Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-02-10

of the day for tomorrow. Mr.. Vance, from
the Committee on Military Affairs, intro
duced bill to abolish the office of Major
General, and to regulate brevet rank in the
army of the United States, which was re-
ferred to Commute of the Whole, on the
State of the Union. The discussion of Mr..
Weems' resolution, relative to the distribu-
ton of the publick lands, was resumed, and
continued, when, on motion, it was laid upon
the table. After various resolutions had
been submitted and referred, the House
went into Committee of the Whole, on the
State of the Union, Mr.. Martin in the Chair,
and took up the Cumberland Road bill. Mr..
Buckner addressed the Committee till 8
O'Clock, when on motion by the Speaker, the
Committee rose, and the House adjourned.
FRIDAY, JAN. 80. In the Senate, Mr..
Silsbee presented the petition of Richard
d. Tucker, praying indemnity for spoilations
committed by the French, prior to 1900.
Mr.. Marks presented certain resolutions of
the Legislature of Pennsylvania, instruct
ing their Senators and requesting their Rep
resentatives to procure, if practicable, the
passage of law, to abolish slavery in the
District of Columbia, in such manner as
may be consistent with the rights Of indi-
viduals, and the constitution of the United
States which resolutions were laid on the
table. After the consideration of Execu-
tive business, the Senate adjourned over to
Monday. In the House, Mr.. P P. Barbour
brought up the resolution which had passed
the Senate, amendatory Of ajoint resolution
of the Senate and House Of Representatives,
of the Sd March, 1919, providing for the
election of printer to Congress. The reso-
luton, as amended, provides that the election
shall take place within thirty days of the
close of the session, and shall be decided
not as heretofore, by plurality, but by a
majority of votes. Mr.. P. p Barbour brief
ly explained the purport and object of the
resolution, which was ordered to be read a
third time tomorrow. The resolutions sub
mitted last week, by Mr.. Taliaferro, pro-
posing to change the present mode of con-
sidering and acting upon resolutions and re-
ports. were discussed at some length and
finally laid upon the table. The bill con-
tinuing for the further term of ten years the
act granting to the corporation of Wash
ington, the privilege of drawing lotteries,
underwent long debate, and was referred
back to the Committee on the District OF
Columbia, with instructions to report bill
totally prohibiting the sale of lottery tickets
in the District. The House then took up
the bill for the relief of Harris g. Farrow.
Mr.. Whittlesey opposed the claim to the
parties in question; which was ably and elo-
quently supported by Messrs. McCay, Ram
say, John S. Barbour, Weems, and Will
Jams. The discussion was continued until
a o'clock, when the House adjourned with
out coming to decision upon the subject.
MONDAY FEB. 2. In the Senate, Messrs.
Tazewell, Sanford, and Webster, were ap-
pointed on the part ofthe Senate on joint
committee to ascertain and report a mode of
examining the votes for President and Vice
the transaction of executive business.
In the House of Representatives a bill was
reported for the relief of the orphan chill
dren of Robert Fulton, The Cumberland
road repairs bill was further debated. The
bill to repeal the tonnage duties upon ships
and vessels of the United States, was taken
up in committee of the whole, and without
debate, was reported by the committee. A
bill for the distribution ofcopies of Gordon's
Digest, passed in committee of the whole.
TUESDAY FEB.3 The Senate spent con-
siderable time in Executive business. In
the House, the committee to which it had
been referred the numberless petitions in re-
lation to stopping the transportation of the
mail on the Sabbath, reported that it was
not expedient to discontinue the transporta-
ton ofthe mail, but recommended the clos
ing of all post Offices, and that no letters OF
papers be distributed on the Sabbath day
The House afterwards resumed the consid-
GRAFTON of the Cumberland Road bill, and Mr.
Mercer occupied the floor about two hours
in reply to Mr.. Stevenson; before Mr.. M
finished his remarks the House adjourned