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

'ncut at the ~sSioa Of Congress, we sl,aIi consin
ue IN give brief soticc Of each day.. proceeding
until nc close Of the session, which will TAX,
place ." week or two. We bring up the omit
I'D dates of iss week.
FSsrs the HSiisnai Journal
SATURDAY. FEB. 5.
In the House Of Representatives.. the
ball to repeal, in part, an act to reduce
the duty an salt, was, after a shor,
discussion, laid on the table, by a vote
of las to Al, the fricnds Of the bill
voting with the majority. The senate
did not SIT on Saturday.
MONDAY. FEB. =.
In the Senate. the Chair comm1ni-
Gated a letter from the Postmaster
General, accompanied with a vo!umin-
Gus report on the subject Of the vari
Gus mail contracts made by himself and
his predecessor in Office. The report
has been made in obedience To reso-
luton Of the last Session. IL embra
ces detail Of 100 post routes. copies
oi 400 contracts. and occupies near
Iy 5000 large folio pages. The bill
appr"priaiing $4,000 annually, to the
seneca Indians, was finally read a
third time and passed. Mr.. Brown
introduced n bill to reduce the duties
an sugars; and Mr.. Benton gave no
tice ut introducing n bill To abrogate
the present duty on salt.
The customary time was to-day CON
sumed by the House of Representatives
in receiving petitions, among which
we heard several which were in
favor Of the Indians. In presenting
one Ut these, Mr.. f.. Everett gave
notice that he should on Monday next
bring the subject before the House.
The report Of the Select Committee on
the subject Of the distribution of the
surplus revenue among the States was
then brought up, on a motion tu print
5000 additional copies Of the docu
ment. which prevailed by o vote If 90
10 70. The consideration orthe Gene
raj Appropriation Bill was then resum.
ed, ON the motion 10 strike ont the APP
preparation fur an outfit aud salary
Tor Minister To Russia, when Mr..
Burgess again occupied the floor and
concluded his remarks. Mr.. Cam
breleng then replied. and Mr.. AIexan.
der obtained the floor. and he had just
commenced some remarks, when the
House adjourned.
TUESDAY. TER. 8.
In the Senate, Mr.. Benton, acrcea.
bly, TO the notice given by him on the
preceding day, asked leave TO intro
duce his bill for the abolition Of duty
on Alum Salt. 10 doing so, he ex
planned, at great length. his views
on the subject. and the necessity
there existed for the repeal. reading
several letters from various respect
able individuals in the Southern
and Western States, who accord
ell with him in opinion, for the pur.
pose OF strengthening his arguments
The bill Tor the settlement of the claims
~ Mr. Monroe, was twice read, in or
der to be referred, and on the motion
oil Mr. Usync. Il select committee were
appnInt-h I" take u into consideration
Nothing worthy of notice was don.
IN the House Ut Representatives 10.
day.
WEDNESDAY. FEB. q.
In the senate to day. the Vice Presi
dent laid before the Senate letter from
the missioner Of the General Land
Office, accompanied with statement.
OF the quantities of public lands sur.
veyeh ia the different States and Ter.
ii'ries, since the year 1926. and ol
the amount received from sales of the
same also report of the Commits.
sioners of the Sinking Fund. detailing
thc proceeding, Of the Board for the
las, year.
Dan Green was re elected printer Ia
the senate to-day. The first three
ba'lo'ings, the numbers were. Green
-, Gales and Seaton -. scattering 8.
On the Sd ballot, the numbers stood.
Green D. Gales aud Seaton %. scat.
tcring 2. On the 4ih ballot the vote
stood. Green "a, Gales and Scaton %,
Blair 1.
The House of Representative wa
principally eogsged To day IN the dis
cus,Ion Of a Bill relative 10 the cstab
hshment Of Land Office in Indiana.
The House subsequently took IN the
Appropriation Bill, ard the question
at the salary and outfit To Mr.. Ran.
doiph. MIR. Archer spoke al some
length ~ defence OF the Administers.
ton, alter which the previous question
was demanded by Mr.. Tucker. and
seconded by q majority Of members
present--Ayes IS. Noes 10. The
House then decided that the main
question should be now put, Which
was the engrOssmeni ~ the Bill,exelud
ing ell the amendments on the subject
oi Nr. Randolph. some subsequent
attempts wefe made to get amendment.
into the Bill, bat they we're defeated
b. a successful cell for the pfeviou.
qu"st'oo. The Bill was subsequent.
" read third time and passed.