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documents, to be printed for their usey adjourned
A JOINT resolution agreed in the House tina, I "
Chapains, Of different denominations be anpn;n,ei i
Congress the present session. one by eacl iouse 81
snail interchange weekly The Presidents Message an
documents accompanying it. were referred to Commi,te
OF the whole House on The State of the Union and s
thousand copies thereof ordered to be printed for the US
OF the members--when the House adjourned
In the Senate, Wednesday, Mr. IIayne, pursusbt t.
notice, introduced the Bankrupt Bill, which read Thu
senate after determining to proceed, Friday coos
Chaplain, adjourned.
In the House of Representatives, order was adulet
Tor the appoinent of the several standing Committees
when the House resolved itself into Committee of the
whole on the state of the Unon and referred the yaou
subjects in the Presidents Message to appropriate Commit
tees resolution was submitted by Mr. Little of Md
which was read and laid the table, that Committee be
appointed to inquire into the expedency of providing BY
law at the present session, for the appointment of Repre
senatves among the several States under the fifth census
OF the inhabitants of the United States" After agreeing
70 proceed ON Thursday, to the choice of Chaplain the
House adj ourned.
On Thursday the Bankrupt Bill was read in The Senate
the second time, and, motion of Mr. Haync was refer
red to Select Committee of seven members. The fol.
loving gentlemen were chosen to compose The Committee
Messs ayne, Berrien, Slsbee, Smith of Nd Van Buren,
Johnson OF ky, and Sanford. Mr. johnson of Ky gave
notice that he would next day ask leave to introduce bill
to abolish imprisonment for debt. MIR. Chambers laid on
the table resolution to proceed next to an.
point the Standing Committees Of the Senate and res
"luon that IN the appointment Of them the Senate will
proceed by severay nominating and appointing each men,
Der, and the first member appointed to each Committee 10
be considered the Chairman of said Committee mes
sage was received from the President transmitting r. port
from the Secretary of Warand report from the Board
OF Engineers for Internal improvement, concerning The
proposed Chesapeake and Ohio Canal After the reading
of the Message the Senate adjourned.
In the House OF Representatives the following Commit
tees appointed by the Speaker, were announced.
Committee Of Elections --Aiessrs. Sloane Hayden, Tuck
er,( IS CD Phelps, Hoffman Aston, Claiborne.
Committee Of Hays and Means --Messrs. McIane (Del)
Cook, Sprague. Stevenson, IVA Dwight, Marvin. Brent
Committee Of Claims --Nlessrs Williams, Mccoy, Whit
tlcsey Wilson, (al Barber (Con) Martindale, Halle.
CoE'm'tee on P@bdc Expenditures -Messrs. Edwards,
IN CD Gst Hobart. Kidder, Van Horn Eastman Polk
Committee on Pravate Land Cains.-Messrs. Buckner
Moore Ala Garrison, Locke, Test MARKELL Armstrong
Committee on fanufachwes-Messrs Mallary, Condict
Conner, Wickiffe Davis White Ste, enson (Penn.)
Committee on Indian .9Bairs.-Alessrs Cooke, McKee,
Mclean, (ohic,) Miner. Garnsey, Young, Swan.
Committee on Roads and Characteristics Mercer Stew
art Adams, (New Yors,) Lathrop Woods, (ohio) Mitch
ell, Isacks.
Committee Commerce.--Messrs. Tomlnson, Cambrc.
leng Reed WurtS, THOMPSON (Georgs.) Little pearce
Jennings Strong Whippe, Gurley, Wales
Committee on The Past Office and Post Roads-aessrs
Ingham, BARLEY, Barney, Mexican, Meriw elher Porter
Baldain
Committee on Foreign .afatS--Nessrs Forsyth Grow
nI"sheld Archer, Everett, Clarke, Worthington Law.
renee.
Committee on Mhtary y9faiv-.sTesrs Vance, Dravton
Hous'on, Ward, Taliaerro, Kittera, Long.
Committee on Nirm .46ars.-Messrs Sorrs Iolcombe
Bartlett Dorsey, Markiey, Johnson of Ky Sands.
Committee on he District IF Columbia Messs. Alexan-
der, & Va, Blair Powell, ingersoll, Buchanan, Martini
Vrrpanck.
Committee on tie Judiciary -Messrs Webster, Wright,
Riyes, Letcher Humphrey, Owen, Kerr.
Committee on Revolutionary Claims -Alessrs Allen, of
Tenn, Smith, Pumer, Hasbrouck, Tucker, Of N. j.
Whittemore Healy
Committee agriculture Van Rensselaer,, Iar
RS, Ilalock, Mech, Merwn. Wilson, of s. Taylor of
Va
Committee on the Territories -NIessrs Strong, Bayles
Sawyer, Johnson, of N. Y, Edwards Of Penn Barringer
Shannon
Committee Military Pensions --Messrs Burgess Ander.
son, Carey, Varnum Thompson Of Ohio, Harvey, Weems
Committee on REFUSAL and Uhfni:hed Business atessrs
Moore Of Kentucky James s. MITCHELL of Penn Ilerrick
Committee Of 4ccomas.-AIessrs. Aen # Mass, Peter,
Mcneil.
Committee on the .1hhaa.-Messrs Metcalfc, Holmes,
Barney, Findlay, Of Ohio, Govan Iugunn, Mitchell OF
Tenn.
Among the Petitions presented from the Wool.
ell Manufacturers of Providence and its vicinity, " the
State OF Rhode Island praying that the duty imported
woolens be assessed the square yard upon
ton CLOTH at a minimum vauaion and that duty be i'm.
posed upon the same When sold al public auction The Pc
zion Was referred to he Committee on Manufactures
message and Reports similar 70 those transmitted To the
received by tile House, and referred to
he Committee on Roads and Canals Resolutions were
passed instrucilng appropriate Committees to inquire
whether any additional measures necessary be adopt
al far the defence Of the North Western Frontier to in
lure into the expectancy of increasing the duty upon
Woo inn orted mo The United States land to ap.
o"n' Committee Of three MEMBERS who with three mem
'es Of the Senate to be appointed by that body shall have
dlrec ION Of the moDey appropriated the purchase of
looks aud maps for the the two Houses Of Congress
The use proceeded to elect Chaplain, and III votes
gwen the first ballet of which the Rev. Reuben
'o-t Of Washington CITY, (ae late Chapan,) had 3d. ard
cnnsequen " y elected. utthe remaining yoes. Mr.
tysn received 49, and Nj Little %. The House then adj
ourned
LII the Senate, Friday, the resolution Of Mr.. Cham
'e relative to an ontns the Committees Of the Senate
N Mondsy was agreed 10 The following motion, by Mr.
chambers, as then taken up and agreed TO.
ReSotve, hat, in the appointment OF the Standing Com
nit ees the Senate will proceed by sevealy appointing
he Chairman OF each COMMITTEE, and then by baIol I
or the other members necessary complete the
nd majority Of Tire whole number OF votes given shall be
Necessary the choice OF Chairman.
message received from the President Of The Uni r
ed States, by his Private Secretary transmitting the an