The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-12-18
uorsr on REPRESENTATIVES,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Tie following Committees, appointed yesier
da, b, tae Speaker, WEIR announced I'M, day
| Ion8uiee Of Election. -Mrssrs. SLOANE
aayd'a, Tucker, = G Phelps, Hoffman, Al
zion Claiborne.
Commute Of Dags and Means --Messrs Nc
Lane 6pel Cook, SpTagnc Stevenson, VA
Dwight Marvin. Brenl
fommiiiet ~ Claims slesus. Williams, Nc
! Coy, Whiiflssey, pa Barber, (con) Martin
dale. Halle.
COMMITTEE Of Public Experimentation
Edsa1s, ~ q tiist, Hobart, kidder, Var
Horn, Eastman, Polb.
Commute on Prtrate Land Claims --Messrs
Buckner Moore, Ala.) Garrison, Lotke, Test
Markell Armstrong
Committee on Maaufmilrrs. -Messrs MALTA
y. coadiet Conner NickIide, Davis, White,
Stevenson (Penp)
COMMITTEE on bidian 1Gairs -Nessrs Cooke
Mckee, Mclean, lohio,) Miner, 6amseyl
| Young swan
Committee on Roads and Canais-Nessrs.
Mercer, Stewart, adams, New York ) Lathrop,
Woods. Ohio Mitchell, lsacks.
/ Committee on Coulmcfce -Messrs. Tomlin-
son. Cambteeng Reed, Wurts, Thompson,
/ Georgia. Little. Peuce.
COMMITTEE on Pubic Lands. --Messrs. Scott
Mnen, Jennings, Strong, Whipple GuiIey,
! Wales
WromodHte ~, he Post Offer and Pod R0ads
| Me.srs, lngham. Barley, Bnrney, Mexican,
Ter weiher, fuuer Baldwin.
! Committee on Foreign tHdirs. --Rlessrs. For
! sylh, Cre"uinishicld, Archer, Everett, Clarke
| Norihngton, Lawrence
COMMITTEE on Military A6airs --Messrs.
Vance. dayton, Houston, Ward, 1aliaferro,
koera, Log.
COMMITTEE on Nam 1Bairs-Nessrs. storrs
| iloleonbe, Bartlett, Dorsey, Msrkley, johnson
| al ny. Sands.
Committee on he District of Cotlinlbia.-
! Aessrs. Alexandor, OF Va Blair, Powell Inger-
soil, Buchanan, Martin, Verplancb.
Committee on he JtdiciarH -Messrs. Web.
sier Wright, hiyes, Lc,chcr, Humphrey, Owen,
Kerr
Committee on Revolutionary Cioims -Messrs
Alien, Of Tenn. Smith, Plumer, Hasbrouck
Thicker, ofN Wtitlemotc, Healey.
Committee on agriculture --Mesas Van
liensssclacr, iiHris, liolloek, Mech, Merw in,
Wilson, ofs G.. Taylor Of Va
ComnIHee oHhe Itniiories --Messrs Strong.
BayIies, sawyer, johnson, ofN Y, Edwards OF
Penn, Barringer, shannon
COMMITTEE on MiitafV Psngons-Messrs
Burgess, Anderson, Carey, Ynnum, Thompson,
Of ONO, Harvey, Wecns
Committee on ReUisal and URfaiAcd Bust
pfs'.- Alessrs. Moore Of Kentucky, James S
Mitchell Of Penn. Herrek.
Committee of 1re0uiaS -Alessrs. Allen Of
Mas Peter Mcneil
! Committee on the Mitja.-AIcssrs. Metcalfe,
Holmes Fancy, Findlay, of Ohio, Goyan, HUI
gunin, Mitchell, Of Tenn.
/ Mr.. Pearce, Of Rhode Island and Mr. Krc-
me 81 Pennsylvania, appeared yesterday, but
! were omitted 10 be noticed.
] Mr, fosdick Of New York, Mr.. Bassctt, OF
/ Virgnin NJ. Bryan and Mr. Hines. of North
! Carolina, Nj AIcDuilie aud Mn Mitchell. of
/ snoth Carolina, appeared to-day
Mr.. Mediation anew member from kcntuc-
Ky elected 10 supply the vacancy occasinned
! by thc death Of James johnston, appeared and
was qualified
Thirty petitions were presented, and referred
! 10 the appropriate committees among them was
one by Mi Burgess, from the Wnollcn Manulac-
tuners of Providence and its vicinity, in the
State Of Rhode Island asking that the duty upon
/ imported WOO. cns may be assessed upon The
! squire yard, as upon cotton cloth, at mini
/ nun valuation, and thai duty be imposed
upon the same when sold by public auction -
! This melnorIal vas referred TO the Committee
on Manufactures
! The following Message was received from
the President OF the United States by his Pri.
sate Secretary
10 ne House Of Representatives. ofhe y. States,
NAsuEGrON It'll Die 1926.
| nowtransmit Report from the Secretary Of
War, with that Of the Board of Engineers for
Internal Improvement, concerning the proposed
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
The message and accompanying report and
documents were referred to the Committee on
Roads and Canals
! DUTY on WOOL.
On motion Of Nh Poarce. of Rode Island il
| was Rfsoired That the Committee on N,anutac
lures he instructed to inquire into the cxprdieu
~ OF increasing the duty upon Wool imported
mlo the Untitled Slatrs
PUBLIC LANDS.
On motion of MIR Cook, of Illinois, i. was
hepfttf, That the Committee on the Public
Lands he Instructed 10 inquire INTO the expedien.
ey OF causing the Public Lands of the United
states to be examined and Chased, preparatory
- The sale thereof, regarding in such classified
con. III" situations as well as quality. aud OF
regulating the price according TO the value
Thereof.
Re,ciocd That the same Committee he in.
strueted TO inquire whether any, x If any. what
further provision ought to be made, to secure /,
speedy and entire extmguishment of the dcLt
due by individuals to the Uniied States for
htnds purchased under the credit system
REPAIR AND PRESERVATION OF TIIr,
CUMBERLAND ROAD.
On motion of Mr.. Lawrence, twas
Rtso'ted, That the Committee on Roads and
Canals be instructed to inquire into the cNpedi
ehcy OF providing, by law, tor the repair and Der.
maaeht preservation OF the Cumberland Road
hy establishing toll gates thereon, or otherwise
CHAPLAIN.
he House proceeded to ballot for aChaplain
10 congress for the present Session, ON their
part, and upon an examination of the first ballot
lt"as found that III votes were given, of which
Ila' hey Reuben Post, of this city, (the late
thaPlam) had ~, and was consequently duly
elee,eu. VI the remaining votes, MIR. Ryand
received 10, and Mr., Little %.
And then the Senate adjourned
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