Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-03-03
CONGRESS-.

Roads and Canals, reported bill to author
ize subscription on the part Of the Uni
ted States to the stock of the Chesapeals
and Delaware Canal Company. Several
bills were read the second time, and order
ed to third reading and the bill to alter
the time for holding the 9th Circuit Court
/ of the United States for the District oil
South Carolina, was passed. After the
consideration of Executive business, the
Senate adjourned In the House of Rep
resentatives, discussion took place or the
petition of General Simon Kenton of Ken
lucky, one of. the earliest settlers of that
State, for pension from the United States.
Mr.. Everett, from the Committee ON the
| Library, to whom had been referred the
resolution relative to the printing of the
documents Legislative and executive, of the
House of Representatives, from the first to
5 the thirteenth Congress inclusive, presented
a report recommending that such of them
as were Of importance to the publick SER
vice, should be selected by the Clerk of the
House, and printed under his direction.
The Committee stated in their report, that
the whole of the documents might be COM
prised in IL octave volumes, the cost of each OF
which would be on an average two thousand
4 fire hundred dollars. A debate ensued, in
which Mr. Wicklife, Mr.. Everett, Mr..
Hayne, Mr., Barringer, and Mr.. Weems
took part, and continued,until further dis
icussion of the subject was arrested by the
expiration Of the time allotted for the con-
sideration of. resolutions. The Cumber-
land Road bill was then taken up. Mr..
Chiffon entered into an argument in sup
port OF it and after variety of amend
ments and motions in reference to it, it was
ordered to be engrossed for third reading
on Thursday, by majority, (the yeas and
nays being taken of les to 81. The re-
mainder Of the day was devoted to the
transaction of private business.
THURSDAY, FEB. 10. The Senate elect
ed Duff Green as Printer to the Senate for
the next Congress, by giving him "a out of
]40 votes. The remaining 49, were cast for
Gales & Seaton. Mr.. Hendricks from the
Committee on Roads and Canals, reported
a bill authorizing.a subscription, on the part
of the United States. of $500 shares to the
stock the "South Carolina Railroad Com
pany." Some private bills were acted upon.
Three hours were spent in the consideration
of Executive business.
In the House of Representatives, the con-
sideration of the report and resolution of the
Committee on the Library, in relation to the
printing OF the documents of the early Con-
crosses, was resumed; but, after a few
words from Mr.. Ward, who desired to
amend the resolution, Mr.. Hamilton moved
to postpone their further consideration until
Monday, when he expected that report
which he had now to present from the Com
| noIffno II Off G..
the accounts of Messers Gales g. Seaton
for printing, would be printed and laid on
the tables of members. The motion was
successful. The House then resumed the
discussion of the resolution amendatory of
the Constitution, offered by Mr.. Smyth. Mr..
Wright then concluded his remarks upon the
subject, and was followed by Mr.. Smyth, who
defended the arguments contained in the
anonymous letters which had been brought
before the House, until the expiration of the
hour compelled him to desist, the House hav-
ing refused his motion for suspension ofthe
rule. The House then passed the bill for
the preservation and repair of the Cumber-
land Road, by avote of l03 to 70. The Gen
eral Appropriation Bill, and the bill making
appropriations for the Military Service of the
United States, were then successfully acted
on in Committee the Whole on the state of
the Union but, before the last named bill
had been gone through, the Committee rose
for want ola quorum.
SATURDAY, FEB. "a. The Senate did
not sit.
In the House of Representatives, Mr..
Owen presented a memorial from the
State of Alabama on the subject of the
publick lands; and Mr.. Moore of that
State submitted a memorial also, relative
to the modification of the judicial system
OF the United States, as applied to the new
States OF the Union which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary. The
report from the Committee on Military AZ
fairs, on the case of Major General VIM
held Scott, was brought up by Mr.. Dray-
ton but after desultory discussion, the
consideration of it was postponed till
'Fuesdday. Mr.. Vance gave notice that
he should. on Tuesday, bring under the
notice of the House, the bill to abolish
the office of Major General, and to regu-
late the brevet rank in the Army of the
United States. The House then took up
the resolution for stereotyping the laws,
which was, upon the motion of MI. Wick
life, laid upon the table. A resolution,
proposing that the House should take a
recess from three to FIVE o'clock, P. M.
and meet at the latter hour in an evening
cession, was adopted. Mr.. Alexander
moved to suspend the orders of the day,
Tor the purpose Of taking up the bill con-
corning the government Of the Peniten-
tiary in the District Of Columbia after
which, the House resumed the considera-
ton of the appropriation bills for the year
iS29, reported on the preceding day by
the Committee Of the Whole on the state
fof the Union. The General, Indian, Ma
Wy and other bills were ordered TO be en-
crossed for third reading. The House
then, on motion of Mr.. Drayton, resolved
itself into Committee of the Whole on
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