Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-01-20

twice read. and committed to the Co|',' .,.,
tee Of the Whole House on the state 0' '"0
Union. ~ H. ,ben
rosoIved itself into a Committee OF tne
While House. Mr.. McDuffie in the Chalr'
and resumed the consideration OF the re-
nor, Of the Committee of Elections, IN the
case Of Thomas d. Arnold and Pryor Lea
when MIR. Arnold resumed his remarks, :
and afie, having occupied the attention oil
the Committee about two hours, concluu-
ed. M
Mr.. Standifer, Mr.. Buchanan, and Mr.
Polk. severally addressed the COMMITTEE
in reply to some observations, which were
made by the petitioner during the course
ofhis argument. C.;,,,o
On motion by MI. Lea, the Comml''ee
rose, reported progress, and obtained leave
to sit again.
FmDAY, JAN. s, 1880.
The Senate did not sit to-day
HousE.-Mr. McDuffie, from the Com.
mittee of Ways and Means, reported a bill
making appropriations for the payment OF
Revolutionary and Invalid Pensions {;
which was twice read, and committed to a
Committee of the Whole House on the
state of the Union. 49,.
Mr.. Bates, from the Committee on NILE
tary Pensions, reported the following heso'
luton, VIZ: ~.
oResolred, That the Committee on Mill
tarv Pensions be instructed, agreeably to
the Presidents recommendation IN his
Message Of the 9th of December last, to
revise the Pension law, for the purpose OF
extending its benefits to every soldier VINO
aided in establishing our Liberties and who
Is unable TO maintain himself in comfort;
and to report to the House a bill for that
nurnose. And also, that said committee
be further instructed, agreeably to SAID re-
commentator, TO report bill for the relief
of all those who were, during the last War,
disabled from supporting themselves by
manual Iabour.
The House resolved itself into a Com
mittee of the Whole House, on the Re-
mort Of the Committee Of Elections on the
memorial of Thomas ID. Arnold, contest
ING the election of Pryor Lea, returned as
one Of the members for the State Of Ten
nessee.
And after some debate, the Committee
rose, reported progress, and asked leave 10
SIT again; but
The House refused TO grant leave to SIT
again, and then
/ Adjourned ill Monday next.
MONDAY, January IL, 1890.
liz The Seaate.-Mr. Forsyth presented
preamble and resolution of the Legisla-
ture of Georgia, iustructing the Senators,
and requesting the Representatives, of that
State in Congress ''to use their best efforts,
and their warmest cooperation in obtain
ing a total repeal Of the Tariff act Of 1875"
which were laid on the table, and ordered
to be printed. The Senate then resumed
the consideration of the bill for the relief of
sundry citizens of the United States who
have lost property by the depredaIions OF
certain Indian Tribes.
The debate on this bill was resumed by
Mr. Forsyth, who spoke in opposition to
it, and continued nearly three hours. Mr..
F. opposed the bill on the ground principal
/ " that the claims had moi been sufficiently
Investigated. Mr. Ruggles g. MIR. Holmes
likewise opposed the bill for the same and
other Observation-Disclosures, &c. Mr.. Ben
ton and Mr. White replied at large and
specifically to the objections urged against
the bill, the former gentleman more than
once and with much earnestness, defend
ing the Justice of the claims, their legality
and the reasonableness, as to the amount
of the charges, &c. In the course Of the
debate, Mr.. Kane, TO obviate Mr.. For
syth's objection, moved an amendment, re-
/ ferring the claims to the Secretary Of War
for REORGANIZATION, &c. but the motion
was lost. MIR. Smith of S. G. rose to ad-
dress the Senate further on the subject;
when, at half past O'Clock, the Senate adj
jOurned
IN the House of RepresentatiUes.-An IN
expected and somewhat animated debate
took place on ihe question of the reference
of petition The National Intelligencer
from which we copy the annexed notice OF
the subject, states that the petition was ono
! presented to the House a week or two ago
from a meeting Of citizens held in New
/ York, and then laid on the table, praying
The lnterPosition Of Congress to protect the
Indians Of the South against the injustice
and oppression which the petitioners ap-
prehend to be threatened by the Legislation
ofthe States within which the Indians re-
lside-relenine 10 the State Of Georgia par.