The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1821-1823, 1821-12-26
u. S. CONGRESS.
Seventeenth Congress. Fsrsi Session.
IN SENATE.
Erst Session.

IN SEyN.fIE.
THURSDAY, DEC. I3.-The death of Mr..
1finl5ie, a Senator from Ohio, being annoumc-
ed, the Senate passed the orders usual on such
occasions, and adjourned to Monday.
MONDAY, DEC. E.-Mr. Van Dyke, of Dell
aware, and Mr.. William Fihdlay, from Penn
sylvaaia, lin the place of Mr.. Roberts,) app,
peared, and took their seats.
On motion of Mr.. Ruggles, it was
RtSOlred, That the President of the Senate
be requested to notify the Executive of tile
State of Ohio of the death of the Hon. William
A. Trimble, late a Senator of the United States
from that State.
According TO order, the Senate then proceed
ed to the appointment, by ballot, of the seve-
raj standing committees; and the committees
were composed as fellows -
On Foreign. Relations Messrs. King, of
New-TorlS, Macon, Brown, Barbour, and Eli
OF
On F'aanee.-Messrs. Holmes, of Maine,
Eaton, Macon, Van Buren,, and Lowrie.
On Commerce and .Nam} observation-disclosures.
Dickerson, Ruggles, D'Woif, Lanman, and
Findlay
On Military .4fairs---Messrs. Williams, of
Tenp. Taylor, Johnson, of Ken. Elliot, and
Chandler.
On The .NiiRia-.Messrs. Noble, Stokes,
Lanmar, Chandler, and Seymour.
On .NiaraI .46airs.-Messrs. Peasants, Par
rott. Williams, of Missisippi, Walker, and
Ware
On lie Publsck La,ds.-Aressrs. Thomas,
Van Dyke, Lowre, Eaton, aud Benton.
On badlaa .4fairs.--5Iessrs. johnson, .>of
Lou. King, of Alab. johnson, of Ken. Benton,
and Holmes, of Mississippi.
On Ciaims.-Messrs. Ruggles, Morrill,, Van
Dyke, Barton and Boardman.
On fte .bIdteiary.-- Smith, Holmes.
of Maine, Otis, Southland, and Van Buren,.
On NE Post O6fce.-Messrs. Stokes, Palmer,
Chandler, Barton, and King of Allah.
On Passions Messrs. Noble, Eaton, Sey-
mour, Elliot, and Ware.
On The District Of Colimbia.-Messrs. Bar
bour, Lanman, Lloyd Southland, and D'Wolf.
Oa .4eeOiRlts.--Messrs. Lanman, Macon, and
Lowrie.
TUESDAY, DEC. l8.-NF. Barbour submitted
for consideration the following Resolution
Resolced, by the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatipes of the United States of america, in,
Congress assembled, two-thiFds of both Houses
concurring, that the following amendment TO
the Constitution. of the United States be pro-
posed to the Legislatures OF the several
States, which. when ratified by the Legisla-
lures of three-iou.ths of the States, shall be
valid, to all intents and purposes, as part of
the said Constitution, to wit -
:" That the number of Representatives shall
not exceed two hundred''
The Resolve was read a first tine, and pass
cd to second reading.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. l9-Mr. Morrill, laid be-.
fore the Senate preamble and sundry Resolu-
tons passed by the Legislature of New-Hamp-
shire, declaring the right Of all the States to
grants of the pnblick lands for the purpose of
education, in just proportion to the grants
made for that object to the new States; and
requesting the efforts of the Senators and
Representative from that State IN Congress,
TO obtain the passage Of an act for that pslr-
pose. The document was read and ordered
to lie on the table.
Mr.. Diekerson, agreeabiy to notice. and
having obtained leave, introduced resolution
proposing IA amendment TO the Constitution
OF the United States, so as 10 establish an
unborn mode of electing Electors cf President
and Vice-President If the United States, and
Representatives to Congress; and the Resolu-
ton passed to the second reading.
Mr.. Pleasants presented the memorial of
sundfy Agricultural Societies of Virginia. set
ing forth various reasons for a reduction of the
existing duties imports, and praying that all
duties which amount to partial or total prohi-
bi.ion be repealed; which memorial was read.
and referred 70 the committee On commerce
and manufactures.