Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-12-16
From tie National lnteltigenre'.
EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.

EIGHTEENTH CONGREoo.
SECOND SESSION.
IN SENATE. MONDAY. DEC. ID, 1874.
On motion of MI. Mills, il was
Resolved, That tomorrow at one O'CLOCK
the senate do proceed to the choice OF chap.
- s COMMITTEES.
The following standing committees were
appointed by the President OF Inc oeha'e
according to the order oil the 9Th INST
On Foreign Relations Messrs Barbour,
jackson. Macon, Elliott and Mills
On Finance --Messrs. Smith. King o:
N Y Macon, Holmes OF Maine and 10"
Or On commerce and Manufacturers -
Messrs. Dickerson, Ruggles, Findlay'
LLOYD of Mass and Clayton.
On Military .Afa,rs -Messrs; jackson,
Reoion. Chandler, Taylor, and Johnson OF
he on The Militia -Messrs. Chandler,
E;nd!ay. Knight, Branch aud Bell.
On Navat Affairs. -Messrs. Lloyd, OF
Mass Williams, Parrott, Lloyd.ot Mo. ana
IN Pubic Lands. -Messrs Barton, Tho
mac Eaton, KING of Alab and Van Dyke.
I'm Indian affairs --Messrs. Benton;
Johnstou OF Lou. Elliott Edwards ana
M On cla;ms.-Messrs Ruggles. Holmes,
81 Mics Palmer. Bell and Mcivaine-
On the Judiciary hessrs. tanbueren,
Holmes OF Maine, Talbot, Brown ana
I
On the Post Office and Post Roads.-
uessrs Lapnan, Johnson OF Ky. knight,
! M'llyaine ana Taylor. -,
On Pens,ons--Messrs Noble, Talbot,
Laoman, Branch and Cobb.
On the Dislric, Of Columbia. -Messrs.
Lloyd OF Nd. Barbour, Noble, Eaton, and
! Parro't.
and Edwards.
lion of Lewis A. Tarrasc0D, and others,
presented at the last session, praying ior
| the onepiua of a wagon road from the rIV-
er Missouri. north of the river Kansas, 10
the Columbia river: and the petition was
then ordered to lie on the table ano De
Mr. Barton offered the following reso'u'
| ton: m;,;,ar,
Resolved, That the committee on Military
Affairs inquire into the expectancy OF eseao,
fishing fort at some suitable point on tne uSua!
trading route between the State OF Missouri
| and the Mexican States, Tor the protection o.
| that commerce..
Mr.. Benton gave notice that, to- morrow
he should ask leave 10 Introduce OIL 10
graduate the price OF public lands. ="
Mr.. Barton offered the following reso'
! luton for consideration 80,
Resoiyed. That the committee on PUBLIC
! Lands inquire into the expedency of exposing
! RI nnbl;c sale the lead mines and salines OF tho
! United States.
| Mr. Holmes. of Maine. offered the fol.
! lowing resolution tor consideration
| Resolped, That the committee OF Finance
be instructed to inquire into the expediency OF
! providing for the more effrctual protection OF
ths revenue ON the eastern frontier of the Uni
! ted States.
The oil TO abolish Imprisonment for
debt" was read the second time' and on
| motion OF Mr. johnson OF ken. referred
| 10 select committee OF seven.
The bill from the House OF Represea>
tatiyes smakng partial appropriation tor
| the wear 1924 was read third time and
passed
Mr. Van Buren, presented the petition OF
| Thomas L. Ogden, praying compensation
for property used by the United States at
Sacketl's Harbor during the late war
Mr. Van Buren, presented concurrent
| resolution of the Legislature OF the state OF
| New York on the subject OF the exactlon
of tonnage duties from boats navigating
the canals of that state; which was read
and laid on the table
Mr.. Johnson of Ky. gave notice that be
would, to. morrow ask leave 10 introduce
| bill extending 10 some OF the Western
states the benefit Of the judicial system OF
the United States
And then the Senate adjourned.
HOUsEor REPRESENTATIVES.
Reory Clin. of Vermont, elected in
the room of the late Charles Rich, and
John Baily, member elected from the
State of Massachusetts,, severslly sp.
peared, were sworn, and took their
seats.
The Speaker laid before the House
communication from the State of New
York. accompanied by certain resolu-
lions of the Legislature Of that State.
complaining and demonstrating on the
subject Of tonnage duties exacted by
the United States on Canal boats;
which for the present, was ordered to
| lie on the table.
A communication was received
from the Treasury Department, accom-.