Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-02-01

tom Crocheron, Daniel Davenport, w. II. Davis be-
berry, Denny, Desha, De Witt, Dickinson Doddri,lge
Dorsey, Draper, dayton, Duncan. Dwight, Eager,
Earll, Ellsworth, &. Evans Horace Everett, Findav
Finch, Ford, Forward, Foster, Fry, Gordon, Green,
Hall, HanmonS, Harvey, Hawkins Haynes, Hodges
Holland, Hoffman, Hubbard, Hunt Huntingdon Ibrie
IngersolI Thomas Irwin, Jarvis Richard NJ. Johnson
Cave Johnson, Kendall, Kcnnon, Kncaid, Perkins,
King Lamar Lea, Leavitt, Lecompte, lent, Letcher,
Loyal, Lumpkn, Lyon, Magee, Mallary Msrtindale,
Martin, Thomas Maxwell, Lewis Maxwell. McCreery,
Mccoy, Mercer Mitchell, Mcneil, Mulenburg, Much
oils, Overon, PeCis, Polk, Potter, Powers, Ramsay,
Rencher, Richardson, Roane, Russell, Scott. William
e. Shepard, Aug. II. Shepherd Shields Sill, Smith,
Spesht Ambrose Spencer, Richard Spencer, Stan
berry, Standeier Stergere, Stephens, w. L. Storrs
Strong, Swami. Swift, raiaerro, Taylor Test Wiley
thompson, J. Thompson, Tracy, Irezvan', Tucker,
Vance, Varnum, verplanck, Wayne, Weeks, whttle-
sey, CP. White. Wickfle, Wilde, VII Jams, WILSON,
Wingate, Yancey, Young-159
NAYES-- Messrs John. Barbour, Coleman Crown,
ninshied, Edward Everett Gather, Corham, Gren-
nell, Gurley, Kinds, Hughes, Leper. Miller Norton
Patton Person. Rose, SpriGE, Henry II. Storrs Suth
erland, Vinton, Edward ID. White-2l-
So the Resolution was passed, aud sent to the Sc
nate for concurrence, in the following form:
Resolved, by the Senate and House of Represen-
tatives, That it soI be he imperative duty of the
Secretary or the Srra and Sergeant of the
House of Representatives to ascertain, the end of
every Session of Congress, from each Member of
Congress or Delegate from Territory, the number
of days which he may have been absent from, and
not in attendance upon, the business Of the IIouse
and in settling the OF the cnat ors Members
and Delegates, there shall be deducted from the &C
count or amount of pay for each Session the rate
of eight dollars per day for every day Member of
either House, Delegate, Sllali have been absent
except by order, on business of the House to which
he belongs, or In consequence OF sickness -
The House then on motion of Mr.. Sterrgerc, went
into Committee of the Whole. Mr.. Howard in the
Chair, and took up the bill from the Senate, to "a
mend all act To quiet the title of CERTAIN purchasers
OF lands between the lines OF Ludlow and Roberts,
IN the State of OHIO" together with certain amend
i a., ~
Claims.
E'Fhs subject has been long before Congress, and
the debate the merits Of the case, repeatedly pub
lIshcd IN the lntelligencer Gen MArhur and Phil
Up Doddrldge, agents for others, we're the owners
OF certain lands between the lines OF Ludlow and
Roberts, i'll he State OF Ohio These lands had
been sold to other individuals by the Uni,cd States
believing them to be part of the national domain.
and the proceeds paid into the Treasury Un
der this state Of things Doddrdge had commenced
SUIT. against tire purchasers, and the United Sta es
made themselves defendants in The case. In the
Supreme Court decision made in favor of Dad
drudge. After that decision, Congress passed an act
for the survey of the lands, and authorizing the an
pontment OF Commas oners to aPprase their value
| When their report made, the President of the
United states was authorized TO treat with III Arthur
and Dod5rdgn for settlement of their claims in Or
der to quiet the titles of those who had purchased
from the United States M'Ar,hur agreed to receive
for his lands the valuation fixed by Tie aDDraisers
Doddrdge demanded the sane sun with interest
that mad been paid into the Treasury. An act had
passed Congress at the last Session. appropriatnp
sum oil money for quoting these titles and the bill at
present repeated was 10 ma kc further appropriation,
to the nse of Mr. Doddridge, for one of the SURVEYS
which he had already ceded to the United States. bat
Tor which the act before named did not make suti
clent compensation
deb"tc Of some duration took place between Messrs
Ster!gere, Mccoy, Wicklife, Vlnton, and Pe,tis
1T consisted chiefly however of explanations and
statement OF the principles on which the bill before
the House was founded. Mr.. Srergere moved tha,
the proposed amendments be rejected
| Mr. irezvant had risen to speak, when the House
went Ints Committee Of :hc Whole hlr Mar
TIN in The Char & proceeded the Senate Chamber to
attend the tiiGh Court of Impeachment, sitting for
Having returned, and reported progress,
ne House again resumed. in Committee Of the
mole, the bill which before that Committee IN
the u morning relative to lands between Ludlow and
toner's lines: without continuing the debate, the
COMMITTEE rose and reported progress and had leave
TO sit again.
Alter two or three Intellectual attempts by other
gentlemen 10 taSe up other subjects, there benz no
| quorum present,
The House adjourned till 1 o'clock Tomorrow