Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-19
TWENTY FIRST CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.

Salurday, dprR l0-Iu the Senate, the bill
30 create the Office of Surgeon General in the
Navy was ordered 10 be engrosSed by vote OF
26to6 The several resolutions submitted By
MIR. Holmes, requiring information from the
Post Office Department were, after having been
amended agreed to- The bill making additional
appropriations for the improvement of certain
barbors 4 removal of distractions al the mouths
ofcertain rivers, &c the bill changing the
fines OF holding the Courts ofthe Unlted States
for the District of MisSissippi and The bill for
extending the time for the commencement OF
che Improvement the navigation of the Ten.
nessee river, were seVerally read the third time
and passed The bin for confirming the claims
10 certain lands in Mississippi. was, alter a short
debate, in which Messrs. Ellis, Foot, Barton,
Bib and Holmes participated, Ordered 10 a
third reading.
In the House of Representatives, tho further
consideration of Mr.. Coulter'S resolution re-
specting the appointment Of a standing Com
mite on The subject of the Public Printing, WAS,
on motion OF AR Williams, postponed until
Monday. The report of the Military Commit.
zee, directing The Secretary of War 10 report to
the House plan Tor the reduction OF the mum
Der Of officers OF the United States Army was
discussed until the lause of the hour. The
House then tnOk up the consideration of private
bills, when those ordered TO he engroSsed on
the preceding day were read third lime and
passed. The principal oftheul. in point Of I'M
portance was that introduced by Mr.. Tbomp
son Of Georgia. for the better organization OF
the MiltaiOf the District of Columbia. Tie
remainder of the day was devoted to the con-
sderaiion Of private business. The bill for The
Taliaf OF the City Council OF Charleston, S. c.
.or expenses incurred for public purposes. led
10 an animated discussion, in Committee of he
Whole House, Mr.. Speight 10 the Chair.
Messfs. Martin, Cambreleng, Ramsay, Dray
ton, Ellsworth Hubbard, Sutherland, Barrin.
ger and other gentlemen addressed the Commit
lie on the subject until the Committee rose, aud
the House adjourned
Monday april 10. The Senate spent the
greater part of the day in the consideration of
Executive business. having gone into secret
session before II O'Clock Before the door was
closed Mr. Grundy presented petition pray
ing reduction OF postage on newspapers and
periodical works MessrS Rowan and Bernard
presented remonstrances against prev ming
Tue transportation of the mails on The Sabbath
anu Messrs. Bell, Ereinehuysen and Holmes
presented petitions demonstrating against the
removal OF the Southern Indians beyond the
mississippi, &c. Private bills were introduced,
one on leave by Mr.. King, and one from the
committee on Pensions, by Mr.. Marks. Mr..
Hendricks submitted resolution directing the
NommI'tee on Roads and Canals to Inquire iato
'ue expectancy OF appropriating SO, 900 for the
purpose o. opening road through the public
'auns, from Helena 10 the mouth OF Cache riv-
er, IN Arkansas.
\. :" one House Of REPRESENTATIVES, Monday
Des lie DAY allotted for the presentation o..
An 4
."''' ere offered AMI dspos ed of in the Gus
,o"dfy mode. Mr.. Baylor. from the Commit
on rnolic Lands reported bill on the sub.
Jecl oil extending the time OF sale of the lands
s,a"'eu 10 the Kentucky Asylum for th nstrnc.
''0a OF The Deaf and Dumb II was read tw ice,
NV "''er 'ong discuss on ordered 10 he en-
S S1os'gu and read third time Tomorrow Mr..
'he, from the Committee on Retrengh-
,', 'Hid before The House communication
niad ,ue secretary oil the Treasury, accompa-
ny statement of the receipts and expcn-
h,es OF the United States, from the 4lh
ofn' i'o9, TO the LIST of December, 1922
e p"'ances IN the Treasury at the expira.
-" VI edcn year; and OF the legal appropria-
r;oa ''ane Tor public purposes during that pc
IN ya. IL was laid upon the table, together with
ssnd accompanying documents, and three thou
,or ool''es OF Them ordered TO be printed. AT.
,c,.a ''ous resolutions had been submitted and
conoi, upo"' several bills from the Senate were
ri,,oo uefea and referred to their proper Com.
lns ,' Inc further consideration of the bill
orc ,"e punishment OF crimes within he District
ps,, was postponed until Thursday
bnsi,. a"u ai,er the transaction of some other
hin $50 "le rouse, on motion of Mr.. Hemp
W. W. resolved itself into a Committee of the
"uo'e, on The state Of the Union. Mr. HAYNES
~ "e Chalr, and took mn the Rufr.Io Road hill
WI. Mercer resumed and coocIuded bis sneech
a,;" "Vor oil the bill. Mr.. Hubbard. in con,inu
sn nI" OF The debate, argued sgains, The policy
as ar Aped'ency of continuing the road question
al Unnecessary, 'njudicious and nncons,tu,ion
YanY ucn' ne observed, was the opinion Of New
I'"''' District Of which State he repre-