Lynchburg Virginian

TWENTY FIRST CONGRESS.

FIRST SESSION.

Saturday, March 6—In the Senate, Mr. Chambers, from the Committee on the District of Columbia, to which had been referred a letter from John S. Skinner, of Baltimore, proposing to furnish the City of Washington more abundantly with water, requested that the committee be discharged from the further consideration of the subject and that Mr. Skinner have leave to withdraw his letter: which was agreed to. Petitions were presented by Messrs. Dickerson, Chambers, and Foot; one by Mr. Dickerson, remonstrating against any interference with the laws respecting the transportation of the mails; the other praying Congress to protect the Southern Indians, in the rights secured to them by treaty. On the item in the appropriation bill from the House, making appropriations for outfits and salaries of foreign ministers, a considerable discussion arose, in which Messrs. Foot, Smith of Maryland, Chambers, Holmes, Noble, Forsyth, Johnston, Bibb, Sprague, Barton and White participated. The debate will shortly be given. The bill was finally ordered to a third reading.

In the House of Representatives Mr. Mercer presented a report from the Select Committee, appointed to take into consideration the memorial from certain citizens of Virginia on the subject of the claims of ex-President Monroe which was ordered to be laid upon the table and printed. Mr. Mercer also presented a report, accompanied by a resolution, upon the subject of the memorial of the Colonization Society; which was, likewise, upon a division, ordered to be printed. The House then took up the resolution, proposed by Mr. Vinton, for the printing of the laws of Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, respecting the Indians. Mr. Wilde, who had possession of the floor, submitted a further amendment, for the printing of such laws as might be found in the Library of Congress, or in the archives of the State Department, respecting the condition of the Indians within the jurisdiction of the old colonies, or in the States, since the establishment of our Independence, and the control exercised over them. These, he stated, or at least such of them as were requisite, could, at most, be comprised in a report of 95 pages. The hour, however, expired before the question was taken upon the amendment. The Virginia Election case was next considered; and further testimony was offered upon the subject, by Mr. Newton, the sitting member. Mr. Johnson, of Tennessee, objected to its reception, inasmuch as the Committee on Elections had already decided upon the subject, and by reason that the testimony in question was merely of an ex parte nature. Mr. Loyall expressed his wish that no impediment should be thrown in the way of receiving all the depositions which could possibly throw additional light upon the subject before the House. He also presented additional documents; and it was ultimately agreed that both should be received, and sent to the Committee. The House then went into Committee, Mr. Cobb in the Chair; and after some discussion, the testimony in question on each side was read. Mr. Newton replied to Mr. Loyall's remarks on Friday. Mr. Pearce argued in favor of the right of Mr. Newton to retain his seat and was followed by Mr. Tucker of S. C. in vindication of the course pursued, and the decision arrived at by the Committee. He stated that the reasons for the rejection or admission of individual votes would be found upon a reference to the evidence in the respective case. Mr. Craig, of Virginia, moved that the Committee rise and report the resolution to the House, which motion was carried by a vote of 86 to 41. The Committee accordingly rose, and reported. Mr. Smyth, of Virginia, and Mr. Polk contended that the postponement of the poll by the Mayor of Norfolk was in conformity with the laws of the State: and that the Petitioner was fully entitled to take his seat. Mr. Spencer of New York, addressed the House, until, on motion of Mr. Garrison, an adjournment took place.

Monday, March 8.—In the Senate, the act making appropriations for the support of Government for the year 1830 was read the third time and passed. The act making appropriations for the Military Service for the year 1830 was ordered to a third reading. The act making appropriations for the Naval Service for the year 1830, was passed.—Some time was spent in the consideration of Executive business.

In the House of Representatives numerous petitions were presented and referred. One of these petitions, presented by Mr. Sprague, praying for the discontinuance of Sunday mails called forth a few remarks from Mr. R. M. Johnson, on a motion to print it. The motion to print it was finally negatived, by a vote, the ayes and noes being called, of 118 to 47. Several reports from Committees were then made and among them, a bill concerning judgments in the Court of the United States, in the State of New York, reported by Mr. Storrs, from the Judiciary Committee, was read twice, and ordered to be engrossed and read a third time on Monday next. Sundry resolutions were then adopted or laid on the table for one day; when the House resumed the consideration of the resolution submitted by Mr. Vinton relative to the printing of the laws of certain States concerning the Indians: The resolution, according to the motion of Mr. Wilde was committed by a vote of 133 to 49. The House then took up the subject of the Norfolk Election, when Judge Spencer delivered his opinions. He was followed by Mr. P. P. Barbour, Mr. Doddridge and Mr. Test, when the previous question was demanded, and the report of the Committee was concurred in, by a vote of 97 to 84. So that George Loyall was declared a member of the 21st Congress.

Mr. Hemphill, from the Committee on Internal Improvement, of the House of Representatives, made yesterday a report on the memorial praying for an appropriation for the purpose of aiding in the construction of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal West of the Alleghany mountain. The Committee express their entire sense of the importance of the object, but decline making the appropriation for a subscription, until it shall be ascertained whether the communication to the Eastern foot of the Alleghany mountain shall be made by canal or rail road. They then refer to their recent report on the application of the Rail Road Company.