Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-02-02
CONGRESS SIONAL.


MoHudF, Jan. 20.
In Senate, the resolution Of Mr.. Sew
err. 50 to amend the esd rule of THE Sc
nate as to authorize the appointment OF
Il new standing committee to take charge
Of Territorial business, was, after hriel
debate. in which Messrs. Sewer and King
participated. nPgaiived. The bill for he
occupation and settlement Of the Oregon
Territory was taken NJ, and was aevocat-
ed at great length by Mr.. Morehead.
Mr.. McRoberts followed on the same
side. and the Senate then adjourned.
In the House. MIR Fillmore asked per-
mission to make a personal explanation
in relation to certain alley tons in the
Na,isnnian and New York Union, amin
Adverting upon the course pursued bv tie
Committee Of WAYS aud Means in con.
nect:on with the Exchequer plan IF the
President MIR. Wise replied. and in
concluding his remarks. moved that the
House resolve itself into Committee of
| he Whole on the ENchequer bill. The
renort CT lie Committee Of Ways and
deans. adverse to the Exuaaequ@r scheme
was taken up, aud Mr. BidIack SPIKE At
length OIL the subject. He was followed
by MIR. Bushing, on whose motion the
House adj 'urred.
Tuesday. Jan. 24.
Ia Senate. Mr. Nerrick. from the
Committee On the Post Office anil Post
Roads. to which the subject had been re-
ferred. reported bill to limit the use and
correct the abuse of the tranking privilege;
and bill to ,e,uce the rates OF postage.
The latter of which fixes the rate on. all
SINGLE letters, not exceeding thirty miles,
i've cents exceeding Thirty miles. ten
cents. Double. triple. aud quadruple
letters. in the same proportion. On
newspapers, not exceeding IN dimension
1850 square inches. one cent postage ;
one cent additional for every S square
INCHES ab,ve the 1850 square inches.
In the House, MIR. Cranston presented
the resolutions Of the Legislature oi
Rhode Island & Providence Plantations.
instructing :heir Senator's and requesting
their Representatives to use their best ex-
ertnns to procure remission vi the tine
Imposed on Gen. jackson in 1878 by
Judge Hall. MIR. Adams. from the Com
mttee on Foreign Affairs. reported a bill
TO establish commercial! intercourse
with China. appropriating $4,000 for
that purpose; and bill to appoint a
commercial agent at the Sandwich Is
lands. The House then resumed the
consideration Of the report o! the Com
mttee of WAYS and Means adverse to
the Exchequer scheme proposed by the
President, and Mr.. Cushing spoke at
length in opposition to the report and
then the House adjourned.
Wednesday, Jan. 25.
In the Senate, the bill! for the occuPa
! ton and settlement of the Oregon Terri
tory was taken up, and Mr.. McDuftie OPP
posed it at length, and, at the col clusion
of his remarks, the bill was passed over.
The bill for the payment OF seven com
pasies of Georgia militia. For services
rendere, in 1910 and 1871, was ordered
10 he en-rossed for third reading, and
the Senate ad journed.
In the House, MIR. Wise, from select
committee appointed at the last session.
and reappointed at the present one' re-
ported bill to establish a Government
office for printing, binding, &c. aud iof
other purposes.
thursday, Jan. 90.
In the Senate. Mr.. Basby appeared IN
his seat. Mr.. Bayard, from the CsH'mit-
tee ON Nasafa Atfairs, reported ball to
amend the act entitled Act far the re-
organization of the Navy Department of
The United States" The debate. on the
Oregon bill was resumed and MIR. Linn
advocated its passage at great length.
The Senate then adjourned.
In the House. Mir. Kennedy of Md.
from the Committee on Commerce, re-
ported till making provision fof the
warehousing of Imported goods. Inc
House resumed the consideration ef the
adverse report Of the COMMITTEE OF ways
aud Means on the subject o: the Exche-
uuer. and Mess,s Pcndleton, Athertoa,
and Pr,fiit severally discussed the sub
iect. The House then adjourned.
Friday, Jan. 27.
In the Senate, after the presentation oil
a variety of memorials, the bill for the
occupation and settlement of the Oregon
Territory was taken UP. aud MIR. Der
rien SPOKE at length against TIC. bii!,'