Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1841-07-15
DoINos IN coNaREss.

We feel that We have . right 10 con.
graduate our readers on the frat s,eu
made BY the House OF Representatives IN
me business proper Of the Extra Session
by The passage Of the bill uoiliar the
measures OF dis'rib1iion ef the proceed.
OF the sales Of lands among the States.
ahd Of general prospective right Of pre-.
em?hon 10 settlers 90 the Public Lands.
There are some defects. perhaps. in the
details OF the ball. which Il may be in the
power OF the Senate 10 remedy. But.
even with al its faults upon :ts head, We
rejoice N its passage, as it establishes =
Prineipie 10 GU. opInion) Of vital impor.
.anoe. rs passage proves besideS-vhat
had become almost . maiier Of doubt q.
noug the People-lhst the House Of
Representatives has not lost all eapaeiiy
oi seton; and hsf IL something gained.
We consider this Land Bill a. one Of =
series which are. or are not, 10 Iignalize
ihp Session Of Congress a. one Of the
most important and most bens fetal ever
held. But. whether the residue Of The
series be mat0rsd or not, the passage of
'h's ball alone would distinguish the pre-.
sent Congress IN the Nations history.
A number Of wings, il will be seen.
voted against this measure ell nine Of
the respected Representatives from Gsor.
gis, for example, who are opposed 10 h,
independently Of instructions 10 vote
against IL. Several other WhIss voted
against II. generally because they deemed
It Premsture, in the present state Of the
business before Congress. We should
probably have deemed IL premature. too.
buttor the conviction that the correspond
Iog measures for revenue will pass into
The statute book in company with it.
Bot OF such paramount importance do we
consider the SETTLEMENT Of the land
question, proposed by the bill, that we
would have voted for il. upon its own
merits, independently Of any other mea.
sure whatever
Yesterday the House took M the bill
for supplying the present wants Of The
Treasury. and went 10 work upon il a. III
At did not mean TO take 80 mach time 10
pass 1t as II took 10 pass the land bill.
F0fe on MS p1ssage Of tie Land Biz
NEAs-Ness-s Adams, AIlrn, Landau NJ. An
dTeSs, y J. Andrews, AruOid, AysriRr, Bsbso.k.
n~ksr b.rWAFd Birdseys, BlsSk, lIlsiT, HaAr,llnan
ne ayn. Bots o'igEs, broekuAy, Droasou, Jery-
l. n
seii, CaI uthsrs, Cbuendch, JOhH e.. CLARK sssIsy
n. Clarke, Cooper, Gown, Cfsnstou C;rusrus
Sn'h,.g; Deesr'l, John Edwards, E,vrsii, RysseB-
dinss. Gosgi6. q. G;oOde, Gir~rs. 6:rs,S H"iI
h-isted, W > tts.t,egs, tienry. Hudson. tIust,
James lfSia, Wm- ". tFxia, James Nm Cos,
S,ohnso"' Isaac ID 1oues. John 2. Kssneiy, Lane,
Lawrence, LiuR. 1bomss .. Marshall Sunssou Ma. |
sou MAshioi, SisltOsIs. veli Maynard. Moorr
aior6.h. h9rTis, AOrro~, Osbora-, ousle, |
tS.fss, Psnslis'on. Pops. Possll. PIoIii, H. Rss-
g.ll, Aie1. Randall llaadolPh RaJssr, RidEssy.
s1-de. smith, solieFu. SpTigg, Stanly. Stokalry.
Srauoa, Stuart. SUNNI ~, IsliaIgFra j. D Themss /
son, t. W IhomPson. TIIl.aKhAa, Toisad, Ton-
i'esoa, ittplett, lruDbuil, Cuslcrv ood Van Hst,s
.clAer, Nallsse. Washington. RdSar,i d. Whits
joseph l. White. 4 h0sBss ". WflIiasns. Iauls
Williams. joseph g. Mtilisms, MiniLrop Yorke /
A. NoaSg, JohS fosag-ii6.
NATs--Alessrs. Afford, Arrington, Albet,ou.
baHAs, Eeesoh, Bidlaek Bovine. Bsyd, Bsew-
A'et' aaron '. Hfosn. VI Brown, Burke, S1mp- |
son IL. EULER, WIN. Butter, VIM o. Butler /
o. w Caldwell, PC. Caldwell, Johh Campbell |
William b. Campbell, Cary, Chapman. Clifford.
Cli1toa, Coles, Daniel, II. ID. Davis John o. |
Dawson, Dean, DimOek. DOah. Doig, Eaalman,
= Edwards, Eshei,, Ferns. }, q Floyd, Fuf-
nance, Thomas =. Foster, Gamble, Gilalsr. WIN
u Soode, Uefdon, Graham, GastiBe, HsbeT-
sham, liars, Jehn Hastings. Hays, Holmes,
Hopkins. HoUek, Hous,oa. HuhSrd, Haaler,
Jack, Gaze J"ansoh, JGLa ". jones, Klein,
Andrew Kennedy, KING. Lewis, Linlsasld, !
LEVEL, n Mcclellan, u. Mcclellan, Mckay,
Mekeon, Mallory, MaTchand, A Marahan. J
4. MssoH, Mathews, kisdili, Meuuethey. Mil
leE. Neshsrd, Nisbet. Oliver. Parmrnter. Pa
iLidfe, Psyus. Piekehs, Piunsg, Redias. Rsashsr.
Rbeti, Riggs, Rogers, RorssVsii Sanford, Sam
deIs, Shaw. ShePPeId. Shields, snylsr. steen-
tod, sumter, Sueney TuFbey. Van Bufrn, Ward,
Naura, WstisTson. Weller. " esibfook, }. w.
Williams, Wiss, Wood los.