Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-05-26
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''"" S"" "avss setvtCc Oh tno lnttet
States during the revolutionary was.
vas taken up aud ordered TO a third
reading. The bill TO re organize the
Navy of the United States, came up
for third reading. a. amended. and
was passed. The bull authorizing q
subscription 10 the stock Of the Wash
ington. Maysvii,e. Paris. and Lcxing-
ton Turnpike Road Company, wa.
passed. The senate spent some time
VA the consideration Of Executive bust
meas.
In the House of Representative.
the bail from the Senate authorizing a
subscription of stock to the Washing
ton Turnpike Road Company, wa-. on
motion If Mr.. HenphiII. committed TO
n committee " the whole an the state
ef the UninD. The bill Tn establish u
port Of entry at Delaware CITY. was
read third time and passed. The re-
s'duc ct the day was occupied in the
onsideration Of the Indian removal
bill. IN committee Of the whole on the
state of the Union. Mr.. wicklifTe in
the Chair. Mr.. Storrs. Of New York.
addressed the Committee until Z ~
clock, when Mr.. Lumpkin took the
fioor, but at the solicitation Of several
members. he Welded W a motion To
rise, and the House adjourned.
MONDAY, NAY IL.
The Senate repealed their resolution
authorizing a subscription to Gale. &
Seaton's proposals for re-printing the
public documents.
The House IF Representatives re-
sumed the consideration Of the rcsolu.
ton offered by Mr.. Taiiaferro, ON the
subject at repeal Of the duty ON salt.
Mr.. Taliaferro modified his resolution,
and then renewed his call for the pre-
vious question. Nc. Burgess then de-
MINDED a call Of the House. and asked
for the Ayes aud Noes, which " ere or.
dercd. But the motion was refused.
Mr.. Hoffman then lnovedto lay the re-
solution on the table. which was mega.
lived. Ayes 80, Noes o.. The hour
then expired. Mr.. Martin moved to
consider the bill reported by the Com.
mittee on Ways and Means, reducing
aud repeating doties OR Imports. in or
der TO get at the duty on Salt. This
Vas negatived, Ayes o.. Noes o.
The House then post poned the special
orders and took up, in committee of
the whole, the Indian Bill. when Mr..
I.umpkin, Mr.. Ellsworth and MIR. Eos.
ter. addressed the Committee on the
subject Of this bill.
TUESDAY,, MAY IS.
HE senate spent some time upon
Executive business. A number of un.
excrptionablc nominations were CON
iirmed. The only contested one was
rejected. being The nomination of Sam.
ucI NcRobcrts To be Attorney of the
United States for the District of Iii.
noi-. in the place of $. Breesc. Ia pop
ular and respected officer, removed
No other contested nomination.. were
acted upon, thnugi, II u understood that
there are several vet depending which
will he the subject Of contest.
10 the House of Representatives, the
resolution offered by MIR. Tal,srerro TO
repeal the dnty on Salt, was again to
Ken M. when Mr.. Reed moved an a
mendncnt. and addressed the House
mt length an the subject. Mr.. Talia-
frrro then Withdrew his resolution; and
THUS the subject has, for the present.
been removed from befure the House.
Ren'orai Of the Iadimis. -Tbe SIEVE.
raj special orders Of the day were then.
ON motion Of Mr.. Bell, further most.
poned. and the House again resolved
ltself into committee of the whole, MIR.
W'ckl'he in the Char, on the bill 10
provide for M exchange of lands with
the Indian tribes. and for their remoy
al beyond the Mississippi. MIR. Evans,
ot Name. addressed the committee up.
wards OF three hours, in opposi,ion 10
the ball and IN reply to its advocates.
Mr.. Huntington. of Connecticut. fol.
lowed ia a speech of nearly the same
length on the same side. Mr.. Johns.
OF Delaware. succeeded. and address.
ed the committee at length, also against
the bill. Mr.. j. was speaking At @
o'cl"ek; and the House had not adj
jooTned az 10.
WEDNESDAY, NAY 10.
IN the Senate. the vote taken on re-
isetIug the bill creating th- Office Of
Solicitor Of the Treasury, was recon.
sidered, and the bill was laid ON the
table The bill 10 incorporate the
AIcxand''a Canal Company, was taken
up ON motion Of Mr.. Cbsmtrrs. aud
finally orieved Co third reading. yea.
25. nays II. The bill from the House,
for the more edeciual collection Of i'm
post duties. was next taken up, toye
Their wIth the amendments reported by
the comm''lss ca commerce, and after
= d'scussion. ~ which Messrs. Wood :
bury. Rckerson, Chambers, Tyler.
S'isbee. Webster. King. Livingston,
5S'sos,oH, Fnrsy IL. Hsvne. and Grun.
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