The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-12-19
gwe .sssetI. Congress.
rIRsr SESSION.



MIR. Benton gave notice that, on Monday l
he should ask leave to introduce nI1 io' a
the reduction Of the United States Miilsa-
ry Peace Establishment -
The Senate then proceeded TO the elee-
ton of its officers as follows; 5
Walter Louvre, Secretary Mounpoy {
Bavley. Sergeant at Arms, and Doorkeep-
er: Henry Tins, Assistant Docrkeeper.
srAxDisG COMMITTEES.
On Foreign RcinItons-Alr WAGON, Shair
man; Messrs. Sanford, Bell, a2ewel ana
on Finanee-Mr. Smith, of Nd, Chairman;
Messrs. *McLanc, Smith, of S. G. PARIS ana
On Commcrec-Mr Woodbury., Chairman
Messrs. Silsbee, *McLane, Johnston' la, ana
on I'0 snn,,factnres-Mr. ~Dickerson Chair
man MessTs. knight, *Ridgely, Rugges and
D ON S Il, Branch, Chairman
Messrs Bateman, Wiley, Bouligny and BAR
On On Military .qB;airs-Mr. Harrison; Chair |
R EaTi6n M aSd sFFiesnd 1paRnS'0n' o ~
Da on RE 'e .uiiitia-Mr chandler, Chairman
Messrs. Harrison, Mckinley, Marks ana
ie' oo yarol .4eairs-Mr. sHayne, Chairman
Messrs Robbins, farewell, seymour anu
On Pubic Lands-Alessrs. Barton, king
Eaton, ELLIS, Kane, 49,. ~Sm;,h
S. c., #Berrien, mckinley, kane, lh9 Ts
On Indian ,4fairS-Messrs Denton" o'''
h na gc;ia G9pp Ruggles Bell, -Cobb,
"@ On tLc .Jmdiciarg-Messrs *Van Buren,
Seymour, sBerrien, =Rowan, Hayne. ~.
On The Post Office and Post Roq@s- -.hs
#Johnson. of KY, Silsbee, Ellis Jehhs'0A' Ia
*Tyler. 4ct,o-o Marks
On PeRSi0ns-Alessrs. Nopie' o'"1''
o ON t5s District of Cofum5ia-Messrs, @Ea-
ION, Bouligny, Noble, Chambers, *Ridgeiy.
On Contingent Erpenses-Aessrs- 4A'''is'
Hendricks, Chambers 81. parris
Wiley.
BOUSE. The following were announc-
"A - the Standing Committees OF the
9onse annointed by the Speaker:
of FItrtions-Messrs Sloane, Anderson
#Alstop. Sucker, Of S. c., Claiborne Phelps
of Waps and .Meaas-AIessrs. Randolph
*McDufie, sprague, "VerplancA' dwight
Brent, *Gilmer. 4,r.c,or
Wbittlesev. Barber, OF Conn, Clark, OF n Y.
0f Tam msrcoEMessrs @Cambreleng, New
ton #Thompson, of Geo, Gorham, Barney
Harvey, Sutherland.
OF Public LandS--AIessrs. *lsacks' iatoh
Whipple Jennings Hale eDpnedn Mes.
%Iuobam. Mexican, =Yancy, #Conner, VIA
gee, Hodges, Russell "a,
On The District Of ColumttF-Messrs al
exander. Ingersoll, Bryan, *Wcems, ~hremei
Yarnum, sAlen, of Va.
aLivingston, Buchanan, sRives, *WlcAlitie
Kerr, Storrs.
Hunt Creighton, Dickinson, Tucker, of y.
FRY, Healey.
of n Y, ~ S. Barbour, Bailey, Alartinda
Buck, Gale, Nichols.
On Prirats Land Claims-Messrs. Buckne
sMoore, of Alabama, Armstrong, EARL, %SheF
herd. Bates, of Missouri, #Steregere.
on MaautaetureS-M essrs. Maliaray, este
venson, of Pa, Condict, *Moore, of Ky
eWriglit, of MY sStanberry, tMartin
On Indian .4gairs-Messrs. Mclean, M
Kee, *Carson, *Daniel, Swan, &Lumkn
Smith, of Indiana.
Tor, Of n. r. *Archer, Sergeant. *Draytor
*Owen, sPolk
Vance, sSmyth, Of Va, tDesha, Floyd, of Ga
sHobbie, %Orr.
On Narql .96airs-M essrs. *Hoffman, Bart
lett, Crowninshield, @Carter, @Aliller' Dorsey
81. qgriculture-M essrs. Van Rensselaer,
sRoanc, sWilson, of Md, Barlow, SHaloeh
Merwin, Culpepper.
On The Terriitories-Messrs. Strong, CLARK
Of Ky Sawyer, Wright, of Ohio, %Bmnel
4Lea, @Coulter
on Military Pensions-Messrs. Burges
~nIitchell. of Ten, Bates, of Mass, Lawrence
@T,ong, &Lecompte, eForward.
on Unfinished BHsiResS-1Iessrs Pearce
Reed Wilson, OF "a
On accounts-Messrs. Allen, of Mass, Bel
den Plant.
s,o,e-Messrs sBlar, Letcher, *Tresevant.
On Erpendttures in the Department Of TN
Treasurir-NIessrs. Hall, Mitchell, of Pa, Bar
On Erpendiiures IN the Department o
War-Messrs &TIaynes, Woodcock Turner.
on Expenditures IN he Department Of tn
.9ary-Nessrs Little @Lyon, *Keese
on Erpenditurcs IN the Post 06ice-Slessrs
&HoImes, Letter, O'Brien,s
On Erpcaditurcs on Public Buildings
Messrs. Sprigg, John J. Wood, *Swifl.
In the list of the Committees, the name
printed with stars (*) are Jackson men, or Sc
considered.
The Rev. Reuben Post was chosen
Chaplain to Congress on the part OF the
House.
The House went into Committee Of the
Whole. MIR. Ccndict in the Chair, and re
ierred the various subjects of the PresI
dents Message to the appropriate Stand
ing Committees.
a resolution, having relation to the re
cent territorial disputes in Maine, was re
ferred to The Committee of Foreign Rela
tons.
TUESDAY, Dec. IL.
HOUSE Seventy petitions were pre-
scnted-among them were, one from WOO
growers and wool manufacturers of Mas
anchnsctts from the Chamber of Com.