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

""ASu was tCiSIICu 10 COmmlt-
Tee ofthe whole on the state Of the Union.
The resolution offered last week by Mr..
Vlnton authorizing the publication Of the
laws Of Georgia and Alabama to be ap-
pended e tie report Of the Committee on
Indian Affairs, was taken up and debated
until the hocr elapsed. The House then
took up the Dill making compensation %
Mrs. Decatur and others; the question
being on striking out the enac,ing clause.
but no question was taken.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3. The Senate
was chiefly engaged in the consideration
OF executive business.
10 the House, the orders of the day
were postponed, and the report Of the
Committee on Elections, in the case Of
Loyal VS.. Newton, was taken IN when
Mr.. Loyal addressed the House until the
adjournment.
THURSDAY, March A. In the Senate
Mr.. Hendricks presented two memorials
from the Legislature Of Indiana; one
praying the extinguishment Of the Indian
t'tle to lands in that State, and the reno
sal ofthem beyond the Mississippi. and
another praying that Congress may not
interfere with the existing laws in relation
to the transmission Of the mail. Mr..
Clayton concluded his speech in the de-
bate on Mr.. Foot resolution after which
the Senate went into the consideration of
l.Sscutive business.
In the House, Mr.. Johnson, Of Ken
lucky, made report upon the memorials
concerning the transportation of the mail
on Sunday, adverse to the petitions Of
those who wish the transportation discon-
tlnued. A motion was made to print ten
thousand copies, which motion was pend
ing when the hour devoted to such bust.
ness elapsed. The House afterwards
took up the case of Loyal VS.. Newton,
but had not decided when the House
adjourned.
FRIDAY, March S. In the Senate, the
bill providing for the taking of the fifth
census was read the third time and passed.
The bill making an appropriation for the
expenses of the Government for the year
1880 was taken up, with the amendment
proposed by the Judiciary Committee, to
strike out the clause limiting the expendi-
ture of either House for printing, to the
printing for the ordinary business. After
long debate the amendment was reec-
ted by vote of % to 3d. The Senate
then adjourned.
In the House, 10, 600 copies of the re-
port against suspedding the transportation
Of the mail on Sundays, and also the same
number Of copies Of report by Mr.. Avery
on the opposite side of the same question,
were ordered to be printed. The contest
ed election was further discussed, until
o'clock, and before the question was
taken the House adjourned.
SATURDAY, MARCH 6. In Senate the
general appropriation bill was taken up
and some oft items Of it discussed. A
bill was reported from the Naval Commit.
tee providing for the permanent peace
establishment Of the Navy. 1t proposes
to provide for the appointment of six Ad.
mirals, the permanent number however Ia
be but five. 1t provides that the presen,
number of officers shall not be increased,
and that vacancies shall not be filled until
the number in each class shall be reduced
below the numbers recommended by the
Secretary.
In the House, the Virginia Election
question was further debated, but not
decided.
MONDAY, MARCH 8. In the Senate, the
act making appropriations for the support
of Government for tina year 1880 was read
third time and passed. The act making
appropriations for the Military Service for
the year 1880, was ordered TO a third
reading. The act making further appro-
priations for the Naval Services for the
year 1880, was passed. Some time was
spent in the consideration of Executive
business.
In the House, numerous petitions were
presented and referred. One Of these
petitions, presented by Mr.. Strong. pray
ing for the discontinuance Of Sunday
mails, called forth few remarks from
Mr.. r. M. Johnson, on motion to print
it. The motion to print it was finally
negatived, by vote, The ayes and noes
being called, llS to AZ. The House re-
sumed the consideration of the resolution
submitted BY Mr.. Vinton relative to the
printing Of the laws of certain States con-
corning the Indians. The question being
on the motion to commit the resolution
with instructions to the committee to
select from the laws of all the States, such
laws relative to the Indians as they might
deem it useful to publish. Mr.. Burgess
concluded his speech on the subject, and
was replied to by Mr.. Bell and Mr.. Haynes.
The question was then taken on motion
TO commit the resolution, with the proposed
instructions, and decided in the affirmative
BY yeas and nays-l33 to AS.
The House then took up the subject OF
the Norfolk election, when Judge Spencer
delivered his opinion. He was followed