Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-01-04

Tor building new barracks az The Vnpnl, Ni,;,.
slilnte.-ior authorizing the Banks to issue small ~.
and for adding Bedford county to the Stn Jo4i.;
trIct We do not know how far this stem ~
the fate Of these bills. Of
Among the bills passed wa, one drectjno n. r
or 10 presents Sword to Themas Otway Byrlofr,
tor his gallantry il the If lo2a bill concs,nn
Special Court Of Appeals bill increasing the j., ~
the Commissioners of the Revenue of Patrick c,n'.
and bill concerning the Free School system II i.
county.
Gj- We need not say that Horace Greedy the ad,.
Of TIE n. Y Trbune, and for tie present session r
Der # the House Of Representatives. with alI III
chefs, is Of decided talents. We think it. b,.
ever subject Of rlication that his career As ;.I
r'r is e BE- hui brief ono. He is Of his elemen,
the House. His mpeuous feelings chaft under tho
>rlctons Of Tie rules and We find him whining ovar II
fate Of an absurd resolution he uffare to couyer IL
IN en- Of war in The Pacific into emigrant ship. Ia ,l
passengers from Panama 70 san Francisco. Bv the N
Grafton Of the rules this made akeir regular po.
on The docket and, # course, will never be heard If
gain But II race has also gotten his head into , L
nets nest, in consequence of his making pv hi y,
the extra mileage charged By certain Representatives.
Senators, which, in the aggregate, ellis to s,up ,o
600 more than. he c,nteuds. The law allows MrS,r
yer brought the correspondence Of the Tribune before IA
House, question Of privilege and the writer of IN.
letter severely hammered. We do not nlrk he ia.
Tended himself with the spirit he might have shown,
1t appears he assumed the Post Office distances as tho
standard-whereas the mileage is allowed By sumo sr,Io
ad pted by the COMM which differs from the official
statement. There is. doutess. reat rascatv practid
in This particular bow, heretofore. and it i Shan.
that some certain and well defined standard Of allowance
has not been adopted.
And speaking Of abuses in this particnlar-we sI,l
soon have exempfcalon of The easy virtue of I'M,
leIls IaturSn all that concerns the arsteence If the
public money from the treasury their own pockets
1t is usual and necessary, upon the accession of new
administrator for the Senate be summoned 10 meet IN
the oh March, remain in session for few DAYS in mr.
der pass upon nominations office The Senate this
year, will adjourn, therefore, on saturday. the 81 of
March, and meet on Nonday. the 5h Several newly
elected Senators will take their seats, in place Of some
who have been consigned 10 retirement by the Leglsa
Of their respective States, under the influence othe
late political revolution, or the operation Of the principle
Of rotation in office, other Well during the
intervening Sunday between the adjourn and the re
assembling Of his august body all The old members are
conceived to have gone to their humes-Mr Benton for
instance. to Missouri Gen. Houston Texas and Mr..
Dodge 70 luwa-and returned to their posts fresh from
the people. This imaginary travel would be plaasan
fiction it not costly 10 tile people, for will b
believed, every Senator will charge the rate Of S. for
every twenty miles, going and coming Of this imaginary
journey, and pocket Of them, many hundreds If dol
lars, and be, thereby, in degree precuded from char
gEg the full amount of their travel home ten DAYS after
wards and like December for returning
Washington. We do not know by what act, or BY
whose constructon such precedent has been establish
ed. 1t is gross abuse. The people resent it as such
and The Senate owes it to its reputation to dess
from thus receiving the public money without equiv
alent