Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-02-04
Gbe CONSTITUTIONS gWhia.


Nv IhohNltNI, FEB =, 1881.
CONGRESS-Iu the Senate on Saturday. Mr.
Buchanan having concluded his argument for the
impeachment, the plcudngs terminated on both
Sides At Mr. Webster's suggestion. the Senate
agreed to meet again yesterday a High Court of
impeachment, to consider of the Judgment it should
render in the No other business of consequence
done.
In the House OF Representatives, the bill reported
by the judiciary Committee taken up, and made
short cork of-bcng rejected without debate bv n
great majority. The proceeding was Us follows:
The House resumed the consideration of the Bill
reported by Mr.. w r Davis, from the majority of
the Committee the judiciary, TO repeal the 25th
section OF the Judiciary Bill of 1883
The Question being tho motion of postponement
Mi Crawford demanded the previous question.
which was seconded by majority of the members
present. Ayes 81. noes GO
=, Inc House then ordered the main question: that
Nc btH DE rejected, be now pun Ayes rs; noes CO.
Mr.. Strong asked for the ayes and noes on The
question of rejection, which were ordered
Mr. Crawford moved call of the House. which
ordered
After the call had proceeded to certain extent II
was, on motion of Mr.. Dwight suspended
The question was then taken, and decided in the
affirmative.
YEAs-Messrs. Anderson Armstrong Arnold.
Bailey, Barber, Barbour. Barringer, BARLEY Bates
Baylor. Beakman, John Blair, Bockee, Boon Borst
Broadhead, Brown, Buchanan, Burgess, Butnan
IL.
Cowles, Craig, Crane, Crawford, Crockett Crerh-
ton, Crocheron, Crownnshied, John Davis Debefrv,
Denny, De Witt. Dickinson, Doddrdge Dorsey,
Drayton' Dwight, Eager, EARL, Ellsworth, George
Evans, Joshua Evans. Edward Everett Findlav
Finch, Forward, Fry, Gilmore, Gorham Green, Cur
ley, Gr1n:eil Halscy Hemphll, Hodges Holland
HOFFMAN, Howard, Hubbard. Hughes, Hunt Hunting
ton, lbrie lngersoll IRWIN Irwin Johns Cave John
son, Kendall Kennon. Kncaid, Perkins King Adam
King, Leavitt, Leper, Lent c'cher, Maeee Nal
iary. Mariindale, Lewis Maxwell, McCrecry. Nc
Duflc, Mclntlre, Mercer, Miller, Mitchell Mcneil
Muhlenburg, Norton, Pearce Person, Powers Reed
Richardson, Rose Russell, Sanford, Scott, VIM B.
Shepard, Aug Fl. Shepherd, Shields, Sill Speight,
Ambrose Spencer, Richard Spencer, Sprigg, Standc
Ter, Stergere. II. r Stoors. w l. Storrs Strong
Sutherland Swami Swift, Taylor, Test, John Thorn
son, Vance, Varnum, Verplanck, Vinton. Washing
ton. Weeks, Whittlesey, P. White, E. D. White,
Williams, Wilson. Wingate, and Young-I37
NAYs-Messrs. Alexander, Allen, Aston Angel
Barnwell, Bell, James Blair Boudln, Cambreleng
Campbell, Chandler Claiborne, Clay, Coleman Con-
ner, Daniel, Davenport, Warren R. Davis, Desha
Draper, Foster, Gather, Gordon. Hall, Harvey,
Haynes, Kinds, Jarvis, NJ. Johnson, Lamar, LIE
compile, Lewis. Loyal, Lnmpk,n, Lyon. Martin
Thomas Maxwell, Mccoy, Nuckolls, Overton, Pat
ton, Pettis, Polk. Potter, Roane, Wiley Thompson
Trezvant, Tucker, WicklIfe, Wilde, and Yancey--5l.
Whether The Act Of 1889 ought to be repealed or
aended, or pot-his is not the time for it, and we
reo,ce the rejection of the bill and by so tremend
Gus majority.
Mr. Haynes resolution touching the duty on sugar
Is made the order of the day for this day.
INTERNAL IMPRov EhIEST.--The spirit of improve
snent certainly animated than it has been IN
Virginia, since the check it received from the inudi
Cious prosecution of the James River Improvement.
Many important projects have been started since the
last summer. among which two of very recent
agitotion-namcly, a railroad from Staunton to some
point the Potomac, for which charter has area-
dy been applied or TO the General Assembly -second
ly, canal through the Valley of the Shenandoah to
commune with the Potomac at Harper's Ferry.
Both of these schemes are no doubt practicable
though of them at least, is of problematical
cess for n length Of time to come. They deserve at
tenton however, in another aspcct-as indicating
either natural tendency of the commerce of the
Valley to descend it, and seek market of Virgil
niaor disposition of the public there to give it that
direction, from the existence of dissatisfaction with
the policy of the Legislature. That policy has been
to induce it to come to Richmond, and would be
we'll if the General Assembly would direct its atten-
ton to the obviously coming consequences OF is in
activity and snpnenes5 in olTordlng the facilities ne
csssary to realize its own views.
The Shenandoah Canal has been brought before
the public in especial mrnner, 10 the Wi chester
papers, by correspondence between James NJ. IIitc
Esq Of Frederick, and Hon. &. 7. Mercer, in which
the practicability and benefits of the work arc favor
ably considered by the latter