Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-09-14
TsVENTN-TsErsl CONGRESS-
FIRST SESSION.
WlpSfSpAN, StrrfMafE /.
IN SENATE.

Nj. Hubbard moved such an amendment oil
the rules ol the Senatr As would provide iorthc cleo
lon OF 4 standing committee IA P.ueAts aud tn
pneut Dilte ana asked LOT It's consideration II tbs
time.
MI Clay expressed \ wish that the motion should
lie on the tabIr, is usual. ali tomorrow. No man,
he sud, had come with greater reluctance thm hc E,
% attend tbs special meeting oi Congress; hut,
Congress "ds bum assembled, 10 tai into eousaera-
j non rhc embarrassed condition al the county, he
" nd be still mulr reluctant totetum home I'LL he
should sec some broad comprehensive. aud rlleetnal
lchrl provided lol the cmbdlll>smenls oil the cuiftu-
! ryaud The dIsucs, III the country.
But he wished To ash what va, the de,l2u oil ap-
pointing all the ccuct. committees Al Tins session. II
lis proceedings wetc be hunted, a, the President.
! Message had unlimited, 10 the special subject lot
which Congress WAS assembled II lhv,e WIS uothng
To be done oH Il csc general subjects, what could be
/ the use OF appointing conlnttcesjo CONSIDER them
lie Wished to be informed by those III Who,o hands
IS the destiny OF the county, whether they dts ued
10 80 home without doing ANY thius chtrtaol, az Ia
aunoh out upon course OF legislation, AT least 50 il
rs II provide all practicable means Ia remedy the {
Wis with which the COUNT, IS aiilctrd.
MI Hubbard said lie &c .rcued as much as the
Senator could do, rhai there any Cause Ion then
coming to either II tins time. But GouGless Ind is
sembled, aud 4 two Houses were rsanI1cd and
lac deemed tthetr imperative duty to appoint then
standing commuters 1t the commencement al thc
session. Mud while they should renun session,
he also deemed II then Imperative duty 10 receive
tIlc memorials ana petitions oi the "l
EYER subject, and IL act upon them. Nj II. MS Il,
desrou, an, IL btlng the session speedily 10 \
Close; but whIe II should continue Ia" was lot /
ling 10 omit any oi the salIous duties winch mIeht
property d,solse upon them. He hoped they might
adjourn n an rul, day, aud might Yet bt abb 10 do
something To relieve the community.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
I Mr.. Bronson, OF New York, having moved arcso.
LUTON that til" farther baIlotng tor public p,lutcr
be SUI 3rndrd tll the thnd Monday ol Srpiembei
lust. aud that one be employed by the Clerk To
do the WORK N the mean tIrnc an' au"tou To lay II
/ on the table having iaed by 5AoteS, MI. PiehenS
moved IA amendment proposing hlt the tlrIN of the
House Of Ecprrs antalNes should LEI ihe printing
bY contract 10 the lowest bidder. Wm1hr Afterwards
mortified b' pro.iso thai the prices pad should not
be hIghrl than those 40" fixed by law, and tia the
effect ot the resolutions should continue TIL the lst
MondaN & December GtNt
Ga lhts ann ndueut debate afo,a. the leading
points OF ohleh may h. briefly stated Is toilaws:
The aHrnmrut Ms al, oclted on tl4e giouad tllat
the press h I'd Tor past been virtually subsidized
bs the Cove, INTENT and rendered dausrrou, nslfn-
nlet OF dcsPotI~m. That tins evil lay At the ROOT al
al the others winch atllci the country, aud furnish,
E aselatIon OF the extraordinary phenomenon that AZ
intelligent lnl tlec People should have submitted 10
what had bceu done by The cNl,tug Administration
aud il predecessor aud that the present Wa ala
vorlhIc opportunity 10 divorce lure>eI the Govern
mcnt hotn Il political ptc ot the county, con
n,Non rs iuinons could be that with the banks o.
The church. l.et press he established on Govern
mcnt funds expressly 10 do the pubic pinuns Of
Congress ad that Only; on let II be pal out b. con
tract IN the SANE manner Is the supplies ol he Amy
and navy nhc House had rudcs to elect pllI-
CT, bal had not been able, alter consuming hralH two
daNS IN the cioIt. to effect why spend more time
especially such erIsls whrn the eyes Of thc
uou wee uleul> GNrd on {, n.tess To what -" as
10 be tuur Ia relieve dahcultles7 l.ct both pai-
tics d-ree To COMPROMISE. and eve thr ard its
enra HentS not 10 dpolhicfin OF pMi, edtoI' but