Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-03-17


incorporate the lnsssancs Company Of
Georgetown. Some discsssioa then
tsek place on the rsssiution laid - The
table by Mr.. Letchsr, Ia amend the
rules ef the House. in ssch uanses
N TO preclude disc ussion on motions te
! print documents connected With she
ordinary business o( tho House. Va
rious mstions were made TO amend.
and the greater part Of the amend menis
were accepted by the mover - modi-
tication If his resolution. The debate
was then arrested by tho call for the
previous question, and the question be-
ing divided into three parts, aud the
ayes and noes taken on each. the FIRST
branch nj tho resolution was adopted
by q vote Of ITO to "a, and the other
two divisions were rejected. The re-
collation., as finally adopted. reads thus:
Reseised, To sme nd The 24th I.uie. 10 wi, /:
"s "s"i'en 10 adjourn shall always be il, order;
thst aud the motion TO lie ON the table. shall
be decided without drhste"-so ~ 10 insert
after the word table. Z" the following words:
"or To print any document"
"WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10.
The Senate spent some time in Exc.
cutive business. We understand that
the nomination Of Henry Lee, a. Con-
sui General TO Algicrs, was rejected.
No other business Of Importance trans
acted.
In the House cf Representatives,
the resolution submitted some time
since by Mr.. Isacks on the subject Of
Maps, was, on motion Of Mr.. Daniel,
committed to the Committee OF Re.
trenchment with instructions; and the
corresponding motion relative TO the
change in the rules Of the House, re.
ceivcd a similar reference. The reso.
luton offered by Mr.. Danic! relative
to tho expenditures Of the Government
10 1898 and 1899, was taken up, when
Mr.. ioSersoil movcd 10 amend the re.
solution by adding call for other in.
formation calculated TO make the re-
turn more complete. The resolution
and amendment, however. were subse-
quently laid on the table, by q vote Of
| 70 TO 65. A bill was then re portcd by
Mr.. r. NJ. Johnson, from the Commit.
Tee on the Poat Office and Post Roads,
to extend the Thanking privilege of
members on printed papers, which was
read twice. On the question of its
engrossment, some debate arose. Va
rious motions to postpone and 10 lay
on the table were rejected; but the
ayes and noes having been ordered, the
bill was finally rejected, by a vote of
IC9 TO 65.
The House then resolved itself into
Committee Of the Whole on the state
ct the Union, Mr.. Cambreleno in the
Chair. when Mr.. Wickiiffe concluded
his remarks on tho Judiciary bill. MIR.
Daniel then moved an amendment; az
ter which on his motion, the Committee
rose and reported progress. A motion
being then made TO adjourn, the ayes
and noes were ordered. and the mo.
ton to adjourn was rejected by vote
OF 20 to 50. The House then, on mo.
ton OF MIR. Sewer. resolved itself into
Committee Of the Whole on the state
OF the Union, Mr.. Martin in the Chair.
and took up the bill further extending
the powers of the Judges Of the Su.
preme Court of Arkansas. The bill
having been gone through, the Com
m'ttee rose and reported the bill, which
was then postponed till Monday. The
House then adjourned.-CJ Jour.
THURSDAY, MARCH II.
In the Senate, the bill To repeal the
tonnage duties upon ships aud vessels
OF the United States, and upon certain
foreign vessels was read the third
time and passed. The Senate refused
TO pass the bill TO compensate the
heirs Of Robert Fulton, ayes o, noes
So. Some time was occupied in the
consideration of Executive business.
A ball was reported in the House of
Representatives, from the Committee
on the District of Columbia, for the
punishment of crimes 10 the District.
The resolution offered on the previous
day by Mr.. Anderson, on the subject
OF drawback on rum, was again taken
up MIR. Polk offered an amendment
m the subject Of a drawback on foreign
cotton bsgging, when exported, either
IN the original packages or around the
cotton bales. TO any foreign country.
SDTne discussion cnsued, which was ar.
rested by tile expiration Of the hour
The residue of the day was oeeupied
IN the discussion Of the bill from the
Senate for the relief Of the purchasers
Of public lands, bat before any vote
was taken on the bill or amendments
offered, the House adjourned.
FRIDAY. MARCH 10.
In The Senate. bill vas reported,
from tho Committee on Roads and Ca !.
nails, authorizing subscription of
Stock IN the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
Road Company. The bill 60 authorize
subscsiptisn of stock IN the LOUIS
vile and Portland Canal Company was
ordered to q third reading. some time