American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1823-12-16
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS
"WEDNESDAY, december 10,
IN SENATE.


The following members were announced as hay.
ing been appointed on the several committees
which their names are attached:
! On Foreign Relations. Messrs. Barbour H..
OF N Y. Macon, Jackson, aud Elliott.
( On aance.-Messrs Smith, Macon Kno If
N. Y. Holmes OF Me. Lowre
/ On Commerce aud .Manutactures. -Messrs NJ,
kerson, Rugges, D'Wolt, Finday, and Llovd #
Mass.
On Military affairs - Messrs jackson Benton
Chandler, Taylor Of Ind and Johnson d Ken
On the .uilitia.-M essrs Chandler FnJ,y
knight, Branch, and Bell.
On .Aarat ,9GairS.-M essrs. LLOYD Of Mass,
Williams, PARROT, Lloyd Of Md. and IIayne
| IN Public LandS.-Messrs. Barton, Thomas
| Williams, Eaton, and Lowrie.
| On Indian Ifairs.-Messrs. Benton Edwards
Of Hi johnson Of Lou Elliott, and Edwards Of Con.
IN Clains.-Messrs. Rugg1es, Holmes Of Miss.
Palmer Bell, and M'Ilvane.
On the Judiciary.-Messrs. Van peuren, IIoI.
mes of Maine, Talbot, Brown Of Ohio,yand Seymour
On the Post Office and Past Roads, Nlessrs,
Lanmon, Johnson Of Ken. Holmes oil Miss knight,
and M'llvaine.
On Pensions.- Noble, Talbot, johnson
Of Lou. Lanman, aud Branch.
On the District Of Cotumbia.-Nlessrs. Lloyd
Md. Barbour, Noble, Eaton, Parrot.
Of .accounts.-Messrs. Seymour, Edwards of
Con. IIayne.
IN the Library-Messrs. Dickerson, Elliott, and
Williams
A letter was received from the Hon JAMES
Brown, (recently appointed Minister 10 France
reslgning his seat in The Senate and, motion Of
Mr. JOHNSON, OF Louisiana, The President OF the
Senate was requested to give netce Of this reslgna'
lion TO the Executive Of the State ofLouisiana
Mr. LLOYD, OF Mass, presented the petition OF
VIM. and Henry Gray, Of Boston, praying The in
lterpositon of the Government il The case Of lhe
capture OF the brig Otter and cargo, belonging TO
them, by Spanish vessel, and their condemnation
at Podo Rico; which was referred TO the Commit
tee on Naval Affairs.
Mr. DIcKERsoN offered a resolution providing
for the appointment OF Joint Committee Of the
two Houses, to make such disposition OF The rooms
in the Centre Building of the Capitol, as the bust
ness and convenience OF the two Houses Of Congress
may require.
Mr.. JoHNsoN, Of Kentucky, said he had made
ruilless attempt, at the last session, TO obtain ~
formation through Committee, concerning INC
|expediency oil new organization OF the Judie,a'!
powers oil the country--tha the measure was Il'el
thought TO be premature; but recent events lau
proved that it was not so. He thought It the guy
OF Congress to remedy the defect which he oehef
ed TO exist in this department OF the government
that tremendous evils might result to the county,
from the powers impaired to its Judiciary "he' :
whole State, and Stale that had always been 'o!a'
to the Government, might be conyuIsed to It's sey
centre by judicial decision. He did nol I ~.
these remarks as rejecting upon the conduc. o. wv
Judges, Tor he believed them to be highly eng"
ed and intelligent. But whatever degree oil 'd1"'
or integrity might be possessed by The Judges ~
said he considered in this case, only the 'eu'e
Of their Offices, and their responsibility oo'i'e
remedy fol the defects to which he had aIludeu' ~
believed must ere long be adopted, 10 preserve W.
purity of our political institutions. MIR. >. men =
tered The following resolution, which was read a'u
laid over Tor consideration: ,.:.,,
ReSetced, That the Committee on the Juu lr -
be instructed to inquire into the expedency o. i ~
ing and constituting three additional Juu'e'a' - :,
cults To be added 10 the present NUMBER W" VIZ, :,
additional Judge to each viz: one 10 DC COMP
OF the States of Tennessee and Alabama o' n,
Mississippi and Louisiana, and one OF lhua,'a' -.
Hois and Missouri-also, to inquire mo Wv I,d
pedigncy Of amending the law respecting INC s
ciary Of lie United States, as to require
renee Of at least seven judges in any OPINION
may involve The validity OF the laws OIL tue on"N
States, on OF the States respectively.
On motion Oh Mr.. Holmes, Of Name, .ne ii
nate then proc. sded TO the election Of o"'p'''
on their part. ccu-
On The second ballotng.the Rev. Dr. oiAeu@
TON, Of the Baptist Church, was declared 10
ted Chaplain Of The Senate, for the presehs se''N'