Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-31
CONGRESS-.
TuURsp,Y. JANUARY 81, 1891.
In sen AVE.

Bell, Mr. King, aud Mr. Tyler.
ar Silsbec, rom the Committee on Finance,
ported bill 10 provide that salt in the public
the 3ist Of December, 1853 |, shall be subject 10
no higher duty than salt imported after tha, day.
Mr.Clsyton, from the Committee appointed tn IN
vestigate the present condition OF the Post Office
Department, offered the following resolution, observ-
ing tina; the cG.iniitee were unanimously of the
opinion, that IN order TO prosecute that investigation
with effect, 1t was necessary that they should be
powered 10 send for persons and pa Ps-s:
Resolved, That the Sci, CT Comm ttec appointed
To exsmie and r,por, the present condition of tic
Post-O0ice Department have power 20 send for per
sens and papers Il
Mr.. Hendricks reported a bill to authorize the
State OF Indiana 10 make road t!rosgh the pubic
lands.
The bills 10 oulhorze the construct ion of three
schooners for the naval service OF the Unicd States
toissnend the acr to encourage the cultivation OF
the ul.ye and the vine, sever0Ry ordered to
bc cngrossed fur third reading
Mr. Livingston submitted the following rcsolu-
ton:
Resolved, That the Commit 90 sa Finance be in
~ ;,....C tnto tho cNp'dIcucy ct making
further provision for the support of Africans cap
tn-ed by vessels of the Uni ed States AID br uailt
into the Uni cd States.
TRIAL OF JUDGE PECK.
On motion OF Mr. Foot, the Senate again resolved
itself into Court OF Impeachment
Mr.. S,orrs concluded hrs arsament in support of
the impeachment. Is sequel peculiarly in-
pr save and eloquent. OCc sentiment uttered bv T.
honorable manag'r is especially worthy Cf record.
to be found IN the affections of the people. The
people would tc true 70 the Judiciary as long as
they were true to Themselves. The judiciary would
find protection with the people aud IN their lcuisla
tive hals until they should become so debased as 10
be unworthy Of protection. Il was not by the u,ur-
patton / unlawful 81 tyrannIca power nor by ih,.
exercise of an unlawful jurisdcti-n, that they could
expect their Independence to b. respected or preser-
we'd; and he ed 10 press this point so tar as To
think that the character, utility aud fate uf tic iud
cio branch at the government depended upon the de-
cision of his
Mr.. Buchanan will probably close the whole ar
gUnent tomorrow.
The Court and Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MIR. Cambreeng, from the Committee of Com
merce, reported the bill from the Senate ito author
iZe the transpoI tatiom OF merchandise by land or
water, with the privilege OF debenture" without
amendment; and on motion of Mr. G. il was O d,,red
to be r" ad third time tomorrow.
COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
The HeUse then resumed the consideration of The
Joint resolution ''rrlavc the Ray of Members of
Congress, together with the ion To r.coInnit the
rCsnluius to the Committee Of Public Expenditures
with certain in,trnc,iU
After some discussion, The previous question was
demanded. and the demand was sustained by the
House.
On the main gus ion, Mr.. Wickn de called for the
Yeas and Nays, and they we're ordered
The main question was then put, in The following
forms ''Shall the jnint resolution pass2" and II was
determined in the aft ma i've follows:
AYES-Messrs Alexander, Allen, Aston, Anderson,
Angel, Armstrong, Arnold, Noyes Barber BarnweU'
Barley, Bates, Baylor, Beekman, }. Blair, Bockee
Boon, Borst, Bouldin Brodheah. Brown Burgess But.
man. Cahoon, Can'hTeleng, Campbell Carson, Chand- |
Ter, Chiffon Claiborne Clay, Condict, Conner Coon
err cowles Craig, Crane, Crawford, Crockett Creigh-
ton, Or cheron, Daniel Davenport, w. r. Davis, lie.
berry, Denny. Desha, De Witt, Dickinson Doddridpe
D"rsry, Draper, Dayton, Duncan, Dwight Eager,
EaTl Ellsworth, c. Evans, Horace Everett, Findlay,
Finch, Ford, Forward, Foster, Fry, Gordon, Green
iiah' lammoms, Harvey, Hawkins, Haynes, Hodges
tiosDh- Hoffman, Hubbard, Hunt, Huntington Ibrie
iHomas Irwin Jarvis, Richard NJ Johnson
We Johnson, Kendall, Kennon, Kincaid, Perkins
King Lamar, Lea, Leavitt, Lecompte, Lent, Letcher
I:oyaI'' lunpkin Lyon Magee, Malary. aIar,ndale
Martin Thomas Maxwell, Lewis Maxwell McCreery,
NJ Cry, Mercer, Mitchell, Mcneil, Muenburg Much.
otis, Overton, Petis, Polk, Potter, Powers, RAMSAY
Hencher Richardson, ROane, Russell, Scott, William
u shepard Aug. ". ShepPerd, Shields, Sill, Smith,
7peICIi' Ambrose Spencer, Richard Spencer Stan
ocry' Iandeter, Sirr'gere, Stephens, w. l.. Storrs
a'f'1s swarm, Swift, Tilaferro, Taylor, Test Wiley
. .''"y,5" = thompson, Tracy Trezvan,, Tucker.
aye, FNrnam, Herplanck, Wayne, Weeks White.
10y, e, =. " hle, WckhTe. Wilde, VIII Jams Wilson
~ ."f4'c, A'ocey, Young-159
NhFES ess's John. 8 Barbour, Coleman Crown
."ua"'Sht. Edward Everett, Gather, Gorham, Gren-
net "",,ay, H'nds, Hughes, Leper, Miller, Norton.
..' ti~r9on Rose, Sprigg, Henry II. Sorrs, Suth.
-',1no, Ninton' Edward ID. Whte-2l.
80 the Resolution passed and sent 10 tho So
nate Tor occurrence, IN the following form
Resolved, by the Senate and House of Repr.sen.
ie-'cS' inet II sha be The imperative duty of the
Secfe h'y 81 Tie nae and Sergeant at arms of the
every Session OF Congress, from each Member of
Congress or Delegate from a Territory, the number
81 cas- uch no may have been absent from and
l5' 10 ancndgnCs upon, the business Of tic IIouse.
1d W seiI1g the accounts Of the Senator's Members
"d bci'gl''s, there shall be deducted from the ac
count or anoIt of pay for each Session at The rate
'i 'Ght dollars per day for every day any Member of
other Hgrse, or ID legatc, shall have been abson,
a%cep IS order, on business Of The House TO WINCH
'4 belongs, or IN Consequence Of sickness
4-' BGuse then, on mo'IOn Of Mr.. Stcrigerc went |
.-o |lmmlttce OF the Whole Mr.. Howard in the !
-a'H. and iook up the bill from the Senate 10 "a /
fth" ~ act TO quiet the title Of corlan purchasers
81 !aadg between the lines Of Ludlow and Roberts
90 90 STATE OF OHIO" together with certain amend
menis proposed by the Committee on Private land
Cams. '
TINS subject has been long before Congress, and
me debate on the merits Of the case, repeatedly Pub
iished ~ tho lntelhgeHcor. Gen Martini and PM
lp Doddfdg', ms ageDtsifor chers, were the owners
OF certain lands between the lines OF Ludlow and
Roberts, IN thc S;ote of Ohio These lands had
poem SOLD TO other individuals by the United States
OeItvNhg tnen 10 be part Of the national domain
ana the proceeds maid into tbo