The Litchfield County post., 1826-12-19

of Representatives, informing The Senate
that the house had passed the following
resolution in which the concurrence of the
Senate was requested.
Rcsoleed, That two Chaplains of differ
ent denominations, be appointed to Con-
gress during the present session, one by
each House, who shall interchange weekly.
The resolution being read 'st4
On motion of Mr.. Hayne it was
ResOlpsd, That the Senate will, on FRI
day next, proceed to the election ola Chap
lain, on their part.
On motion Of Mr.. Harrison, of Ohio,
the Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
On motion Of Mr.. Condict, of New-Jer-
sey, the several standing Committees were
odrered to be appointed.
On motion of Mr.. Lathrop, of Massa-
schusetts, the House then resolved itself in
to Committe Of the Whole on the state
of the Union; Mr.. Condict in the Chair.
The subject before the Committee be-
ing the Presidents Message,
On motion of Mr.. Lathrop, it was
ResOIoed. That so much of the Pres-
dents Message as relates to our political
relations with other nations, be referred to
the Committee for Foreign Affairs.
ResolUed, That SO much of the said Mes
sage as relates to the Commerce of the U-
nited States with foreign nations and their
colonies, be referred.to the Committee on,
Commerce.
Ieesozvea, That so much of the said Mes
sage as relates to the Revenue and Public
Debt, be referred the Committe on Ways
and Means.
{tsolved, That SO much Of the said
Message as relates to the Army, to Forti-
ications, and system Of Cavalry Tactics,
be referred to the Committee on Military
Affairs.
Resolved, That SO much Of the said
Message as relates to Roads and Canals,
and the report Of the Board Of Engineers,
be.referred to Select Committee.
Resolved, That so much of the said
Message as refers the Militia, and the
Improvements of our Militia System, be
referred to Select Committee.
Resolued, That so much of the said
Message as relates to the Navy and a Ma
val School, be referred to the Committee
on Naval Affairs. u
Itesoloed, That so much of the said
Message as relates to the Post Office De-
partment, be referred 20 the Committee on
the p ost Office and Post Roads.
Res0i0cd, That SO much OF the said
Message as relates to the Public Lands, g.
the security and adiustmentsof Land Titles,
be referred to the Committee on Public
Lands. Ii
Reso!ucd, That so. much of the said
Message asrelates TO the Pcnitentiary with
in the District of Columbia, be referred to
tho Committee on the District Of Column
bia.
r Rcsolced, That SO much of the said
Message as relates to the Indian, Tribes,
be referred to the Committee ON Indian
Affairs.
Resolved, That the several Select Com
mittees have leave to report by bill OF 9TH
erwise.
The Committee then rose and reported
the resolutions to the House, and were con
Cured in.
The select Committees were then order
ed to consist OF, seven members each.
Mr.. Scott, of Missouri, offered the fol-
lOWCQ as dII duUItiOHGl EGSUlutlOH3 WHICH,
after few words from Mr.. Lathrop, who
consiered the subject of the resolution as
in one of those which he had Of
fered, and few words in explanation, by
Mr.. Scott, was agreed to.
Reoslved, That so much of the Presi-
dents Message as relates to the difference
of opinion between the late President of
United States, and the Senate with regard
to the construction of the Act of Congress
of the I'd March 1891, to reduce and fix
the Military Peace Establishment, be re-
ferred to the Committee on military affairs.
Yesterday, (Dec. g. at II o'clock, the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company as
sembled at the brick building, occupied by
the old Congress, east of the Capitol. The
meeting was very full, and of the highest
and the proceedings were
of a character to induce the most sanguine
Of an efficient result. We
have given in another part Of our journal
an outline of these proceedings, from which
it will be seen, that spirit and determi-
nation exist, in relation to the great nation
al object for which this Convention was
called, from which the happiest conse-
quences may be fairly augured. The en-
tire Convention, it will be seen by our re-