Massachusetts spy and Worcester advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1823-1825, 1824-12-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,

'uonddy, Dec. 6.-The House was called
10 order at II o'clock, by Mr.. Clay, the Speak
er one hundred and eighty members present
he JOINT committee for waiting on the Presi.
dent, was appointed
John Oswald Dunn was chosen Ssroeapt.
alarms.
Tuesday, Dec. IA Message was received
from the President.
Wednesday, Dec. 8.--The usual standing
committees were appointed.
The Presidents Message was assigned 10
various committees, according to the bearing
OF It's different parts. The part of the Mes.
sage which relates to Piracy was referred to
the Committee on Foreign affairs.
The Memorial of the Mayor and civ an.
thorltles in Boston, respecting the preserva.
ton OF the islands in Boston harbor, was refer.
red to the committee ofCommerce.
1t was agreed by joint Committee on the
SUBJECT from both Houses, that each House
determine Tor itself respecting the marks of
respect to be shown to General La Fayette,
and the resolutions on the subject published in
our last were unanimously passed.
Thursday, Dec. 9.-Various select Com.
mlttees were announced, one of which was
ION the suppression of the Slave Trade. ,,.and
another, y on the services and sacrifices ri
Gen. La Fayette."
bill was reported by the chairman of the
committee of ways and means for mabino
partial appropriations for the year 1924. mass.
ed and sent to the Senate for concurrence.
On motion of Mr.. Fuller, of Mass. a resolu.
ton was passed relative to further measures
Tor the suppression of piracy.
Friday, Dec. 10.-The members If tbe
Senate were invited into the Chamber If tho
Representatives, on the reception Of General
La Fayette. At o'clock, accordiuo 70 nre-
vious arrangement, Gen. La Fayette annear-
ed, attended bya committee Of twenty four
members OF the House of Representatives.
oh Inc entrance, the members of the House
rose and remained standing uncovered. The
Speaker then addressed the General in be.
halt OF the House, in the following eloquent
strain, adorned by those graces of Oratory for
which he is distinguished =
GENERAL-The House of Represen-
tatives of the United States, impelled A.
like by its own feelings and by those of
the whole American People, could not
have assigned 10 me more gratifying
duty than that of being its organ to pre.
sent to you cordial congratulations upon
the occasion of your recent arrival in
the United States, in compliance with
the wishes of Congress, and to assure
you OF the very high satisfaction which
your presence affords on this early the
atre OF your glory and renown. AL.
though but few of the members who
compose this body shared with YOU in
the War of our Revolution, all have a
knowledge, from impartial history. or
from faithful tradition, of the periIs the
suiierlngs, and the sacrifices, which YOU
voluntarily encountered, and the signal
services, in America and in Europe
which you performed for an infant. dis.
tant, and an alien people and all feel
and own the very great extent of the OBJ.
legations under which you have placed
our country.-But the relations in which
you have ever stood to the United States
interesting and important as they have
oeen' DO not constitute the only motive
OF the respect and admiration which This
House entertaius for you. Your consis-
tency oil character, your uniform devo.