Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1829-02-03
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CONGRESS.
CONGRESS-. On Thursday, January 20,
IN the Senate, a memorial of one thousand
citizens Of the city and county of Phila-
delphia against the passage of law for
bidding the transportation of the mail on
the Sabbath was presented and ordered
to lie on the table. Mr.. Johnson, Of Ken
lucky, had leave to bring in q bill making
provision for the payment Of pensions to
the widows and orphans of pensioners, in
certain cases, which was referred. After
spending an hour with closed doors, the
Senate adjourned to Monday. In the
House, after several private petitions had
been disposed of, considerable debate took
place upon resolution to instruct the
committee on Publick Lands to inquire
into the expediency of granting to the
State of Louisiana 100000 acres Of the
publick lands in said State, for the pur-
pose of opening canal from the River
Mississippi to Lake .Ponchartrain. The
resolution was finally laid upon the table.
The remainder of the morning was occu-
pied by Mr.. Archer, of Virginia, in COM
mittee of the whole, in delivering his SEN
timents in opposition to the bill providing
for the preservation and repair Of the
Cumberland Road
On Friday, January %, the Senate did
not sit. In the House, several private
bills were committed. A resolution res
training members of Congress in the use
of Stationary, offered by Mr.. Wicklife.
Mr.. W. stated the object Of the resolution
to be to prevent the unwarrantable use, or
the abuse, of the existing privilege Of
members in relation to stationary, by en-
closing, for the purpose of distribution,
matter which had no connexion with the
business of the House. The debate on
this subject continued till the expiration
of the hour allotted to reports and resolu.
tons. The House then occupied some
time in the consideration Of the report oil
the Committee on Indian Affairs, on the
claims of Georgia againstthe Creek In
dams. The committee were discharged
from the further consideration Of the sub
ject, their report being accepted, in (which
they express an opinion that the Presiden
has full power to liquidate and adjust sait
claims.
On Monday, Jan. 26, in the Senate Mr.
John Holmes, of Maine appeared and tool
his seat.
Mr.. Dickinson from select committee
again reported his bill for distributing /;
part of the revenue among the States, with
amendments. Mr.. Bouligny laid before thu
Senate, resolutions of the legislature 0
Louisiana, representing the Importance of ;
cession to the state of all the unappropriate(
lands within the State. In the House of Rep
resentatives the bill from the Senate for the
settlement of the Maison Rouge, Bastrol
and Winter lands claims was reported witt
amendments, and referred to the committee
of the whole. The bill concerning the Su
preme Court was referred to the same com
mttee. The Speaker communicated from
the Secretary of the Treasury, the monthly
bank return of the U. States, Bank. The
Cumberland road repairs bill was taken VI
and further debated.
On Tuesday, Jan. 81, after some prelimi
nary business, the Cumberland road bill wa:
again taken and discussed without coming
to any decision. The House fixed the honl
of meeting, after Thursday, at Ii instead o
10 o'clock. The committee on military
affairs made report, in relation to the
case of Gen. Scott, that it was inexpedien
to pass law relating to the rights and du
ties of the brevet rank.
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