Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-12-11
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Mr. Randolph, of Virginia, and Mr..
Saunders, of North Carolina, attended
to day, in edition to the members
heretofore announced.
The following Standing Committees
for the present session were announc.
ed ss having been appointed by the
Speaker, 10 pursuance of tho order OF
yesterday:
Committee ofElsef,ons. -Messrs. Sloane,
TaIiaferro, Tucker of South Carolina,
Standefer, Hall OF North Carolina, Tbomp.
son Of Ken. and Miller.
COMMITTEE of Ways and Msans.-Mess.
McLane Of Delaware, lngham, Ihonp'
son of Geo Andrew Stevenson, Cambre.
leDg, McDufie, and McKim
COMMITTEE of CLAIMS. -Messrs Williams
OF North Carolina. Mccoy, Litcb6eld.
Wbittlessy, Matson. lsaacks, and James
Wilson.
Comms.tes on Comxseyce.-Messrs New
ton, Tomlinson, Abbot, Durtee, Dwight,
Mangum, and Morgan.
Consm,nee on Pubhe Lands, Messrs.
Rankin, Scott GurIey. Jennings, Strong,
Vintop and Wblpple.
Committee on Post Offices and Post
Roads - sessrs John T Johnson, Hooks,
Stoddart, Mexican, Alexander OF Tennes
see, Barley and Adams.
COMMITTEE for the District Of Columbia.
--Messrs. Kent, Matlack, FindIsy, Alex
snder of va. GazIay, Blair, and Thompson
of Penn
Committee on the Judiciary. --Messrs.
Webster, p. F Barbour, Pumer of ". n.
Buchanan, Brent, Buckner and Ross.
Comminee DIMENSIONS andReOolataomary
Claims -Messrs. Little, Eddy, Allen OF
Tenn. VIM. Smith, Culpeper, Plumer of
Penn. and Udree.
Committee on Public Expenditures -
Messrs Macarthur, Clark OF n. !. Gist,
Sanford, John s. Barbour, Allison and Van
Wyck,
COMMITTEE on Private Land CLAIMS.
Messrs. Campbell OF Ohio, Moore of Alab.
Sterling. Garrison, Locke, Williams OF N.
7. and Marklsy.
Committee on Manatacsures.--M essrs.
Forward, Condict, Conner, Wright, Craig,
Marvin and Mallary.
Commatlse on Horticulture. Mess. Van
Rensselaer,, Baylies Garrett, Harris. Rose,
Whitman, and Patterson OF Penn.
Committee on Indian .Afairs.--Messrs
Cooke, Mitchell oil Penn. Williams of Va r..
Mckee, Mclean of Ohio, Ten Eyck and
Gatia
Committee on Foreign Afair,.-Messrs.
Forsyth, Taylor, Sterrs, Trimble, Archer,
FarrelIy and Poinsett.
Committee on Military Afairs.-Mess.
Hamilton, Mitchell of Nd. Macarthur,
Houston, Vance of Ohio, Campbell OF S.
C. and Tatnall,
Committee on Naval .96airs -Messr..
Crowninshield, Fuller, WaI6eld, Cady,
Holcombe, Harvey and Bsssett.
Committee on Revisal and Unfinished
Business. -Messrs. Laihrop, Foot of Con.
and Tracy.
COMMITTEE of .Aceonnts.-Messrs. Allen
Of Mass, Swan and Lefwicb.
The Speaker laid before the House tes-
timonials received from the governor OF
Pennsylvania, respecting the election of
Messrs, Alexander Thompson and George
Wolfe, of that state, which were referred
to the Committee on Elections.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
On motion OF Mr.. Taylor, OF New York,
the House resolved itself into committee
of the whole on the state of the Union,
Mr. P. P. Barbour in the chair.
Mr. Taylor then offered the following
resolutions:
/, RESOLVED, That SO much of the mes
sage Of the President Of the United States
as concerns Our political relations with
Foreign Powers and the suppression of Pi-
racy. be referred to the COMMITTEE on Fo-
reign Affairs.
z: Resolved, That so much OF The Pre-.