Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-05-04

then advanced up the narrow aisle which precssAs
from The central area, I'll he came between ihr scat
OF Mr.. Banks. Of Va. AMI Nj. Garland. Of lSou..
and looking nj Mr.. Banks, WIN thrn sat in the ssst
TO his own, observed tia This an Unfair pnrfv
trick. Intended 10 be used in Virginia. Just mn the
eve oi an election. asd thu tie paper d~--s5
lie tom beginning to end. MIR. Garland, who wes
close by, land whose naine had been s,taehed -
the paperj turning fior1 gentleman with whom, IL
WIS In conversation, and looking At Mr.. Bynu.sssd
that every word in the piper strictly true; sud
added that no EenIiea,an would say or. others
les ify. that what Mr. b. said lie. On whsels
Mr.. b. mum replied. s.thHfs d---d lie y OF ssy6is
aiea DID liar,' ~ tho same moment reaching
towards MIR Gafland's cane. which lay NJ tho back
of his char; this. Mr.. Garland scxe1 the csns.
Mr.. D. raised u as high The waist Of Mr. o.. when,
IN the iusc. the cane fell TO The floor, and The two
part,es engaged MI Garland struck Mr.. Bynun
u blew, which tho latter returned; whrn the gentle
men who we're by interIered, and succeeded IT, setm
rating them. Mr.. Garland picked np his caps ssj
returned 10 his sest. Mf. Byhum btihf II Tho end
Of tho narrow aisle nett 10 The lobby near the ne.
place, drew his ,enknifc from his pocket, and aps
pcared 10 be endeavor'ng 10 open u, but did net
succeed lie then called out 10 Mr.. Garland. ut
icring violent and ieproa, hn cpIets. NJ heh con.
fusion produced IN the House, hut tho Speaker
having succeeded In restoring order, the affair hero
ended.
The ,epor. having been :. adj a,as6s
Mr.. BurLKR. Of Kentucky. moved il,st the ~.
which mo,ion was agreed 10.
A moiion was now made to adjousn, which keing
decided by yeas and nays, as follows; Ysas 81, nays
Al 81 =
The House. AT half rnst o'clock, adjourned: -
Correspondence ofthe baltimore Ameriean.
WAsu,NoroS. April 81 telU.
The twenty second week Of The sesson comment
ccd this mofnins, With the business ~ ptospect ~
termination on tho part Of the Sensie, but with
the House business handy IN The beginning Of tie
end.
The New Jersey election am told. will probable
he The sub ofdebats again IN tie House early IN
May. The committee Of elections finding IL inn
possible To examine the mass Of testimony bsfufS
them, have authorised the Wing members ID u,sa
up condensed nc count OF The testimony aud slvps-
srious taken Ia defence of their .lnIns. Tie I'VE
sitting Administrator members have done, or are
doing the same. These papers are 10 be interchsn-
ged and when M tcd upon To the facts, the re-
spcclWo claimants to be dec ded upon In com
mlllee.
From some acq aaintance with the dcposilions |
am induced to believe lha The committee on slro-
ions cannot escape IRON reporting ~ favor Of fnut
Of the five Wing hptmheis. The Wing members
have Prev two hundred and lhiiy-six ieqal votes.
aud could haye proved many bad The time been
ploilaeted lor H,Log testimony. This ,cxed aues-
~ not be disposed of briore tie Termination Us
the present Congress.
UNITED STATES SENATE. sa
The business Of the day has been important.
nffy sixs private bills ordered n be engoss.
ed On Eida, 6ually passed. Many OF tlsni
WIRE House bills and viii therefore bocotno laws
aite, the Signature of The President
a ciion was presented from Michigan by Mr..
N.HvELL for General Bankrupt Law. -
bill Tor The relief Of Thomas FtlebrowD, which
somr wrecks since was the object OF dsbac IN The
House, has been before lnr Sreae to-day, and has
excited warm debate between Mr.. Southland, Mr..
tlnhbad and others An Important principle ~
law aud duty involved IN the bill which causes the
discussion. The SUI rene Conft and Congress up
pear To be vi issue on the question. s.
The discussion upon the bill ~ the
mos, eloq lent have ever heard IN the Senate. aud
none the Tess interesting from the fact that nothing
OF party character introduced. The great
question discussed was tho resistance tire scqsi-
tseence in the decisions Of tho Judiciary ofths t6an
try. astaa
MI HtnpARp warmly, earnestly. and nb,y advoca
ted fesi.tanee,upon the ground tina, the decision wss
wong 81
Mt Southland and Nj. Pnrsros spoke fceIrsly
and coqueniy 10 favor oi acquiescence IN the Law:
The Importance Of the Judiciary its peculiar powst
aud respect, the important relationship existing be-
tween the people and the JudIciary the iinp0rtsneS
Of law. Il questions OF equal moment were dscussed
with warmth aud enruestness by them. Tb~ re.
marks Of Mr. Preston we're particularly eloquent and
filed with historical illustrations, appropriate to ,hs
case in point. The strong vndica,ivn Of the Ju-
dietary did not please Mr.. lIubbard, and he replied
other cases in which he commended CongresS had
| interlered with the decisions the Court.
Mr.. PREsroN spoke of Congress a. The law ma
Ring power, and of the Supfche Court AZ tho law
| constituting power. II became Congiess o acquiescs
in It's decisions. and II they did under Ia which,
allowed iihe law should be corrected and remodel
led.
The debate is an animated. and continues az /
close.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES..
The Distm bdnce in the House.
The SPEAKER announced the unfinished busi-
ness TO be the report Of tbs select COMMITTEE the
subject Of The recent disu bancc on Tuesday last.
The report and dispositions were 6tdefed 10 be Print
ed on Saturday last.
MIR. CAmphrLL Of S. E. moved The teeons',iera.
ton of the motion to print. brief hut interesting
debate followed in which Mr.. GAstASp, uf Lou.
took part. and which ended in u suo6csstul n.otioR
| Cor the Previous Question.
Mr. CAMPBELL gave his reason briefly f,r tho
mutton. lie thought no good could cbins Of print
Ing the report; aud hoped the House would consent
TO the motion 10 reconsider. MI. e. was Of opnioa
TIN, any lhpg oughI 10 have been done, should
have been done At lie time OF the disturbances,
the practice in courts Of justice. 81
Mr.. FILLMORE was opposed to thc reconsidera-
ton, and ior the thai the public wished 70 be-
cone acquainted with The Tacis in the case He
cared not Tor The printing Of the dep0sii0ns and
thought II unnecessary. inasmuch as The report NJ
drawn up was founded upon the testimony.
! Mr. PETRrKEs said that the rules OF the H.tse
were outraged every day. Fhrse was no good res-
or printing the report, aud lie hoped the Mi.
ton 10 reconsider would prevail. The nasson
was outraged, and the country was already swNs