Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1830-01-19

General Government, to protect the South
ern Indians from injustice and oppression,
be referred to the Committee ON Indian
Affairs.
This motion gave rise to debate on
the character of the memorial and the
propriety Of referring it, which occupied
the House two hours.
The debate was eventually put an end
Ito by Mr.. M'Duffie's demanding the pre-
vious question, which demand being sus-
tanned, the main question was put, and
the motion to refer the memorial to the
Committee on Indian Affairs agreed to
without division.
The Committee on Military Affairs
made report accompanied by bill for
the adjustment and settlement of the
claims of the State of S. Carolina against
the U. States, which bill was twice read
and committed.
TUESDAY, JAN. l2. In the Senate,
several private bills were ordered to be
engrossed for a third reading, among
which was one to authorize the represen-
tatives of the Marquis de Maison Rouge,
the Baron Bastrop, and Elisha Winters
and his sons to institute suits for the pur-
pose of trying the titles of certain lands
derived from the Spanish Government.
Mr.. Barton rose and said that, consider
| ing all discussions of the relative consti-
tutional powers of the President and SEN
ate upon matters Of displacing, as well as
of appointing, federal officers, in their ma
ture publick and that no rule or order
of the Senate made such subjects secret
he gave notice that at the next Execu-
tive session of the Senate, he would move
to transfer the discussion of that question
from the Executive to the Legislative Jou-
nal Of the Senate, with view of giving
to it that publicity which the Importance
of the subject merits.
| Mr.. King said he rose to express his
surprise at the course pursued by the Sena-
tor from Missouri. 1t is course so en-.
trely novel, that am confident that gen.
tleman has not given it his usual reflection.
Are we thus, sir, to confound our Legis-
lative and Executive proceedings Is the
! Executive Journal thus to be made pub
! lick, without the sanction of the Senate,
or notice given while in our Legislative
capacity, of an intention to do an act,
when we shall be in our Executive capa-
city ? hope, sir, the Senator from Mis-
souri, will perceive the propriety of with
drawing his notice, and take an occasion
when the Senate shall be engaged on Ex-
ecutive business to bring it forward.
Should he, however, persevere in pressing
it on the Senate, arm confident you will,
in the discharge of the duties of your sta
|tion, refuse its reception.
Mr.. Hayne said he would submit to the
Chair whether it was competent for the
gentlemen from Missouri to make any
motion in the Senate, acting in its I4egis-
lative capacity, in relation to matter
which was stated TO be pending before the
Senate in its Executive character and if
not, whether the notice of such motion
could be now received ! If the gentle
man desired to bring up any question OH
the subject he had alluded, he might
submita distinct Resolution to the Senate,
or, if he desired it, to transfer any reso-
luton now pending elsewhere, the motion
could only be made there.
The President decided that it was not
in order.
The Senate then took up the unGnish-
ed business Of yesterday, viz. the bill
for the relief of sundry citizens of the
United States who have lost property by
the depredations of certain Indian tribes.
A long debate arose on this bill, princi-
palIy on a motion to reconsider the vote
of the preceding day rejecting an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Kane, which provides
that the claims shall be submitted to the
Secretary of War, and such of them as
shall be supported by satisfactory proof
shall be allowed and paid. The motion
was agreed to, yeas %, nays 90, and the
amendment was adopted, and the bill Or
dered to be engrossed and read a third
tine by vote of 81 to Is. The Senate
then went into the consideration of Ex-
ecutive business.
In the House of Representatives, Mr..
M'Dufie, from the Committee Of Ways
and Means, reported bill making appro-
priations for the support of Government
for the year 1880, which was twice read
and committed to the committee of the
whole House on the state of the Union.
Mr.. Hunts motion relative to distribu-
ton of publick lands was further debated.
The question respecting the election Of
Prior Lea was again taken up and on re-
quest of Mr.. Arnold, the House went
again in to committee of the whole, to
enable him to reply to the arguments
which had been made against his claim.
After Mr.. Arnold had concluded his
speech, the committee rose, and motion
being made to reverse the decision report
ed by the committee on Elections, the
House adjourned.