The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1831-12-14
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TUESDAY, Dec. 6. :
SENATE. Presidents Message. The COM
municaiion from the President, was received
by The hands Of Mr.. Donelson bis Private Sec
reiary which having been read, it was order.
ed that 1000 copies of the Message, and i5U0
copies "i the accompanying documents, be
printed Tor the use oil the Senate
The following Standing Committees were
then announced from the Chair:
On Foreign AUTOMATICALLY, White,
King, Forsyth, Bell
Ga fiae"se-smiih, Tyler, Marcy, silsbec,
On Commaaree--Forsyth, Dudley, silsbec,
On MGnut acfHreS-Dicksrson, CLAY. Knight.
Miller, Seymour.
On MISUNDERSTANDING, Brown, Moore,
Hanna, Waggnman.
On Military .76cirs-Benton, Barnard, Troup.
CLAY, Kane. =
On the .Miitia-Barnard, Frelinghuysep.
Clayton, Prentiss, Wuggaman.
On .Magai .!Gairs-ilayne, Tazewell, Rob
bins, Webster, Bib.
On Public Lands-Kine, Ellis, Holmes, Rob-
inson, Hanna
On Prisate Lqnd Claims-Kane, Naudain,
Prentiss, Rugge Hendricks.
On indiaR .4fairs--While, Troup Puindex-
ter, Benton wilkins
On Ctaims-Ruggles, Bell Naudain, Brown,
! Moore
On the Jndicisry-Marey, Hoync, Webster,
Frelnghuysen, Grundy.
On ne Post Office md Post Roads G rundy,
| Ellis, Hi, Ewing, Tomiinson.
| On Roads Hnd aiS-IIendricks, Poindex-
tor, Hill. biangum, Spragne.
U" Pensi0ns-Foot, Chambers, Mancuni,
Bucknor, Sprague
| Onhc District Of Columbia-Cbambers Tv.
| Ter, Holiness Clayton, Miller.
On tie Contingent Fund-Knight Dudley,
| Tomlinson.
On EngrOssed Bitls-,R Robinson, Ewing, Buck
ner.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. :.
| SENATE. Mr.. Sprague of Maine. submit.
ted resolution calling on the President for H.
formation relative TO the imprisonment Of Amer
lean citizens in New Brunswick; ana Mr.
Holmes resolution inquirug whether any fur
Their negotiation is commenced, proposed. or
intended, relative to The North Eastern Boun.
dairy. MIR. Hayne and Mr. Foot rave potjce
that they would on the following day ask leave
to bring IN bills, the former for settling tho
claims Of the State of South Carolina, and the
latter for the relief of the surviving officers of
the revolution.
| HOUSE. a Message was received showing
:he progress made in taking the fifth census.
The Annual Treasury report was received. and
I0,000 copies were ordered to be printed. Mr..
Dunn was chosen on the second ballot, Ser
geant at Arms. Mr.. Overton Carr was chosen
Doorkeeper.
THURSDAY, Dec. 8.
SEN41E. Leave was given and bills were
introduced, by Mr.. Foot supplemental TO the
act for the relief of certain surviving officers
and soldiers of the revolution, and by Mr.
Hayne to provide for the settlement Of the
claims of South Carolina for advances made 10
the United States during the late war. and thev
were severally twice read and referred The
resolution offered on Wednesday by Mr.,
Spraguc, calling on the President ior i1Sorma-
ton relative TO the imprisonment of American
citizens in New Brunswick, was considered and
ngreed TO. The resolution offered bv Mr..
Holmes, calling for information relative to tho
boundary, after few remarks BY Mr. Havne
and Mr.. Holmes, was laid on the table for the
present Mr.. Hanna offered a resolution pro-
posing an inquiry, by the committee OH Indian
Affairs, into the expsdiency of extlnguishng
the Indian title in Alabama Too MESSAGES Of
a confidential nature were received from the
President. The Senate sat for a short tim.
VITA closed doors, and afterwards adjourned to
HOUSE. An order passed for the appoint
ment OF the standing committees. The House
proceeded TO ballot for an assistant door keen
or, and on the 9TH ballot made choice of Col
John w. Hunter. The Speaker laid before The
House letters enclosing ACCOUNTS from the
Treasurer, Comptroller, and the Commissioners
of the Navy, Pension and Hospital Funds. which
were laid on the table and ordered to be print
ed. The House adjourned to Monday