Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-12-10

debt, and MIR. Haynes for bankrupt law
were before that body and postponed to Tues
day On Monday the Senate elect their Chap.
lain, Clerk and other Officers.
inpursuance to Mr.. Lathrop's Resolution Of
"Wednesday last, the following standing Com
mItteeswere appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, and were yester.
day announced to the House in the reading Of
the minutes Of the previous day:
The Committee of Elections --Messrs Sloane,
| Hayden, Fucker of s. C. Phelps, Powell,
Bryan, and Hoffman.
Of Ways apd Means of Del.
Cook, Stevenson of Va. McDufie, Marvin,
and Brent
Of Cla:ms.-wiliams, Mccoy, whittlesey,
James Wilson, Barber of Con. Martindaie and
Owen.
Of Commerce. Newton, Tomlinson, Cam
bre!eng, Reed, Thompson of Geo. sIangum,
and Wurtz.
On Public Lands.-Rankin, Scott, Jennings
Of Ind. Strong, Sinton, Whipple and Estill.
On the Post Office and Post Roads -lngham,
BARLEY, Alexander of Tenn. Mexican, Merit
wether, Porter, and Baldwin.
For the District Of Columbia Kent, Alex
ander of Va. Blair, Thompson of Penn. La
throp, Martin, and Humphrey
On the Judiciary Webster, Livingston,
Buchanan, Wright, Clarke, dayton, and Dor
sey.
I'm Pensions and Revolutionary Claims
Little, Allen Of Ten. Smith, Plumer, Has
BRONX, Fucker of n. J. and Sprague.
I'm Pubic Expenditures Edwards Of NC.
Gist, Hobart, K,dder, Markell, Wales and Van
iorne.
On P-irote Land CInms-Campbell, Moore
OF Aiab. Garrison, Locke, Test, Fosdck and
Armstrong.
On Manyf 1ctu-es Mal!ary, Condict, Con.
ner, Wckhtie, Davis, White and Burgess.
Onf sr cuhare. Van Rensselaer,, iarr.s,
sallock, Nerch. Mervin, Wilson of S. ami
Taylor Uf Va.
On badi@n .?fairs.-Cocke, Mckee, Ne
Lean of ONO, b !cknor, Taliafcrro, McManus,
and Miner.
On -MhtGry iftirs.-EI,milton, Mitchell of
MARYLAND, Houston, Tatnaii, Vance, Lincoln
anil Ward.
On MrQi .flw..-Storrs. Holcom,e, Bart,
lett, Saunders, Marklcy, Francis Johnston and
Sands.
On f6rega Forsyth, Crownin-
shield, rriMb!e, Archer, Worthngton, Everett
and Stephenson ct Penn.
Of Rersoi and Unfaished Bus ness-Moore
Of ~. ), $. Mitchell, aud ileIrck.
Of .icc0slats Allen of Mass Peter, and
Mcneil.
By Rule of the House, the foregoing
nineteen Committees, seventeen Of which con-
sist of Serea, and the o,hertwo, of three men-
bers each, are appointed at the commencement
of each session. SIX other standing commit
tees, composed of three members each, are
appointed AT the commencement of the first
session of each Congress- and the present ses-
sion being the first of new Congress, they
were accordingly appointed with the Others,
and viii follow presently. For the information
ofthose who read the proceedings ofcongress,
and have no opportunity ofmaking themselves
acquainted with the minutia of Legislative ar
rangement, we mention, that It IS the special
duty of these six committees, to examine the
accounts and expenditures of the Depart
ments of State, Treasury, War, Navy, Pos'
| Office, AMI Public Buildngs-to enquire and
report particularly, whether the expenditures
of the respective Departments are justified
by law, supported by sufficient vouchers, and
discharged out of the finds appropriated for
the pLrpose-and to report, from time to
time, such provisions and arrangements as
may be necessary to enforce the payment
of moneys due to the United States, and to
ments, AMI the accountability Of their Of
fccrs These, like all other standing com.
mittces of the House, have leave to report by
bill or otherwise.
They follow as they were yesterday an
nounced
For the department Of State. Bailey, Cas-
sedy and Ashley
For the Treasury Department.-Burleigh,
Ross, and Davenport.
For the Departmen' Of War.-Mattocks,
Kremer, and Badge.
For tie Department cfthe Nary o'Brien,
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For the Post Office. Wilson of Ohio, Find
Law of Penn AMI Deitz.
For the Public Bu;idings.-Johnson of Va
Swan, and Orr.
The Joint Committees on Enrolled Bills,
and on the Library, and the Select Commit
tees to whom was referred the consideration
of sundry parts of the Presidents message
were also appointed and announced lhey
| fIllGw:
Committee on the Library.-Everett' Bra d
! lev and " God, Of \, Y.
Committee on Enrolled Bills, --tsaacks ana
Sarnsey. ;, ara Wat.
.lrm;ng and disc;pEning The iFf'hG'oMet'
| calfe. Holmes. Biraey. F'odlay OF o"'o'
Govan, Ten Eyck and 'titc OF enn'
Internal Improvement -iiemphlli' beecn aa5
Stewart. Adams Of NJ Y. Henry haynes anu
lngosoll. d., n, he
Establishment of MiEtcry fGsf AZ me
mouth If the Columbia R'rer, and me e'fP."-
mb of the Northwest Coast. oar
b0nr Of V,r. Lawrence, Angel, Carson ro''
and Thompson of Ohio. M
National University and .4stron0mle" UJ-