Daily Richmond Whig & public advertiser. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1833-1840, 1836-03-17
CpYGRGss or ruE vSIrrD sr,r
No\p,Y. March IA.
IN SENATE.

IN SENAaE.
Mr. Leigh presented tnv credentials of VIM G.
RlvtS, elected a Senator from Virginia, IN the
room 90 john Tyler, resigned.
NJ HSve> was then qaoi,h Il, and took his seat
IGe Chau laid hcioie the Senate report from
ihc Department ct the Treasury, IN reply TIA to
Solu' On calling tor the construction ut the pr,
caption law; wh,ch was ordered 10 be printed
P-'luon' were presented by Mr. Porrr, Nil
Waite, Nj KIM uf Alabama, MIR Morris, Nh
ser, MIR RugglcS, and Mir Wall.
Mr. Clayton, from the Committee on the Judi
ci'ry reported bun oJ the relief OF the rePreSen
lauves at James Brob,on; which was read, and
ordered 10 a second reading.
Mr. rOm'tnson, from the Committee on Pen.
SONS, reported without amendment a hill tof the
rel ct ol Amy Wilson, aud recommended the
passage Of the bill.
Mr. Shcplcy, from the Committee on Rcvolu-
unulrv Claims reported bill for the relief of the
legal representatives OF Slnuel G. klug; which
was read, and ordered toa second reading.
Mr. Preston, from the Committee on the Lii
brlrY, made report ON the subject o. the pur-
chase OF the library OF Count BOutourn; which
WI ordered 10 be printed
Nir King o. Alabama, offered the following
JOHN resolution: which was read first time:
Bss',~cG ~ the Senate and House OF Repre-
S~uf'tivcS oi the Uatej States ot America in
Congress assembled, That The PreSiden, of the
SENATE and Speaker of the ltuu,e OF Repre- Scnta-
lives tlrsr the present session Of Congress hy an
adjournment of their respective Houses ON the
- dav of MAY next.
GA motion oC Mr. Buchanan the Senate pro-
CcciCt 10 ballot for select committee on the sub
;.c' @, the Constitution of Arkansas when the
following Senators were chosen to I'LL The COM
r.iir": Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Wright, Mr. Kent,
Mr. Benton, MIR Crit,endcu.
LAND BILL.
Mr. Ewing OF Ohio, moved that the Senate
proceed to consider the bill TO approximate -fOF a
limnd-ume procesdS.o OF the poi''sc lands, &C.
Nj Buchrnln expressed hope that the motion
woll! not be pressed, hut that the Senate would
4 ,lsVs
ness which bad been 50 long DELAYED.
Nr Ewing suggested that II had been consider
el u',t 10 postpone the executive business until
The Senate should be full. Some Senators were
now indispo>cd, and in n few days II would be
more likely to h. full.
Mr. Wall stated that he should be obliged to
quit he city to.mnrrow on indispensable business.
Mr. Ewing and Mr. Calhoun advocated the Ia
gre importance and MI Ewing called for the
We. aud NAYS, which were ordered, on his mo-
begucsuon was taken, after some opposition
Ir.u Mr. Benton, ant decided as follows:
NEIS -NcSSrs Calhoun, Clay. Cllyion, Crit
'.a'eu. DAYS Ewing of Ohio, Hendricks,
Knight. Lcish, McKcln, ManGum, Nauiain,
Fore. Prcnt IS, Pne>t'n, Rsbbin', Soulhard,
swift, Tomlnson Webs cr-2O.
Nv NcS,rS Benton, Black, Brown, Buch-
ANN, Cuthhcrt, Ewing ~ H., Grundy, Hill,
Howard. King, Of Ala, King. of Ga, Linn,
Moore M'rri. Nicholas, Miles, Rives, Rohbin
so H. ElEgt~, Shep.cV, lallm1uge, Upton, VAL
Ike. Wall, Whi'a Wrlght--t6.
Tn S.nsle hen receded from their amend.
meu,S % the bill In provide for the payment of tho
- unit er a0i .lIia corps in Florida.
VI Ell Is offered the following resolution;
WI Oh was agr-ci 10.
R.sp..e'. That the COMMITTEE on Pensions he
i0> ru rel ,a inquire into the eNpsdiencv OF IL.
Tc.rug th- Secre.lry ct War to allow and pay
100 .Hr heirs nt Richardson Anderson, deceased.
lrsa .cn,ipnpr on ihg rcvalu'Innary invalid
pension roll the amount Of the said Rich rd>on's
iuyl' % pension, from the 81 dav of March, lS?6.
to the 81 j., dlv of Nav, 1880, during which lime
fa- SAT- .cusIuu was Withheld or discontinued
ia consequence OF the >ai Richardson's taking
the "'gru Of the act tor the relief of certain sur
vieug rtii'crS AMI soldiers Of the army OF the
R-rr'hIrn. passed MAY Is 1899
TIE nif TOR m continuation of the Cumber
land ront in OHIO, Indiana, and Illinois was
read ihiri i'm" aid passed
o. motion of Mr. Buchanan, the Senate pro-
cceIe '1 The cOu,i iera'ion executive business
on ~. after remaining !o' some time with doors
clos a.
TIE Senare adjourned.