Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1830-03-30

iand Offices the two last yeats. The ag-
gregate was as follows -
! Acres sold. Amou. rec Exnenses
! I82S, 954.60O 1928. 49S S95765
! 1929, ',240,9S3 $l,9O7,77l $95,l27
The Senate resolved in future to meet
at Il o'clock, A. M.
i Mr.. Frelinghuysen offered the following
resolution -
4 The Sabbath is Justly regarded as a di.
VINE Institution, closely connected with
INDIVIDUAL and national prosperity--no le-
gislature can rightly resist its claims-and
/ although the Congress ofthe United States
rom the peculiar and limited Constitution
o. the General Government. cannot by law
enforce its observance, yet. as they should
not BY positive legislation, encroach upon
the sacredness Of this day, or weaken. us
horlty in the estimation Of the People !:
therefore, it is
Resolued. That the Committee on the
J Post Office and Post Roads be instructed
, to report bill repeating so much of the
4 act on the regulation Of Post Offices. as
4 requires the delivery Of letters, packets.
and papers on the Sabbath, and further.
to prohibit the transportation Of the mail
on that day.
| The bill to authori re the commissioners
OF the sinking fund to redeem the publick
debt was further considered, amended.
and ordered to be engrossed and read a
third time.
In the House, Mr.. Loyal was qualified
and took his seat. He was appointed on
the Committee of Commerce, in place Of
T Mr.. Newton. Mr.. Buchanan, from the
committee on the Judiciary reported a bill
for the relief Of certain insolsen. debtors
of the United States. The Speaker laid
before the House a letter from Silas
], Wright, Jr. of New-York, in which he
declines accepting the seat in the House
to which he was declared TO be elected,
instead of George Fisher. The Judiciary
bill was further debated.
4 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10. In the Sem
ate the bill to abolish the Tonnage duties on
American vessels, when two thirds manned
by American citizens, and bill to grant
a township to the heirs of Robert Fulton,
were ordered to third reading. The
Senate had long session, which was
continued until O'clock, on executive
business. The Intelligencer SAYS that
the principal subject ofdeliberation is
understood to have been the nomination
OF Henry Lee as Consul General for the
Barbary States, which il is said was reiec-
ted by the Senate.
I In the House the Judiciary bill was
further debated.
i THURSDAY, MARCH IL. In the Senate
the bill to repeal the Tonnage duties and
4 several private bills were read third time
and passed. A bill to recompense the
heirs of Robert Fulton was read third
time, and after long debate, chiefly on a
constitutional question, the bill was rejec-
ted by a vote of9 to 80. The Senate was
occupied some time on Executive business.
LII the House. bill for the punishment
of crimes in the District of Columbia, was
twice read and committed. The House
resumed the consideration of resolution
offered on the preceding day, to instruct
the committe of Ways and Means to bring
/, in bill to allow a drawback ofnine cents
, gallon on rum distilled in this country
from foreign molasses. Mr.. Polk moved
10 add drawback of l-2 cents square
yard on foreign cotton bagging. Before
taking any question, the hour expired.
The House took up bill from the
Senate for the relief of purchasers of pub
, lick lands. with amendments to it reported
! by the committee on publick lands, which
was discussed until o'clock, when the
House adjourned.
q FRIDAY, MARCH 10. In the Senate
Mr.. Hendricks from the Committee on
Roads and Canals reported bill author
izing subscription on the part OF the
United States to 2, $50 shares Of the stock
of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail Road
Company. Mr.. Benton on leave intro
duced resolution in relation to the choice
eff President and Vice President. The
bill authorizing an additional subscriptions
to the stock of the Portland and Louisville
Canal Company, was after debate, in
which the bill was supported by Messrs.
Rowan. Hendricks, and Johnson, and
opposed by Messrs. Hayne and Tazwell,
ordered to third reading. After being
occupied some time on executive business
the Senate adjourned to Monday.
! In the House, several unimportant bills
were introduced. Mrs. Decatur's bill was
taken up and discussed. A motion to fill
the blank with SlO0.000 was negatived,
by vote Of 81 to 70. Also motion to
insert $4,000. The bill was then laid
on the table.
! SATURDAY. MARCH Is. The House
was employed on bill for the refunding
of duties on goods consumed by FIRE in the
original packages to house 10 Boston.
This, though in itself single claim Of a
private nature, was the representative Of
J large class of cases, where imported
4 dutiabie merchandise had been, or may
hereafter be, destroyed BY fire, or lost in