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

- puo'oA idhus) submitted by MIR.
Foot, which was under consideration YES
terday, when the Senate adjourned. was
taken up. Mr.. Holmes then addressed
the House at considerable length, in sup
port OF the resolution, and in reply to the
of Messrs. Benton and Kane
and after some notifications of two pro.
positions, before any question was taken
the Senate adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. Aston from the
Committee on Elections, made report
on the petition of Silas Wright, If. of the
State of New York, contesting the seat of
George Fisher, which was ordered to be
printed.
The following resolution was appended
to the report -
Resolved, That Silas Wright, ir. is en-
titled to seat in this House. as a MEM
Der Of Congress from the twenty-first
Congressional District of New-York. in
the place of Geo. Fisher, the sitting MEM
Der.
Education. The resolution for the dis
tribution of the publick lands was decid-
ed upon, in its three remaining branches,
by yeas and, nays. That which went to
apply them to the purpose of education.
was upon division carried by majority Of
81 to "a but the provision extending
their application to the object Of internal
Improvement. was rejected by a vote of
"a to W. The latter part of the question
that the proposed distribution should be
made i'll proportion to the representation
of the States in the House, and that the
select committee should have leave to re-
port upon the subject by bill or otherwise
was passed. The select committee was
subsequently proposed TO consist of seven
members.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20. Tn the Senate.
Several original bills we're reported, read
and passed to second reading. Among
them was bill "to recompense the heirs
of Robert Fulton, deceased" Twenty.
three private bills from the House Of Rel,.
resentatiyes, were read and passed TO a
second reading.
The Senate then resumed the consider
alton of the resolution of Mr.. Foot, on the
subject of pnblick lands.
Mr.. Webster rose and addressed the
Senate more than two hours, in reply to
certain statements made yesterday, and
opinions expressed by Mr.. Hayne, espe-
cial!!y in reference to, and in vindicat,n
OF the course ofFthe general government,
and of the New-England States, towards
the new States of the Union, and conclnd-
ed his speech by moving the indefinite
postponement of the whole resolution.
Mr. Benton followed, and spoke in re-
ply to Mr.. W. particularly controverting
what he had urged in defence of the course
of the New-England States towards the
new States Of the West. After speaking
some time. and remarking that he was
not now prepared with the authorities
and references necessary to support his
statements, not expecting to need them
ne yielded to motion to adjourn.
In the House, the resolution offered by
Mr.. Thomson, of Georgia, directing the
Secretary of War to lay before Congress
statement Of the number, with the moral
and political condition of any Indians To-
Gated within the jurisdictional limits of
the States of Maine, Massachusetts, Con-
necticut, New ork, Rhode Island, and
Pennsylvania, respectively, &c. was con-
sidered.
Mr.. Storrs, Of N. Y. moved to insert
after the word " Indians" the words g re-
siding on lands which they claim to hole
or possess under their native or original IL
tle." After some debate, the resolution
was laid on the table.
The Judiciary. The House then
again went into Committee of the Whole,
on the state of the Union, Mr.. Cambre.
leng in the Chair, and took up the bill to
alter and extend the Judiciary system.
Mr. Strong rose and concluded his ar
gument in support of his amendment.
Mr.. Polk, Of Tennessee, followed, and
submitted his views on the subject at
large.
Mr.. Huntington, of Connecticut, next
took the floor, but the hour of adjourn
meDt having arrived, the House adjourn
ed.
THURSDAY. JAN. 81. In the Senate,
the debate on Mr.. Foot's resolution was
resumed, and Mr.. Benton and Mr.. Hayne
spoke in reply TO Mr.. Webster.
The Senate adjourned to Monday.
In the House, Mr.. McDuffie reported
a bill appropriating s4,l57 367 for the
military service during the current year.
The special order of the day, the con-
tested election between Washburn and
Ripley, of Maine, was next taken up, and
the debate upon the subject was continu-
ed until the hour of adjournment.
Its said the Committee of Finance will
report bill to reduce the duties on tea,
coffee, spices, and some other groceries.