Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-01-09
SEVENTH
SENATE.

Mcssrs Buchanan and Tailnadse presented me.
mo- inl' against the repeal Of the b~ankrup, law.
Mr. MrRobeus presented n memorial from ci,i.
zens 90 the west. praying nm appropriation fr tho
Improvement of the western waters.
A resolution was presented by Mr. Smith ofIn.
diana. railing FOR Information relative 10 the past
Indebtedness OF the government and that Of Eng.
land.
The resolution 'of Mr. Rivcs Tor the publication
&c The Caroline CORES pon,lrnc- " as taken nm. re.d
aud adapted. A hong discussion occurred On a ques.
lion of vcraciiy between Mr. Ber.iun and nr Rrvs..
which was ended 10y the Presidents call to order.
The bill making Pnpvision FOR the occupation and
settlement oi the territory Of Oregon coming up in
order OF its third resd,ng.i
Mr. Calhoun sand he v1s not prepared to vote
nj present. lie wished To inquire mare into the
character Of the pending negotiation. and wished
fr time also io read the correspondence which had
appeared upon the suhjs CT.
Mr. Bayard moved nm Executive Session, anes
which The Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MIR Campbell Of 5 G. inimdacsd a hill TO sus.
pend the second secii,n Of The bill for N. appor-
r r~inncnt of representative. Among the several
Siatrs according TO the sixth cctrsus. so far as the
same may affect the electIons Of any persons who
h've been ~ WIN may be elected Representatives
Of the 23ih Congress-.
On notion Of Mr b ,rnard. the bill was referred
To tho committee On elcctions.
A leba,e sprang up On The resolution 10 refund
Gsn>J4ckscn's snc. which continued until the erpi-
ratlun Of the morning hour.
A motion that the house resolve itself into COM
urtiee of The whole was lost. and the order of the
day being the hill To repeal the bankrupt law was
taken mp, Mrsars GoriUn and Bovine Of New York q,
both Lpco lsto. had a cat and dog war and tho
House udjOurued.
WASHINGTON. in 6.
SENATE.
MFR Buchanan pr senied 4 memorial from a lar.e
number of cIIizens Of Philadelphia asking for the
repeal of the b ,nkrup, Law.
Mr. Tallmadge presented two mchorilI., one
frpm Brooklyn and another from New York city,
asking Congress 10 adopt Tho ESrhequer plan.
MIR McIlobers presented The Resolutions Of the
Legisi tIre of illinuis. asking Congress To refund the
fine imposed un General Jackson.
Mr. Woodbridge presented n Joint Restitution Tor
The d istrihuiion of papers under The SIKH census.
\ Bill 10 regulate enlisImenls in lie Army, Navy
aud Mar inc Corps was reported 10y Mr. Blyard.
A b. for The payment uf Slaves lost on board
the Comet and Emporium was cal ed up by Mr.
Archsr. irm the committee "n Foreign Relations.
The Bill was passed 10 AN engIossrneni rs soon
as read and explained.
Alter IhS consideration Of Bill which WA deba-
ted al considerable length Er the reliefO The Post
master at New Orleans. the Senate adjourned over
10 Monday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
MrTriPlrIi Of Ky submitted a resolution calling
oH Wc SeNIe'aEy VI me lfcusuFy 10 cpmmnntfafe fO
The House The number of steamboats,. aud The amount
Of tonnage en- plnyed an The Western Waters from
the lt Of Jasuary, 1911. To the frat Of January
1913; their probable cost or value. the number of
persons employed. and the passengers carried; and
the humber of sIeambuaIs lusi during saId year, the
value oi their cargocs. and also iLe number Of pas
seI'gers Lust.
Al the suggestion Of Mr. Fillmore. The resolution
was mnde To inc n1e vessels on The Northern lakes
and il was then adopted.
The resolution Of Mr. Bovine. insirueIing the
COMMITTEES On The judiciary 10 report ON Monday
next. a bill To refund The fine imposed upcn Gcaer.l
Jackson IN 1878. was taken up aud debated during
the reminder of the morning hour.
Mr. Everett IN wed Io suspend the rules. fr the
purpose uf taking up the bill to repeal the Bankrupt
law-refns Il
On molion Of Mr Gliding. the House received
itself into Committee "n The Private Calendar; and.
after some time spent Ihersin. is arose and reported
several bills To- lha House.
The House then adIOunet.