Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-05-13

IN. ..ejsc, If providing, ia prdfr 10 p'e'sn
accidents 1. teamboats, under certain pensi-
Ties Far the u, .ngth aud fitness OF The mach'ne-
~ f.od IN nariicslsr OF The boiiefsl attached
az s,s.m vessels. aud respecting The shiil "na
.xnes,ence of tho engineers entrusted wan
,bsir management. II was rehd i"iee snu
,eferred 70 q Conmntee oflbe Whole on we
STATE of the Union. The same COMMITTEE
also reported the aunescd resoi1hop' ""'S"
was agreed IN unauiuisus'y.
Pe.oirfa. That the Secretary OF the Treas
ury h. uirse,ed 20 collect and communicate TO
this Housf, At the next session Of congress
such information lsnd report his views OF, the
,ao,s, Al. iu hi opinipn. may be ufniul aud
;mnor,ani 10 congtess ia suacting regulations
fur The n vlgation of steamboats, or siehn'Ves'
syl.. with view 20 guard against the dangeB
sr;s,ng from The bursting Of boiifrs.
AZ, Grennell moved a reconsideration OF the
x,,e ,fIhs n ,use on the proceeding day, 90
che subject Of The Tennessee land bill but, al
Ter long DISCUSSION, 10 the course oil when MI
Crockett, Mr.. Bell. Mr.. Carson, Mr.. BarI'nger,
mir. Conner. Mr.. Iohnson.o of len q Mr.. Mccoy,
addressed, the House :; the proposition ~s'.on me
motion Of the latter gen'lenan, laid upon the fa'
bls. The bill for the regulation nt certain duties
on impori, sas then iaksu up in COMMITTEE OF
,hs Whole on the state Of The Union. Mr.. TOR
IN the Chair, Mr.. Davis, OF Massachusetts,. ie.
suned and concluded his remarks IN favor Of
,i,s measure. Nr Crawford followed on the
same ale Two bills from the Committee on
Foreign AfT,irs. Que 6iing lie compensation
ofFore,sn Ministers, aud The other for the
suitlemeni OF the accounts of various pubic
funciionaries, were on motion oi Mr.. Archer
con,ider.d in the committee, aud reported 10
the nos,e. After which, at . clock, an al
tournmen. took place.
Igean,gdqu, NAV 8, 10 the sensie, The bill
Introduced ON leave BY MIR. Webster. TO es'
,,bl,sh IN. office ~ Solicitor Of the Treasury.
WA. read tne second time. Mr.. Webster sup.
ported This bill with various Arguments IN lis
5nyor i: and when he had concluded, after two
nsuces.siolmoiipus for references 10 the COM
,nrtees oil Finance aud Judiciary, by NESTS
Woodbury. aud King, the bill WAS, on motion
Of Mr.. King, postponed to, and madc The or
der If the dny for Monday hexf. Tho bill To
graduate the price OF public l,nds MS taken
IN on motion ol Mr.. Benton. and, nifer under
so,pR various amendments. in which The Iona
lion clause to, aud tho iedurfipns IN price be
low IS cents per acre, To actual settlers. were
stricken oui, was ordered 10 be engro.sed for
third rea ling, yeas %. nays % The TIL, as
81 stand. now Inns reduced the price 10 Que dollar
an acre 10 the general purchasers. and If cents
psr acre In the actual settler. Messrs Hhyne,
Bsutoa, Woodbury. King. Mclean. Mckinley,
Bell snd Clayton took part IN the discus.
SION
IL the House Of Representatives, Mr.. Eve
reit, Of Ms.saehnsctts reported. from the Com
mIli.e on ihr Library, joint resolution retpei- |
ting the distribution oil the copies OF The dIplo'
matte correspondence Of ihe United States,
purchased hy Congress. II was read, aud an.
prpprinisly disposed of. report on the sub
|. c, OF the es penditprrs IN the Navy Depart.
menl was made by Mr.. A ~. Shepherd, aud
laid upon lie lablr and the bill Introduced
by Mr.. Archer. from The Conmi,ee on For
sgn Affairs, providing for the settlement Of
.ns accounts Of various public tuoetionafies,
was psssed The iuv her consideration ot the
bill liYing the compensation Of foreign Nina
is,s, reported by the sane gentleman, WA
postponed until Monday mast. sr Cambre
leng's bill, IN Amendment Of the Navigation
Laws vas discussed until lha cos oi the
hour Nj. Wayne renewing his remarks upon
tnst . Inject. Tho bilitp regulate oer'an tu-
port dates wnsthen tHksn mp II committee
al ~. Whole on the STATE of the Gnlun, Mr..
! Dix ~ ths char aud M Crawford CON
cluded his Argument IN supper, OF il. Nr.
ksrn~ell folloaed IN opposition 10 II, aud WIS
Succeeded Ivy MIR, Gotham in its favor until
the rising OF the COmmntee. MI. Buchanan
vnbsraarn,lv submitted 10 the Hou-e bill IN
lisu oftbat OF Mr. Mallnry, which Ms ordered
10 be- printed, amer whica the House, vi 8
d clock, sdJVurned,
hqr,iay. Mty 6 la the Senate, after tic
reception OF various reports from Standing
Committees Oh suhjacts which had BEEN refer.
ned 10 Them, Mr.. Dickers IN, from the Com
r'rtrs to which had been referred 81 much Of
TIE Presih.ats Message MS relates TO the
disposal of the surplus revenue of the nnlton
AMER the payment OF the national debt, repor.
ted bill for tho distribution OF the surplus re-.
venue among the States which was read and
ordered TO a second reading The bill for the
bdiding of light hnusrs aul heHcnns. erection
o. piers, placing buoyS. an1 improvement of
certain harhors, wtstHken up, on motion of
Mt Woodbury.. aud having been amended,
Mas laid on the table, on motion Of Mr.. Smith
Of Soul Caroiina, Several bills from the
House were read the second tnr a d referred,
and several were ordered ton third reading
1As Senate spsnt some time in the eonsldera-
tirn oil Executive business.
In the House OF Representatives.. il was
Issuly.d on motion Of Mr.. Gilmpr-. that after
90 morrow, the hour Of resembling be ten o..
clock. Mr.. White, OF New York, offered
resolution calling upon the Secretary Of the
Treasury for a variety Of Information OF great
Interest With respect TO our commerce. The
I'LL 10 amend the navigation lawswas discussed
until the close Of the hour. Mr. Wayne rrsum.
ing his argument. and Mr. Scott offering an
amendment. The bill for punishment, oil crimes
il the District Of Columb,, WAS, after some
Gebaie, laid upon the table aud the other
lihs on the subject of the District VIZ : those
respecting The bridge across the Potomac, the
Orphans CoUr, and tue amendment Of the
charter of Georgetown, were dis .ussed and
hoally ordered for engrus,nient The bill for
the incorporation OF the Alexandria Canal Com
pany. was considered aud Iii posed Of 10 u
similar manner, previous to The ahjournment
ofths House which took place a, D clock.
Friday, Nay 7.--ln thu Senate, tho bill
providing for he location OF the rethaiuing
Virginia land warrants. was ordered TO DO
ensroSsed. The remarks OF Nj Iylsr In lun