Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-18
CONGRESS or THE UNITED STATES.
Correspondence OF the Baltimore American.

| Correspondence OF the Baltimore American.
| -, wAsHINGroS, August u.
| rne president did not 20 To Annapolis to-day
ILihe Heads OF the Departments aud about on
went to visit the u. S. Ship Delaware. accorjn. Il
| previous arrangement
Inc House of Representatives having adjourned
yesterday to Monday there was no session to-day
UNITED STATES SENATE.
| VIRGINIA LAND WARRANTS.
MIR ALLEN asked the Senate to takr nm the El
from the House to extend the Virginia Land war
MIR KING said it was understood that il their
r.,; "ny objections To proceeding to the consde.
| ."I"' VI me Bill named, he hoped itwould not b,
considered The Senators present were under som,
o'l OF pledge TO those absent not TO consider ans
| business II was objected TO.
| Sooolcoton being made, the Bit was brought
| oV'o'e Tue Senate. MIR ALLEN explained its pro
visions at somo oneth, aud withou, opno,,tion IN,
OH was read third time and PASSED
=, fOSr OFFICE DEPARTMENT..
| mr LIN y offered the following resolution:
! heS'red, That the Pos, Master General be di.
eS'u To send to the Senate statement OF the mum.
ucr OF OF fost Routes IN the State Of Missouri the
con inuancc.
adopted without opposition.
Mr oeN lex Offered more general resolution in
reference 10 the mai service IN the States and Ter,
rSorlcs, which lies over
PRINTED RETURNS OF TIE SIXTH CENSUS.
The Joint Resolution To provide for the dist, ib,
.oh OF the returns Of the SIKH Census was called up
Tor conSidcraton-IJ being upon its fnnl n,s.,.c
tie resolution was finally pas ed.
MIR CLAY Of Al. called ior the consideration of
ms resolution asking why the Secretary of the
treasury had not answered 4 resolution adop,ed
~ me last session OF Congress IN relation to tho
virginia L1nd Scrip.
MIR CLAY OF Ky. said the resolution implied
censure upon the Department which he was no,
reauy To bestow; not until he knew whetber or
rot It was deserved. The information reouircj
mlsht take much time, as the enquiry was extern
Mr. BERRlEN said that when the resolution, vv,.
adopted II was probably understood that the inoui
y, "p"n NC answered at the regular session. In,
5 ',''N"n was 'allci Tor at the regular session
anu the proper construction Of II was that il womb
oe communicated ut regular session lilo WIS ,,,,,
"PPNsoi 10 the inquiry, but opposed to the implied
eensure OF Me head OF one OF the Departments.
ht LA OF Ala would not say IN I he meant
'"o Information sought for should be given at the
eNir', session. The resolution rend the ..noTt 80
'"n' anu the Head OF the Dep,rtnent shculd no
governed by that. Ii was well understood tbropgh
N"oe OF Tue last session that thece would be an
S%I, session OF Congress. The Senator from XIV
lNir II'y) himself had told us there was 10 be an
MIR CLAY OF Ky.-"Does the Senator from, Al.
Noana really Suppose that because SAID a session
nus become necessary, that that a call Tor an
extra session Of Cungrcsslr
Mr. CLAY Of Aa.-"It was followed nm b,,
o'hCr opinions which confirmed H."
Followed up! Followed up,"-said MIR CLAY |
win some emphasis. "IIas not the Se,stor GOOD !
sense sHonsh TO know that tho Extra Session coul5
MOI be called but by Proclamation OF the Presi- !
le"t ~ The extra session was m,ucr of ,Ip,Lt |
'h man, and the subject Of conversation only Al
ne end OF the session. Besides the information |
si''ed Tor was not wanted during the Extra Sos
SION AT the next SeSsion,-the regular Session |
ne had no doubt It would come to the Senate
ne resolution, though a most unImrortont mai, |
.er was debated nearly two hours, ana then mod |
led and adopted. The original resolution implied |
censuTe to the Department. The OBJECTIONABLE !
esouton was Withdrawn and the resolution ndop- |
led, men, con.
FROM THE PRESIDENT,
n message was then received from ,he P,esi. !
lant' 10y his Private Secretary, John Tyler. Jr.
announcing that on the 18Th INST he had signed the
Di' 10 Repeal the Act, entitled an Ac, to pro.
woe Tor the lie-keepIng, co lection and disburss
nch' OF The Public mUney"-ln other words the
SuO-Ireasury Act "
- motion was made accordingly and carried with.
'u' opposition 10 90 into Executive session.
EXECUTIVE BUSINESS.
ne senate were not long in session.
DAVID Hoffman, Esq. OF Baltimore was confirm.
~ as Mexican Commissioner in place of Judee
Brown Of Ky. resigned. "