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


by my Message of29th of January, a docu-
ment purporting to be "Memorial on the
subject ofthe late Tariff, addressed by the
General Assembly of the State of Georgia,
to the Anti-Tariff States, has been received
by me, which deem it my duty to lay be-
fore you, alike, from regard to the proba-
BILE design gifts transmission, and the obvi-
Gus propriety that all the publick proceed
ings and avowed purposes of a sister State,
on the same occasion, should be made known
to you while she proposes any part Of her
measures, as subjects for your official station.
LEVI LINCOLN.
Council Chamber. Feb. A, 1929.
Read and with the accompanying doc
ument referred to the select committee on
the Governour's message Of the goth Jan.
last on the same subject. The billto in
corporate the Proprietors of the Salem
Theatre, was rejected in the second read
ing. In the House, a report granting
leave to withdraw, on the petition pf Viii
liam Dewy and others; alsosa report Of
the committee on Banks on the message
of the GOVERNOR on the 18th January,
accompanied with returns of commlsslrn-
ers, appointed to inspect the specie Of
banks, declaring that said returns are sub
stantially in compliance with the law, and
asking leave to be discharged from the
further consideration of the Subject. came
down accepted for concurrence, and were
severally made the orders OF the day Tor
tomorrow. Mr.. Baylies, of Taunton, from
the Judiciary committee, on the orders in
relation to licensed houses, and relative
to taking dispositions, and acknowledge
ments in other States, reported thai il was
not expedient TO legislate thereon, which
report was made the order of the day for
tomorrow.
On Thursday, in the Senate, Mr..
Sprague, of Essex, moved reconsldera-
ton of the vote of yesterday, whereby the
Senate refused to pass to be engrossed
the bill to incorporate the Salem Theatre.
Negatived, by yeas and nays, IA to 81.
In the House, on motion of Mr.. Mann, Of
Dedham, ordered that the Finance Com
mittee be instructed to inquire what, if
any, alterations are required in the laws
to equalise the assessment of taxes. The
Committee on Finance reported that it
would be expedient to tax fees on Probate
business, and that the subject be REFERRED
to the Committee on matters of Probate
and Chancery with, instructions p bring
in bill. Indefinitely postponed.
On Friday, in the Senate, a resolve was
read and passed, authorizing the sale of
six more townships of land in the State of
Maine, in concurrence. Mr.. Gray, from
a select committee on the Governors
Messages of the 29th of Jan. and 4th of
Feb, and certain Documents from the
legislatures of Ohio, South Carolina and
Georgia, relative to the existing Tariff, ac-
companying them, reported that it is in
expedent to legislate on any of them, and
the committee ask to be discharged from
further consideration thereof. Accepted.
Mr.. Adam, from the special committee on
the resolutions of Rufus Davenport q Go.
reported in part, bill in addition to seve-
raj acts, now in force, for the Relief of
Poor Debtors-read a first time, and
Tuesday next assigned for second read
ing. In the House, report of the
Agents for sale of Eastern Lands, with
schedule of conveyances and contracts
made by them since the last Report, was
referred to the Committee on Publick
Lands. A bill was reported to incorpo-
rate the Warren Institution for savings in
Charlestown. The House then proceed
ed, agreeably TO special assignment, to
the consideration of the Resolutions on
the subject of constructing Railways from
Boston to Providence; and from Boston to
Hudson River, and it was ordered, that
when the question be taken on adopting
the resolutions, it first be taken on each
branch separately, and also that the reso-
lutions be separately considered, and it
was further ordered that when the final
question be taken on passing the resolu-
tons, il be taken by yeas and nays-but
before any further order was taken there
on, the House adjourned to 8 o'clock to-
morrow.
Gu Saturday, in the Senate, the bill to
incorporate the Central Bank in Worces-
ter, passed to be engrossed. The militia
bill was read second time, and Tuesday