Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-06-07
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CONGEESS.
Washington Nay 81 Saturday was the last
bnsncss.day Of tho present Sfhslon Of Con
grcss that is, the last day ON which any bill
could pass either House. Aud on no day,
probably ia The History oil Congrts,, have So
many qnrstiuns OF interest (whose fate was
d ,ubt III up TO The moment Of their passhge
been decided. Iheprev,ous Question was freely
used and both Hons sat, win iiHe lnlerful-
ton from Ten O'Clock III the morning Of sat.
ulday 10 four Or five o'cloch ia the morning OF
| Sunday.
| We shall. for the more d rect Information OF
our readers, condense the most important pro.
visions IA few paragraphs.
!. The C0ioHidt Trddc. The bill upon this
subject which passed the House oil hepresen-
! taiyrs ON Tuesday passed the Senate large
maj irIty Outer some time spcn', rs was in the
other Il bnse, in secret orssiou) aud has been
approved and sigoed by the President Of the
Unned States. and become law.
| .. Duty or lOiawes. - he bill 10 reduce
the Duly On Molasscs 4 enlarge the drawback
on Run, which passed the House Of Reprrstn.
lives some daysa ago, passed the Senate by a
vote ot 80 TO &, has received the signature Of
tbe P,srident, ana become u law,
3. Duty on Sait The hih 10 reduce the
dnty on Salt ia like manuer has hecOmr law
10 ID.
/ Solicitor 0fite Treasury he bill which
originated IN the senate 10 establish the office
Of Solicitor OF the Treasury passed the House
! Of keprrsG ltalvrs. and has become u law
I 3 TIE Cumberland Road. --ihe bill which
provide tor the continuation Of the Cumber.
and Road, and Of Surst vs. iur Objects of Inter
nal Improvement, passed The House Rrpresrn.
iatnes. An amendment was made there slIil..
ing out the appropriation Tor continuing the
| Road from ST. Levi, TO Jeiihrsou City. on the
ground that twas n road OF the DIES rp'ion upon
winch the President of the Quilted States recent
ly put his vote. The bill Is not known 10 have
been signed by the President.
8. RirerS aud HdrJorS. The bill embracing
la number of provisions for lighthouses
buoys, piers, and Improvement OF harbors, anl
embracing also an appropriation Of III, 0uO dol
lars for deepening Back Creek CAT the mead
of Chesapeake Bay, aud forming The mouth oi
the Chesapeake aud DrIawae CanaD which
was contested IN vain, aud some SMALLER ems
Of like character, la,sed both HOUSES, aud i.
before the President
7. Louisville aud Portland CaaaI. The
bill authorizing an additional Subscription 10
the Stock the Louisville and Portland Canal
which passed the senate some time ago, passed
the House OF Representatives, by a vote of -
TO 80, aud is bet IRE the President
8. Frederick aud Rockville Road The bill
authorizing subscription of tho Stock oil the
Washington and frederick Turnpike Road Com
pany. (il'e only deficirn, link in the Road from
+ Washington to the waters Of the MssssppD
passed tho House of Representatives (having
already passed the Senatr) by II vote Of "a 10
81, aud 10 now before the President.
.. The .NdsSGchuSeitS Claim The bin nro-
viding for the adjustment il pat of the long
contested claim al The State of Mass for
Sersiors rendered 10y the Militia during the war
OF lSl2-l5. which passed the Senate some
time ago, passed the House Representatives by
Il vote OF IS 10 II aHd is beiOre tue Presi.
dent.
10. Public Ldais.--The bill, which had
passed the Senate for graduating tue price of
'he Public Lands, was taken up, and, by IA vote
10 lay ii On The table, postponed To the next
Session TAai Int
II was doubted, for some time, whether the
President would sign the Joint Resolution, ex
planatory of the act concerning the pay OF the
officers Of the Marine Corpse. The doubt was
entej by the bill being returned wiih his sign,
ture' on Saturday, hut accompanied by Mes
sage, stating in substance, that, IS the estimates
for thy naval service had been founded upon
the new construction of the law, an additional
appropriation was rendered necessary 20 carry
the Joint RESOLUTION into effect. A bill making
such an appropriation was accordingly repor-
ted by the Committee OF Ways and Means,
but, IN the hurry aud rush ofbusiness, IL was
impossible TO &c, 1t considered and il is now
TOO late TO &C, upon il. SO that, until The
nsHi session, either the Department or the
onicer' must 60 upon tick. 10.
ViRGiL NANCY, Of Maryland, WAS nominated
by The President OF the United States, on Satur.
1a., r y
winch has just been created and the pomua.
ton was confirmed without opposition. RIO.
Much business of al Executive nature WI,