Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-05-12
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SATURDAY., NAY !.


bill reported by Mr.. Cambreiing. to
amend the navigation laws ur the I'M.
ted States. was resumed. when Mr..
Wayne occupied the Hoor TO the expi
ration oi the hour, without coming To n
conclusion. The bills ordered TO be.
engIos>ed ON FRIDAY were then passed.
Nr. McDufiis moved To take up the
bilr for the relief Of Susan Decatur,
which was laid on the table some weeks.
The motion was negaiiyed. ayes 6S.
noes l04. The House then went into
committee of tho whole on the state OF
the Union. and agreed to the articles
ot impeachment prepared against Jas.
III. Peck. On motion Of Mr.. Buchsn-
an. the House. after conrarring IN the
report oa the committee Of the whole,
ordered i've managers tn De appoint
eel To conduct the impeachment. and
these managers being ballo,trd Tor.
Mrssrs. Bnchsuan, Storr>, VI, Duilie.
end Spencer of New York, were cho-
sen on the first ballot. and after three
other bal'n',nss, MIR. Wicklifie was
chosen the fifth manager. A resolu
ton consequent upon these proceed
sngs, VAS then adopted, and the House
adjour0cd.
MONDAY, NAY J.
In the Senate. due order was taken
Tor constituting that body a Court Of
impeachment, with a view to receiving
th" charges agains, Judge Peek, which
the House al Represent atives has given
notice of its intention TO EXHIBIT. Some
time was spent upon MIR. Benton =
Land Graduation Bill, which was al
forwards laid on the table on his mo.
ton. The bill prescribing the mode
OF commencing. proseo utlng. and de-
Gliding controversies between States.
was then again taken up, and MIR. Rob
bins having concluded his argument 10
favor of il. the Senate adjourned.
In the House ut Representatives. al
Ter petitions aud reports had been pre-
scented. the Tennessee Lard bill va,
discussed, and finally rejected. by a
najoriiy OF 81 votes. The House then
went into committee of the whole, and
after an unsuccessful motion BY MIR
Bell to take up the Indian bill. which
was negatived Wv a majority of -
yoies) the committee resumed the con
SideTation of the bull Ca alter the tariff
laws. SIR. Blair. of 5. e.. spoke in
support Of Mr.. McDufIie'. amendment
and Mr.. Davis, of :. C., having OBJ
tanned the flour, the committee rose.
TUESDAY, NAY I.
The SENATE yesterday. resolved itself
into Court of Impeachment, and the
Managers an the part of the House ol
Representatives appeared and exhibit
ed an article of impeachment against
Judge Peck. After ordering that Judge
Peek be summoned. To answer thereto,
on tuesday next, the Court was adj
jnurned To that day. The senate then
took up the bill 60 re organize the Ma
w Ut the United States, which was un-
der consideration at the Adjournment
In The House at Representatives. =
bill was introduced bs Mr. Wick lie.
from the Select Committee on the sub
ject. to amend the several acts autho.
rIzlng the registering aud granting Of
licences of Steam Boat-. aud tn pro.
vide for the better securities of live, of
passengers 90 board of vessels and
repnrted. from the same Committee, a
resolution calling On the Secretary nf
the Treasury for his views nn the sub
Jec'. y motion was IN 'nmade by Mr..
Grennel!, To reconsider the vote by
which the ball relative to the TenneS.
see lands had been. on the previous DAY.
rejected. The motion led TO some dis
cussIOn, which terminated ia n success
tul mutton 20 Law the motion To- recon.
sidrr un the table. The House then
resolved itself ihto Committee of the
whole on the state Of the Union. and
took up the bill To amend the acts in
alteration Of the various acts imposing
duties on Imports, when Mr.. DAVIS
Oi Massachusetts, spoke for about two
hours. In cOnclusiO Of a most eloquent
argument IN favor Of the bill. to which
che most remarkable and unbroken at &.
tcntion was paid throughout. lie was
preceded by MIR. Crawford on the same
SIDE. The committee then acted on
the balls reported by Mr.. Archer, re-
iatiye to Foreign Ministers, which
were reported to the House.
WEDNESDAY. NAY s.
10 the Senate, the bill introduced OF
leave by Mr.. Webster, to establish the
Office of Solicitor Of the Treasury, was
read the second time. Mr.. Webster
supported the bill with various areu
ments 10 rs favor; and when he had
concluded, after two unsuccessful no
iIons toF reference 90 the Committee.
Of Finance and Judiciary, by Messrs.
Odbury and King. the bill vas. ou
motion ct Mf. King, postponed TO, and
made the order 1T the day for Monday
next. The ball 10 graduate the price