Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-02-03

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prog ess, and obtained leave to sit a
gain.
wfpNESDAV. JAN. 9.
In The senate. the whole og the day
was occupied in the debate on the Pub
lie I.snds-Mr. Webster having con-
Guided his speech. and Mr.. Hayne
having spokcn IN reply. The Senate
did not adjourn till half pas, four "
clock.
The House was chiefly occupied in
the adoption Of Resolutions. and ON the
Maine Election. on which the House
came to no decision. a Message was
received from the President, on the
subject Of the condition at the Patent
Office. and another recommending i
reyisal Sof the laws on tho sublcci vi
the expenditures III the department OF
our foreign intercourse. MIR. Mallary,
from the Committee on Manufactures.
reported bill making some changes in
the Tariff. Mr.. Storrs, from the Com
mittce on the Census. reported bill
10 determine and fix the ratio of Re
pre- scn,ation after the twenty-second
Congress. Mr.. Thompson, Of Gcor-
gia. also reported, from the Committee
on the Militia. bill 10 establish an
uniform Militia System MIR. Drayton
offered sundry declaratory resolutions
on the subject of the Tariff OH W DOL,
which were referred Ia the Committee
OF the whole House OH the state OF the
Union.
TuURSDAY, Jas. %.
/ In the Senate. the bill making APP
preparations for the payment Of Re,o-
lutionary and Invalid Pensioners, was
read third time and passed. The bill
To authorize the recohveyaDcc of 4 To-;
of land the North Battery TO the city
Of New York, was read the second
time and referred to the Committee on
Military Affairs. The bill for the fur
Their regulation Of vessels bound up
James River, was read a second time
and referred To the Committee OH Com
mcrcc. The Senate resumed the con
: sideration of MIR. Foot's resolution. and
after some time was spent in debate,
adjourned.
After the reading of the Journal, Mr..
Webster rose, and addressed the Sc
ratc as follows:
/ Mr. President: A newspaper has been put
into my hand, this morning. purporting to be
/ published ~ Duff Green, who is Printer To
the Senate. Ia this paper. find an article
referring 20 the debate OF yesterday, and in
that article, find IL said, among other things
equally false. that "Mr. Webster coniendcd
that the National Governmen u, vas established
by the People, seko had impnried TO IL uaERi-
led po,sers 0ver he STATES and he Consiiiu-
ton -
I lam Of opinion, SIR that We ought either
to leave our seats here altogether, or to pro.
tect ourselves while in them from such w.lfii
and atrocious cs'umnies by those who are adj
mit,od on our floor. and who receive through,
our hands large disbursements of the public
money !, becomes us, SIR, either to go
home. and yield up our places to men Of bet.
ter spirit than ourselves, or else 20 show that
&C will not be either huilic,l or slanslered, by
persons circumstanced like this publisher. ou;
fihe free exercise Of the right of discussion
rise, therefore. sir. TO give notice, thar. on
the next similar occurrence, which, Judging
FROM the past, may be daily expected. I shall
make il the subject Of a specific m.,.ien 10 the
senate should do "a now. sir. if follow
cd tii~ inclination of my own judgment; b,,
Il IS thought by other, 10 whom az Ter, ,hs,
the course which have thus adopted, may.
IJoaHnaE
\ bill was reported. in the House Of
Representatives, entitled "a bill TO
provide for the more ciicctual execution
II the ministerial duties Of the NAVY
Departments" the object Of which il 10
re-0rganiZe the board OF Commission
ers oi the Navy. Three Commission.
ers OF the Navy arc 10 be appointed.
who are 10 have each separate duties
apportioned to him, viz: One to have
charge ct building, equipping. arminc.
and repairing Ships; another, Of the
establishment and construction Of Ma.
w Yards, Docks. StOrehouses. &C.; and
a third, Of the making of contracts for
supplies. Other duties not enumerated
To be apportioned 10 them, as the Sc
cretary of the Navy may think proper.
The said three Commissioners are. be.
SIDES. whenever ihe Secretary Of tho
Navy shall think proper, 10 be- conven-
cd rs n Hoard, for the confederation of
such subjects, connected with the Ma.
val Establishment of tho United States.
as may be submitted 70 them.
hioHigeacp.
THfBAY. JNN. 90.
In ihe Scuate, Mr.. Webster offered
ihe following resolution.
Ressf'~Il. Thst ne senate vii. ~, The f,I
Icy ~ icbrUaty nex', proceed 90 tie shoice
- = PRINTER % tie senate.
The dAy was principally occupied
by discussions op. Ilie resolution 20 sub
scribe i"r copiTfbf the compilation of
Public documents proposed 10 be pub
lished by Gales & Seaton: DE resolu
ton was passed. ayes al noes rs. s
resolution was afterwards offered by