Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-02-24

raj dismissed his Deputies; and the
r",olstion was carried BY vote of "a
! to Ct.
Tn the Hoasc "f Representatives.
Mr.. Buchanan reported bill from the
Committee on the Judiciary. to remove
the Circuit and District Courts oC the
United States from Lexington. New
Hampshire, to Concord. in the same
State. Mr.. V~rpianck. from the Spe
ciai Committee appointed on the sub.
,ccf, reported n bill To establish an
Assay Office Of the United States Mint
in North Carolina aud Georgia. The
Bill for the relief Of Susan Decatur
was taken up. en- the motion Of Mr..
Doddridge. Tor the reconsideration Of
the former vote on the subject, and an
the question of engrossment for third
reading, It was rejected by vote oi
90 10 10.
WEDNESDAY, Pen. 10.
In the Senate. memorials against the
removal at the Southcrs Indians were
presented by Mr.. Robbins Of Rhode
Island. Mr.. SprsSue Of Maine, and
Mr.. Barnard Of Pennsylvania. Mr..
Barnard from the Committee of the
Judiciary, reported bill relative
TO the organization of the Militia in
the District er Columbia. The bill Ia
authOriZe the extension and construc.
ton Of u lateral branch at the Ohio aud
Baltimore Rail Road through the DIS.
trict Of Columbia was, together with
sundry other bills iror the House q.
Representative s.forwar,ied through the
preliminary stages, aud referred for
revision.
The House Of Representatives, was
engaged in legislation on the Militia
~ Pension Bill, aud the claims of ia
dividuals for pensions.
THURSDAY, FEN. ~.
There was but little business Of pub
lie nature transact ted in the Senate To
day. Several messages in writing
having been received from the Prcsi
dent OF the United States on the day
previous, as soon as the morning bu
siness was over, the Senate went into
the consideration Of Executive bust
ness with closed doors.
The discussion ON the resolution Ia
print 5000 copies Of the Reports oi
the Committee on the Judiciary was
to-day renewed in the House of Rep
representatives, and Mr.. Foster con
tinued the discussion until the expi
ration Of the hour. The bills which,
had been ordered to De engrossed OH
the preceding day were read 4 third
time and passed. Among these wa.
the bill supplementary to the act fou
the relief OF the surviving officers and
soldiers Of the Revolution, which in
eludes the Militia, &c. employed du
ring the revolution.
FRIDAY. FEB. Is.
In the Senate, the bill to authorize
the inhabitants Of Louisiana TO enteu
the back lands in that State ; and the
bill To create the office Of Surveyor oil
the Public Lands in Louisiana, were
read third time and passed; as wa,
also the JOINT resolution in relation e
certain evidence tn be admitted BY the
different Executive Departments, in
the adjudication Of all claims under
any act OF Congress. The general ap
preparation bill for the support Of tn.
Government was taken up for consid
Grafton, and the several amendment,
to u were disc used till n late hour.
The business transacted in the House
oi Representatives was, with the excep
ton of some private bills, confined t.
the action ef the House Oh the bills ~ ak
ing appropriations for the Naval service
the Military ser,ice-Fortificaii
and the imPro, c'nent Of Harbors. " hich
we're ordered TO be engrossed aud read
third time to morrow.