The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-09-06
FROm WASHINGTON.
By Telegraph for he Daily Lancaster Gaset
WAsHISsroE, Aug. 80.

Lake Superior aud Lake Michigan, was taken ufi
and debated at length, the question Of internal
improvement being incidentally discussed. The
question being taken. the bill was ordered 10 be
ensrossed aud read third time.
The Senate then went into executive session.
and subsequently adjourned to Monday.
HoUsE-The House resumed the consideration
OF the report made Yesterday by Mr.. Stanley, that
Messrs Richie & Sengstlck refused to answer
certain questions put to them by the select cum
mittee in May last To ascertain the authority of
the Bundecund Essays. published in the uuinn,
aud other matters pertaining IN electioneering by
Democrats in office, dulng the last Presidential
election.
Que of the resolutions pending was To bring
Richie & Sengstack before the House Tor con
| tempt.
MIR Fitch justified Messrs Richie s. SengstaclS
for moi answering the questions
| The House occupied all day III discussing reso-
lulions tn bring Ritchie before tue bar of the
IIpuse. and debating tile Texas boundary bill and
adjourned without coming to any conclusion OH
either question
WAsHiSeroS Sept 3,
SESArE--The Indian Appropriation bill was
received from the House aud referred
After the consideration OF The morning business
ani a speech Of Mr Downs upun The bill. which
he introduced ur the purpose ui securing meas
places from overflow. the Bounty land bill was Il
gai taken up debated amended in several par.
ticnnrs and then laid over until Tomorrow.
The Senate theu proceeded To the considen-
! tiUn OF Executive business
HousR-Mr Green asked leave tn offer reso-
Luton calling upnn the President 10 communicate
the cost O the mail steamers nnw in lie service
the amount OF expenses and income aud whether
any steamers in whole Or in part have been hy-
pulhclirated to individual states, cities or foreign
governments, 50 as 10 OreClose their use in the
event OF War. Objections being made, he moved
a suspension Of tho rules, which was agreed aud
the resolution adopted.
The vote OF the passage of the resolution as.
signing seals to the reporters within tile bar, WIS
recOIsidered and the resolution laid on the table,
Mr. Sylvester nude several ineectua attempts
to introduce resolution calliug upon the Pres.
ident To communicate any Information i'll regard ~
mission to Libe ia and TO furnish tie report Of
the mission now on file III the State Department
i The resnluton Of Mr. Dane was adopted, grau.
i tiug additional Clerks to complete digest OF
claims presented 10 and acted upon by Congress.
from the commencement Of the Government To
the resent tim.
On motion oi Mr. Boyd, the Texas boundary
bill was nude the special order of the day for
every day at II O'Clock, until ii should be dspos-
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Mr.. Van Dyke asked leave tu introduce a reso-
luton instruclng the Committee of Ways aad
Meuns to report as speedily as possible, bill to
modify our present revenue laws and TO increase
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WAsHlScT"N, September
SESATE.--Mr. Dickinson gave nntIcb tlmt III
5 would report the Post'otfce bill Oh to morruv
aud asked for il Tue consideration ni the Senate
The bill 10 create tie office o Surveyor Gen
eral oi public lands IN California ana To grant do
lintiuns 10 actull settlers thereon. was taken u
n AMI vdll"us amendments reported by tie commit
II tee IN public lands were disposed "L
- Mr. Davisol Mass moved an amendment gi'
=, ing lhe President The power to exclude rom III
II nud granted to settlers such territory os he M
= tliiuk expedien 10 reserve lor military and nava
.. purposes
Mr. Douglas showed that lhl' amehd'nen
would sanction previous acts "l army olltei'
improved property Ut ASlcfh was se'|ed ana AZ
Z rroprmted without compensation to the use Of til
r. United ,lateS.
Mr. Davis contended that The settlers had n
right To the hand and the government IN giving
wny land had right to reserve wh t II chnoses
The debate continued until O'CLOCK whe
tie bill was laid over until 10 mnrlnw.
5, On motion of Mr. Clay, the h To aholi'h III
. slave trade III the District oi Culunhm WIS tukr
|. up. Mr. Clny briefly explained aud advncno
the bill. His object was tn abolish iofcign Trad
in the District bringing slaves aud pInclng lhe'
10 in deputs here, not tor the pnpnSe al sale III Ia
Q district, but Tor sale aud shipment TO Souther
states The bill did not propose tn Interfere
the least degree with the sale oi slaN AZ by one II
70 habiiHnt Of the district 10 another, nor prevel
such inhabitant going out OF the district to pu
ns chase slaves for lis own use in the district
-. was in fact simple removal o(u law OF Maryhn
upon this sub cct, as that law existed at the tin
OF the cessou nt portion Of It's territory rs Il
Oh seat OF Government. 1t was simply To eXcluu
the traffic in the district. which had no connexio
ss which was to bring upon it the odum which H
as 'ocnes 10 'nnt unue, condemned n"u uepo""c'
q. ~ o'.en ohu So JuS'y' ~