Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-12-27

5. THE SECOND WEEK IF TIE SESSION
Q, t~Rf'sS Las aosed away without any very r,uark.
Die incident ~ TIE business 81 legislation, although to,
without stIne pruefcss having Teen made IN it,
He Standing Committees. and several Select Co,
mecs, have Leon ann nncod. and Chaplans have 60,
ccrCd IN brth jl,nses; AID III the House If Rcpr.,,
ttycs ihc flee Vi Assistant Doorke,pcr. which iad,
isicd from TIE Lundaiicn Of the Government, has L,,
abishclle introduction al number # attendant. a.,
side Of tho d1ors aud oilages inside oil the Hail. hayr,
perhaps rendered The Giice supefluous.
All IN, documents accompanying the Presidents Mo-
slge 10 Congress IN the hands ot the Members and
the PRINCIPAL outs have he.n very generally published and
ad IN tie newspapers. We doubt whether any annual
Reports iion tic litats ot Departments have even ben
on the whoc, more generally acceptable, both 10 Con
gress and the Public. tan these Which tie present S..
san Of Congress has elected II the new t,arics Of
War and Navy, ard the Postmaster General "ir from
the shorl time lley have teen in Office necessarily sms
What deficient in experience. the industry and c.yo,iu
u business hy hch tloy have mede up for i, do thin,
great credit.
The Ann ual Report Ct tic Soe1cinryof The Tt,w,v
upon whom the stale oi the innces pesos ,r,s.n
micro II an usta ator ard rtsI.IsLiliiy, has not vi
been sent ill., lat FAY. rr,s me- lc expected in Tie
couisc of Gay lie plan o II sta NJ tm me- Il,
III the Pre- sit, MIS- Message rs lunIg II oallo !,
has been required IN In the Secretary Ct The Treasure
BIZ votes in both branches Of Congress; Ut if the mo,
be ofits Icing Yet under c,lsdIation fy the Cal,
net. can ardl cttd tol tGrsItodio Cunct,.s
i'll snnc DAYS come. Both these papers. the annual
npor and the fiscal sclonc, looked fI with mc,s
tian ordinary interest.
Almost the only reports from the Executive Dcyar,-
ncn,s received N Congress during the last week arc those
OF the Contingent Expenses Of the several DEPARTMENTS
which required By law 10 be annually made at the
commencement Of each Session.
number Ut bills hive been introduced on leave r
each l.ausc during the last week, and among them are
of considerable consequence as, for example, the
bill to repeal the Land Law Of last Session. the bill to
establish the Board q Commissioners to hear and To de
ennnc CLAIMS aganl tie United States. the cessy
otwhich may be Judged OF the fact that the Petitions pre-
scented in the House Of REPRESENTATIVES alone in one day
last week (nculng the revival Of old oncs) exceeded
four hundred in number the bills fyr the adjustment Of
claims for Militia services altered 10 be due the States
of Maine. Georgia, and New N,ampshire the bill to
make appropriations Of money r the continuation of tho
Cumberland Road and the bill 10 organize government,
in the Oregon Ierrt ~. One h has air, adv passed
the House u Representatives far in advance of the march
Of the main body ohs, and will pro ably pass the son
ate to-day tcug the bill making partial appropriations
r the pay of Members ard other Apelscs OF the Session
Of Congress.
The business Of the House Of Representatives has
beon greatly forwarded and facilitated by the adopti.n Of
a rule, at the suggestion oi one Of the oldest and
wcrhitat Members, according to which, written
qucs, by any Member the Clerk Of the House, any
Memorials Petitions Resolutions presented that
House at the last Congress, and not fully acted on and
any bills passed by the House and not acted by the
Senate rccrredto committees Of the House and
reported upon may be again referred to the committees
which the respectively referred at the las,
Congress. This rule has the effect to replace upon the
docket Of the House in incpen state, nearly all the
unfinished business Of the last Congress, the amount Of
which the reader may remember was very great.
Besides motions Of inquiry by committees, which are
generally agreed 10 as matter OF course several IN
teresting propositions made last week which did
not assume the shape OF bills such s,oneproposng tofK
the number Of officers of each rank of men, and Of YES
sells in the Navy take away the existing discre
/ If tho in