Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-09-13
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

Nous rerrons!
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
NoaddJ, ScW. 6-Aier some unimporant bn.
siness, Mr.. Benton offered siag ilar rcsolu.
tion--one well Gale ula'cd If WIS not designed /,
insult the Prrs,ient, whom but the other day, he
WAS prompt to Shield from naeina,y insult
of bank runilns." 1t was in substance thar the
Documents of the House aud Senate, relation
10 Public Lands ready for sale, should b. Laid be
fore the Preslden! TINS resolution supported
by Mr.. Clay Of Aa1ami, who thought the
President did not know the true state of affirs"
Mr.. Clay OF Ky. expressed his surprise at this cx.
uaordinary proposition, and at The source from
whence this mark OF dsrcspect proceeded. Mr.
Clay stated that five copies Of all public do,u-
menrs we've sent 10 the President, and th,t these
theref rew're already in his possession. The Press.
dent ignorant of the condition of the Public Lauds
This is high compliment, surely TO Mr.. Tyler.
from his new lrie DIS The debate was coninled
lor time, and Gnai'y the resolution was lard on
HE table. The Reuenuc Bill then taken up;
and an amendment proposed place SAT- among
the free ailtleS,-which, after a long debate, was
ncgsiveJ, by avote Of 90 10 81. Mr.. Walker pto-
posed To place gunoy bags among the free articles
negari,ed, 33 to u A proposition admit Raul
Road iron ire f duty fot all public roads com.
merced since the act Of 1886, and subjecling all
such iron to a day OF 90 per cent. imported f I
new works, WIS adopted. An amendment proposed
by Mr.. Woodbury. to place co Sc woods among tie
imported articles subject TO duly Of % per cent.
ri cred but, motion OF Mr.. w. all woods
over The value Of cents are TO pay that duty. A
proposition to aImil Crease among the free lrtices
,e scIed, % to 10, and he Senate djourued.
la The House Of REPRESENTATIVES, the committee on
expenditures was directed to report AT The next ses-
SION and The postmaster IF the House WAS requir-
ed to keep an account of the stationary used by
each mcmbcr--The balance Of the day was con-
sumed in considering the report OF the committee
OF elections declaring Cat ID vld Levy. the delegate
from the territory Of FLORIDA, mot being citiz .n of the
United States, is not entitled to a in this House.
Tie res ,Iu,ivn debated by Mr. Levy I'm a
funny speeth) tlaIsted, Mckcon, Gamble and
Wise, until the hour of adj ournment.
1ucSd0y September 7.-Mr. Clay presented the
Iroceeings OF a meeting ofdelegHes from llocklng,
Ross, Pike d Scioto counties IN Ohio. remon-
srraling against the veto of President Tyler, and
warmly approving the measures of the session;
which laid upon the tabe.-The bill
king appropriations for Diplomatic Agents was
taken up and Mr.. Mangum moved TO strike out
The appropriate ION for the mission TO Naples, which
was agreed 10; ayes 23, noes Is Mr.. Sewer
ed to reduce the salaries aud outfit OF the Ministers
to Madrid and Bfaztl, TO that for Charges which
was negatIvcd, aud the bill passed. The Reuenae
Blu was again taken up, to which many amend
menls were proposed, The most important of which
shall notice. The question subjectng
watches, part Of watches, je"ery, &c. to duty of
% per cent. led to long discussion, and adopt
ed, by vote of 80 to II. Mr.. Clay proposed that
The Ill should 90 INTO operation on the 30th OF
Scpember-Mr Wright moved it should not go
in'o operation ill 30 days after us passa ge-Mr. VS.
amend nen was opposed by Mr. Woo dhuiy, and
rejected, by "A vote of 81 TO l2-Mr. Ca lhoun pro-
pressed the LIST of October. Negatiyed, % 9, and
Mr. Clays proposition agreed to- Nh. Benton,
moved to strike raw hides rom the bl-Nega,lved.
II 1928 Mr.. Benton then moved 10 tar Bank Notes.
which lie supported in long speech, M one re-
piled, and The proposition rejected, to %; Mr..
Calhoun and most ulhe other Locos lodging hc
role. The eight who stood up the rack, were
Allen, Benton, Linn, McRobers Smith of Conn,
lappan, Walker and Woodbury.. The amend
menls having been got throus with, the bill passed
Oy me lnIlowlHS vote:
lEAS-Mcssrs Achsr Barrow, Bates. Bayard, Berrien,
buchanan thoae Clay of Aab., CLAY Of Ky, Clayton,
Dixon Evans, Fulton, Graham, Henderson Huntington,
Kerr King, Mangum, Menick, Miller, Morehead, Porter,
Prens, Preston Riycs, Sewer, Simmons, Smith of nd
ana, Southurd Sturgeon Talmatge, White, Young-3i.
NAlS-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Calhoan, Cuthbert Linn
Mouton, Nicholson Tappan, White, Walker, Woodbury.
Wright-l2
la the H. Of Representatives, bill approprialing
1888 900 for the repair of forts Staten Island,
passed, and sent to the Slnate.-Mr Profit offered
resolution, which adopted, calling upon the
Secretary OF the Treasury to state what amount has
been expended for furniture in the New York
Custom House since the 4th OF March the items of
furniture; under what authority the purchases have
been made. aud out of what fund they have been are
to be paid lor.rhe contested election from Florida
was dspos oiby the adoption of the following
luton: "that David Levy, the returned delegate from
the territory Of Florida, be allowed until the fnst
rrove his right to the seat he now occupies as dele
gate from sand trrory'-by vote of l24 to IL
Mr.. Ferris of N. Y. from he committee on Foreign
Relations, reported resolution requesting the
President Of the Tn ted States to open "a negotiation
with Great Britain for the release of American
prisoners at Van Diemans Land, and in other parts
OF the Rritish dominlons he supported in
a gh0ia9 speech, wlich was sarclsticay charac-
ter zcd by Mr., Adams sublime oraion," in IA