Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1814-09-29
HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES,.
WEDNESDAY, September 81.

WEDNESDAY, September 81.
No other business being offered to the
consideration of the House, they took up
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
On motion Of Mr. FISK, of y. York, the
House resolved itself into a committee of
the whole on the state of the union. Mi
MACON of N. c. in the chair, and the mes
sage yesterday received from the President
of the United States was taken into con
sideration.
The following resolutions were offered by
Mr.. FISK of N Y.
l. ReSoEced, That so much Of the mes
cage Of the President of the u. States as
relates to the subject of foreign affairs, be
referred to select committee.
2. ReSoloed, That so much as relates to
our Military Establishment be referred TO q
select committee.
3 ResoIUed, That so much as relates
TO our Naval Establishment be referred to
select committee
d. ReSotoed That SO much as relates to
our Revenue be referred to select commit
loU ~Nssions having been severally
concurred in,
The commute Of the whole rose and re-
ported tie resolutions to tho House.
Mr. BRADLEY of VT. offered the following
amendment to the Standing Rules and Or
ders OF the House, assigning as reason the
distinctness and importance of each of the
two subjects now conhded to one commit
tee.
That, instead of the Committee OF
Commerce and Manufactures there shall
be appointed two standing committees, the
one to be stiled the Committee of Com
merce, and the other, Committee of Man
ufactures, to consist of seven members
each"
This motion lies on the table of course
until tomorrow.
The House adjourned.
September 90.
The following gentlemen compose the
several committees, whose appointment
was yesterday ordered, viz
Committee Of Ways & Nsans.-Messrs.
Eppes, Fisk of New York, Archer, Oake-
iy, CASTOR, Creighton, Ingham.
On Public Expenditures -Messrs Ma
con, Findley, Champion, King of North
Carolina, Kent of n York, Hawkins and
Caldwell.
On Commerce s. Man4factures- Messrs
Newton, Seybert Marfree, jackson, of
Z. ]. Baylies, Gourdin, Ruggles.
Oh Claims Messrs. Yancey, SHARP,
Goodwin, Davenport Alexander. Bard,
Boyd
On Pensions T. Reooiutiona arg claims
Messrs Chappell, Bowen, Wilson of Pa
Sage, Ely, Wilcox, Conard.
On privileges and observation-disclosures
Fisk of Vt Gohlsborough, Vose, Costock,
Anderson. Aston, Harris.
On public tandS-Messrs MKee, Hum
phreys, Montgomery, Mosely, Geddes,
Irwin, and M'Coy.
On post offices and post roads-Messrs
Rhea of Tenn LYLE, Brigham, Bayly,
Franklin, Hall and Rich
On the District Of CosumbiG-Messrs
Kent, of Md. Lewis, Crawford, Pearson,
Bradley, White, and Denoyelies.
On the Jadiciary-Messrs. Ingersoll
Peasants, Telfair, sturges, Cooper, Fisk
of Vt. and Evans.
On reOisd and unfinished bsssiness-
NIessrs. Stanford, Wheaton and Bradbury
On accounts-Messrs Kershaw, Bar
nett J. Reed.
On so much Of The Presidents message
as relates to oar foreign relations
Messrs. Forsyth, Clark, ingersoll, Ghol-
son, Grosvenor, Pearson and Mclean
On so much as relates to our military
observation-disclosures. Troup, johnson,
of Ky. Sewer, Stuart, Loyette, Tannehill,
Barbour
On so mach as relates to our nd0d
Messrs. Peasants, Bur
well, Seybert, King, of Mass. Ormsby,
Port, and Ward
On so much as relates TO the chasing
Of militia-Messrs Jackson of Va. Cuth-
bert, Desha, Hanson, Mosely, Piper and
Hubbard.
Mr Jenkins Of Ind nresented The