Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-03-17
CONGRESS-.
s,ruuoAY, MARCH, g.

che Committee ON tho uissrict Of 60.
bmbis. 10 which had been referred .
letter from John L. Skinner, or Wash
ington, proposing 20 furnish the City Of
Washington more bsndsntly with va.
Ter. requested that the committee Nc
discharged from the further consi,irra.
ZION Of the subject, and that Mr.. Skin.
ner have leave 90 withdraw his letter ;
which was agreed to. Petitions were
presentettty MessSs. Dickerson. Cham.
bers, aud Foot; one by Mr.. Dickerson,
demonstrating against sny interfercnrc
with the laws respecting the transpor.
tation Of the mails the other PRAYING
Congress to protect the Southern In
d'snss ~ the rights secured 10 then. bv
treaty. On the item in the appropr,a-
ton bill from the Hcuse, making an
preparations for outfits and salaries Of
foreign ministers, a considerable dis.
cnssion arose, in which Messrs. Foot.
Smith, Of Maryland. Chsmbers. Holmes.
Noble. Forsyth. Johnson. Sprayue,
B,bA Barton. and White. participat-
Ell: The ss.s was sna!ly ordered 10 a
In the House Of REPRESENTATIVES.
th. Mercer presented a report frou
the Select COMMITTEES, appointed 20
take into consideration the memorial
from certain citizens Of Virginia ON the
subject Of the claims Of ex- President
Monroe; which was ordered 10 be laid
upoo che table and printed. Mr.. Mer-
Ger aiso presented q report, accompa
med by a resolution, upon the subject
os the memorial Of the COLONIZATION
Society; which was, likewise, upon /.
division, ordered to be printed. The
House then took up the resolution, pro-
posed by Mr.. Vinton, for the printing
OF the laws Of Georgia, Alabama, and
mississippi, respecting the Indians. -
Mr.. Wilde, who had possession Of the
Hoor. submitted further amendment.
for tho printing Of such laws as might
be found in the Library Of Congress,
az in the archives Of line State Depart.
ment, respecting the condition al the
Indians within the jurisdiction Of the
old colonies or IN the States, since the
establishment Of our Independence.
and the Sontrol exercised over them.
These, he stated, or at least such of
them as we're requisite, could. at most,
be comprised in q report Of 95 pages.
The hour, however, expired before the
question was taken upon the amend
ment. The Virginia Election case
was next considered, and occupied the
remainder Of the day.
MONDAY, MARCH 8.
In the Senate. the act making an.
preparations for the support Of Govern
ment for the year 1880 was read the
third time and passed. The act max
ing appropriations for the Military Ser.
VICE for the year 1850 was ordered 10
a third reading. The &c, making ap
preparations for the Naval Service for
the year 1880. was passed. Some time
was spent IN the consideration Of Exc.
cutive business.
In the House of Representatives, nu-
merous petitions we're presented and
referred. One Of these petitions. pr.
sented by Mr.. Strong. praying for the
discontinuance of Sunday mails, called
forth a Few remarks from MIR. r. NJ.
Johnson. on = motion 10 print il. The
motion To print it was finally nsgativ-
ed. by vote, the ayes and noes being
called. ct l18 to ~. Several rcports
trom Committees were then made. and
among them, bill concerning iude-
inents in the Court Of the United States
IN the State Of New York, reported by
Mr.. Storrs, from the Judiciary Com.
'nittec, was read twice, and ordered
o0e engrossed and read q third time
on Monday next. Sundry resolutions
were then adopted or laid on the table
Tor one days when the House resumed
the consideration Of the resoint;o, s,h.
mitted by Mr.. Vinton relative "a ,he
printing Of the laws of &C. tain States
concerning the Indians. The resolo
ton. according to, the motion of SIR.
wilde, was committed TO the Commit
tee on Indian Affairs, By q vote OF Iss
TO 40. The House then took up the
suSiect " the Norfolk Election. when
Judge Spencer delivered his opinions.
Tie was followed bv Mr. p. p. Bar.
bour, MIR. DOddridge and Mr.. Test.
when the previous question was de.
manded. aud the report 81 the Conf
IBltiee Mas ceocuTed in, by q vote Of
% to 81. 80 that George Loyal was
declared = member Of the 9Ist Con.
eress. II Journal.
The Senate was yesterday princi.
paily occupied " ith Executive business;
OF the particulars of which we onlV
learn generally. that me nomination Of
LENUEI. WILLIAMS 10 the Office Of CoI
leetor Of the port Of New Bedford.
massachusetts,, which has been once
rejected during this session. and the
next Gay rsesnsidered. was finally con
.HrVed. FROM what we can learn. NO
other pendiBs no,ptnat;,.. az -. -.