Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-02-25
9TH o y &. " T. = =
SECOND SESSION.
" ssnIEsTor. Feb. Is.
INTJTD STATES SENATE.

UNITfD STATES SENATE.
Tie Nice Ircsnl,ut Ifes' r,tda nunitafitn fr5m
the Secretary Wal relative 10 Tic Il aus e fec
iirg Tn umo,al IL The Seminole Indians ffoIn Florida
wrs 4 The NJ sssiippi. l. referred tie Commit
tee on Indian Adams and oTdtrNl ~ be printed
After Tho PRESENTATION IT r,tttins The following rs
olnton was introduced ty Mr. CHALMERS and sd pit
Cd
Resorcd That tho Secretary procure 2o0o copIc. Of
the authentic eapy q the Constitution with an analy-
ca index and compIlao q other public documents no
slded the cost shall not exrced ( - per copy
On motion ii Mr. CAMERON the resolution was
agree TO- providing fir 10000 additional copies provided
they be furnished a deduction Il twenty per cent
lrlm the above price.
The bill establishing L. s. Court at Key Wcs, FL
rda, considered AMI passed.
Mr.. DIN from the Committee on Commerce to whom
had been referred the House bill regulating the carriage
OF passengers IN merchant vessels ep5rted back the
with amendments.
After some remarks from AIessrs CALHOUN. DA
Wis and DIX. the amendments were eoncurfed in aad
the bill passed. Ono Of The amendments Increases the
space allowed for each passenger. from to fourteen
8 square feet.
Some private hills having been epor+sd Tho ems der
no Of lie NAVAL APPROPRIATION 81. l. was re-
sumed.
Pending amendment to pay Df Thomas p Jones
ti250to SERVICES rendefeied by him in testing some ex
permenis IN relation to steam boilers The bill was p7esed
BY iaflmaliy
The THREE MILLION BILL was Cen taken up.
Mr.. 81 l I.f.R , speech very brief very sens
bic aud upon the whole me satisfactory TO the great
oU} oi 'he senate 'hH p5thaps any speech which has
boon made In fegad 70 the BIZ he was ready TO make
he apropa on. .nd regretted that had not een mad
year s'eefi Wien recommended in August last. lie
pe ed nat peace would lie secured by money rather
'nth BY arms. Inc a dsngt-r.s ont and
N sehlefous one and II we went make war ofn-
yasion should find u nore f.ut matter than we
had imagined 10 make peace.
Mr. Butler was personally much congratulated for his
speech on all sides a the hanher
Mr ltOl SION ,ul leXas,r In continue the debate
but yielded The ilnor 10 Mr. SIMMONS. Of r /. who
was about to 20 an argument In defence of the po
sllion Il Rhode Island upen this On s,iod when at the
Of
MIR MANGuM, ofN. c. tho question was postponed
until tomorrow.
Mr. III NllNGTON Of Conn moved 10 procecd
with the Naval Bill.
Mr. SEWER stated that the Senator from Florida.
Mr. fulee) had received in his seat stating
that There was sickness IN his iamlly He was cnmpe
ed to leave and having many amendments 10 ofIer the
bill vas not again taken up
Puyato bills occupied the balance Of the session In Tho
q lJournment
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House at once went INTO Committee oflhe hole
upon Territorial Ruslno s. hee days lavirg been sci
apart tur this purpose.
bill making appropriations for making Roads in
" i$onsln gave 10 dehsto aud amendments some Of
Nn'h pippstu he improvement Of Tie Mlsslsslp and
w lscunsin rNefs.
Mr. DAVIS of Ky said haihe inquitous and accurs d
war With Mexico costing this nation more than enough
10 remove every olsrctionin every important river IN
The country Millions have been spent hundreds of mil
lions would be spent leloro there was an end TO this
war and yet Congress asked suspend III peaceful
thing contributing 10 the protection Of peo
pie and property, and 10 provide alone In The prosecution
OF Tins UNJUST unconstitutional aud dICs foreign WAL
lie was Tor appropraung a share # this moncy-lhe
common r'asuTe 81 the naoi--to objects 81 public i'm
provcmeni lie hoIcd the Nostcn livors rld harbors
would he improved ard HAT legitimate share Of the na
tons treasure would be appropriated this purpose Of
saving life aud property al home well as or wasting
lie and destroying property abroad.
Mr.. HOUSTON Of Ala, hoped this debate very II
regular IS he conceived IT, would not be allowed to con
nnc and IN ordrf 10 put an end to II Ire moved that thu
Committee rise. / Is WIS done " The close vote of -
10 a. The House ad pied Resolution to close the de
bate in ihuly minutes.
Mr.. STANTON Of Tenn. proposed an amendment 10
give me hundred thousand acres bland for a mitar,
road from Memphis to Luo Rock. Upon these amend
mons there was mucu dtlate, hich closed in rCps
Il Tie Bill Ia tie llDusc WEoc 1t rejected by vote
d l02 10 So
Another Territorial biz followed in Committee. IL
which an amendment WAS moved ty Mr. McCIER
NAND Of III. 10 incorporate the Rive and Ilarb,r Bill
ms VAS re sisted ara l6rg ilmc NJ point Of onr
The hair Caleb Smith, Of la.--cntoraned The amend
men, and the committee, after debate sustained tie de
clson OF the char and the River and iaIbor bill report
ed at this session was received as regular amendment
New ameudmcnlSWcro proposed 10 tbs bill, and at
O'Clock the Committee and the Hose ADJOURNED
without decision upon the question.
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