Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-05-19
CONGRESS-.
SATURDAY, NAY s.

diers at the virginia State line was
iead third time and passed.
There was no business Of novelty
before the House Of Representatives.
The Navigation bill and the bill report +.
eel by the Committee on Manufactures.
were severaliy discussed, Mr.. S,ronn
speaking IN the former. and Mr.. Eve,
re't. Mr.. Mallsry. MIR. Drayton, and
Mr. Denny on the latter.
MONDAY. NAY 10.
In the Senate. Mr.. Barnard present.
Ell petition from sundrv inhabitau,,
OF Prnnsylvania. praying for The reno.
val OF IN. Indians residing in the states.
ncyond the waters of the Mississippi.
Mr. Chamhsrs presented Two petition,
from James Deslc and Alex Camp.
bell, praying indemnity for French
Sp ''iations. The bill authorizing a
subscription Ia the Stock OF the Wash
'nst"n Turnpike Road Company. was
ordered to be engrossed and read ,
'h'rd time. The Senate spent ,om-
time IN Executive bu ,iness.
In the House Of Representatives, a
mong the number pf the memorials and
petitions presented. was one by Nj.
sutherland. from Phila,l-iphis, in favor
of the removal and final settlement.
West OF the Mississippi. Of the indians.
- series of resolutions were submitted
by MIR. Potter. on the subject of paper
money and the banking system, con.
Guiding with a resolution adverse Ia
the renewal Of the charter Of the Uni.
Ted States Bank. They were, after a
short discussion, laid upon the table.
with view OF being called up for con .
s'derat'on at the proper time. The bill
I" reduce the price Of the public lands.
was, alter an unsuccessful motion on
the part Of Mr.. Williams TO Law il up.
on the table, postponed till Monday
next. made the special order Of the day
Tor that day, and. together with an a
mepdment proposed by Mr.. Vinton,
ordered to be printed. The other or
ders OF the day were deferred, for the
purpose Of taking up the lmpos, Du-
ties bill. the consideration Of which
occupied the remainder Of the sitting.
The House went into a Committee or
the whole on the State Of the Union.
Mr.. Polk in the Chair. and Mr.. Bur.
CESS spoke at great length in supper,
oi the measure. Mr.. Bouldin follaw
cd IN opposition To the bill. and was
succeeded by Mr.. Martindale, IN its
favor. Mr.. McDuffie rose to rroly.
but from the la,eness of the ho,r. near
w o'clock. the committee rose. and
the House adjourned.
Immediately previous to the all
Journment. Mr.. Davis, Of South Caro-.
lima. gave notice that he should on
ednesday. call up the reports from
the majority and minority Of the Com
mittee on the Judiciary, in the case Of
Judge Conkling, of New York.
TUESDAY. MAyII.
ne senate resolved itself into q
High Court of Impeachment. when
Judge Peek. through hi. Counsel, re-.
qnestcd to be allowed till the e5th in
slant TO prepare and file an answer 60
the charges made against him, and To
collect his witnesses; aud, after some
debate the Court was adjourned to the
o5th.
The House Of Representatives took
up the bull 10 amend the Navigation
Laws, when Mr.. Strong addressed the
House Through the allotted hour. The
Iarlf regulation bill was again discus.
sed. MIR. McDuflie replied, when his
amendment was ncgatived by n vote of
ll2to %. MIR. Buchanan then moved
TO amend the bill by striking out all af
ter the enacting words. anu inserting
substitute, which he offered. The
amendment was agreed to. There
were other amendments adopted; and
the committee then rose and reported
the bill as amended. In the House
the amendment of MIR. McDufTie wa.
renewed, and the question taken on
,ne various stems separately. when
they were sevcraliy negatiyed. with
thr exception OF the section imposing
duty on salt. which was carried by 2
vote of I0j to IS.
WEDNESDAY,, MAY 10.
Much oi the time Of the Senate was
occupied on the bill making appropria.
lions Tor building light houses. j,sht.
Doats, Oeaeons. aud monuments, plac.
ing baoys' and for improving hsrbors
= sno ",FechDg surveys, which was final
" ordered TO be eDgrossed aud read
third time.
HE House was engaged on the bill
reported by the Committee on Mann.
sactnres. MIR. Gorhsm Withdrew b,.
motion TO rc-c"ns'der the second sec
tion Of Nr. M'Duiie's amendment. te.
Ia'lve 10 the do'ics on iron. hemp, &c. i
and Mr.. Doddridge then moved 20 20.
consider the vote 10y which the amend
ment reducing the duties on salt va.
agreed TO. After much discussion, the
QUESTION 10 reconsider was carried IN I
~, sne Affirmative. by vote or Io2 to o.. !
,he question was then again pot on