Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-04-21

Essco sos oohSs % k~Ooss WssrSs shu
merchandise. inported into the United
states, was taken up; the amendments
Ut the committee on finance, and the
further smepdrn cnts Of Messrs. Silsbee
and Sanf',ra. having been agreed to.
'he bill WAS ordered 20 be cngrossed
and read third time. After spend
ing some time IN the consideration of
Executive business, the consider alton
of the bill providing for the removal OF
the indians beyond the Mississippi,
was resumed. and Mr.. FORSYTH conf.
aaed his able reply Ia Mr.. Fr~iinyhuv.
sen. Before MIR. Forsyth concluded,
the Senate adjourned.
The Speaker. in the House Of Re-
representatives., communicated 4 mes
sage received from the President Of
the United States. The resolution Of
Mr.. DraytoB. from the committee on
military affairs, on the subject Of the
reduction Of the number Of officers of
'he army. was taken up, snd discusse
bv Mr.. Vance and Mr.. Williams. un-
al the close Of the hour. The Speaker
prcsentett q written communication
from Judge Peck, Of Missouri, in de.
fence oil his conduct " iih respect 10 the
charges made against him Of NAL -prac-
ticc in his judicial capacity. The de-
fence, which WAS OF great length, was
read by the clerk. The house after.
wards resumed the consideration Of
the Buffalo aud New Orleans Road bill.
The question was upon lie engrossn,ent
Tor third reading; and upon divi-
sion, by yeas aud nays, the bill as re-
jccted, by vote Of los To SO.
THURSDAY, APRIL Is.
In the Senate, return concerning
American Seamen was commune ed
several memoriaIs aud petitions were
presented. and orders were taken ON
others The Committee on Pensions
reported, witt, amendments, the bill
Tor the relief Of sundry Revolutionary
and other officers and soldiers. The
bill concerning the Kentucky Asylum,
was referred 10 the Committee on Pub
lie Lands. a bill granting certain lots,
and part Of lots. To the Washington
City Asylum. was reported; the bill
Tor organizing the establishment Of the
Attorney. General, and erecting il into
an Executive Department, after being
amended, was rejected; Mr.. Webster's
resolution concerning d separation of
the Office of Agent of the Freasury from
that OF Fifth Auditor. &c. SIC. was. az
ter some modification, cngross cd and
read third time the bill concerning
purchasing sites IN Arkansas, Tor va
nous military purposes, was laid on the
table; the bill for the relief of the wi
dows and orphans Of the officers. sc
ioi the HoRSET, VAS. as amended, en-
crossed and read third time; the LII
altering the Treasury credits OH Ger.
tain duty bonds was passed; the bill
tor the relief Of Beverly Chew, &c. was
passed the bill concerning the Bank
ut the United States. was considered.
and postponed till to-day; some other
business was transacted. and the dis
fcussioh OH the Indian question was re.
sumed.
The consideration Of the resolution
on the subject of new organization
OF the Army, was resumed Yesterday
IN the House Of Representatives, and
the discussion vas renewed, but the
hour had expired befnre it was brought
to close. After various motions TO
take up different bills. the various or
ders which stood on the calender Of
Yesterday were postponed. and the
iiouse resolved itself into Com mittec
OF the whole an the state of the Union.
on the bill t0 amend an act ia aitera.
ton OF acts imposing duties on imports,
ahen MIR. hlallary, at some length.
presented the views Of the Committee.
and his own. on the bill. The bill was
then laid aside. and the bill 10 rcduce
the duty on coffee and tea was acted
on, ~ well rs the bill to authorize the
Commissioners Of the Sinking Fund to
redeem the Public Debt.
FRIDAY, APRIL &c.
In the Senate, Mr.. Holmes offered a
resolution requesting an explanation
from the Secretary Of the Treasury.
concerning some passages Of his report
to the senate. Some business in re
gard 10 private intcre.ts was transact.
ed. The bill to amend the act for the
benefit Of the Kentucky Asylum, was
reported without amendment. The
bhi making appropriations for exami-
nations aud surveys. and for certain
internal Improvements, was further a =
mended. aud reported, by the Commit.
tee 81 the whole, to the Senate. The
amendments were concufScd in; a
subsequent amendment. offered by Mr.
D'ekerson. wss rejected and the
fnendments were ordered 90 be- en-
crossed and the bill read third time
Mr. DIckerson moved to reconsider the
vote concerning The organizing the
establishment OF the Attorney Gene
raj. &c. sc.
The House 0f Representatives wevs