Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1851-03-10
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Correspondence q The american.
WASHINGTON, March 3.
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gum fcsoiution suspenuinS the RUE
which forbids a bill being read twice on
one day.
MIR. Clay moved to lay the motion on
the table, which was agreed to--ycas 2s,
nays Is.
Mr.. Clay moved to take up the river
and harbor bill. He appealed to the mi
nority not to defeat all other bills BY de-
laying this; there was clear majority in
favor of passing this bill.
Mr.. Hunter replied, urging the proprie-
~ of the appropriation bill. He justified
the opponents Of the bill in resisting il.
Mr.. Footc opposed hasty Legislation,
and said the responsibility Of defeating the
appropriation bills would rest on the head
| of the administration.
After further debate the bill was taken
up-ycas 80, nays "a.
Amendments for the improvement of
the Illinois, Tennessee and Pensacola riv
ers, were moved, debated and rejected.
Various amendments were opposed By
Messrs. Hamhn, Jefferson Davis, Morton.
Berrien, Rusk and others, all of which, af.
ter debate, We're rejected.
MIR. Hunter, at two o'clock, moved to
lay the bill on the table. Lost-yeas 23,
nays 80.
Mr.. Foote said that if no positive assur-
ancc was given that the President would
convene the Senate for executive business,
he would move to postpone this bill. The
motion was reJected-yeas 49, nays 32
MIR. Bradbury moved an amendment,
restricting the expenditures of these APP
preparations I'LL there was II surplus in the
treasury. Debated and rejected.
Mr.. Cass renewed the amendment with
a modification that the money hereby ap-
propriated shall only be taken from such
sum as may remain in the treasury, after
deducting thereirom money already, or
which may be, appropriated to pay the
expenses ofthe government.
A long debate ensued, in which Messrs.
Ewing and Cass had some sparring, and
then the amendment was rejcctcd-yeas
20, nays 90.
Mr.. Footc then moved the bill be post
poned till 6 o'clock. Lost-yeas 23,nays
30.
Mr.. Butler moved the Senate take re-
cess I'LL O'Clock.
The char decided the motion to be out
ofordcr while the bill was pending.
Mr.. Butler appealed; and the decision
OF the chair was sustained.
Mr.. Hulee offered an amendment pro-
vlding that the appropriations made by the
bill should not be carried into execution
lill the public debt was paid. Lost-aycs
10, noes 81.
MIR. Foote renewed the amendment in
modified form. Lost.
Several other amendments were offered,
and all rejected.
BY TELEGRAPH.
81 o'clock, p. M-The River and Har-
Dor bill is still up. No amendment is vet
adopted.
s O'Clock, p. MA bill regulating ap-
praisemcnts of merchandise has passed.
Mr. Buelmoved that the Senate French
Spoliation Bill be taken up.
A motion to suspend the rules was lost
yeas l0i; nays rs; two-thirds not voting
in its favor.
A bill was passed rcfunding the Amcri-
can Colonization Society expenses incur
red IN supporting the rc-capturcd slaves on
board the barque Pons.
IL O'Clock, M.-The Cheap Postage
Bill has passed.
The Post Office A appropriation bill was
also passed.
The River and Harbor Bill is still up.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Bayly moved that the rules Of the
House be suspended to enable the Com
mittee of Ways and Means and other Com
mlttees, to report at any time during the
remainder of the session. He then moved
that the House resolve itself into Com
mlttcc OF the whole on the state Of the I'm
ion.
The House having resolved itself into
Committee the Post Office appropriation
bill was taken up, and all debate being
precluded by a vote of the House, the a
mendments of the Senate were disposed
of agrecably to recommendations of the
Committee of Ways and Means.
The Committee then rose and the bill
was reported and passed
The House again went into Committee
on the state Of the Union, when the Light
house Bill came up for consideration, du-
ring which Mr.. Evans, ofMaryland, spoke
at length on the subject, condcmninp, as
we understood him, the present system
It would be impossible, however, to give
even brief summary Of bis views, owing
to the noise in the hall, over which his pierre
ing voice could only occasionally be heard
He concluded by moving as an amend
ment, section providing for the introduce
ton of lenses, to which he had referred in
his speech, land which Mr.. McLane said
We're already provided for in the bill.
Mr.. Stanley, Of North Carolina, objected
to wasting the remaining time Of the session
in scientific disquisitions, which after all A.
mounted to little more than as to whether
it was not advisable to put out tallow
candle that they might burn gas. He
moved that the Committee rise, in order
that resolution might be passed prevent
ing further debate
The COMMITTEE rose, vote to that cf.
feet was passed, and the bill, as amended.
having been agreed to, the House resumed
and it was finally passed.
The Resolutions were read, recurring
the Secretary of the War to make Reports
to the next Congress, relative to the state
Of tire Qualifications generally.
The bill providing compensation to
members Of both Houses Of Congress was
then taken up, and the amendments pro-
posed by the Senate were agreed to.
An act to limit the liabilities Of ship
owners was then reported. Mr. McLane
briefly explained the object of the Bill
A motion was made TO lay it upon the table
which was negatived after the yeas and
nays were taken, and the Bill was cventu-
ally passed.
An act relative to lands in California