Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-01-23
CONGRESS-
Ca7,postlenee Il fhc Bal .3m,riemt
ANs-hin.t4n Jan. 10 J.,

Mr. paarcr prss-uicj lie memorial OF the Clerks on
gsred N he Pts Office IN Baumofe Cry. asking an IN
.errass in ea-np. n.aisno
Nj H. or presented the credentials # The II n
Isnes VI Macon ss0ltui elect tom fhs Ntafe Of rgtu
=. tp' st se,rs r IN and IT. Mach J lebl.
NJ seward rra-anf,d ~ peti l,.u, fuu Nv hmI
AID Psaassly'ufs. pr,y'ag he fepeal Of the fogns'
Save ~ vhich were AL on tho able
Al-' r~uoHs Lar he AL tln 81 saVrtY IA lh' Ter
rtores Of tab I'D NV Mexico, md n The Dlslu:l =,
ta'nmha. "h ch W.T. lad an the ia7l".
NJ festco Ef.iucrd l5nt resolution ia f,lt'o7
The dist iaHt'uu II the Ok Of she ehJ.r'g expedition
winch ". e'''fed T. %" ensf#' ed
NJ >h3sIf' submit 81 - ia l'afalInr na he Pcs
dent T. mrno'cae i'rnai 'n no frsf'r to lie rr Gee
d7gs 81 tie nish ag.ns ~ III" ea.l st Nan Salvador
WHICH, II - dol afe. va agf'"d IT,
NJ Brn'a1 II red t"a1.u'"n. ea0iing II enpirs q
all corr. pHnd nre bet" 49, h" nt"i Na#s b'v'rn
a1"' aid lie Nfaash Ma.stef. afeeilug the Coutoy
p1~l'".s- l.a' 9'fi.
10" bill pr'ld.a1 i'r aseeft'n02 and saitshlrg The
cam. " American E""s t1t spDI ai9ns by the Fruch
rs i'"' taken up.
NJ. Nn addfe.sfd The SENATE for f~' huns ~ sup
port ct ihf Dill, VIM, without con hiding lie eag" way
10 IN tim to adjourn al he Senate all wfnrd,
Itpl 81.
IA" 'ia1s" 'rso'.ed ''~e 1T" onm &c OF he who'd
the Nagr II The uun, aHd again Il up III pIs'age
b.l
The amendment proposed by Mr. Pa.t' Yesterday 10
The srroed section II the bill, MS ihen mhcg NJ h\Iaq
tn roSagron nrw-iap"~. m1gaH -. aud otha Puni'd
nh'hr mite. at ma" cent isf the hfsi "oonhee7 and
me rru 7f cNr'y additional ounce ~ lLht and Huil
fn2 h' ites cuIaah "l paRsfs and The reduced ate u
'nr h't ~ p'pc' and magazines IT, thsse "beh are sem
tom 'h" olher Where printed. 10 S'hs.nbrfs.
he amendment a. amended hco9 cam d, The lhId
section ol III bill VAS RAJ, and MIR Potter moved an
amrrdmeul prescribing TINT the hee cent coin. iT the
i,sue Il WHICH Thai sec.ln ptovdrs. shall be mp sd
{" three lannh, II sly'r aud one innh II copper. aud
hat '1.h coin b. .gd tender IN payment II debt
winch ua'ratflcd al n very Little dIscnss"n
The launh s'ctlon ol the b was then read, requiring
The Pusmas 81 Geneal 10 provide ihe teyefal fnslnas
tefs With hfee cent stamp aud WIS passed NJ h an
amendment. authousn2 reduction 10 persons purchasing
10 III" amount II fifty d Ilafs.
Among tho opponents wa MI. Phelps, oi Miss url,
who couted'd that the rejection o the amendment which
be ndyocalr It ae 1t three c'nis when prepaid and
i've crufs when FOL prepaid, would create del rlcn
eY. OF The extent oil which members had 10 concop-
tltn.
Nj S"eelAct. Of Ohio, said thnl although he had op-
posed the reduction which had been ed yet he would
ohef no laellou- opposition, 10" that the question had
been Decided but would give Ia ha snlp'ltsfs of the
reduced ate the means they asked 10 meet any dfhcen
ry thcy contemplated he first instance anl HAT the
basinos II the posi- Office might mol DO Interrupted
atlrr the adj umment by Congress though want uf
funds.
The amendment ol Mr.. Phelps, 10 stihe ont $500
ooo from the sccon under cons Jrfafon, wa, then ne.
gafycd On division al q! 10 -,
nnIng the consideration al lhs section amend
separate snmrs WAS als, auoDher oh llshug The
l1ellug Rlrge. aud providing that the p#stag" on
communications received aud s'ut be memht1sel Cun#
pross aud public d5cnmrn sent by The puhc depart.
meat lall be paid G.m the contingent fund. IN Dha
IN man "a pXuau4f4 ,I Tins dsunrt