The Columbian fountain., 1846-02-14
TWENT TY-NINTH CONGRESS
FRIDAY, February 18th, lS46.

FRIDAY, February 18th, lS4o.
The Senate does not sit to-day, nor tomor-
row. a# H
In the House of Representatives the first bu-
sness done, after prayer and the reading OF
he-journal, was the offering OF joint resolu-
ton by s
Mr.. Bowlin OF Missouri; giving the assent OF
Congress to a grant Of five hundred thousand
| acres Of land to the State Of Missouri, for the
support Of free public schools.
"A large amount of private bills and reports
from committees on private matters were acted
upon, and the House went into committee,
| Mr.. J. r. lngersoll in the chair, Oh private
bills that were behind on the calender. This
is the first day Of The session that has been de-
voted to private bills, or on which they have
received any prolonged attention. Such only
| as are Of any general importance or applica-
ton, or which involve any new or unusual
principles, are given in this days report.
A bill for the relief of Joseph Kimball, and
bill for the relief of Seminglon Buffenberger
were passed and somewhat lengthy discus
sion occurred on the bill reported by Mr.. d.
Z. King fTom the committee on revolutionary
claims for the relief Of the heirs and legal rep
resentatives Of Capt. Presley Thompson, de-
ceased; and on the bill, reported by Mr.. Brod-
head from the committee on revolutionary pen
sions, for the relief OF Elizabeth Jones and the
other children Cfany) Of John Carr.
The committee Of the whole house had these
bills under consideration, and the first was re-
ported to the house accompanied with re-
commentator that the bill be not passed
The second bill met with the same disposal,
and the committee rose and reported, and the
House concurred in the several reports and
then adjournad al 20 minutes past 8.
Mr.. J. G. Adams made few brief remarks
to-day, but they were inaudibe from the side
desks.
Mr.. Chipman made a spirited and able
speech on private bill.
His appearance was much improved, and
his strength Gin debate) was by no means i'm
paired by reason OF his flowing locks having
been shorn off close. 1t only displays the de-
velopment Of the Uranium, whence his foren-
sic force is derived. In an alteration into
which he was Unnecessarily drawn by Mr.
King Of Massachusetts, he evinced powers
enough both morally and physically, that
would, if he had had good hold of one Of the
pillars, have shaken the house about the ears
of all the Phistnes in the Bay State. Mr..
King said, that he, Mr.. Chapman, was coun-
try LAWYER, but afterwards said that he did not
think him lawyer al all. One could wish
that there were fewer in general elected as le-
gislators or law makers. When the cry is
raised against candidate in New York, that
he is a lawyer, the friends of the candidate ge-
neraly modify the odium thereof-if they can
not dispute The fact--by asserting that che is
not la,pyer enough to hart him" which quali6-
cation is but grudgingy acceded to by the in
dependent subterraneans OF the Empire State.
Mr. Gordon, Of New York, addressed the
committee in his usual clear and convincing
manner He always receives the undivided at
tenion ofthe House when he speaks; and he
never trespasses unnecessarily on the time Of
the people-and "time is money" emphalical-
y TO the peoples pocket, in most debates that
occur here.