Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-04-08
TWENTY FIRST CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION

Tuesday March 80 The Seoate, was otcu-
MED principally in a debate 90 no smendne nt
proposed by Mr.. White 10 motion of Nj
r. linghuysrn TO pint 5000 copies of the re-
nor, of h Secretary at War. on the subject
n( I. dim Giyiltz ton and the progress OF the
arts OF agriculture manufactures and commerce
am ang pnr lutian uIhes during the last eieh'
v.srs Mr. " - oiioD 10 add two let
,ers from ALB Starr and Abm. A. Head, Il
Tennessee, 90 The Hon. Pryor Lee. On the same
snbi,c TO the report Of the Secretary AZ W =.
Mr. Frehnghuysen opposed he amendment,
On thu ground nat the letters were unofficial {:
ina, they had never been seen by the Secretary
mN fhe am nd ueni Of MIR Whitr
va. advocated by Mr. Forsyth. Mr. Dicker-
sen. Mr.. Mckinney and Mr. Hayne. ant oppo-
,ed Nv Messrs Webster and Noble. NJ. Noble
SAID he would oppose any amendment for the
pu,pose OF printing private letters with the re-
uori OF the secretary at War, unless the MOI yer
would CONSENT tina . certain letter from the
Hon Thomas y. Moore, 10 gentleman in
Now Jersey, be added also MIR Whites amend.
mont was carried by vote ot q 10 % Mr.
Johnston, of LOUISIANA, occupied the floor
during the remainder Of the day on Mr.. Foors
r.solutian The President OF tho United
Safes, 10y Mr.. Doutlson, his Private Secretary.
transmiitod communication from The Sacrr-
tai ofihe Navy, IN relation To the Survey OF
KEY West.
ia tn House M Representative. n memorial
was presen,rd from Gen Harrison. asking for
CONDENSATION for time necessarily expended by
him as minister TO Colombia more than three
pos,hs. II was referred 10 the Comm tee
on Foreign Affairs. The Hnnso tho. .osunr1
the consideration OF Mr.. MoDnflic's resolution
to reduce the pay OF Members of Congress NJ.
ter the session had continued tor specified
term. Mr.. Wayne, who had possession of the
hanr on the previous day, addressed The House
in opposition 10 the measure. Mr. Smyth Of Va.
rose N continuation, but the hour had expired :.
Varinus bills war then taken up and disposed
of The bill for the Improvement OF hsrbp,s
VAS ordered To be engrossed Tor third reading
this day. The consideration of the bill Tor The
making of CERTAIN surveys, 81 WAS postponed
likegi.a nntil to-day. The House then went
into Committee oi the Whole on the state
OF thu Union, NJ Haynes in the Chair, upon
the bill for the construction of road from
Buff . - New Orleans. by way of Washing
ton. NJ. Crawford. Of Pennsylvania. addressed
the Committee IN support OF the Blll, aud en-.
tered into a detail of the advantages which
would result from its adoption. Mr.. StandIfer
followed on he same side, aud advocated the
propreiy aOd policy OF the measure as sdvanta-
ntous alike To the military, CONNER cta', aud
general Interests of the Union. Mr. Richardson
also supported the measure, and argued NJ
grr, leaG'n - itvur II tie sktsnslon al the
road from Bu1'llo % lie head Of Lake Cham
plain, in Vermont, aud thrncc - Boston. in
M ~ proposed ny the amendment formerly
sat 7Js4GtsJ D.. hin NJ Crockett ohicC tde en-
tirely to the project; which he contended would
II It were attempted 10 b. CARRIED INTO effect
involve the country IN an endless expense II
rem,nhed orn N \ s1n) Dfa man ia OHIO
who was proceeding 10 his home, with hae
on his back and who being met by 4 neighhor.
was asked, what he was carry ing in the sack
upon his shoulders Put L. your hand and
eee, aid the mao, aud ihetinquirer, dong so,
was bill by raccoon and on compainin and
asking again wat il WINS, was answered thai il
was n BITE Such he conceived This bill TO be.
for il we once appropriated money for the con
struct,on OF this road. we should be called up-
ON for more until we should have no means
or opportunity of stopping in our career r.
however, the road should he made. il ousht to
60 by way of Memphis. Mi Chiffon opposed
the bill. He objected to the measure, although
friendly to the system Of Internal Iinpr oyemenl
lie objected 10 II from his own personal know.
ledge of the obstacles which would be mel with
from swamps and water courses in the con-
srnction OF the road. 1t would not only cos,
tue at iffp ui'y nilliOnS oil dollars, but
when made al that expense, the road could noe.
or be made available for national objects NJ.
purposes Of anssnalure whs soever. A proiou.
ged discussion took place. in which MeSrs
Coke, Carson. Craig OF Va, Speight, Petite,
and Barringer, took part MIR Pet,is
renewed his amendm. NJ TO strike oot this
enacIing clause. After a.some further deba,e
the Committee, on mot on of Mr. Coke, rose
and reported The House again wen, INFO
c. Hmitfee If he Whole on the state of The r..
MON. Mr. Wicklifie in the Chair, on the bill for
the re.app7opria''on Of certain unexpended
balances of former appropriations, and the bin
making appropriations for the Engineer. Or
dance, and Q 'artermast~r's Department; suer
some time spent ~ the consideration of them
there mol being quorum present. the Com
mttee rose, and the Hou adjourned
Ucdnesday, March 81 The Senate ,ran.ac.
ted great deal oil business. A number OF bills |
from the House, and a number Of Senate bills |
went through their various stages several
were ordered 10 be engrossed for q third read
ing The bill for increasing the terms Of the
U. States Courts, for the Southern Judicial
District The State of New York and for ad
ding to the compensation of certain Judges
was, after some debate, ordered TO be engross.