Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-01-27

MONDAY. IAN. iS.

iaiion o! petitions. \ number of bill
were then reported from ihc variou,
Committees, among which was the Ma &.
val Appropriation Bill. The House
then resumed the consideration oC the
resolution offered by MIR. Hunt. rcla.
',Ne Ia distribution 81 the prorecd, oi
the Public Lands. when. after mod,
hcation by the mover rcferrin. the
subject To select Committee, Mr.
Sprighi oi North Carolina. briefly AL
dressed the House. Mr.. In~cr,oll
then demanded the previous question.
which was sustained. The main qncs-
ton was then ordered tn bc put. Wien
MIR. 1iammons asked Tor a division of
the resolution. so ~ to take the oucs-
iion first on the general question as 20
the distribution o( the Public Lands.
and subsequently on the rstio. Til.
led to some discussion on n point oi
order. whether II was IN order to divide
resolution. the propositions in which.
were so dependent on each other. The
Speaker decided that il was IN order
and from this decision IN appeal was
made IN the House. bat the decision of
the Chair was finally sustained The
question was then taken on the first
proposition. the general subjcc, of dis
triDation. and carried ia the atfirma
alive by vote of l2-. 10 50. a de
mand was then made Cor division Of
the remaining propositions.s as To take
vote on the purpose" for Educa.
ton aud Internal provemcnt." dis
'inot from the ratio. Mr.. Taylor. of
New York, then demanded a further
division. so as TO separate the objects.
lie was willing To vote far the distri
button for the purpose of Education.
but not for Internal improvement
5 The residue of the resolution was thus,
divided into three distinct questions.
but before any question was taken.
the House adjourned Nat. Jour.
TUESDAY, JAN. 10.
In the Senate, among the various pc
/ titions and memorials which WEI. pre-
scented. was one from Maine by Mr..
Sprague, praying for the Adjustment
Of slavery IN the Dirtrict of Culu nbia.
/ The debate on Mr.. Foot's resolution.
proposing an inquiry into the cxpe-
dIcncy Of suspending the surveys OF
the Public Lands. being the unhnish
ed business of Yesterday was com
mcnced by Mr.. Holmes in the support
of the resolution. Messrs. Barton.
Woodbury., lIaync, Spraguc aud
Livingston. sevcrally followed Mr..
Holmes in support of the views enter
tanned bv those gentlemen and the
Senate, without deciding the question
adjourned.
\ message was received IN the house
Of Representatives, from the Presidcn'.
stating that he had received from Boil
var. President of the Republic Of Co
lumbia. Gold Medal, struck 90 con
mcmorate the prcscry alton of the Lii
Scrator from recent attempt to assas.
sInate him aud that IN conformity
with that provision of the Constitution
which prohibited any of the Public
fonctionarics Of the United States from
accepting presents from Foreign Pow.
ers, he submitted its disposal TO the
discretion Of Congress. The commu-
nication cyclted considerable ,ntcrcs,
throughout the House.
Numerous private bills were read
n third time and passed anal the rcso
luton for the distribution of public
lands was decided upon. in lis three
remaining branches. by yeas and nays
That which vent TO apply them 10 thc
purpose of education. was upon n iii
vision carried bv majority oil o. To s5
but the provision extending their applI
cation to the object Of iniernal improve.
ment. was rejected BY a vote OF % 70
%. The latter part of the question,
that the proposed distribution should
be made IN proportion TO To the repre-
sentatIon Of the States III the House,
and that the select Committee should
have leave To report upon the subjec b,
, bill or otherwise, was passed. The
select Committee was subsequently
proposed 10 consist Of seven member,
Mr.. Aston from the Committee CT
elections. presented report on III,
subject of the contested election o.
Mr.. Fisher. concluding with the follow
I ing resolution:
R,sslrcd. Tbs, silas Wright. junior. - en
titled Co = sea, IN tho Iious~. ~ member %
Congress. from the Pet C"ngrc s,ionai lis
'tict of the state % Sew York. "a place o
George Fisher, ,hc sitting member.
The House then resolved itself int,
q Committee Of the whole IN the Stat,
: of the Union. MIR. Cambrelcng in Oh,
! Chair. on the question for the extern
? Ton Of tho Judiciary system. M
strong addressed the House upon th'
subject until near the close Of the ST
? ting. Mr.. strong, has the hO0r {,
day. u Telegraph.
. wKBNEsDAY, JhN. 90.
In the Senate. resolutions were Of
]. lered By Nc. smith, of MARYLAND. ~
n pairing tie Secretary Of War 10 eaus
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