The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1831-12-21
G o " G. r e S S.
.MONDAY. DEE Is

MONDAY, Dec 10.
SENATE. The Vice President attended
and took the chair of the Senate
Memorials of a number of merchants of Bal
tnore, Philadelphia, and New York, were sew.
orally presented, praying for further reduc.
ton Of the duties on tea, to be imported after
the 3lst Dec. 1881.
HOUSE. The following gentlemen were
announced as having been appointed to COM
pose the several Standing Committees:
Committee Of Etections-Claiborne, Ran.
dolph, Holland, Griffin, Bethune, Collier, and
Arnold.
Of Hays and MeQns-M 'Duffie. Verplanck.
lngeTsoil. Gilmore, Alexander, Wilde. Gather,
" Commerce-Cambreleng Howard, Suth.
erland, Lamar, Newton, Davis of Mass, Jarvis
" Ctdtms-Wh,tlesey of Ohio, Barber of
Conn, Mclntire, Patton, Ihrie, Hogan, Rench
On Foreign 4fairs-Archer, Everett of Ms,
Taylor, Polk, Crawford, BarnwelI, Wayne.
On Military .4fairs-Drayton, Vance, Blair
offs C., Mitchell of Md, Speight, Adair, and
Ward
On Naoni .4fairs-Hoffman Carson. White
Of N. T., Anderson, Branch, Milligrn, and Wat.
mough
On Indian .afairs-Ben, Lewis, Thompson
OF Geo. Angel, Storrs, Mason. Locompte.
On MdnnfdctureS-Adams, Lewis, Condict,
FinGIay, ii I'm, Dayan, Worthing,on, Barbour
OF Va.
On .Agricuture-Rnot,M Me Gov Of Va. Smith
ct Penn, Chandler, Jenifer, Wheeler, Tomp.
kns.
On tie Judiciary-Davis of S G., Ellsworth,
Daniel, White of Lou, Foster, Gordon, and
Beardsley.
For the District Of ColumJia-Doddridye.
Washington, Semmes, Armstro.c. Thomas Of
Md, Mccoy of Pa, Chinn.
On Post Office and Post Roads-Johnson O,
Ky, Conner, Russell, Pearco, Jswett, johnson
of Va. Newman.
On PriUate Land Ciaims-Jollnson of Tan
Coke, Stansbury, Mardis, Ma 'sh1ll, Carr OF
Ind, Bulard.
On the Public Lands-Wickliffe, Duncan.
Hunt, Irwin, Clay Boon, Plum mer
On Revolutionary CONGRATULATIONS
Nuckolls, Boudn, Crane, Bates OF Ms, Ham.
mons, Standifer.
On Revolutionary Pen. ions--Hubbard
NIsaocks, Mitchell of S c., ID .nny, Pendleton,
Doubleday, Kavanaugh.
On Iaralid Pcnsions-Bur CESS. Ford, Evans
Of Me, Reed of N. Y, Apple ton, Lansing, and
Southland.
On Public Erpenddurcs--- Hall of N. c., Da.
venport, Lyon, Thompson of Ohio, Coulter
Pierson, Henry King
On The TcrritOriCS-Kerr of 81. Creighton.
w. b. Shepard. Williams Of N. G., Huntington
Allen of KY, Ronnc.
Of Reconsideration Of Va, Burd Bergen.
On RepiSat and Unfinished Busincss-r.eed
of Ms, Kennon. Snule
On Expenditures in the Trccsury Depart
mrnt-Stcphens, Wardwell Fitzgerald.
On Expenditures in me Far Drpartment-
A. II Sheppard, Mann, Fielder
On ETpe,.a,tnros in the State Departments
Lent, Evans of Pa, Mckay.
On Expenditures Of Public Buildings
Young, Spence, Tracy.
Of Expenditures in the Post na;ce-Irawes
Bates of Me- Bredhesa &C II. Y.
On Enpend'tnrts in the Nary Departments
MHyveil, Hall of Tenn, Harper,
This being the first day Of the session 20
presenting petitions, great number were pre-
scented. Among others, MIR. Adams of Mass
{thc ES President Of The u SIatcs,) presen,c
fifteen petitions, all numerousy subscribed
/ from sundry inhabitants Of Pennsylvania, al @
the same pnrpor,, praying for tho abolition q
slavery and the slave trade in the District
ColuulhG and moved that the fist If ther
sbcUG Ic read; and il was read accordingly.