Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-07-18

/ the old Bank Of the United States. was
brought up in the House of Represen-
tatives on Friday night, 1.-THE 6th) by an
adrolt manGuvre OF MIR. Thomas, of
Maryland, rode over the mass Of other
important bills before the House, final.
ly passed by majority OF eight votes,
and is by this time law, so far as the
General Government has power to le-
gallze so glarlng an outrage upon
State rights as it involves.
HE SUPPLEMENTARY ARMY BILL.
Has become law, with the same pro-
visions, neither more nor less, as we're
published in this paper when it was
first introduced into the Senate. An
appropriation $3.50, 000) has also been
made to defray expenditures during the
carrent year under the new army bill.
THE EXPRESS MAILs.-The Post
Road Bill passed both Houses, after
striking out the section which directed
the abolition of the Express Mails
These Mails will of course continue for
another year, unless the Post Master
General himself shall order otherwise.
THE HARBoR BILL.-This import
ant bill making appropriations for con-
tinuing the construction Of such break
waters, harbors, &c. as have already
been commenced, finally passed both
Houses of Congress on Saturday night,
with an amendment, restricting the ex-
penditure within the present year to one
halfofthe amounts appropriated by the
bill. The aggregate amount of these
appropriations IS about a million and
half Of dollars.
The new Harbor Bill (that is, the
bill making appropriations for new
works of this kindly failed altogether,
for the want of time TO act upon it.
HE FoRTIFIcATIoN BILL.-The an.
nual bill of appropriations towards
completing Notifications passed both
Houses.
The INDIAN APPRoPRIATIoN BILL.
This great bill, involving appropria.
| tons TO the amount of two or three
millions Of dollars, finally passed both
Houses.
THE New YORK FIRE BILL.-The
Bill for the remission of duties on the
importation Of goods destroyed by the
great fire in New York, has passed
both Houses, and with the preceding,
may be considered a law.
OFFICERS OF THE CUSTOMS pro-
vision has been passed for the benefit
of those officers of the customs whose
compensation fell short by the opera
ton ofthe act of Congress of the year
1882.
The MAINE BoUNDARY.-A provis.
ion has been made for indemnifying
the State of Maine for expenses incur
red in consequence of the imprisonment
of Messrs. Greedy and Baker by the
British authorities of New Brunswick.
| Provisions to the following effect
have also been made in several enact
ments, viz -
For the expense of outfit of the new
mint for the coinage Of silver.
For expenses incurred by the erec-
ton of the Territory Of Iowa.
For the expenses ofthe Orphans and
Criminal Courts in the District of CO.
lumbia.
For the investment in State Funds
of the amount ofproceeds ofthe Smith.
sonia legacy, until Congress shall think
proper to appropriate it to the purposes
for which it was devised.
For the expense of standard balan-
ces to be furnished for the use Of the
several States by MIR. Hassler.
For carrying on the public buildings
in Washington the current year.
For the expense of carrying into eff
feet Mr.. Sergeant's resolution calling
for information, to be collected during
the recess, concerning steamboat boil
er explosions.
To extend the time for issuing and
locating Virginia Military land war.
rants. (Nol the script bill (: that fell
through.)
To deiray the expense ($l6,0 oo,)
of erecting new Court House tor the
county of Alexandra, in the District OF
Columbia.
To authorize the sale of lands reser'
we'd from sale on the borders OF the
Erie and Wabash Canal
For the settlement Of the claims of
the State of New York for expenses
incurred for militia service during the
/ late disturbances on the northern from
tier of that State.
The Hon. JAMES X. PAuLDING, the