Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-01-20
CONGRESS.
MoNpAy. ,Ax. II.


occupied the whole Of the dav IN re-
cc'N'n. Petitions and Reports of Com.
mIttcc>-a .0ng discussion having "a
risen - The subject "l the reference
ol Memorial FROM New York. relative
to the proceedings cot the state of GeOr-
ga aSainst the Cherokee Indians.
TtL,pAY. LAS. l..
Ia The House ui Representatives the
d's'u>s.nu OH the subject of the rc>o-
luton offered by NJ. Hun. in refer
cucc To the Pnbllc Lands. was resumed,
when Mr.. Rr'gts e,utinued lis re
marks, bpt had not concluded when.
the h"Ui haTin" expired. thedchatc was
suspended. The House Their proceed
81 toc",>idcrth the rrpnitof the Commit,
tee on Elections. IA tie case at Thomas
ID Afnold aud Pryor Lea. The Com
m'ttcc having been refused 10 sit again,
Va" question A.a, about To be taken on
concurrence IN the report. when. ut
thc suggestion at Mr.. Arnold. who
expressed u desire ia be- permitted 10
maze reply To The remarks ct the sit
TING Member, = motion was made bv
Mr.. Archer In re- commit the report.
and the ayes and noe, being called. the
motion wa, carried IN the affirmative.
by a vote at lD9 to 20. The House
then resolved itself INTO Committee Of
Tie whole. Mr.. M'Dutiir III the Chair.
when MIR. Arnold spoke at some
i""9' IN rcTly 20 Nr. Lea. The Com
mIitee then rose and reported progress.
aad the House refused leave To ,ii
again. The ayes and noes were then
demanded and granted, on the question
"i concurrence, when Mr.. J. ". Tay-
lor, after few PREDATORY remarks.
moved Ia amend the resolution repor.
ted by the Committee Oh Elections.
by striking out all after the word,
Heso'ved." and inserting word, de.
caring the election To have been
illegally conducted. and the seat
OF the sitting Member TO he vacant.
Before any question was taken on this
amendment. ar any observation was
made. the House adjourned.
The General appropriation Bill was
reported from the Committee of WAYS
and Means, by Mr.. M'Dufic.
WEDNESDAY,. IAN. Is.
In the Senate, Mr.. H"lmcs present
cd the petition of sundry citizens of
the State ct Maine. praying Tor the abo
lition Ut slavery 10 the District of Co
lumbIa. The bill authuri.inp the re-.
tfureSsion on the part Of the State of
Illinois. OF township of land. granted
by the nitvd states, for literary pur.
poses. and the location of other lands
10 lieu thereof, was passed. The bill
Tor the more distinct lemarCatinn of the
Northern Boundary Line of the State of
Missouri. and for the division among
the hall breeds of the SaCs and Fox
tribes Of Indians of the reservation of
land within that State; and the bill al
lowing the duties on f"rcign mcrchan-
diLe imported into Louisville. -. Lou.
IL. and other places on the Western
w aterS, 10 be secured aud paid al,
those places were respectively or
dcred. after being amended, TO be en-
crossed for a third reading.
Ia the House If Representatives.
sundry petitions were presented. and
great many resolutions offered. At
ter The hour appointed had expired. a
number at resol IiIons were presented
on leave, 50 that the hour for consider
ing resolutions expired before the
House called up the unfinished bus
ness at Yesterday :Ahe resolution e.
Mr. Hunt. and iba amendment of NJ.
Martin. Mr. Hunt has the floor f.
tomorrow ~ contribution of his spec
of Tuc.day.
The House then resolved itself INTO
a C0mmIttee OF the whole, on the con
tested election between Thomas ID.
Arnold and rryor Lea. MIR. Arnold
addressed the House IN support Of In
clam. until the hour II Adjournment
lie resumes ia. morrow. - Telegraph.
Inu KspAN. las. -.
In the senate Mr. Saith, of Md
rcprrted bill altering the mcilnd
~ receiving and paving tl,r duties on
2""'l-. Warr-. hId mrtohandI>c ,n.
ported INTO the United states. Tho
oil ProNIjmg i1r e&iinguishfug The IN
dam tides 10 Indiana, vas taken en-.
a. ~ Committee at the WHOLE. and
amended BY reducing he sppropria
ton Tor budding trcatic, from SiU. GOO
10 -"'u"O; aud bt adding o., section.
providing that no present should b,
gwen tU ans Chief ug Ctel. At az,
tribe w'th whom the authorized .
treaty pom this nmcndment ue de
bate was resumed ia The senate. but
before Che question was taken on II th,
bill was laid on che tablc Among Nh,
resolutions offered ~as one bv Mi
Livingston, directing tie Secretary 81
iHc senate a. Subscribe fpr puu.tr,
II copies 81 the compilation ct Publi,
documents proposed to bc Published
hy Gales anil -caton.