Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1832-05-24

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phish was read, and esdered o -.
esed seading. Mr.. 0mith thea nesed
| that ths Senate proceed . he eensi-
| dssstisa Of the bill 90 suthsrixe Z sab
Ieerip(i0a 10 the stock OF the Balsimore
and Ohio Rail Road Cempsny. Mr..
Diekersoa expressed hope that the
Senate wosld. IN preference, take %
the bill reported By the Committss e
Manufactures, 10 reduce the dutisy on
the snpretected articles. AZ the EGG
gestioa Of Mr.. Grundy, that the pub
lie interest was suffering for want Of
the action Of the Senate on soms Ex-
ecstivs Business, Mr.. Smith withdrew
his motion, and the Senate. ON motion
Of Mr.. Grundy, proceeded TO the Goa.
sidesatien Of Executive business, after
. resolutioo was laid on the table, BY
Mr.. Buckncr, instructing the Commit.
tee on Public Lads to inquire into
the expediency Of establishing . Land
Office IN the town Of jefferson, in the
State Of Missouri.
The House then took up the Ap.
portionment Bill. After much debate.
the question on disagreeing to the q.
mendment Of the Senate was pot, and
earried-Aycs 1874, Noes 81. So the
House disagreed to the amendment Of
the Senate. Leave being given, OIL
motion Of Mr.. McDufie, the House
resolved to 70 into Committee Of the
Whole on "Wednesday next, ON the
state Of the Union, to take up the bill
in relation to the Tariff: lMr. Adams
intimated his expectation that the Re-
port from the Committee on Manafsc.
tures on this subject. would be pre.
sented on OF before that day.1
| FRIDAY, MAY Is.
In the Senate, Mr.. King, from the
Committee on Public Lands, to which
was referred the bill reported by che
Committee on Manufactures, to appro-
pirate for limited Sine, the proceeds
Of the lands, made voluminoua re-
port, which was read. II condemns
the bill reported by the COMMITTEES on
Manufactures. and exhibits great va.
riety Of alleged errors Of reasoning and
OF calculation in the report Of that
Committee; and recommends q reduc-
ton OF prices, and acceleration Of sales.
The conclusion Of the report recon-
mends that the bill reported by the
Committee on Manufactures be amend.
ed,so 40 to reduce the price Of the pub.
tic lands 20 a minimum Of one dollar
per acre, and Of City cents per acre on
such lands n have been in the market
above I'VE years, and to strike out the
whole Of the present bill, except the
clause which allows 10 per cent. to the
new States, aud to increase that 70 Is
per cent. On motien Of Mr.. Robin.
son, 5000 copies 81 the report were
ordered TO b printed.
The Pension bill was further dis.
cussed and after several amendments.
ordered to be engrossed and read Sd
time.
In the House, the appropriation bill
was the principal topic Of discussion.
1t was amended, and finally ordered
to be eogrossed for third reading.
SATURDAY, NAT 10.
| In the Senate, Mr.. Grandy, from
the committee on the post Office and
post roads, TO which was referred the
bill ahs'ishing postage on newspapers,
made a report thereon, CONCLUDING
with q resolution for the indefinite post.
pcnement Of the bill. Fifteen hundred
copies we're ordered to be printed.
The bill supplementary to an act en,i-
tied an act for the relief Of the surviy
ing officers and soldiers Who served
during the revolution, vas read third
time and passed The superintendent
bill was taken up, and after an inelfec.
tuai effort 70 lay il upon the table, the
Senate receded from their amendment
by vote Of &c to 10.
In the House, an unsuccessful At.
tempt was made 10 reconsider the vote
on the appropriation bill. The bill was
then passed.
The following gentlemen have been
appointed to examine into the charge
made by Mr.. Sianberry, against MAI.
Eaton and Gen. Houston. Of an at
tempt to defraud the Government, in
a contemplated contract to furnish "a.
tons to the emigrating Indians:
Ne. StsHberry, Of Ohio,
MI. DFAytoS, OF South Carolina,
BIZ. Everett. Of Massachusetts,,
ME-. Wayne. Of GeeFgis,
Mr.. MuhlenboFg, Of Pennsylvania,
Die. White, Of Louisiana,
Me. Hubbard. Of New Hampshire.
tMr Everett asd Me- White have been
ezeused from serving on the eommitte.
and Mr.. Bates. Of Massachusetts. and NJ