The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-12-07
Meeting OF congress.

lbo Oenate was called " Ordsr n hhlI-
,ast twelve. There werS thirty seven
senators present. The Secretary read q
ettsr from Atciison, dated Plate City,
Missouri, Nov. ! a.. stating that ss he could
40. be present at Washington before the 81
week ia December, he resigned his post As
President OF the Senate. No. Hunter
moved acceptance, and that Hon. LSwis
Cass be chosen President pro tenn, for 10
day. This was agreed 10. Mr. Casa took
the chair and acknowledged his incompo-
.ency " preside over the Sena.e. The
usual committee was appointed to wait on
the President, Mr.. Macy. Dodge of Iowa,
and Toucy. Mr. Hsm!in moved tia. th.
daily hour Of meeting be twelve O'Clock,
and was agreed TO. Al leE minu'es after
two the message was received from the
President by his Secretary, Sidney Web
s:er, who read the message AMI documents.
which were ordered to b. prIn:eI. Also
ten thousand additional copies.
The Sena:e then adjourned.
lloUsE.-The House WAS called TO order
at twelve O'Clock. When Tie roll was
called. nineteen members answered TO their
names. Charles S Lewis. Of Virginia,
Teller and Goodman. Of New York. s1d
Bres.on, Of KY, were sworn in as new
members. Tie usual commitie was ap-
pointed 10 wait or tho President. The
Speaker then called attention 10 he fact,
thai on tie last day of TIE former session,
the Presiden! sen. in his veto OF tie River
and Harbor Bill, bu. there theu being no
quorum, tho message was not read. The
message was ordered 10 be prinied, and on
motion of Mr.. Clingrnan, It's further con.
siderAtion was postponed until Wednesday.
Mr.. Dawson introduced tie Homestead
BIZ in lieu Of one returned from tie Ssu-
ate last session.
Mr.. Ingersoll offered reso!u ion re-
questng the President ~ communicate u
the House any correspondence, with the
French Government, relative TO their refu-
sal to allow the American Minister 10
Spain to pass through France.
Mr. Jones, Of Tennessee, from joint com
mittee, appointed to wait on the President,
reported they had performed their du.y
and the Preslden. would at once communi'
cate the message TO them.
Mr.. Brady introduced a bill ex.enlin!
tho bounty lanI law.
Mr. Walbridge offered resolution in
strucling the committee on Ways & Mean
to bring in a bill removing the present dut.
on foreign coal.
Mr.. Sellers asked leave to offer resolu
tions, asking the President to inform tn
House, if not incompatible with public in
teres;s, what was the object or objects c
the meeting or conference Of America
Ministers at Ostend, and whether said cor
ference was in obedience to INSTRUCTION
from Secretary Of State, and villa. has bee
the result of it? Objection was made
The Presidents Message was received an
read; it was referred to Committee OF th
Whole on the State Of the Union--20.0 90
extra copies were ordered - be printed
The House then journed.
The Secretary Of the Treasury repOr
the receipt of the fiscal year ending 3Oi
June, 1854, from all sources, S73. .549,7 ,7C
which, with balance in Treasury on the 1
July, 1858, sci ,942, ,992, gives for servic
year 95, ,492, ,597. The expenditures 4
the year are S75, 1854 $50, leaving balan'
t in the Treasury on the 1st July, e0,137
V 967. Receipts for the quarter endiI
September 80, 1854, 81 ,53l, ,3O9. Es
mattel for the remaining three quarters
tho fiscal year az, 100000. Amount
e public debt outstanding lstJuly, 1854. Al
1886.
. The Secretary anticipates falling Oh
r. the customs, owing to the Reciproci
d trea.y and short crops. The tonnage
the United States exhibits sn increase
the year, of595, 899 tons. The imports
the wear show an excess over the expor
of see, ,321,317. The fattering state
C the revenues induces the Secretary to aga
call the attention Of Congress to the pl
y prietv ofreducing the revenue from CT
$. toms, and recommends but three rates
d duty.
,e ~Judge SWAN declines the appoi
le mcnt rendered him by Gov. MEDILL,
At Gil the vacancy occasioned by the resigl
tion of JOHN A. CoRwIS. His private |
siness will not admit of his going upon
&c Bench until the second Monday of Febl
th ary, when the term for which he was
l. lected by the people, commences.
,o EyThere will be in the next Dclaw
en- Legislature, fourteen farmers; seven \
:" chanics; two physicians; one manuf
IA turer; one brick maker; one horse deal
and one gentleman Not a lawyer!
Ey The Know Nothings made cl
nc sweep at the recent municipal election
N' Shelbyville Tenn. They elected the N
nc or, James H. Neal, Recorder, and all
~ Aldermen.
~, RE1t is now we'll understood
. SHEPARD T. NoRRIs will not resign his !
of District Judge, for the Supr. Judgs
L.. H., t1,o Ind