Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-12-30


the President so chosen, be appointed to
any Office or employment under the au-
thority of the United States.
DEC. %. In the Senate, the bill al
lowing an additional drawback on Sugar
refined in the United States and exported
therefrom, was read a second time and
referred to the committee on Finance. A
memorial from certain citizens of Balti-
more was presented by Mr.. Smith, of
Maryland, praying that Congress will au-
thorize subscription of Stock on the
part of the United States, to the Baltimore
and Ohio Rail Road Company. The bill
authorizing the sale of certain reserved
lead mines, and lands contiguous thereto,
in the State of Missouri, was passed. The
bill amending the Act Of March I'd, 1921,
entitled an act to reduce and fix the Mill
tary Peace Establishment of the United
States, was read third time, and passed.
The principal object of this bill is to fill
the vacancyin the colonelcy of the second
regiment of artillery by arranging thereto
Colonel Daniel Bissel. The bill compen-
sating Susan Decatur and others, for the
capture of the FIigate Philadelphia, in the
harbour of Tripoli, which passed the SEN
ate last year, but failed in the House of
Representatives for want of time, was
taken up, and, OH motion of Mr. Prince,
postponed till tomorrow. Mr.. Smith, of
Md. submitted joint resolution for the
adjournment ofthe two houses of Congress
from Wednesday next to the following
Monday.
In the House, after the petitions had
been called for, the House took up the
resolution offered by Mr.. J. C. Wright on
Friday, on the subject of the prices of
printing. Mr.. Wickliffe, who had desir-
ed the subject to be at rest until it could
be brought before the House by the COM
mittee of Retrenchment appointed at the
last session, moved to lay the resolution
on the table, on which the ayes and noes
were taken at the call Of Mr.. Wright, and
the motion was negatived by a vote of l2l
to SIS. The ayes and noes were then
called on the passage Of the resolution,
which was carried in the aff:rmative-ayes
l55, noes 8. The House then took up
the bill authorizing the establishment Of
the Territorial Government of Huron,
when the amendments made in committee
of the whole were, with slight variation, 4
concurred in. Something like opposition
having then manifested itself to the bill,
the question on the engrossment was de-
layed, until near three o'clock, when the
House adjourned without coming to de-
cision.
DEC. %. In the Senate, Mr.. Iredel,
Senator from North Carolina, appeared
and took his seat. The bill authorizing
the REIMBURSEMENT of the school lands in
Alabama, and tho ent@y of otlaor lands in \
lieu thereof, was, after some debate, order
ed to third reading. Mr.. Eaton submit
ted a resolution for changing the mode of
electing the standing committees of the
Senate, by authorizing their appointment
by the President pro tenn. of the Senate,
when there is President pro TEN. The
present mode of appointment is by ballot.
The resolution contemplates no change of
the rule when the Vice-President is in the
chair, as the presiding officer of the Senate.
In the House, great number of resolu-
tons were submitted. One resolution,
offered by Mr.. Richardson, of Massachu-
sets, referring it to select Committee to
inquire into the expediency of appropria-
ting the proceeds of the duty on Spirits
to the endowments of Schools, was laid on
the table. The various bills from the
Senate were forwarded in their various
stages. The joint resolution to adjourn
both Houses from this day to Monday next,
was read three times, and finally passed,
by vote Of "a to 70.
The bill authorizing the establishment
of the Territorial Governments of Huron
was postponed, with the consent of the
Chairman of the Committee of Territories,
until the third Tuesday in January.
The House then resolved itself into Com
mittee Of the whole on the state of the
Union, and took up the bill to establish
territorial government at the mouth of the
Oregon river. Mr.. Floyd gave his view
on the subject. The blanksnin the bill
were then filled, and Mr.. Gurley proposed
an amendment, on which the Committee
rose and reported progress. and the
amendment was ordered TO be printed.
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