Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-03-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
Correspond nee Of he Bahiaors .7msrieaa.
Washington. March 81. 1850
n - SENATE


NJ Miller and Mr. Sewar p ssenrd petitions 10 fay
Of ers tliaq iral hy iirs /, fugitive slaves
Mr. Fate presented resolutions II he legislature u
Mississippi he sa'j rf-f slavery ilm"t o&e
and uk s-inn tn vniicae the n'hefn Convention
fop amin diversions d tn Na'inra ut-lligencsr aud IA
s,s,a that the peal f Mississippi unsnnpusly in
favor al The canveniian.
p-rilims were presented ftom ciiizsns II several
StstaS sra III" employment If chspaas In the army
and navy ant civil service.
A res,ln',n pissed f'r c mpensa'lng R'hinsnn Tor
up,s and 'eenlna, by order of The s'ostf, oa
the charge # meusrire Mr. Clay
Jh- Senate resnraed the consideration If The resnlu
ii,ns r-fed hy Mr. BRADBURY calling the President
II charreS against ufleeh1ders auved since The Ill
of March sst
Mr. smith addressed the leng IN reply Ia
the speech made TN" ago BY Mr. Bradbury. and
vindirsted the President foin The charge that he had
procured h' 'lec'in by pledges which he had not ia
gsrded
Mf Smith observed thai the President into of
fee unpoiqrd and uprammeii"d. IL not pledged
either offire-hnidefs 10 remove them
lie Intended h. d. IS he proper lie fund nea'ly
ri the III IN the uaity IN the hands u one patiy.
and wh a due re atl /, mparttay, he apprntcd hi
friends To office Gen. Iayor, he argued, had com
united hiIns~lf Ia party pdnr his election hui II
acknowledged duv II every President 10 employ
in public office members Of that party by which he was
elected la he Z .esdency
This almi'ed obiaa ian was always faithfully per
frnpl. except by n1e person.. whom lac wmd not nanr
here, aud WINS huhlrs-utss TO The Wing paty had been
visited vth uet,led rrpriar,.
Afer NJ Smith cnnrl ,ded, m executive age
,ecriyed rum The President The senate Then adJourn,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The Speaker said ld th' Il 81 business in order WINS
the consideration ofihr ts,lnpn If NJ Btyly Ia ter
inmate debe IN tay At ., ,',irk on the Deficiency Ar
prptslioa Bul. TIN question was taken the tesolu
th,n. and il adopted.
On molim If Mr. Bayy, the rules suspended.
,nd the ilrrss slv,d >.lf int, Committee of the
Whole (Alr Buu. al : C., - thr Cha'r) and Ia Il NJ
the special nrder being The b Il trratry into era.t thu
Convention tween the President Of The Uni ed Stairs
aud the FmnefH of Brazil. concluded IN the 9Th of
Jauaaty. 1919
Mr. Met tnand rlined that under the hill he GOV
srumen 81 'r ~ i 'ge6 Ia pay IN the United Sltrs
Tie SUN 81 53l0DO milfeas, innneyoi Brazil with
ia pr INTEREST from the st day of last Jv ia fan
di charge aud s,t>fiiln q" al the rllms preirred by
c'nzsns II he Unied Staes helng the subj els If The
arrangement These claims ulnn variety II
grounds ntgnating with the Brazilian government IN ist
tlhem p'oahv near qiatet II ceniuryag aud fall
Ing within different ,lis,ii-al rs
The "ag'rt Il he bill - To enable thos" cal nahs at
Ter long and nlnriu. delay.lo ,s'abllsh het eli ns
and 10 nh ain iodpnn IN ptuaoflI The snfli i.nry
~ the fund. For his pntpotr the hill autlti,e4 Com
n's''un To he cnnprsTd ia e mmi>sion, with clerk
be appointed 10y the President and Senate II wi be
the duy ui the Comm give noiire and Proceed
ritlu, lay 10 hon the pro IL II The claimants aud al
I""cAf =" Ut cAnl upon the principles ~ justice and
eqpliy and consistent, with the laws Of mai ms and
The pro'i,i ms Of tho Co ventiun, and to deliver
isl 81 tie awards hat may he made To the Srcrr.
iay OF STATE. within nhe year after the date Of the
runnsAn. when II is 10 expire. That ufiref viii he
tqHred 10 furnish certified ropy of he awards 10 the
S'cfs'ay Of the Treasury. whose duty it will be 10 pay
tha seafds.
Tn" bin was tiln " Mr. McClenand ordered Ia
b. laid ASIDE and reported In the House with ecommrn-
dalton that Il ASA pass.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL
The hl making appropriation supply deficiencies Of
APPROPRIATED fr The Il raj year ending 30ll june 1850
was then taken mp The item immediately nnlrr con.
'iierailon h1'g The amendment proposed by Mr. iamp
I'm. appopfia'lng si,5Gs32 fn lie clerks empl,yrd
IN the Hume Department withnt The auth MY Of law
The au'ndm-nl MAS adapfpd-sJ tu7q
On he motion Of Mr. Bayly. from the C,mmitie +
ways sud Means. an amrudp,e1i appfopria mo 5000
II extra clerks employed ia The Sd Auditor nfic, dur
ing NE ses''"n "i Congress. under The Of Si2 was
adopted.
lhe committee then rose. a 1 oclrk and the bill Ia
carry into ELECT the Crnveoiip be " cen thu Eniied
STATES aud the Emperor q Bazi was then read the tbtd
lime aud passed. The Hhsa then All ,urued