Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1851-01-25

/ iyElf IL h u lEAstiliblGtA HJDlll It'iiiIf w
fion office wns taken up, further debate'
tty Mr.. BhtGHf, ana then postponed Vii
Hon1ay. The bill to ascertain aud Hettl
| ~,;rlyate land claims in California, wa
farther debated by Messrs. BENTON ulit
tEwtN. md. without any action, the Senat'
lS1jeurnej,
! The House Of Representatives did no
IT. having adjourned from Wednesday til
s'fiday.
I Oh the 81. the Senate was engaged
sliiiripasly IN the discussion Of The bill t
ttseeftain aud settle private land claims il
california Without taking usly vote, tht
Ienate adjourned till Moudty.
The House Of Representatives were
engaged in the consideration ot private
Eills and pissed twenty.fouf Of tItenl.F
! On the itlt, the Senate did hot ait.
. The House Of Representatives were
Angaged in the consideration of the bill tc
;eluee ana modify the rates Of postage
rud n resolution was adopted TO terminate
lhe debate on that measure two hours attul
Y shall be again taken mp III committee.
Ga tbs 6tlt, iii the Senate, after the ust,aI
foasine of morning business. the resolu.
jon Of Mr. llfAppuRr. concerning refnov-
Ala from Office. was dieett ssed by Mr..
HASstA. Mr.. EWisr obtained tho foot
Ittle following day, aud the Senate nd
>o,,rncd.
; In the House of Representatives, Mr..
GtoBtNsoN, from the select committee on
Gle subject, reported Il bill with Il view 10
The prompt execution OF the Bounty Land
Eaw, pissed in September last. After de.
sate, lts further consideration was poetpon.
pd until this dry week. Mr.. Julian asked
gsave to present Il memorial of the yearly
sleeting of the religious aoeioty of Anti.
~aInvery friend4in Indiana against sluvory
generally, md the Fugitive Slave net in
PARTICULAR. lie desired it to be referred t .
/, committee. The House refused to
Suspend tho rules for tlleptrpose indicated
yeas 6s, nays ti9. The bill for the
establishment Of d Board OF Claims was
1nade the special order of the day for the
1 -
led Of January and Mr.. BArLy reported
bin to supply deficiencies in the aprro-
:,riations for the fiscal year ending June
20, 1851.
! CoNtteMArtoN.-The following confirm.
;tions have been nude by the Senate
: Thomas Nelson, OF New York, as Chief
4! Justice Of the Supreme Court Of the United
States Territory, Oregon, vice William T.
Aryant, resigned. #I.tl
Atram L, Frtdley, Of New York, IA.
Ninuebago Indian Agent,
+: Robert Il. Cation, Of Maryland, as Con
aul for Mazatlan, vice John Parrot, re.
signed,
! Wiiintn ri. Kelly, OF Massachusetts,, as
for Tahiti and the Independent So.
Islands,
Edward A. Saunders. Of New York,
for Buenos Ayres, vice Joseph
s~ftalianl, removed.
Edward NJ. Call, of Pennsylvania, Con.
hl at Lima, vice Stanhops Provost, re-
ligned.
] John S. Gihnor, Of Maryland, Consul
i Bahia, vice William I. lSiSnell, resign.
III.
F. Edward Ely, Of Pennsylvania, Consul
il Bombay.
1.-The block of marble for tho Wash.
agton National M ,nument, prepared at
he Instance 0 fths OLD Fellows OF Phil.
has reached lis destination in SAFE
j. The following inscription is cut upon
inneat characters, finely gilded "A tri-
iate Of veaeration aud gratitude from tho
subordinate Lodges Of the Independent
erder ofOld Fellowsof the city aud eoun-
~ Of hiladolphia, State of PENNSYLVANIA,
h CON nemofatio of the devoted patriot
pm, the exalted virtues, and the illnstrious
'seds of him whose memory is an adaman-
|ne link in tho National Union.'' After
5hich, in the same style, is engraved the
ame md number Of seveaty-twio suborli-
are lodges Of the City and County OF
Philadelphia. Near the top isf the block
carved in bas-relief the words II. o. Of
! l." At the head and bottom Of each
0 fnames is carved III this manner,
10 three links of OId-Fellowslap; the
lte, AD.. 1850; anl the motto, "Equali-
our Platform, benevolence our duty,
UNIVERSAL fraternity our aim"
WArER Gas N FRaScE.-A letter from
aris says: The process of making
are gas from water has been discovered.
he problem is solved. BY a simple and !
leap process the water is decomposed and /
gas generated-by another SIM ,
9 process it is rendered maammable.
here is no smoke, nor oder" !
Massachusetts.
The New Governor Of Massachusetts I
'es the following language N reference to ! !
e Fugitive Slave Law: !
The Message Of Gov. Boutwell, of 1
Massachusetts,, says that If there Be any j
ing unjust or in~expeaient IN the Fugitive d
ave Law. the remedy must be sought ]
iadisSl onal legislation aud unconsfIfu- 9