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

/ ,,.t.s .z#,,h tie amendments. I'm this bill
debate ensned, IN which Mess. Frelinghnysen,
seundy. Holmes Mokindry, King, fofsy'h,
! and Hsnfricks took pat. The bill was ihen
| LAID on The table with an understanding fha'
/ IA 10 be taken Up mex Monday The billtfom
the House OF representatives ~ relation to we
1 mileage of members II Congress was debated
nj cunsihrrabl, iengih. but bsiore any question
was taken the Senate adjourned.
/ In the HOUSE OF Representatives.. the Discus
son Of Mr. McDufiieis resolution Tor the re-
trench n.ni OF the pay oi the members alter
.neei6ed term was resumed. Mr.. Smyth, OF
Virgins, H.. Siorrs. Of Nes York, and Nj.
Cambrelcng seyeraIls addressed The House IN
opposiibn 10 IL. The latter gentleman pfel'os-
ed bat the session Of Congress saould term.
mite on The l5lh day of Apfll. IN each year,
which proposition Mr. Evereti, of Mass &C
eepted ~ modification Of his amendment.
On the call Of Alr Wicklile. the previous qnes-
ton was ordered, and the main question.
which was the adoption u the original iesolu-
ton. was rrjen Ell upon division, by yeas and
nays. by a vote OF l22 10 81. The reminder
OF the day was devoted Ia the ntideraiion Of
Ihr bills for the making Of certain surveys, and
the appropriation bill Tor the Engineer, Ord
nance, and Qnaiterma,teTs Departments.
| At 8 o. lock The House adjourned.
Thusiay Anil J. Ia he Senate. after sun.
dry petitions aud resolutions had heen present
| ed, snndIy memorials wr5c laid before the Sc
cate, by Mes.fs Bell. Sprngue aud Holmes,
I T. ON ceriaIn inhabnauis OF NV Hampshire
and Name, praying for the Sonthefn Indians.
A prU,faeted aud interesting debate enshed on
ihe Amendment. pisvi5rng that no presents be
gwen To the Chiefs or head men oil The Mamie
and Paiiawatomir indians, when the bill max
iaa appropriation for holding treaty with
ihasr Indlans. M. Forsy h traced The origin
OF tie practice back 10 the first trrconrsf OF
| the EaTope ans with the Indians, lhat IL has
met IS ih the appreciation OF Washington JEFF
iersun, &C &c end showed from Inc habit
manners aud customs, ol TIM race oil MN, that
II was not only proper, hut necessary and indi.-
pensahle It We expected 10 trcat with them
| He showed ihal IL was trait ms para " IT.
nected with the character Of -avae. ifc, 10 iool
| M 10 those more ctvilized, for girs, d. M
| Frenghaysen opposed the gumeH "
| Forsyth. lie thought the tacts disclosed by
| ihe eonilenan from Georgia wefe suffcien to
arouse The friends ol humanity aud OF Jnstca ~
| order 10 put a period 10 practice NJ once de-
grading aud dcmoralizug 10 the savage. aud
ds,cpntabe and de,ogaIory 10 the dign,ly aus
faith of powerful naion. He cared not whrn
II was commenced, how II was carried ON, I'm
der whose admin STA atom II had BEEN practiced
| nr Nv what ill1sirIuns men such measures had
been sanctioned hP believed 1t TO be wrong
radically wrong ; and he tell bound by every
feeling Of iusioe, humanity and conscience, 10
use every effort TO abolish II. Mrssp Cham
br,s, Foot. Barton and Sprague also advocated
ihr amendment; and il was opposed Oy Messrs,
While. Hayne. Johnston and kane, twas f..
nally rejected by a vote oi24 u ID
IN the House, the resolution FOR setting upa /
Il. -.
sdcration of ausinpss concerning the District 81
Columbia, moved somr dhysago. was taken mp
Tor consideration but the hour elapsed before
he question was taken, aud the House reius, i
10 suspend the rule.
Tn House then acted, in Commiiie of the
Whole on the State nf the Uniun on the bill 10
construct a road from Buffalo by way of Wash.
ingion, to New Orleans, but did not come 10
any decision.
FridaQ, iprR In the Senate. several rr-
ports werr made from the varous Committees
aud a number Of bills were read the second
time. aud ordered 10 a third reading. Tn
following bills were read the third time. aud
passed the bill to enable the President 10
eStin guish the Indian titles To lands ia the
oo." II I.-ainu" me hilI tor the relief oil
Andrew Wilson the bill for toe relief of Tho.
mas Shlvcrlck; the bill for the relief of John
Rodrldgues . The bill making appropriations
TO pay the expenses incurred IN holding Ger
tain Indian treaties and the bil fer the re.iet
of Hnbert L1CrolS. Toe bill TO establish thu
office of SUI g"on General Ia ine Navy, was read
the second time, aud aztec having been px.
planned aud advocated by Mr.. Haynr aud
oppo ed b Mr.. DlckersOn was on motion II
} Mr.. D., lid On the table, tn allow lime for n
further exam nation Of ITS merits The bill for
the relief of Alexander scott was taken up.
aid advocated by Messs. Chambers and
smith, of MARYLAND, and opposed by Nh. San.
ford and finally on motion ii Mr. SpraRue.
laid on The table MI Johnston or LOUISIANA
continued his speech on Mr.. Fool's resolution
IN relation 10 the public Iands, and When he
had concluded, the senate a jeurned over 10
Monday next
In the House of Rppresenla tives, the re saln-
lion oil Mr. Powers, from the Committee on
the District of Columbia To devote every
alternate Thursday 10 the pa pose of such h.
gslalioD as might be necessary tor the Dis
trict, was, after long debate, adopted by the
House, by a vote oil 81 10 - Inc act re-ap-
proprietIng certain uneXpendeu balances, was
read thIrd Iime and pas ed. The hill 10 re-
| lnqmsh the reverslonary interest OF the United
olares % Indian reservaiio in Alabama was
AIKEN up.-Mr. Spencer OF New York, moved
on Public Lands, with instructions to report a
provso that all conyeyances OF the Indians
shonl1 be reviewed and approved of by the
District Attorneys OF the United States in their
respective DistIlcs, IN order to guard the In
dians against being overreached IN conse
quence of their nnprovidence and ignorance
aud that without the approval and endorscmen,
OF the District Attorney. SUCH conveyances
should be deemed invalid. Mr.. Clay, nf Ala
bama. objected TO The proposil ion to recommit
the bill TO the committee which reported it,, al
though he assenled 10 the amendment. re-
commitment to the cosAmiitee would tend to
delay the bill He should prefer its refer.
ence 10 Committee of the Whole House MIR.
Spencer agreed 10 the suggestion aud MIR.
Lewis. nj Alabama, moved, in amenjment, 10
sIrik. cut g the District Atornies :" and insert
IN lieu thereof the words " the Register and
Receiver of the Lard Offices" The amend
ment was negatved Strong suggested lrs