Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-01
TWENTY FIRST CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION

Tkmsdny March 25.-Fhe Senate transact
ed but little Legislative business, having at an
early hour gone INTO secret session. Severn
petitions we're presented, among which, were
one from New jersey, presented by M Dick
e rson demonstrating against the prohIhiHng
III & transportation of the mails on the Sabbath
an Il one from Ohio, presented by Mr Ruggles
pr syng that Sunday Mails may be abolished
by law. The bill from the House Of Represrn
tatives, for the relief oC Richard Taylor, d Ky
was passed
In the House of Representatives Mr.. Nc
Do Hie, from the Committee o! Ways ~ Mrans
reported bill making appropriations for car
rying into effect certain Indian treaties s1for the
yenr 1880 which was read twice, committed
! to a Committee of the Whole on the state o
the Union, and directed 10 be printed The
House then resumed the consideration of the
resolution offered by MIR. Swift. for the con
struction offorti6calons on Lake Champlain'
The resolution, at the instance Of Mr.. Wlckle
was modified and adopted, as follows:
Res0lUed, That the Secretary at War be re
| auestsd 10 cause The necessary surveys 10 be
made. at the outlet Of Lake ChamplaIn,In order
TO ascertain the expediency of erecting forf
Gcation for the deleuce Of that frontier of U
States, and report plan and estimate, at the
next session oil Congress
The resolution introduced by Mr.. McDufe
fixing The pay Of members OF Congress al -
per day, after they shall have been in session
for 800 days, during the long session, and &c
, DAYS in the short one was next taken up. Mr.
/ McDuiIie supported the resolution. He said II
would prove an annual saving to the Govern
mept OF S75. 900, and the public business wosld
be a, well performed as at present II appear
! ed TO him to be one of the most efficient meas
Iln hall ANoH
! tina, fixed salarv would operate too powerful.
" on the members, as an inducement 10 adj
! ;ourn without performing the necessary public
| business. Mr. Dwight expressed his hearty
! concurrence 10 the views Of the gentleman from
| south Carolina, (Mr. McDnifie.) He had no
dpubt the public business could all be trans
acted as well by the LIST OF April, as TO occupy
! a Ionpe, ppriod. Mr.. Whntlesey agreed that II
was unne ce ssary for the House 10 sit more than
| four months, and perhaps the passage OF me
| resolution would have the desired effect. he
! ,ban cave a statement of the number of bills
nass.d, and the business at present. unfinished
| Much had been said Of a business party IN Tue
/ House, aud he was disposed to organize tha
corps, lie would have forty five men m thf
! House who would pledge themselves to demand
the yeas and nays on every premature mouor
In adiourn. He would increase regular atten
dance to nuDlG DuslneSs, ny "Hh"oiu"b Wv
daily nav of all those members who were no
present at the opening Of the House and, also
ofthose who were absent al any call 10y yea
and NAYS, unless reasonable cause was as
stoned for such absence. He was also in favo
of altering the regulation which prevailed II
the early part of tho session, of aeiournng iron
FRIDAY until Monday. Iie,w would further re
lcommend, that at the close OF every session
llistshould be Published, of the names OF ihos
members who had not regularly attended, wit
the number oftines they had been absent. In
reason of their having 2l3 members OF tn
House, was 10 baYe the beneG, of'hsir wIsdou