Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1842-09-01

coxGREss THE Last WEEK.
"a he sesase. 81 Rssstpe Bin hsu d.
Eig1ss kis bera shesogft sslpe ssbsl n ike ueek
yartrus ! ass8merss 1ele sespiedi ressesns he
day al several aflseles
4 81 Ifom ne Hsese. sPprcpriaiiae SIS. COZ
for shs eseeiion u sihlih. EleapisAis he u e
tern wastss. vas pa.ksa On Flidsy.by voss q
70 % ..
Ii .hs House lhebill for ne resreanizstIor
q sAe Navy vas ne Prssaiaens sab sel Of Discus
sinh.
% Thsssd1E. Mr. Adans pfpPosef ., Reso.n
iioa, % DE sfsei Ihat ne nsmbeIs * Congress
shosId a ibs end cfsysry ssssson bf consFe,,
siss sssienehs % the Setkeshg-sl- Arms u heil
abseses. snd thar ,Aey should. receive pay fer
ths7dsys i atlendsnse. sfor sandAys. fof saeh
days as ghe House vas not 10 session, and fer nc
oshers- The RssoIailsn vas subsequently made
Joihi RessIasiel aaE thea sdspied. with bat 4
snau Eoie in he n<gAd.s.
On Fsid.y. he Honss passed BIZ 10 repeal
The Pfoviso % ne LaId Bin. vhieh suspend.
dislnbuiioa vhen Ire duhes are ADORE 20 PEI
eent.
A Bill vas reported from he commiItee Of
Wars and Means 10 issoe Treasury Notes u lieu
Of The Loan 10 The rzlenl u six nillioHs Or del-
lars, Andsto provide for The sale Or the Loan al
par.
On SATURDAY. lhs senate continued the debate
on The TarG bill, and a late hour in the ete-
nisg il vas passed By The following vote ID
YEAS.-Messrs Barrow, Bates, Bsyard, b.
etanaa. choate, CoArsds crAfts, Grltien6en,
Dayton. Evans, Hsntlngtos, Miller. Morehstd,
Phelps, Pofisr. slmmens. smith Of lad ,sprague,
S'urgeoH. Tsilnsdgs- White, Fliliaess. Wood
bridge, Brigkf "a
NArs.-MsssFa Allen. Archer, Bsgby. Rem
ton. Bsrriep, Calhoun. Clsyton. Cuthbert, Full
ton. Grshsm, Iiehders6n, King. Linn, Mangun,
Msfrlck, Preston. Rlses. SEWER. Smhh Of Con-,
Tsppan, Walker, Woodbury., Young .-23.
| -Four Loeos Tor hepiH. and nine wings =
sainsl il. Mr. Kerr. lNbig.) spa Msssrs Me-
Roberts and Wilcox, th.oeos,) absent.
10 The House. on Saturday, large number Of
private bills wsre passed
The Two Houses win probably adjourn %.
day, veto or no veto.
From az National Iaisllsstnetr Of Tuesday.
THE SESSION OF CONGRESS
\, j drawing to i close under circumstances far
mote suspicious than was anticipated hy any
body, uhatever hopes some psrOons, besides our
selves may have entertained
Bolh Houses have agreed to adjourn on Wed
nesday next, (to-morTor.l
THE TARIFF BILL.
/ We have sincere satisfaction IN Informing our
readers that the amendments Of the Senate to
MIR. McKENNAS's Bit (Which bill passed The
House Of Representatives on Monday last and
The Senate Oh Saturday, being yesterday Teceiv-
ed for concurrence BY the House Of Representa-,
lives. we're eoncufred 10, Win The least possible
delay, by great majority. % the question TO
lay ihem upon the table lin order 10 kill The billy
the.vote. was, BY yeas and nays, 100 nays 10 65
yeas almost two % one The measure has in
deed been gaining favor inthe eyes of Congress
for sevefaHdays past; and there il reason 10 be-
lieye that if The QUESTION had nots 10 be taken
upon il in The Senate, even there several, votes
would be changed il its favor from the state n
The vote upon itiu that body on Saturday last.
The bill now wants onlythe Signature Of the
President 10 become law. H.1
THE TREASURY NOTE BILL.
Abill, reported By The Committee Of WAYS
and Means, authorizing the issue ofa certain
amouut 81 Treasury Notes, in Ieusof 80 much
Of The Lean heretofore authorlzei By law, yes
Ierday passed The House Of Representatives, and
is now before the Senate.
THE LAND DISTRIBUTION BILL.
--s Ssr, -l.is-h ,na,S-4 lh4 OF Rrrr.st.
laaves last week for reprans thai provision 81
the Distribution act which suspendS ito opera
ton whenever dulles arelaid upon imports al a
higher rate than 90 per cent. on the value there
.of,lwas yesterday lakeHup nd~passed BY the
Senate SO that Bill also now requires only the
appreciation Of lAe Piesidens TO become law
4 THE Contested ELECTION BILL.
The bill te regulate he taking Of evidence in
cases of contested elections. which some weeks
ego passed the House of Representatives, yes
t.Fday passed the Senate. amended is has been
heretofore stated. The House has disagreed 10
he amendment recognising such elections FIR
tae next Congress as have been sIready held BY
general ticket; and the bill is TO be The subject
OF a conferences between the two Houses Ia
aimcst whatever shape il is highly important
that i; become Law.