Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-04-21
CONGRESS-.
SATURDAY. ApaiL 10.

In tn Senate, the ball To create the
Alice 81 Surgeon General in the Nav,
Was ordered to- be engro,s.d by a vote
IT thirty six to six. The several reso-
Iot,ons submitted TO Me-. Holmes. re.
Ia'ring information frcm the Post OF.
ice Department were, after having
becn amended, agreed to. The bull
making additional appropriations Cor
the improvement Ut certain har,ors.
ind removal of o.,structions al the
mouths Ut certain rivers. Be; the bill
changing the ti,nes Of hoidin. the
Courts Of the United States for the
District Of Mississippi and the bill
for extending INC time for the com
menecment of the improvement Of the
tennessee river, were seseraIiy read
The third Aime aud passed. The bill
Tor confirming the claims on certain
lands in the Mississippi. was. after a
short debate, in which Mcssrs. ELLIS.
Foor. BARroS, Brpp and HoLMEs par
'ticipated. ordered TO a third reading.
lhe House took up the con.nlcra-
ton of private bills. when those order
ed To be engrossed on the preceding
day were read n third time and
PASSED. The remainder Of the dsy
was devoted to the consideration Of
private business.
atosDAy, ArRiL 10.
The Senate spent the greater part Of
this day IN the consideration o( Exc.
cutive business, having gone into Sc
cret session before IL o'clock. Before
the doors were closed. Mr. GRuxpy
presented n petition praying a reduc-
ton OF postage OIL newspapers aud peri
odicai works Messrs. Rowan aud
BERNARD presented "Reminiscences a
gainst preventing tue transportation Of
mails on the Sabbath aud Messrs.
Bell. FRELISGHUYsEN. and HOLMES,
presented petitions remonsh ating a.
ga'nst the removal! Of the Southern In.
iians beyond the Mi,sissippi, &c. Phi
vate bills were introduced; one on
leave by MIR. KING. and one from the
committee on Pensions, by Mr.. MARKs.
Mr.. HENDRICKS submitted n resolution
directing the committee on roads and
canals TO inquire into the expediency
ct aPpropriaiing $4,000 for the pur-
pose OF opening road through the
public lands, from Helena 10 the mout,:
Of Cache river, i'm Arkansas.
In the House Of Representatives.
Monday being the allotted day for the
presentation of petitions and meinori-
ais. great number Of them were uf.
fcrcd ard disposed Of in the Gus tomarv
manner.
The further consideration Of the bill
Tor the punishment Of crimes within
the District of Columbia, was postpon-
ed until Thursday next, and after the
transaction of some other business, the
House, on motion Of Mr.. HEMPHILL.
resolved itself into committee ot the
whole on the state Of the onion, Mr..
HAysEs in the Chair. aud took up the
Buffalo Road Bill Upon motion Of
MIR. LEA, ihe committee rose and re.
ported. and the House adjourned.
Mr.. LIZA has possession Of the floor
on this subject to morrow. Telegraph.
TUESDAY. APRIL Is.
In the Senate. a resolution was Of
fered by MIR. Hendricks, and agreed
TO. i1structing the committee on roads
and canals TO inquire into the expe,Ii-
eney OF making an appropriation to
open road IN Arkansas. A letter
from the Secretary of the Treasury.
on the subject Of expenditures in | S2S
and 1899, was commute atcd, and or.
'lered 60 be printed; and the same or
der was taken in regard to letter from
the same officer. giving statement of
receipts and expenditures from March
4. 1889, to Der. 81, 1929; of balances
81 money in the Treasury at the close
OF each year; Ut appropriations, &c.
Several petitions and memorials were
read aud referred, and others reported
ON. and some bills were passed. aInony
which was one establishing the Office al
Surgeon General Of the Navy. The
bill to re organize the office of the At.
tOrney Grneral, and to erect IL into an
Executive Department, xas. after con.
siderable debate. ordered to lie on the
table; aud the discussion on the Indian
question was resumed, but not conclu.
ded
10 the House. several reports were
made ~ private cases. by the commit.
tee ON military pensions; and the CON
mit'es on private land claims was dis
charged from the further consideration
of John Lavrak's case. which vas re-
ferred TO the judiciary committee. The
bill from the senate, concerning the
mail road brt~een Louisville and ~.
Louis. was reported by Mr.. Leichcr.
from the committee un internal i'm o.
Provements, without amendment. 4
discussion took place ou the subject Of
reducing the number Of officers ~ the
Army. Several bills from the Senafe
were received; and a bill amending
The &C, ior the benefit Of the kentucky