Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-12-17
TWENTY FIRST CONGRESS-.
FIRST SESSION.

Monday, Dee. tn two Houses Of Con
gress this day al the Capitol. a
greeably 10 the Constitul ional provision. !,
the First Session of the Twenty
fist Congress.
Mr.. Smith, OF Maryland. Preslden pro. fem
took The Chair OF the Senate.
In he Honsa at Representatives, AndfeN
Stevenson, Of V rginia, va, elect d Speaker
and Matthew 81. Clan Clarke. Gle X An the
other late OH eIs Of that 1ody we're also re
elected
III For the flee of Speaker there was NJ
opposition. The following, however. was III,
vote: For Andrew Stevenson 1872, Va. u
Martin p. Joe b. Sutherland 1, J. " Taqlor
3 i Il. Stlrfs4 Scattering For CLERK o.
the House. Nj Johnson OF Ken. noninata,
Vrea Maxcy, efq - Maryland, in oppo itior
10 the former Clerk, Mnttlew ST. Clair Clarke
ESQ Tn vote stood thus For Mr.. Clatkr.
$50. Mr.. Mascy 81, Scattering 81
Tuesday. December Sin the Senate,
NJ. Benton OF Missouri, an Nh. Forsyth, cleo.
ted a Senator from the Staff Of Georgia, ia
Snpply tn" vacancy occasional by The resigna.
ton I Nj Befrlrn, appeared aud took THEN
seats. A. 10 O'Clock the message of the Presi.
tom was received, and having been rad, 1900
copies OF il, together with 1000 NJ the accom-
panying documents were. on motion of Alr
howan, ordered TO BE- printed.
IN tn House, Col Draylon reported from he
committee appointed TO wait upon thu President
hat III, bod performed The duty assigned
jbura .nd th.t no I'D atn4..Y "a, 49,, tIn,l a.,
should sabmr a CO mmu lcatiou L. Congress n
noon, Ia" me,sdg Of The PresllehI was nc
co,dingl, oresen,-1 by his p ate Sec,etay y,
NJ, Az Donaldson, aud read by the Clerk,
after who upon the mott u Of NJ. Come 2.
10 600 copies OF it, and the docum nls by winch
i was accompanied. werr ordered t. he pIin'
ed
Afrr a resolution Introduced by Mr. Taylo,
respecting the appointment Of Chapiains L.
Congress, the House adjourned.
Hednesdds, December 9.-In the Senate,
after the app 'miment of the S anding Commit.
lees, which Will be found in "ur regular report,
Mr. Hendricks submitted a resolution Tor Toe
appointment ola Committee il relation 80 the
Public Land and Mr.. Sanford a resolutia
for he appointment of a Co nmittee in relation
TO the Coin in cirCulat 100, both of which wer.
considered and agreed 10. Mr. Ellis, OF NJ ssis
Sippi. announced 'he death of his colleague. NJ
Reed, and after passing a handsome eniooiau
on thu deceased. a. imperfect sketch oil whirn
we hav' gwen, moved that the Senators w-at
Grape for one month, ~ that the Senair noo
adjourn both OF winch motions were unani-
IN nsly ca led.
In the II puse. Mr.. Crockett, of Tennessee,
AMI Mr.. Barley, OF Ohio, appeared, were qnai-
flied and iook their seal. After some discus
sion tn appointment OF the various Commit,
ices WAS deferred until Monday oext The
election oi Chaplain viii tnke place this dav
when It is expe ted that the House will adjourn
over to Monday.
. Thms9ay, Dectmber lo.-In the Senate,
dineren %pottions Of tn Presidents Mess 9"
were, on motion. = terred 10 the approprIht
mint ees. PeIitors W re presented by r
w ,odpury and some chang S W re made IN
the Committees as announced Yesterday after
which, the Senate adjourned over until VI II
day.
The House, Yesterday, proceeded 10 the cleo
ton OF a Chaplain, when up)n the irst ball
% votes out OF III, such barng tn amber al
members present, were given in favor Of the
Rev Reuben Pot The ? esideni's Messag"
beng taken int consideration "a, upo1 .
motion Of Mr.. Polk, OF Tennessee. referred
alter considerable discussion, 10 The appropiia'"
Comm tees. The Hou,r thu, on motion 81
Vi Davenport, adjourned until Monday next.
NJ Subjoined will he found a list of the
Comm tees of the Senate, aud of the gentIem n
who compose them.-The Committees of the
II of Representatives had not been appointed II,
he last dates from WA .hiagton =
On Foreign Relations We SIS. Tazewell
SANFORD, White. b II and King
On Finance. -MessIs. S DIth, of Md. smith
OF ,. c SlI,bee KIN aud Johnston
On Commerce.-Mrssr Woodbury., John
ston. Sl bee, sanford aud Forsyth.
On .Uapufactures.-Messr Dickorson, Rug
gIss Knight, Seymour anG Bib
On agriculture -Nessrs Marks, Wiley,
Mobile. NJ Ian and Seymour;
On Military Affairs -hessrs, Benton, Bar
nard. Iroup, II nd icks and Livingston;
On the Militia. -Messrs. Barnard, Tyler,
CLAYTON. Dpdles and Noble
On NauahAf aiD.-Messrs Hayne, TazeweIl,
RohbI :. Wo dbury and Webster;
On public Lurds-Me SIS Barton, Living
ston, Kane, FL is and Mckinley;
On Priraie Laud Claims -Messrs. Burnett,
Barton. opragnr Kane aud Grundy
On Hudiaa .39airs.-Messrs. White, Tronp,
Hendricks, DuulrN aid Benton
On Claims -Messrs. kuggles, Bell, Chase,
Foot and Mclean
On the Judiciary -Messrs Rowan, Mklnley,
" ebsrer. Ha,ne and Frelingbuysen;
On Post 0Bire and Post Roads.-Mrssrs.
Bbb. Burnett. Forsyth, Ellis aud Seymour
On PtnsiOas-Messr Holmes, Marks, Foot,
Chase aud Chambers
On The District of CoLumbia.-Nessrs, Cham
ber., Tyler, Holmes, Clayton and Sprsgue
To .Aadu and Coutrctt the Contingent Fund
Nts,rs. Kane. lredell aud Knight;
On Eogrossed BiHs.-Messrs. Marks, Wiley
and Grundy.
On Roads and Canais.-Messrs. Hendricks,
Tyler, Webster, Dudley and Ruggles
On The state Of The Current Coins-Messrs
Sanford, DickerSon, Livingston, Iredell aud
T~azewelI.
HDUR5UANT TO a decree of The Superior