Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-06-09
CONGRESS-.
sArrRDAY, NAY 90.

reported BY the various Committee.
aud were disposed Of in the usual man
ncr. The yarious committees were.
mn general motion, discharged from the
further consideration of the various
subjects referred to them. The House
then took up the resolutions offered by
Mr.. WAYNE, concerning the L.. State,
Bank. The resolutions were rejected.
ay"s 81, noes -. Mr.. Hemphiii NOV
Ell resolution. that the Clerk be an.
thoriLed to employ a drau.hisman Ia
prepare such maps as may be required
Tor the service OF any Of the Commit.
tees. 10 be- paid for ia such manner a.
the Committee on Accounts, and the
House, may sanction. The resolution
was adopted. ave. 9S. noes -. MIR.
w. \. DAVIS moved reconsideration
of the vote bv which MIR. wsyne'src
solutions, concerning the L. :. Bank.
we're rejected. The Question was IA.
Ken nd decided IN the Affirmative
ayes %, noes 20 So the motion 10
reconsider was laid on the table. Sc
Neral bulls were laid ou the table. The
bill granting pre-emption rights 90 &C.
foai settlers OH the public lands, &c.
was taken up. The question was nut.
on the passage OF the bill. and decided
IN the a'iirmative--Ayes 100, Noes SO.
30 the bill was passed. The bill graot
ing TO the State Of Indiana certain
lands within the limits or the S.atr.was
read third time, and passed, after an
unsuccessful motion by Mr.. Steriycre
TO lay il on the table. The Bill To- i'm.
crease the terms of the Judicial Courts
ct the Southern District Of New York.
was then taken up and passed. The
House then took up the bill to autho-
rize the appointment of n Solicitor of
the Treasury, which was passed. The
bill making appropriations for Enci-
neer. Ordnance, and Quarter Masters
Department, was discussed at great
length in the House, aud after several
diriNons, II was carried. as were seye
raj other bills authorizing subscrip.
tons of Stock IN various Roads and Ca
mails.
The House did not adjourn until >
O'Clock on Sunday morning. when the
hour oil SIX was fixed for meeting on
Monday morning.
IRON 'hs Na,iooal In'elligencer of June 7
THE CLOSE OF TuE SESSION.
Yesterday, at l0o'cIock, terminated
the iirst session Of the tvs enty- first Con.
gre,s.
We shall shortly publish a comple,e
i's' OF the Acts which have passed dn.
ing the session.
VI the bulls which passed on Saiur.
day evening last, IT viii be observed.
that The President put his Uefo upon one
oil great importance To this District and
10 The upper part Of the State of MARY.
land and the whole Western eountrv.
an" IN which. as connecting link of
the great National Road to the West.
the whole Cninp was interested.
" VIII be seen. also. that the bill for
making an additional appropriation for
che louisville and Portland Canal. and
The general bill concerning lighthouses.
buoys. harbors, &c. have been ysfninsd
by the President far fuller console
ton. This course is believed To he
w'thont precedent. but it is not on
that ground objectionable. If legal
We hive looked into the Constitution.
and suppose that, from us pbraseoIoqy.
II the President shall at apv the here.
alter. during has presidency, sign these
bl!s, they will become laws. such was
certainly not the intention Of the Con.
st'tutlon nor. we suppose. is it the in
iention ct the President, 20 retain these
bills beyond the time necessary for
their due consideration. One Of these
bills - OF description which has an.
hUally received the sanction Of all the
branches ct the Government for these
many years pas, and in which. IA the
present instance. although the agrre.
gate amHunt Involved i not large
ftc'niy of ne Haies Of this Union. be.
sides the Territories, are more or les.
interested.
The determination of the President
IN regard to these three last bills. pro.
duoed more 81 a sensation than anv
ilnng that usually occurs NJ The cIuse
OF session at Congress. The Adm.
ni'irat'on - considered. by the rcicc-
zion OF the Rockville ard Frederick
Road BIZ. &" have taken gfound agains,
Internal lmprOvemr mt, much more de
eIdedly Than was looked Tor generally.
a novel proceeding. Yesterday. is
the message II The President. qualify
lug bis appreciation Of one of the bill.
which ne signed. IL is supposed by
some, that this qualification may AFFECT
the construction of TIE part of the bill
70 which Il refers. This idea. howe
Ner' must BE- erroneous; A. pslpa
bly, contrary 20 the genius e the Con
situation, ths' the President shall make
ny eonstruing) tho laws. and then