The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-02-13
FROM WASHINGTON.



WAsRi> Feb 10
SESATE-A communicaioon was received en.
closing The r-pvrt Of the contruc,s aud expend
nresof therreesIny Department tor the yenr 1850
Il WINS ordered In be printed
Mrssrs. Bright und Mason presented petitions
in favor OF establishing Ine al Steamers 10 Ari'
Mr. Penrce presented pellinns nulneruusly
sisne against the repeal OF the fugitive alave law
laid Uh llv table. b.
Mr.. Hunter offered resolution which wns
agreed tn, calling 6nr all correspondence by the
Mexican Mmslrrupon certain moneys drawn Tor
Mexico under contract with j. d. MunR.
Mr.. Davis OF Mississippi, offered resnlnt''h
calling Tor the correspondence relative I" Tie ''N
imposedby New Grenada upon Americans cross
ing tbs lsthmus Of Panama.
Mr. Hale introduced joint rcsoull"n, direct
ing the presentation Ot sword 10 INC Ia'h''y y"
the late Mpjor Ringold.
/ Mr. Bright introduced bill declaring that Tie
fugitive slave act did MT in any wny Interfere viii
nuy existing rights under The aci tf l79J
The bills englossed M 5 S'tu day. were taken
| mp and passed
Tho committee took up the bill IRON the Hnuse
20 supply DEFICIENCIES in the annual appropriation
nj $75 900 tn the Cherokee Indians the bill wns
ordered To be engrossed The Senate adjourned
lluUsg-Mr. Bailey reported several general
apprppria lou bills & moved IN suspend the rules
lint h. might offer a rcSuurinn lu make all such
uills the special urdrr n the ,lny which would ex.
cude all other business until they we've disposed
of The House n fused In suspend the rul aud
resolved itself lutn committee oi the Whole and
ok up the hill nI establishing board uf uccOunts
Ia settle Claims against tho Gov ermem
Il
aud after the first sccliun oI the bilI was amended
The question WIS taken on striking it ont aud de-
crmIned in the negative Finally The original
hill wns all stricken out and the substitute ol Mr.
nanirl, hl effect that all chimnnis shall sue the
UniIed States By hill in equity WAS adopted
The House adjourned.
WAsHISGToS Feb. II.
SENATE Numerous petitions aud reports were
presented
Mr. Seward offered u resolution io inquire int,
the expedicncy Of reducing the weight OF silver
coin.
The deficiency appropriation bill which wa'
ordered To he ensrns'cd yesterday, was taken "
aud passed.
The Senate took up The bill granting 0 0O000t
acrcs public lrdS ln the several States o the I'm
ion for The benefit Of findigent insane.
Ai!cr debate The bill was ordered tu be en-
crossed lnr n third reading.
| The Seune adjourned.
| lIoUsE-1he bill Ia establish board nlacCOnnt'
was taken NJ, The queslinn was onagrreimg Il
the substitute rcpored from tie committee nI The
whole. permitting aggrieved claimants To sue The
United States by u hill IN equity in the court o
the United States with HE right Of appeal To III,
Supreme Court. The substitute wns lost yeas
IS, nays IOG.
After several intellectual attempts 30 defeat the
hill, a motion was mIdc lo lay il on the table
which WAS rejected, yeas 06. nays lO7.
The bill was then rejected, yeas 60, nays iO7
! a m0lun was made Ia reconsider. hut disagreed
To Subsequently. the vote by which the bill
wns rcircled, was recullslercd. yeas l02, nay
9I
Mr.. Ducr moved Ia reconsider the vuto b,
which the hill was ordered TO bo engrossed Tor
third reading Lost,
The question recurring on the passage Of th'
bill, when on motion of Mr.. Iuse ii was laid OF
the table. yens 100, nays %.
The House adjourned.