Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-02-12

Cs5nprcgsicusi T. oceedines
- the senate on Wednesday. after the pre-
seuiaiion OF sundry memorials. &c. the bill es-
tahli-hine an l.. ;. Circuit Court for California
wa taken up. discus .ed aud postponed until
! Thursday. Several Improvement bills were then
con .idercd. n follows:
i The bin anpropriatiug s3JO,0o0 for deepening
/ the channel Of the PataP-co river 10 render TN"
port IF Baltimore accessible to Il. y mail steam
! err, was resumed.
! Mr.. Pcnrce argued the merits Of the bill and
moved fu reduce the Hpprnprin' ION to Sl2O,Uoj
This was agrecd IL aud The bill passed
A bill was introduced for continuing the i'm
| proyenpuf4 of the Hudson river New Castle
hrhpr, and TO refund 10 citizens OF Wilmington
\. Carolina, the amount paid by them to improve
Cape Fear rivcr for the improvement Of the Ar
han-as river aud to improve the navigation of
the Tennessee river.
Approximations we're passed for deepening the
channel over the St CHR fats. and over the St
Mnry's flat, Michigan; 10 improve the Des
Mours rapids, aud to improve the harbor Of
New ark, New Jersey.
NJ. Petit introduced a bill to improve Mich
gan city hnrbor. which was passed through IL
early stages
hill was passed TO continue the numerous
public works heretofore commenced in the snte
Of Maine.
bill was passed. appropriating $50, to
continue the Improvements ut tho mouth Of san
Diego river, California.
MIR Dawson introduced bill appropriating
SlGl .Do0 for removing distractions at the mouth
If thu savannah river. Passed.
The House went into committee on the motion
# Mr.. breckenridge, whose object was To dis
pose II the bill pending for the payment of such
creditors OF the Republic of Texas rs are com
pretended in the net of Congress of Sept. 9th
1850. The question was raised that the bill
could not be taken up, rs Tuesday was assigned
specially for its consideration. The Chairnan's
decision that it was in order sustained.
At this stage of the proceedings quite a
'sceno' occurred, in which Virginia represen-
tatve figured conspcuously.
Mr.. McMullen, in advocating the reduction of
The amount to be appropriated, alluded 10 the re-
marks of the gentleman from Ohio, not the one
tMr. Giddings) who beloved 50 loudly, he sad
but to his sleek headed colleague (Nlr. Taylor
Laughter.
Mr. Taylor, who wns entering the hall Just ms
this olluson was made 10 him, replied that he
would rather have sleek head than IA blockhead
Immojcale luughtcr with cries d good"
''good
Mr.. McMullcn. | rise to personal cXPlana-
ton.
The Chairman VIII tho committee hear the
gcntlcnanl Many voices, yes" mo" "or-
der 'hrar him
Mr. Gidding+. It's good naured proceed
lng-ihnt's all,
Mr.. McMulIcn, no objection now being inter
posed. said intended nothing personally often
sive n no one ought TO have known better than
the gentleman himself. | nude use of the re-
mark ut which the gentleman exhibited an undue
,legree of excitement, 10 produce II little eyity.
Neither of Us ought To- complain of our heads. If
united, there would not be more than brains
enough lorouc common head. Excessive laugh
ter.
Mr.. TAYLOR rose mid cfirs, of "hcar him. ''go
on" Sc. saving am the last man To make an
improper alusiou, though the first to defend my
self from nm offensive remark. take back what
| said after the personal explanation of my friend
from \ rginia. with whom have had long in
tcrcoursc. | think neither he nor my self, nor the
whole House, has more sense than the country
demands AT our hands Cries of good well
said, amid excessive and prolonged laughter.
The hill was afterwards passed-yeas l5i,nays
13 the two representatives of Texas voting against
it. The provisions of this bin are ns follows:
Tho bin provides that IN hru of the 50 JOG, 900,
payable to sroNas in ) per cent United States Stock
the issuing of which stock was restricted by the
law OF Sept. oh, 1850, S55Jo,0OO be appropria-
ted, IL he apportoncd among the holders pro
rata, the interest 10 lac determined by the exist
ing laws of Texas. The holders aud the State
of Texas to release all claims against the United
States for aud ON account of the securities. The
act not To take effect until assened to by the Leg
islatnrc Of IeXas.nor until il pass law withdraw
ing and abandoning all claims and demands
against The United States, growing out of the In
| dian drprcdntions otherwise.
After an Intellectual effort to take up the bill for
the reduction Of the tariff, the House adjourned.