Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1824-12-17

to their appropriate Committees :-TEe
following were referred to select Commit
tees /:
ResoIceI, That so much of the Presidents
Message as relates TO the suppression OF thc Atr
can Slave Trade, be referred to select commit
tee.
II ResoIred, That so much of the Presidents
Message as relates 10 roads and canals, be refer
red to a select committee
Rssolped, That so much of the Presidents
Message as relates TO the services and sacrifices
of General Lafayette in the cause OF our coun-
try, be referred TO select committee.
Reseired, That SO much OF the Presidents
Message as relates TO the establishment of n Nil
itary post at the mouth OF Columbia river, be re-
ferred to select committee.
The resolutions were all agreed to-
The committee then rose, and the reso-
lutions, being reportedlto the House, were
adopted, mem. con.
The several select committees, estab-
Hhed by these resolves, were ordered to
consist OF seven members ea,h. with the
exception OF that in relation to Gen. La
favette, which was ordered to consist of
thirteen.
(These committees will be announced
tomorrow LAFAYETTE.
MIR. Mitchell, from the Joint Commit
tee to determine in what manner General
Lafayette shall be received by the tw"
Houses of Congress, asked, and obtained
leave TO report, and presented the follow
ing :.
"The committee, appointed on the part
of this House, to JOIN such committee as
might be appointed on the part of the Sen
ate, to consider and report what respectful
mode il may be proper for Congress to
dept to receive General Lafayette, and to
testify the very high qualification which he
has afforded by his present visit to the u
nited States, made in pursuance to the in.
vitation given to him by Congress, during
its last session, REPORT
ThRRt issiese RET 4 Committee u;
the Senate on that subject, and tina, thu
committees, have agreed TO Recommend 10
their respective Houses thar each House
receive General Lafayette in such manner.
as it shall deem most suitable to the occa-
sion, and the committee recommend to the
House the following resolutions
Resoired, That the congratulations of this
House, be publicly given to Genl Lafayette on
his arrival in the United States, in compliance
with the wishes OF Congress, and thnt he be as
sured Of the gratitude and deep. respect which
the House entertans of his signal and iIIustrious
services in the Revolution, and the pleasure i,
feels in being able 10 welcome him, aiteran alb
sence OF so many years, 10 the theatre of his
early Iabors aud early renown.
% Resoired, That, far4hs purpose, Gen Lafav.
cite be irvited by scommtee to attend liz,
House on Friday next, at one O'Clock: that he
be introduced by the Committee aud received
by the members standing, uncovered, and ac-
dressed by The Speaker in behalf of the House,
in pursuance OF the foregoing resolution"
The resolutions were adopted unani-
mously, and SO entered on record. The
committee of Invitation was appointed, TO
consist of 81 members, on suggestion OF
Mr. Stevenson.
And then the House adjourned.
Thursday Dec. 9.-The following Sc
lect Committees were announced as hav-
ing been appointed in pursuance of the
resolutions yesterday adopted, regarding
the disposition of various parts of the
Presidents Message.
On the suppression Of the A6ican
;SlaUc Trade.-Messrs. Govan, Herrick.
Test, Wayne, Spaight, Eaton, and Herki
mer.
On the services end sacrifices of Gene
raj La F'0yefte.-Messrs Randolph, A.
Stevenson, Livingston, Storrs, McLane, of
Delaware, Mitchell, of Md. Trmbe, Ing
ham, Forsyth, McDuflie, Mangum, and
Eddy.
On Roads and Canals. -Messrs. Hemp
hill, Sharpe, Stewart, Henry, Mercer,
Rives, and Beecher.
On the establishment of a miLtary most
at the mouth Of CoiumJia riverEMes-
Sis. Alexander Smyth, Scott, Metcalle,
Baylies, Mclean, of Ohio, Jennings, and
Houston.
The following Committee was announ-
ced as having been appointed to wait on
General Lafayette, in pursuance of a reso-
luton of yesterday:
Messrs. Mitchell, of Md. A Stevenson.
Livingston, Storrs, Trimble, NLanc, of
Del. Webster, MalIary, Ingham, Forsyth.
Mangum, McDufiie, Eddy, Tatnall, Test,
Scott, Mckee, Reynolds, Vinton, Hol-
combc, Plumer, of n. III. Sterling, Ran
Kin, and Lincoln.
Mr.. McLane, from the Committee Of
Ways and Means, reported bill &c max
ing partial appropriation for the year
1894 - which was read the first time, re-
ferred TO a committee of the whole, and
made the order of the day for to-day, and
was subsequently acted upon in committee
of the whole, Mr. Markley in the chair,
passed, and sent to the Senate for concur