Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-03-10
before 10 O'Clock the House ad-

minutes before 10 O'Clock the House ad
joured.
SATURDAY, FEB. 2S Mr.. McKinle,
presented Protest from the Legislature O
Alabama against the Tariff. 5000 copies o
the map representing the country through
which the proposed canal across the Pen
insula of Florida, connecting the Atlanti,
with the Gulf of Mexico, were ordered to BE-
published. Mr.. Webster's resolution, re-
questing the President to cause copies O
the instructions given to our Ministers ap
pointed to attend the Congress at Panama
and copies of communications to other gov
ernments on the subject, to be laid before
the Senate, was considered, and after ar
animated discussion, was laid on the table
by vote Of % to %. The bill from the
House making appropriations for publicE
buildings, was passed with amendments max
ing appropriations for the erection of a por-
tico on the north front of the Presidents
House, and for the enclosure of the publick
square west of the Capitol.
In the House, the House proceeded to act
on the various bills ordered to third read.
ing, and the bills and amendments from the
Senate. A joint resolution from the Sen
ate, on the subject of military road through
the State of Maine, which have been refer.
red to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
was reported by that Committee, accompa-
MED by resolution declaring it to be Gin
'expedient'' to act on the subject at present
MIR. Sprague moved to strike out the word
''inexpedient," and to substitute the word
"expedient," which was carried in the affir-
native and the resolution was then chang
ed, on motion of Mr. Sergeant, for one au-
thorizing the President to mark out the
military road whenever he shall think il
called for by the honour and interests OF
the country. After some other bills had
been acted on, the House resolved itself
into Committee of the whole on the bill tc
compensate Susan Decatur, widow of Cap
tain Stephen Decatur, and others. Motions
were made to amend the bill so as to intro
duce the officers and crew of the brig Sy-
rem, but they were nagatived, and the Com
mittee rose and reported the bill without
amendment after which the question was
taken on the engrossment of the bill, and
decided in the negative. The bill was
therefore rejected by vote of SO to so
MONDAY, MARCH 2. In the Senate Mr.
Holmes submitted aresolution, which was
adopted, requesting the President of the
United States to communicate to Congress
the Journal of the proceedings of the Com,
missioners under the article of the Treaty
of Client, or so much thereof as may in his
opinion be safely communicated, not incud-
ing the arguments or evidence offered by
the agents. A resolution was submitted by
Mr.. Smith of Md. for the appointment of q
Committee of three members to Join such
Committee as may be appointed by the
House, to make arrangements for the re-
ception and Inauguration Of the President
on the fourth of March next. A letter was
then read by the Vice President from the
President elect, stating that he should be
ready at twelve o'clock on Wednesday next
at any place which might be designated by
the two Hodses, to take the oath prescribed
by the Constitution of the Uuited States
and to enter on the duties Of his office
The resolution submitted by Mr.. Smith, oil
Maryland, was then adopted, and on bal
loting for the Committee, it appeared that
Messrs. Smith, of Maryland, White, and
Chandler, were chosen.
In the House, the Speaker announced the
receipt of a letter from the Hon. John
Randolph, of Va. requesting leave of alb
sence for the remainder of the session
which was granted The joint resolution
for the construction of a military road in
the State of Maine, was read third time
and after some observations in relation to il
on the part of Mr.. Hoffman, PASSED by ma
jority of "a to AZ. Several Intellectual
motions for the House to take recess
from four to six o'clock, in order to hold ar
evening session were made.