Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1832-04-17
From the National InteIHsencer of 7Hurslay
CONGRESS-

In senate, Yesterday, various petitions were pre-
scented by different Senator'S and referred to appro-
pirate Committees. \ resolution offered hy Mr..
frclcnghuysen, authorsng the Secretary Of the Sc
nate to purchase copies of the Journals from l77I
iHs, to supply such Senators had not been area
dy supplied. The resolution was not acted on
-hT. Brown, from the Committee on Claims, re-
ported bill for the relief of Parrish Carter which
was read first time, and ordered to 4 second read
ing The bill supplementary to the act for the re-
!icf OF the officers and soldiers of the Army of the
revolution was then taken up, in Committee of the
Whol", on motion of Mr.. Foot, the vote being
Ayes lS Noes d. and the question pending beinS
on the amendment offered by Mr.. Robinson OF
Limos, Mr.. White moved to amend the amend.
ment, by adding the words "and any other person
who was in service, under the authority of the U
States, against any tribe nation of Indians prior
to the LIST of January, 1885," This amendment tc
the amendment was supported by remarks from
Smith and Buckncr.
AT the expiration of the hour the bill was or
motion OF hlr. Smith, laid on the table. Mr.. For
syth then reported, from the Committee on Com.
meTce, bill for the relief of J. and w. Lippincott
O. Philadelphia, which read first time and
ordered to second reading. On motion of Mr.
Johnston, 1900 extra copies Of the report of the Sc
iect Committee on the Apportionment Bill, were or
dcred to be printed. The Senate then resumed in
committee of the Whole, the General Appronri,
ton Bill, when Mr.. Holmes concluded his remark,
Mr.. Smith then expressed hope that the prosecu
ton of this debate should be postponed until TN.
resolution offered by Mr.. Spraguc should be Ia
ken up, and that the Apportionment Bill would h,
permitted to pass, without further delay Mr.
SPraSue, asserting to this suggestion, with the un
outstanding that his resolution would be taken ur
after the present bill is disposed of and that the Ia
ltude OF the discussion would not be abridged the
amendment which gave rise to the discussion was
agreed to. The other amendments to the Bill wore
then gone through, but the Bill was not then finish
ed, when on motion of Mr.. King, the Senate adj
journcd.
IN ba n
continued his romark of the of the Collect
or OF Wiscasset. Some comparison having been
drawn by him between it, and the Investigation
now pending before COMMITTEES of tho Housc
ana winch had been instituted upon q memorial
presented by Mr.. Wickliffc respecting the con
duct of MIR. Hayward, Chief Commissioner of the
Land Office, Mr.. w. took occasion to make an
explanation, in reference to that matter which
Will be found below The hour for morning. busi
ness having expired before Mr.. ). concluded his
remarks, the House proceeded to the Orders Of
The Day, and went into Committee of the Whole
Mr.. White of New York, in the Chair and took
up tho consideration of sundry Bills reEatine to
he DiSfrict Of Columbia. The remainder of the
q ay was spent upon these bills and espccioIlv
upon the Potomac Bridge Bill, which finally pass
ca through the committee, aPpropriatinE $50 600
to buy out the Stockholders and rebuild the brdoo
as bridge. The bill to appropriate S12O 900
tor the erection of an adueduct over the Pc
tomac abovo Georgetown, for the Alexandria Ca
nal, also passed through the committee pro forua
his committee obtained leave to sit again on tho
other District subjects, and the House adjourned
In the course Of the remarks of Mr.. Storrs yes
terday, on the case of the Collector of WscaSget:
he referred to the investigation instituted upon the
resolution of Mr.. Wickliffc into the conduct of the
Commissioner of the Land Office.
Upon which, Mr.. WickliEc rose and desired
that Mr.. Storrs would yield the floor, to allow him
an opportunity to put down what he must be al
lowed to say he considered gross calumnv upon
him.
Nr. Storrs yielded the fioor.l
MIR. Wicklifc said he regretted that j, the
course of this discussion, gentlemen had thought il
INT and proper to mako any alusion to an investi-
cation with which Committee of this House had
been charged, before that Committee had performed
the duty assigned them. On the present OCCASION
as it had been alluded to, ne would avail himself of
the polltenCss of the member from Connecticut to
call the attention Of the House to report which
had been put in circulation in this District and he
was sorry to hear had been whispered in private
conversation within this House, and which had
found its way in the columns of the ne,yspapcrs
of the day, upon the authority of unknown, and
FOR aught he knew irresponsible correspondents at
the City of Washington viz that he Mr. Wick
life, influenced in his movement against the
Commissioner Of the General Land Office by the
feelings of a disappointed rival of the Commission
CT for the Office which that gentleman fills. To
use tho language which he had seen in one Of tho
papers, "Mr. Wicklife was extremely anxious TO
che Commissioner Of the General Land Office, ap
''plicd for the place, and was refused"
This statement and report, in Whatever shape
made, or cmanating from whatever source, Mr.
Wickliffo said he pronounced false and unfoundcd
lie never was directly indirectly an applicant
for the Office Of Commissioner of the General Land
Office. lie never desired it expected it; and if
any friend had at any time presented to the appoint