In the Senate the bill
providing for the Gnal settlement of the claim
oil certain States fot Interest on their adTan-
1e, during the late war, was ordered 10 be en-
crossed for a third reaiin9 Some time WAS
spent in the consideration vi Executive bust
ness.
In the Honse Of Representatives, the Census
Bill aud the several appropriation Bills passed
10 third reading Tho discussion OF amend
ments 10 The latter occupied the House until a
tate hour.
Thurrday, Feb. ! in the Senate, reso'h
lion, submitted by MIR. Foot, was adopted, III
struclug the Committee on Indian Affairs 10
inquire and report whether any and what iur
'teI provision may be necessary 10 prevent
cncroachmenis upon lands belonging TO, or IN
possession OF, any lndihns or Indian tribes,
whether guaranteed 10 them by treaty, or III
which the Indian title may not have been extIn'
gulshed The Senate resumed the cnnsderh'
lion of Mr.. Folts resolution in relation To fu
ture sales of the Public Lands. when Mr. bar
ION concluded his remarks, and the Senate adj
lonrned on the motion Of Mr. Holmes.
In the House Of Representatives, several bulls
heretofore matured passed.
The bill making appropriations for the sup
port OF Government for the year 1880, was ia
ken up.
till
The remarks which follow were intended as
areply 10 something which adialen from Mr..
ingersoll but which we did not noice as con-
'a'ning aught offensive, or in any way calcula'
Ted TO induce party illusions.
Mr. FerpanCk. disraimng any intention to
maze party illusions, stated that Mr.. Adams
crowded LITERALLY for the foreign intercourse
uufing the first year of his own term, having,
"neh Secretary of State. drawn the bills, or
suggested the appropriations, there being
""eh ne came in, large nnapproPria ed bal
eHce' Notwithstanding this, aud the fact that
"'s own political friends Glled the diplomatic
sepa'm'n there existing, therefore. no ne
Ces'nS 'or mary change he asked Tor y 2lo,
wv 'of ms fund during his first year. During
br.t ater, corresponding TO the present
war 9l lhe present Administration, he asked
oo' Slo9oOO then came a call for $40 600
20. ,or Panama is ion. Making total OF
S442 deemed proper and convenient to
DT used AMI passed by the House during the
'"o iirs' Years of that Administration. Al ihe
So'r OF mat Administration there was Oh hand
@So pihs iund 10 considerable amount !; the
"@'"ry OF State, with laudable desire TODD
'P rs hhsIneSs. asked for no addition to the
I'n,us iund Under these circumstances on
7i'',Ooo was given for contingent expen
sts.
N.''an reasons induced the present Execu
i've 70 make some recalls, and under these cir
e due'"nc"s II was hardly wonderful that some
',"'d' appropriation was necessary The
n',"'"'sf"'ion now asked $4,000 The a.
~'o"n'' ne presumed, which would be called
,,a uu''ns the two first years Of this Admins
sou I'm Nor Tor the foreign intercourse would be
sEn 90 Making difference oG nearly $780,
IT., y" 'dvor al the present Administration
cool WI, meant 10 go back TO tue
III o'' nc' oi olo-- n act drawn with more
como psua' p'fcis'on-which left no. hing I,
b. n''h 'iie contingent fund There woul"
S4eolo appropriated for huu,ing nm Conoress
"""ich we're not to he found 9e.ess, indeed