Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-03-31

The bill introduced, on leave. wv
Benton, authorizing and eau,pu,,s
q portion Of the army Of the L. So.
not exceeding ten companies. g., n.
protec ton OF the Western frnnt,,,
taken mp; alter . brief cxrlsn,.
from Mr.. Benton. as TO the in,no,..,.
and utility Of the measures, tie Li,,.
were filed, and the bill was then rJ'.
eel to be engrossed for tLi,d reaJ.,.
Several private bills from the H.g..
were read and ordered a second TO-
ing. After some time spent in Exec,
tive business, the Senate adjourned
In the House, Mr.. Buchanan. G,-
the Committee on the Judiciary.
which WAS referred the mcmori,, -
Luke LswIess, Of Missouri, COMMA,
ing Of the conduct Of James n. p.
Judge Of the District Court of the a.,
ted States for the Distrc, of Nilsson;
made report thereon, ooncludine -
the opinion that the SAID Jadge ouc,,
10 be impeaehed.
The House then resolved itself il,
Committee Of the whole Huese
the state Of the Union, Mr. Hayne,
the chair, and resumed the oonsiI,,
ton Of the bill {" for making a r.-
from Buffalo. through Washington &
ty to New Orleans - aud after sos
time spent therein, adjourned.
WEDNESDAY,, MARCH "a.
The Senate was principally occsr
ed IN the consideration Of Exeru,s
business.
The proceedings in the Hons
Representatives were Of an unin,ere..
irg characser. There was some
cosslon on the resolution offered b.
Mr.. Swift, relative to the survey {.
the purpose Of terrifying one Of the |,
lands ~ Lake Champaign, but no Que,
ton was taken on its final dispositior
The residue Of the day was occups,
on the bill 10 construct a road fro.
Bcffalo. in the state Ct ". York, D.,
way Of Washington to New Orlcan,.
THURSDAY, MARCH 25.
The Senate sat nearly seven hours.
with closed doors, In the consiL era,io,
OF Executive business. The Anly NJ
limitations which were finally acted on
we understand, we're those of Villa
King. as Collector Of the port Of Bat,
in Maine, and Of James ID. Westcor
as Secretary Of the Territory of Flo
da--both of which were confirmed.
In the House Of Representatives, III,
resolution offered by MIR. Swift. rel.
tive TO Notifications on Lake Char
plain, was modified, with the conscr.
OF the mover, on motion Of Mr.. Vic
life, and, IN that form, was adopted
The House then teok up the resoIuti.
offered by MIR. McDuffie, directing a..
Retrenchment Committee to report
bill to reduce the pay Of members q
Congress TO two dollars per diem when.
ever the first session Of q Congre.,
shall exceed I20 days, and the secorl
90 days in length. This resolution
led to some debate. which was cont.
nued till the expiration of the hour.
without producing any result. Aftsr
this, the House went Into committee q
the whole, on the bill To construct 4
road from Buffalo to New Orleans
Alter much debate, the committee rose
The House then considered, in CON
n'ttee, the bill making appropriation,
Tor examinations and surveys. &c. an,I
the bill making appropriations for har
bors, which were reported.
FRIDAY, MARCH GO.
The Senate was again principally
occupied, in secret session, on Exec
tive business. One nomination oriy
was confirmed, we believe, and tina.
was a disappointment, in the case oi
George Read, Attorney Of the United
States FOR the District OF Delaware.
Ihe rejection OF the nomination O,
Mr.. Herrick. as U. 8. Attorney for the
District Of Ohio, which Wa snsntionef
on Thursday, was subsequently, recon
suffered, We learn, and was laid OF lL-
table for future decision.
The nomination Of John p. Decsfs-.
to the Office of Collector Of The Cos
toms Tor the port Of Portsmouth, !, SAID
to have undergone considerable discus.
SION, Dat not to have been brought 70 a
uecisioo; We,are apprehensiye ths;
the broad hints very recently address
ed 70 the Senate by the New York
Courier will not have The desired eGE.c:
Of exPediting nueh ,he completion ii
this portion Of their duty.
Yesterday being one Of the days b.
rule set apart for private business, the
House OF Representatives, spent ih.
Jay w acting on private bills. +,
large number Of which passed throne,
committees Of the whole, and we're Of
dered to third Teading.-T MOI. I'M