Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1830-01-05

Illinois river and lake Michigan-for a
grant of land to aid in improving the nav
igation of certain rivers-for permission
to surrender the unproductiye school lands,
and to select other lands--for an altera-
ton in the mode of disposing ofthe pub
lick lands--for the privilege Of surrender
ing the township of land reserved for the
use Of seminary Of learning. and located
in 1916, and selecting and locating the
same quantity elsewhere-for permission
to soldiers who own unproductive bounty
land in the State, to locate other land-and
for compensation to certain citizens ofthe
state who served in the militia and as ram
gers in the late war. If Illinois fails of
obtaining her share of the surplus reven-
ne, it will not be for want Of asking. Mr..
Marks presented the memorial of the mer-
chants and traders of Philadelphia, pray
| ing for a reduction of duties OH Teas.
Several petitions were presented praying
for indemnity for losses by French spola-
ton prior to the treaty Of 1900, which were
referred to select committee consisting
of Messrs. Livingston, Chambers. Sisbee,
Sanford and Holmes. Mr.. Livingston
gave notice that he should ask leave to
bring in bill for the establishment Of a
system of penal laws for the United States.
| In the House Of Representatives, bill
was reported from the retrenchment COM
mittee, to establish rule for the compu-
tatlon of the mileage or nlumbore Of con
gress, and also bill to regulate the allow
ance of forage to officers of the army,
which were severally committed. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Chiffon the bills and resolu-
tons reported at the last session of con-
gress by the committee on retrenchments,
were recommitted to the committee on the
same subject.
| In the Senate on Wednesday Messrs.
Robbins, Woodbury. and Grundy, were
chosen members of the library committee.
Several bills were introduced and passed
to second reading.
In the House of Representatives re-
ports were made on number of private
petitions A resolution was passed in
structing the committee on internal i'm
provements, to inquire into the expedien-
cy of providing for the continuing of the
Cumberland road to the seat of govern
ment in Missouri, and for erecting bridges
and making such other improvements on
said road as will fit it for immediate use.
On motion of Mr.. Davis of Massachusetts
the committee on the census was instruct
ed to inquire into the expediency of pro-
viding for the collection of Statistical in
formation relative to the state of agricul-
ture, commerce and manufactures, at the
time when the census is taken. Mr..
Richardson offered resolution for the
appointment of select committee to con-
slider the expediency of appropriating
portion of the revenue to purposes of edu-
cation, to be distributed in the ratio of
representation. On motion of Mr.. Arch
err this resolution was laid on the table.
A bill making an appropriation for repair
ing and fitting out the frigate Brandywine,
was ordered to be engrossed for third
reading.
The Senate adjourned to Monday next.
Daily Ado.
In the Senate, Thursday Dec. "a, Mr..
Benton offered the following resolution -
ResolUed, That the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs be instructed to inquire into
the expediency of making an appropria-
ton for mounting and equipping part of
the infantry of the Army of the United
States, for the better defence of the West
ern Frontier and the protection of the in
land trade to Mexico.
Mr.. Marks presented a resolution of
the Legislature of Pennsylvania, instruct
ing the Delegation from that State in Con-
gress, to use all Constitutional means to
procure for the American Colonization
Society the aid and support of the Nation
al Government which was read, and laid
on the table.
Mr.. Seymour presented the petition of
Samuel Buel, late collector of Custom for
the District of Vermont, and now in pris-
on at the suit of the United States, praying
to be discharged. Referred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary.
MIR. Grundy, from the Committee on
Private Land Claims, made an unfavoura-
Bile report on the memorial of sundry citi-
zens of Illinois who accompanied COL
George Rogers Clark in his expedition
against Vincennes in l77S-9, asking a
donation in land in consideration of their
services and sacrifices.
A bill was received from the House of
Representatives, making appropriations
for fitting out the frigate Brandywine,
which was, by unanimous consent taken
up in Committee of the Whole, passed
its several readings, and returned to the
House Of Representatives
The bill to graduate the price of Publick
Lands, to make provision for actual set
tiers, and to cede the refuse upon equita.
bic terms, and for meritorious objects, to
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