Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-09-06
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?I'IHtIG WII18GIINl[&AN.
LVNCIIHUHs:. SEPTEMBER q. 1871.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

hy the llouse-one appfopualng S30,O00 Tor surveys
on the western, southwestern, inland and maritime
frontiers, lor purposes old fence, and the other APP
ptoprIat ng $4,000 for lie purchase Of site for
western. southeastern or nonhwesirru aimory. The
Revenue Bin was then taken up, which, after short
time, was Land upon the table. Soon after the Seu-
ate adjourned,
Ia the House Of Representatives, the bill for re-.
pairing pert Of the PENNSYLVANIA Avenue, was re-
jected, by vote Of 60 10 1903 "A bill TO amend an
act, emitted carr, into IF CT convention
between The United Srues and Mexico, was read a
thlrd l-'c and passed. Ard the House, having no
other business before II. adj ,urned
! Monddy, august 30.--Afer some unintercs'iue
business, Mr.. Benien. from the selec, committee 10
whom was referred The bill from the House for the
better collection, sal keeping and transfer of the
public money, by means Of corporal on, be sry-
led the Fiscal Corporation Of the U. States, report
ed the same without amendment. ard gave notice
Ina, he should move In call II up Wednesday,
The Revenue Bill was then taken up, and long
debate ensued on an amendment proposed by MI
Buchanan TO repeal the laws admitting ailroad iron
free CT dury. and snbJeciing II TO duty Of 20 per
cent Nh Huntington moved to amend The amend
meni so that the measure should not take effect on
any rall road iron imported prior TO the LIT Of De
cember, 1871 which WAS agleed TO, but Afterwards
by vote of &c 10 90 reconsidered. An amendment
was then offered 10 the amendment OF Mr. Bnchan-
an making the repeal imperative where railroads
had been commenced; pending the discussion upon
which The LAM Rdt was returned from the II. of
X. with message, stating that the Senaie's
amendments to tina, bill, with three exceptions, had
/ Lppp h. H..
Indiana moved hat the Senate rccede from the three
amendments to which the House had disagreed, on
which o.otron splined debate ensucd in winch
Mess,s Smith, King, Fulton, Clay, Calhoun,
Sewer, Beolon, Woodbury. aud Dixon took part
! The motion was carried by the flowing vote ::
YEAS-Mcssrs Archer, Barrow Bates Ber,icn buchanan
Choatc Clay, oi Kentucky, Dixon, Evans G,nhu lirncr,
son Huntington, Kerr, hangnm, Mcuck, Miller Mnrehend,
Porter R"es, simmons, smlh indiana, Southland, Tai
NlS-MessrS ben'on, Calhoun Clay, of Alabama Clay
,on, "on, k"g, lnn' M.kobrt'r Moo'on' NICHOLSON
Woodbury., \ oung-l3.
So that the Distribution Bill having passed both
Houses. now needs only the Signature OF the Presi-
dent he a law oil The land.
In the House OF Representatives, Mr.. Cave hn-
son made an unsuccessful attempt TO introduce a
resolution fixing d'y for the final adjournment OF
Cong,ess-Mi. Everett gave norice that when the
gentleman should submit bls resolution, hc would
offer, amendment thereto, the following :
RE solved, that Congress ou.ht to adj urn IN
I'll the collection, safe keeping aud disbursement, ot
the public revenue be provided for by Isw.'-lhr
Land BiH, with the amendment, Of the Senate.
was then taken up ami after futile ell IT. made by
Mr.. Wise. to obstruct action upon H. The House
proceeded 10 vote upon The SAID amendments. The
fret Ill thu L.. "A
shall receive Their ds,rbuliye share Of The proceeds
was concutred IN. The second. which changes the
raio of d sltl5uion, from "the respective fedora
representative population, as ascertaned by the as
census, to "lhe representation in the Houses OF
Congress, as it shall be fixed by the appot,oo,nenl
10 be made under the census Of 1910, aud
hereafter, according 10 the representation as IA,
loresa,d in the TWO Houses of Congress- as it shall
be apportoned, from Time 10 time under any future
census, except Il al the District Of Columbia and
each of the Territories shall receive ds,rlbutiye
share equal to thai which would be assigned in an,
State Tor one representative IN the Congress of the
UnIled States, WIS not agreed to; ayes 81. noes
lao. The ihird amendment, winch provides that
he dslrlhulive share OF the District Of Columbia be
the same as # the SAID District were represented "
was not agreed Ia; and sever al other amendments OF
MINOR cons quence, concuned in. On the
propositions 70 concur in that amendment of the Sen
ate, which provides that If Al any time duiinp the
existence OF Tins act the rres OF duty uron any I'M
ported article shall be increased beyond 90 per cent
as fixed by the COMPROMISE Act, then the disflbu-
II IN shall cease. the yeas and nays were taken and
the House concutred by vote OF lOS to oi-Oilhe
Virginia members. Messrs. Barton Coles Cog jim
Goodr. Hams, Hays. HUBBARD Hunter, Powell. Stu.
AT, Summers and IaliateIio. voted in the aflrma
tive, and Messrs. B inks Hopkins, Sreentod Maor,
and Wise IN The negave--from winch, we suppose,
these gentleman are in fvor of distribution, even
e though the duties be raised beyond 20 per cent
several OF The South Carolina members also voted
IN the nrgaiye--as, indeed, did must Of the Loco
foco party. 1t follows, that the Wings are dispo.
I sed TO abide by the COMPROMISE Act while The Lea.
cos though pretending to be in favor Of aIAerlnc Ia
IT'S prov oos, do not. IN uull, consider lhemselye
, bound BY Ihcm. THIS indeed was nantes, as f.,
pack as 1887, wheo Mr.. Calhoun accused the Van
pu'enpai IN Congress, aud especially Mr. Wright
Of se'tIed purpose 10 overthrow the Comnronjsp
ACT The last ann ndipcnl OF the SENATE rrI,,i,e
10 me clam # Mississippi on The two per Gem.
'unl' was agreed to, $50 AZ -Tfe bll HAVING
oeen so' e through with, Mr.. Harris, a Loco Face.
nom Virginia moved 10 reconsider the vote which
the House had concnutd IN The amendment reI,
i've TO the COMPROMISE Act, but the House fused
10 reconsider, ayes 81, noes 100. OF the Viz i'm,
NIL II