Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-16
CONGRESS- or TnE UNITED srATrs
Correspondence Of tls Baltimore ,3nsries4.
wAsnISoroS, Aug. IL.

| UNITED y YATES SENATE.
Mr. TAPPAN presented the proceedings Of
| meeting OF the citizens OF Ohio IN relation to III
measures before congress, and IN opposition to thes
measures aud the domnart party.
MIR I0ppln moved the printing Of the proceeding
Being read they were laid upon tho table.
Mr BUCHANAN presented n memorial ffor
| Importers OF Philadelphia ip reference 10 a Rcyeou
b praying several alterations and particularly tbs
the Bill should not bc enforced until the merchant
get home their goods.
MIR BENTON said he wis cd 10 say one word i
reference to the last part ofthc memorial The oh
lec' I" was obviously to give the merchants an op
poftunlly TO alto upon whiteycr goods tLcy ha
ON hand OF the character OF those winch might b
! imported.
MIR CLAY of Kentucky presented a memoir,
from citizens OF Philadelphia, paying that the or
ticle OF Chloride OF Lime, manufactured pfet,y o.,
tensively in Philadelphia and New You. be tax &C,
20 per cent. ~
OFFICE HOLDERS.
| MIR SMITH of lnt. called up the resolution in re
| ference to the additional Clerks in the and Offcs
since the present Commissioner entered upon nj,
uuues. The resolution was amended so as TO tsn.
der an inquiry more eXtcnsiyc-Mr Smith remark.
/ lns that the present Commissioner was anxious 70
give all the Information IN his possession.
OREGON TERRITORY. %
MIR LINN called up u resolution offered some
time since IN reference TO the Oregon 'Terr;,orv
Mr. Linn discussed the English policy i'm The snir;,
OF the remarks made by him yesterday, showing !,
to be nm ambitious one, and seen particularly in
reference TO the Oregon Territory, the Hudson Raw
British on the North West. '''
Mr. BENTON pursued the subject. The, reso.
luton before the Senate proposed that the IJn;,eJ
states should give notice according to the treaty. Of
1918, OF the intention of the country to make new
treaty or conform To the one made. lie was ve,r,,
with the violations OF the treaty of ISIS bv c.,
outnln, and the sutferings which had fallen upnn
citizens OF The United States under IT, He y,;.h.J
mat Great Britain should have notice of our inten
IONS or one, he was determined TO proxecr.e
inc work begun thoroughly aud to comn,enco now
MIR SEWER expressed his thanks TO The Senate
OF missouri tor bringing forward the resolution.--
Tie could have wished that it would hays boon nre
sentcd ~ different form, but was glad that IL w,s
before the Senate. a Fertilization Bill would be
mere IN few days from the House of Rcnr,S,n
tatvcs, and he hoped the Senator of Missouri would
propose an amendment OF 500 600 from tb. bor
uers oi Arkansas To Columbia RIycr-also an mn
preparation for Forts Mr Sewer said a road could
Oe made very cheapy, that several hundred. mile,
Nc p ii country and could bo easily made
once. ~
MIR PRESTON Of S. C. gave no,ieo ho, h,
should move at the proper time To amend ths re-
luton. lie should propose that the resolve Be
adopted IN the form of an inquiry through The Cor,
mltee on Foreign Relations.
The morning hour having expired. tho orIsrs of
The day were called.
LAND BILL.
The subject was changed, but no, the character
Of the debate.
Mr. LINN continued the discussion. frs, de-
nounclng the Wing party as Infamous. vile nbomi.
nnb!e, without principle and all that LEAVING no
lucs and returning tn tue subject under consi1era-
Aon, The Distribution Bill was denounced and The
proposed anne ndmcnt defended,
Mr. WRIGHT continued the discps,;o, M ,, ,b
senator mad closed and IN reply mainly to n very
ioIe speech made at the opening of the discussion
81 the Land Bill 10y MIR Smith OF Ind MIR Wrisbt
IS he always does, made an able and ingenious mr.
Sument IN defence Of his position, partly upon the
Constitutional power OF Congress over the PubIic
Do,hniu' ana partly upon the power TO lay imposts
IN collect taxes.
Mir KALAMAZOO said that nothing WAS fur.
h9r from his intention than TO speak a word unon
ne Bill. HIS colleague presented Use lssus and
,"e 10 near MN would have supposed that the qucs-
ION unier consideration was whether New York
,honld De defended or MOI, and not whether the
Public Domain should be distributed
Nr. IALLMADGE said he well remembered
when the Senator from Mo. had proposed his ex-
nendturo upon ioriihcations, and to which his col.
eHSue had alluded. So far did the Senator on
and those who acted with him, that even GspeT,i
Jackson with his seven leagued boots instructed his
Secretary OF War to send in Report in opposition
20 the system.
In regard to the exposed condition of New York.
Mr. L. showed that tax Of one half mill uoo, tbc
property OF New York would raise s. 600. OGO,-
Ne" York could pay that tax for defence il j, was
necessary, and no man would feel il. On the con-
raryi II the system OF Notifications which the AID
Seniors had proposed had been car
ned out SlOoO,OOO would have been but 1.-THE of
he sum necessary TO have completed them, and the
'ntiTe militia OF the United States would have been
insufficient 10 defend them. Mr. Tdlmadge smoke
out briefly, and did not contemplate any Thing like
speech.
The vote was taken upon Mr. Linn. amen,Ipen,
and rejected, ayes Is, noes p.
MIR STURGEON after this amendment, was
disposed Of read tie instructions OF the Lsgis
1t Pennsylvania to the Bill under consideration
lie was instructed to vote for the Bill, but could
not do so unless he could make It conform to his
The instructions were read, and required an
,qual distribution according to the Federal popu-
alton. The first section proposed to give 500 600
icres OF land to the new States for purposes Of in.
ernal improvements and to give 10 per cent more
% the new States. lie would not vote for this sec
ion and moved TO strike 1t out.
MIR BUCHANAN took the same ground.
Mr. WALKER said few words in repIy.
MIR SEWER resisted the proposed amendment
His constituents did not like the Land Bill with ali
he advantages il gave 10 Arkansas
Mr. CLAY Of Ky. saIu the worthy Senator iNr
Sevier) had said that it any Federal officer should
% into Arkansas to survey public LANDS, he would
pc hung 10y his neck until he was dead dead de,di
aughtcr) Now, said Mr. Clay, with much coed
lumor, would the Senator compromise the difficult
y and consent to a less summary mode of punish.
nent than hangingl
He thought he should do so. But he rose Tor
mother purpose, 1.d not 10 intcrposo himself
between the Legislature OF Pennsylvania and her
Senators. He would not do this, but as tho in, !
.trucuons had made part Of the Senate procas. 4
nss he would refer to them. He asked thee the q
ors TO reconsider their opinions and rcps,cd tbn,
opinions Of their constituents. lie yG,t,,I,,inn
he people OF Pcnnsylyanii WERE nroyision now !
md reminded the Senators thrE,ro,lJ IN ,I,sc in
proposed To be stricken out '''''' -
III Land Bills. ,,5-c,r
HOUN said something in''u'"''''y j" '"'O' VI I'VE
Graduation Bill. Il, e,.---.,.
The vote was then taken upon MIR Surgeons
,rncndrnenr: il WIS rCjertoj, 30 TO !.
O,tcr ainrnJaionts were plopossj, pending which
no Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
As soon as The Journal had been read and approx
D. Mr. BARNARD Of New York moved that the