Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-08-16
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FIRST SESSION.
Correspondence of he Baltimore American.
WAsuiNaroN, August Z.
UNITED STATES SENATE.

ciiIzrns oi Philadelphia Ci,y and County praying
that coarse woods may be exempted from taxation
Also memorial IN 'ea ion In Chloride OF Lime, AZ,
Soda Ash. PRAYING that both ARTICLES m1y be iuclu
ded in articles paying Revenue.
Nh. CLAY of Ky presented n similar memorial
The pclii,ons were lad upon the table.
The Bl To inco,pota the subsc rbers of the Fis.
4 cal Bank Of III" United States was brought 10 the
Senate bv the Clerk OF the House Tor the signature
OF their Prrsldcnt. The President signed the Ban
and lo,th~nh sent 10 the President OF the
United States Tor his signature.
The unfinished business OF Tho morning hour al
yesterday was again brought forward. The ques
ton, simply stated, which has created confusion 10 y
! thee mornings past, is NJ follows
! Nh BENTON introduced memorial from Vr-
gina upon the sub CT OF the agatIng topics Of the
! day, and moved that the resolution be laid nj on
! The table aud printed.
Mr.. CLAY moved thai the motion To print be
laid upon The table Carried 81. 10 20. The Speaker
dec ded that the mo'on To lay upon tho table car
! RED he memorial with il.
Mr.. Benton took appeal. and debate OF three
hours has grown out Of II, OF htuic interest 10
your readers, and, therefore, do not send ii OF any
length
Nh. CLAY took occasion 10 commend tho House
of Representatives in the OF the discussion OF
the point OF order. lie spoke oft ~ elotinus. u
patriotic, Il noble body. "God bless them" said
Mr.. Clay. 1t had been thought during the FIST
week i"d that The House would prove total fail
urc. aud thal nothing could come of H. but time had
proved u different result aud the House u
Mig House, well organize d. patriotic, aud carry
lng GU, the viii the people lie referred 10 this
body for ptcced' nj IN tue case NJ issue, and
thought i, much bclIe, than Brush IrecedenDs on
which the Senator from South Carolina Nh. Cal
honn) relied.
Nj. Clay showed from the action of the House
that appeal was LAID upon the table and without
debate.
Mr.. CALHOUN did no, think so much of the
| ,i thc Nj 'I.y. did
much Of the body itself. lie regarded the body NJ
gag bod,, and would sooner rely upon Brush pre-.
ccdrnts. But the Senate, lie commended, had 'ndo-
pendent rules Of us An appeal was debateable
AS point Of order he'e,anj always had been Io' fifty
years.
Mr. EVANS of Me- cited some OF the pfccedcns
of the House OF SIX or e'eht yoais standing, To
show thai appeal was aud could be Land upon the
table
Mr.. KING Of IA. replied with some warmth 10
the Senator from Kentucky, especially Tor his allu-
SONS 10 the House Of Representatives whose course
of conduct he had particularly CONNIE ndcd.
Mr.. WALKER went briefly into an argument
upon The House vote upon The Bank. Ills purpose
10 show that II was a minority vote, although
tie majority was 81 for the Bill. Mr.. Walker came
TO tins conclusnn by the vote IN committee OF the
whole. l05 in f'ver OF Mr.. Gays proposition, aud
AZ against it. The los eng less than the majority.
the B III became minority measure.
Mr.. WOODBURY. aud Mr.. ALLEN both re-
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TISS and Mr.. BAlAR ID took tho same ground.
After three bou,s the decision of the Char WAS
reversed, 10 30.
Mr.. BENTON then made a motion TO take thu
Objectionable memorial from the table. lie pro.
ceedeJ To debate II, whereupon Mr. CLAY called
him order, aud decided that motion TO take
subject from The table not detachable. Tho
Char accorded with Mr.. Clay. An appeal was la
ken, aud new point oi order opened for consde,a-
ton. The discussion, however, did not continue
long. The yeas and nays were ordered and the Sen
ate sustained the dec,so on Of the Char by aso,e OF
NAVAL PENSION BILL.
On motion Of Mr.. MERKltk, tue Naval Pen
sion Bin was read a th'rd ,'me, finally passed, aud
sent 10 the House for Concurrence.
Mr.. MANGUM then SAID, "'fhe Senate having
Dad glory enough for one day nove an adjourn
menl"-csrsied without division.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr.. BRIGGS oi Mass. reported 4 Bill from The
COMMITTEE on Posi- Offices aud Post Roads, making
provision Tor the auditors office. Referred 10 the
COMMITTEE of the Whole.
Mr. RANDOLPH Of New jersey from the
Committee on Enrolled Bills, presented the Bill
10 incorporate the subscribers TO the Fiscal Bank
of the Unued States. The Speaker signed the Bill.
The Speaker having cleared the desk Vi The com
municalous placed iherc,
Mr.. SERGEANT Of Penn. moved thai the
House resolve itself into Commutes VI the Whole
Tor the purpose OF considering the bill from The
Senate to repeaIihe Sub Treasury.
| Mr.. MckEON of N. \. presented a memorial
ON Robert II. Morris, Daniel Lord, and others
members OF the New York Bar, IN behalf OF Gen
eral Bankrupt Law. The memorial referred 10
the Committee Of the Whole where all the memorials
are which have peen presented TO Con less upon
this subject.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The House having been resolved into Committee
of the Whole, generally. the Speaker called Mr..
lTILLlNGlIASF TO the Char.
Mr. SERGEANT asked for The consd ration OF
the Ban ilom the Senate 10 repeal the Sub T,easu-
~ Ball.
Mr. BARNARD. oil N. Y, preferred prior action
upon the Bankrupt Ball. and made motion TO that
effect The majority decided 10 take up he Bail.
lOO To 50. The Bankrupt Bal was then LAID aside
with the understanding that IL should be taken up
on Monday.
The Sub Treasury Bill was not TAX en- up, and all
| business IN Conmiltee was interrupted from the
general noise aud confusion ~ the Hall. 1t was
found almost impossible 10 do business, and "A mo
ton made that the COMMITTEE rise.
The COMMITTEE lose accordingly aud the Speaker
resumed the Char.
Mr.. SERGEANT of Penn. moved that the Com
miuee OF the Whole be discharged from the Senate
Bh No. ]. TO repeal the Sub Treasury. The mo-
tion created II good deal OF conus,on but was car
by yeas aud nays by the close vote Of ayes l03,
noes l02.
The Bill Was therefore brought before the Conn
miltee, and debate commenced upon The meI IS
Of the question.
Mr.. PEARCE Of Md. obtained the floor and
spoke briefly reply 10 his colleague, Nh Mason,
who during the discussion upon the Bank Bin had
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