Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-05-07
NAsmNoroN. Mayi, 1870
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

HOUSE OF fATIVES.
The session conliuaed lssi uglt az ain unll IL
O'Clock. The conmIIee rose only Tor The reIsan
thai the members were exhausted. The proposed
a'nendments for the Cumberland Read (SlO000O
ior OHIO, and the same Ion Indiana aud lllnois) was
rejected after spirited discussion between Mr..
DAVIS Of lad. Mr.. UNDERWOOD OF ky. AMI other.
The vote on tie am ndmcnt was 90 10 81
The next amendment discussed wa. IN reference
To the salaries OF the Registers al Land Offices. Il
was said aud Acknowledged thai maoy st Them were
receiving salaries without pc forming public duli,s
The Registers ~ such cases con .defrd neressa-
~ evil. A consolidation of Land Offices 10 mo.
passed as the remedy. The amendments we've re-
jectrd.
This item Il the bin di,festdof ten thousand
dollars were appropriated ff caiD ine ITO effect the
receot convention agreement between the l.. STATES
and Mexico. Aa appropriation 10 the same amount
WIS also made ior the survey and establishment of
the boundary Line between the L. States and Tex
~. THIS is an additional amount
The proposed appropriations lof the Public Baild.
,nes we're The next stopping place in the Ball. and a
long debate arose IA reference he appropriation
for the completion of the uea Teasur, Bulid,ny
TO DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The morning business was not lmnortant Much
Vas said 10 iciernce 10 a Senate Prescription Bin
but nothing OF private o. public interest was done
Girl and Diplomatic BIZ.
The Public Buildngs, the votkmen emplo,cd
upon them, and various connected n tII.n,
have been the subi'cls discussed during The ,Ja,
The immediate appropriation for the Tre~ui,
buildings proposed by The rhaum n + the com.
miifre OF Way>and Means. Is vs. OO0
Ih. sum was reported IN Jauuaty last and since
then tie Goytf0mrnt, under the authority Of Ibe
PresiasnI of the United ) aies. has tonir,ei,d !,
debs u Ss3 GOO with the opeIa yes upon the build
ING.
The money Appropriated by the last Congress bay-
inn he ta.s,a 4
dcni insitucte' the Superintendent TO keen IN.
worsmen employed, provided lhcy would give |
the Govefameni credit, and 10 Tie d n
Cose'essi TO MAKE The appropriations. The cou,taet
was accepted. ano for several months the operatives
issse been employed without RECEIVING "a dollar in
payment.
Mr.. JONES now proposes thai he wolkp err shall
'e paid Tor what they have done and then be J,s.
char ged. " VS.
Mr. LINcoLs Of Mass, chairman Of the con,.
.ee =" aohc Baldings proposed that an ap-
aspiration should be made sutfioien TO Keen ,hem
enpi' yment during the season. The WINK mas,
oo"e al some time. and may much better be
| w" than u The operatives ate discharged
~ 'o'ned penny esss into tie sfeets Asmany of
-" are nov suffering for the means OF living so
nuy more mus suffer from necessary idleness
"i. JONES oil tue committee OF WAYS and m.,ns
Ar. Adams. OF Mass. have had so ne wo,js tn
:" consequence OF this state OF affairs ami
'ones Las chosen, Hloch to the re ire, If son,a
S'',s 10 make party speech upon the mer.
" ne oiii. and upon Banke and hard money
~. ADAMS has replied uKh stflkirg effect, and
"cu'ar. TO a renark OF Nh, jones, tina, B,pts |
ne iv'rle institutions Of the g,n,lrnan rum
~aeiiuseits. Mr. Adams denie., the il, ~ ,,,,o
asks Mr.. Jones for his aulhorR, Nj. Ion.
re has none but inference, auo Mr. Adams
es ~ eayiDg the chairman Of lie committee
ass aod Heans nigh have known his views in
"a 10 Banks. II he had not chuseo to infer wbal
we're. $50
iedebaie apon this biz has iuen Continued
sti'e day by AIR. Adams, MI Ioaes. N, LIN.
M. eiii0ustaA. Nj. liuut Nj. Monroe anil
=. 80
'or@i'a" lie rrasuty D .,iIue has bee, !.
= ~ uiseussion also, ard IA ,Epiis .iebaie ,., l.
gong on 10 tettfeace r. NJ oae leuIeG