Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-12-15
U. S. CONGRESS.
IN SENATE,
Tuesday, December I, l8:

Tuesday, December I, 1880.
A message was received from the
House Of Representatives by Mr.. Clark,
informing the Senate that a quorum OF
the House had assembled, and was ready
to proceed to business.
On motion of Mr.. Woodbury., it was
Resolved unanimously, That the 3itl
rule for conducting the business Of the
Senate be suspended and that the Senate
proceed to the election Of the Chairman
of the Committee on finance.
On the first ballot Mr.. Smith of Ma
ryland, was reelected Chairman Of said
Committee.
The following Committees were then
appointed:
On Foreign Relations. Messrs Taze-
well, Sanford, White, Bell, and King.
On .fnance.-Messrs Smith, of Md.
Smith ifs. G. Silsbee, King and Johns
ton.
On Commerce. Woodbury.
Johnston, Silsbee, Sanford, and Forsyth.
On Manyfactures-Messrs Dickerson,
Ruggles, Knight, Seymour, and Bibb.
OnAgriculture. .--Messrs. Marks, VIII
ley, Noble, Brown, and Seymour.
On military aGairs,-Messrs. Benton,
Barnard, Troup, Naudain, and Iredell.
On the .Militia.-Messrs Barnard,
Frelinghuysen, Clayton, Noble and
Bibb.
On .Naral .AGairs.-Messrs Hayne,
Tazewell, Robbins, Livingston, and Web
ster.
On Public Lands.-Messrs, Barton
McHinly, Kane, Ellis, and Sprague.
On Pirate Land Claims.-Messrs.
Kane, Burnet, Pointdexter, Grundy, and
Naudain.
On Indian 1fairs.-Messrs. White,
Troup, Hendricks, Dudley, and Ben
ton.
On ims.-Messrs. Ruggles, Bell,
Chase, Foot, and Brown.
On The Judiciary.-Messrs. Rowan,
McKinly, Webster, Hayne, and Freling-
huysen.
On the Post Office and Post Roads
Messrs. Grundy, Burnet, Forsyth, Ellis,
and Seymore.
On Pensions.-Messrs. Foot, Holmes,
Marks, Chase, and Chambers.
On the District Of Columbia.-Messrs.
Chambers, Tyler, Holmes, Clayton, and
Sprague.
On the Contingent Fmd.-Messrs Ire
dell, Baker, and Knight.
On Engrossed Bils.-Messrs. Marks,
Wiley, and Baker.
On Roads and Canals.-Messrs. Hen
bricks, Tyler, Ruggles, Dudley, and
Poindexter.
A message was received from the
House of Representatives by Mr.. Clark,
informing the Senate that joint Resolu-
ton had been adopted on the part of the
House, appointing committee to unite
with similar committee from the Senate
to wait on the President of the United
States, and inform him that Congress was
ready to receive any commune alton he
might be prepared to make; and that
Messrs. Haynes, of Georgia, and john
son, Of Kentucky, composed said Com
mittee.
On motion of Mr. Woodbury., this res
olution was unanimously agreed to; and
Messrs. Woodbury., and Grundy, were
appointed the committee, on the part OF
the Senate. After waiting on the Presi-
dent of the United States, the Committee G
returned, when Mr.. Grundy informed
the Senate that the President had giveu
for answer, that he would make a COM
munication to both Houses Of Congress
at half past one o'clock.
AT that hour, the annual message of
the President was received, (Which will
be found in another part of this paper,
after it was read by the Secretary and
his Chief Clerk,
On motion of Mr.. King, it was
Resolved Unanimously, That 500
copies of the Presidents Message, be
printed for the use of the Senate.
On motion of MIR. King, it was
Resolred Unanimously, That 500
copies of the documents accompanying
the Presidents Message, be printed for
the use ofthe Senate.
The Bill authorizing an appropriation
of the stock of the Louisville and Port
land Canal Company, retained by the
President at the last session, and accom-
panying his message, was ordered to lie
on the table.
On motion of Mr.. Grundy,
The Senate adjourned.
Wednesday Dec. 8h.
The annual statement Of the Secreta-
ry of the Senate, of the expenditures and
contingent fund of this House for the
current year, was received, referred to
the appropriate Committee, and ordered
to be printed.
Mr.. Bell, Of New Hampshire, presen-