Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1815-12-19
i4th Congress-. -. First Session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

from manufacturers in Bolton praying
for repeal of the tax upon hats.
The Preiident's mefage was parcelled
our to committees.
The following Handing committees
were appointed
Committee g ltfions Metre. Taylor
of New York Piper, Sharpe, Pickering,
Vote, Barbour, and Law.
Of Nays and Means Meffrs. Lowns
des, Burwell, taylor, of N. Y Mofcley,
Roberrfon, Ingram, and Cation.
(FCcnmserce and Manufactures - Mefs
frs Newton, Murfree, BayIles, Paris,
Cha2pel, Bots, and SERGEANT.
Ot Claims. -Meff.s. Yancey, Alexan-
der, Goodwin. Davenport, Lyle, SIAN.
ford and Chapman.
On the Public Lands Mcfrs. Robert
ion, Creighton Clark Of K hall, King
of MATS. NC y anu Sturgcs.
For The Dif,iff Of Columbia -Metirs
Tucker, Lewis, Irvio, Savage, Herbert,
Taylor Of ) c and Brigham
On the Pef Office and PET Roads -
Nj fIrs, Ingram, Cannon. Breckenridge,
Throop, Conner, Caldwell, and Langdon
In PeqEsns and Revoiutisnay Claims -
Mears Chapel, Con ftock, Stuart Mil
nor, Southland, HenderioD anO Wilcox
On the Judiciary --Mefis Neifon of
v'rg Oruiby, Cooper, Wright, Weld,
Cold and oejj 4ant.
Tn Public Expenditures Meirs Ghol.
Con, champion, Thomas Wilton, Ham
mond, Mellon of MATS Wallace.
of accounts. M. frs. Milan OF ..
Reed and Belts.
Of ReOjai and Unfnybed Bs6asG -
Mefrs Condiet, Bradbury, and Maclay.
On Foreign fairs NJ frs, Forfaith,
Macon, Wilkin, Gholion, Atherton,
Shelly and Sharpe.
On Mihtay Eairs-Johnfon, OF
Kent Barb Moore, s. c. Foriyth,
Deiha, Champion and Hubert.
On Aavd fairs. Mef1Is. Pheafants,
Middleton. Cooper, Paris, Hammond,
Bots, and M'Lean of Kent.
On an Uniform National Currency -
nj ffrs Calhoun, Macon, Pheaiants,
Hopkiofon, Robettfon, ucker and Pick
ering.
On Roads and Canals -MefIrs. Creigh.
ron Lowndes, Cooper, Ingram, CondlGf
Lovett and Alexander.
On ationai Seminary of Learning. -
Mefrs. Wilde, Sergeant, Calhoun, ohef
few. savaxe- and OIna iby.
On the Niifia, DC = Meffrs. Clarke
of Kent. Taylor of N Y. Kerr of Vug
Piper, Moore, of S. c Breckenridge and
Forney.
On tbs arrangement Of certain Militia
Fxpenjss.-M eHrs Wright, Barbour,
Rice Powell, Smith, of Pa. Lyon and
Cilley.
On The Queaion Of admitting The AfiG.
fbpi Territory into The Union. = Meflrs
Latin re. Robertson, Cannon. Milan
of Kent. Strong, Noyes and Lumklns.
IbwJaay Dec 7.
A bill pafed, and as fen' to the ZEN
ate authorizing the PRECEDENT Of the u.
TO leaie the new building on Capitol hill
fer the accommodation of Congrcfs
4 nC OCudNC NOD(utfCu ll lie |
he Houf- chofe the Rev. , H..
Cone, for their chaplain.
The House on Capitol Hill, TO which
Congress have removed their session, was
built by company for the use of Cong SIS
till The Capitol is finished Itstands a
the corner OF First street east andsMar Via c
Avenue. The chamber for the senate is
on the first floor il is S feet hi h Is
feet 6 inches wide, and As iee long:
gaiiery is attached TO this chamber, which
ta~es up no part of the room.-On the
sec, nd floor is the chamber int nded TO- The
house Representatives it is " feet long /;
As feet wide, and twenty feet higa 10 it is
attached spacious gallery and, for the
use OF both nous $, the e are a sufficiency
of committee rooms and fiji es. he spot
on which this spacious building stands was
cabbage ga den on this morning of the Al
o! july in the afternoon of that day the
digging was commenced AT that time the
stone employed in the structure VS. not
quarried Il clay, of which the bricks are
made, was IN lis native state, and all Tia.
principal timbers were then standing In th,.
woods. The plan, We learn, wss given b,
MI Latrobe, and the whole was Executed
under the interchangeable attention OF Nj !.
Meade. Its supposed that this establish