The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1849-01-12
Gonoressional.
SENATE.

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TO c0mmeFee aud navigation.
Mr Bradbury submitted resolution of
inquiry inIo the expelieicy Of establish
ing board ofconmissionefs for The set
ilemenl of claims. Adopted. ~w
Mr. Douglass submitted resolution,
which was considered and agreed tosin-I
struciing the committee on finance 10 IN
auife ialothe expedieacy ofdirectiUg the
coinage at the mint aud brauch minis Of
gold dollars and double eagles.
On Wednesday, petitions were pre-
seuted by Memsrs. Dix, Muson. Breese. /
Walker, Sebastian aud AtcIrison. That
from Mr.. Dix was from S. l.. Gouverneut
son.in- law 10 President Monroe, asking
theaid of Congress in the publication Of
the Monroe papers. hsg
Mr. Dodge. OF iowa, introduced joint
resolutions granting three months extra
pay TO ali officers. non commissioned Off
GERS, musicians aud privalcs, for euch term
Of enlistment, during the war with Mex
leo. Read twice aud referred.
On mo;ion Of Mr. Breeses the eabill 70,
ported at the last session for ascertaibih9
claims and titles oflanIls in California and
New Mexico. 10 grant pie-emptioil oilrights
aud To provide for the survey oflhe lands
therein, was taken up; and Mr. b. offered
asubsliiule therefor, 10 the shape Of o,
mendmenls 10 the several sec,ions--aflel
which. on motion the bill Twas uniformalIy
passed oyer. aud the Senate proceeded
TO the consideration Of Executive bust
ness. Adjourned. ii ~ ss'a : ~
On Thursday, little or no:hiag Of pub
licimmrlance done. Mr. Downs reported
back, from the Committee on Claims
without amendment, the bill lo punisl
false swearing in reference to claims.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
On Friday last Mr., Viulon, from way
aud means committee, reported, the All
nusl army appropriation bill. and tie an
nual appropriation bill for the support u
the military academy, bolh Of which were
referred to the committee Of the whole Of
the State of the Union. unj with the gen
eraI appropriation bill and the urmy ap
prOpriation. yesterday reported ure made
the special order for Thursday next, III,
4th Of January, and every day thereafls
Except Fridays and Suturdays,) unti
finally disposed Of. .,st 'ae
On Tuesday MIR. Henley from The com
mitteo on Printing, reported in favor .
printing 20 900 copies Of Col. Fremont
Geographical meinoir.-Adopled.
The House then took up the bill /,
supply deficiencies 10 the appropriation
for tho fiscal year ending 30lh June
1S49, which was reported from the eonl
millee Of the wlole IN the stuts Of III,
Union with sundry amendments. Th,
amendments by tho committee were a
greed To. with tho exceptions Mr.. Root
proyso-depriyiDg tho Sergeant. a,-Arm
of messengerin case lie should emplo
clerk--and The bill, as amended, wa
read the third time and passed.
On motion ofMr. Rockwell, the Hous
then went into committee ofthe Whole
Mr.. Burt in The chair, -und took up III
bill Ito provide for the settlement d
claims against the United States" TIL,
bill provides for the appointment Of
board for the settlement Of claims a
gainst the United States 10 consist q
three commissioners. TO be appointed b
the President, by aud with the advic
and consent Of The Senate This bi
was reported April 20, ls4s. and ha
been recently nude one Of special ol
ders for to-day ,s.
A debate onsueJ, in which Messrl
Rock we'll, J. r, Ingersoll, Duer, Mullin
aud Ficklin took part, when, without al
riviug at any conclusion thereon. III
commitiee rose, and the House adjourn
ed. at
On Wednesday. after TN, lrsnsuc,in
ofunimportanl matters, MIR. Smith. chair
man ofIhe committee on territories, re
ported, in compliance with the nstruC
tons Of tho House, bill 10 organize
territorial government IN Mexico. on
bracng the principles Of The ordinanc
fl7S7 inIegard to slavery. Tho bill 70
lows the California bill, in its general fsG
tures. except in reference To boundary
all east Of The Rio Grande and north {
Passo del Nore, being included with
tho limits of the new territory. pf
Mr.. Pillsbury presented the minorit
report from the same committee, ngainr
any dismemberment Of Texan lerritor,
The bill and minority report were bot
ordered to be- printed er.r
A joint resolution was reported fre,
the committee on printing, To repeal ID
resolution providing the manner Of pr,
curing the printing Of Congress,
The printing was ordered. 1903 to So
and the question then being on the mi
tion to refer to select committee, Il
House on motion. adjourned. ~ I,
On Thursday, Mr., Evans moved to r
consider the vote by which The messat
Of the President. t.yester,lay reud had he,
referred toa select committee. aud al
moved to lay his own motion on the lab
The yeas aud nays were ordered, aud
was decided in the affirmative, SO to 7S
The Speaker appointed tie fjllowi
gentlemen as this commiitee;.-.k
Toombs, Of Georgia, chairmnn; Mr.. Du
Of New York; Mr.. c. J. Tngersoll.
Pennsylvania, Nc. Stanton Of Tennesse
Mr.. Botts. Of vireiniaj Mr.. Venahlt.
N. Carnlnu; Mr.. Collamer, of Vernon
Mr.. McClernand. .of Illinois; aud Mr. Ga
nett DUNCAN, Of Ohio.
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