The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-01-07
CONGREss.

We coPy the following from the Fay.
s,,e'ills Observer. ss presenting GEN.
ptehensivs aud interesting summary Of
The proceedings Of Congress since our
last dates:
.ln The Senate, on the 22d. Mr.. Cal.
houn presented bill 10 cede the PubIic
lands within The limits OF The new states,
on certain conditions. TO The states with
~ which they lie. Referred.
Mr.. msngum presented a memorial
Iron certain workmen on the public
works in North Carolina. praying for
compensation for lost time. Referred.
Mr.. Benton introduced bill 10 lay
Tax on bank notes and other paper used
for circulation in The states and terrific
riss. Mr.. b. delivered long speeell IN
is favor. The question was ., once rails.
ed whether q revenue bill, as this was,
could DO received. az The Constitution
provides that oil revenue bills shall origi
nsse in the House. ID was finally deed
ed. sseniy.two 10 eighteen. thai the bill
should MOI be received. After further dc.
bale, Mr.. Benton requested leave 10 with.
draw il, which vas granted.
The Hens,o hss already passed num-
Der Of bills, generally private.
10 the House, resolalion 10 inquire
into The expedieney u setting spar, three
hundred thousand dollars per snnum OF
the proceeds ofIhs public lands for con-
,inuing the Cumberland Road. and divid
ing The residue among the states. vas
LAID on the table, los 70 80. This in
dueed Me. Profit 10 offer another resolu.
ZION Ior an appropriation 10 The Cumber-
land Road. on which be made q speech
abounjing in threats Of what the ives,
will do when under The new census, il
ob,sined 80 great an accession 70 lis
strength in Congress; and especially ia
1852. after another census, when, he said,
The West would teach The nation les-
con which j, had long wanted, and would
compel il to do justice. This resolution
was also laid on The table.
Nh. Reynolds. introduced the memoir
al Of the Legislature Of Illinois. asking al
reduction Of The price Of The public lands.
which produced considerable debate. and
10 still undisposed OF. II was well said
BY Mr.. Johnson OF Nd, tina, the great
increase Of population and power Of The
West, negalived The idea 80 constantly
advanced in Congress. thai the West
was oppressed by Government On the
contrary, 10 seems 70 Us. that no session |
is suffered TO pass without granting the
western staies gra,uilies ofm,llions Of q.
cres OF land for education, internal i'm !
and every other conceivable
object. Mr. johnson moved 10 refer the |
memorial, with Instructions 10 report
bill to divide The proceeds Of The lands n
mong The states, TO be used tor internal
education, &c.
In The House, 4 resolution has been J..
dop!ed, to inquire into The legality Of
payments made for expenses in taking
testimony 10 The case Of the contested
sea, Of Naylor and lngersoll. Il seems
that Ingersoli had received Slll6 for
that purpose. and that The clerk rendered
q considerable SUN 10 Naylor. also, who
refused il, on the ground THAI the Law
did not sanction il. He paid his own
witnesses out Of his own pockei.
Mr.. Underwood presented letter, ad
dressed to him by Mr.. ]. p. Vaniyne,
stating the number OF steamboat disasters
which had occurred within the last ten
wears, their nature, and the destruction
Of life and properly ON board; from which
Jocumen, Il appears MIR. U. inform.
ed the House, tina, the whole number OF
disasters which DR.. v. had been able 10
obtain information concerning was 1876;
that fhe number Of lives lost was ! ,733;
the number Of wounded was 379; Of
these. there were killed by explosions,
collisions, and ires, on The Mississippi
and lts tributaries. 99l. and wounded
ago; ON sea and Underwater. deaths from
The same causes 56s, wous.ed %; on