Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-12-10
Oh,o.-Benjamin Ruggles, Thomas Ewing.
Louisidnd-Josiah s. Johnston, George n. UGsga-

.Mississippi.-Powh atan Ellis, George Poindextcr.
Uinots-Elas h. Koac, John nj. Robinson.
.fiabdma.-william X. King, Gabriel Moore.
.Mtssont.-Ihon,ds ri. Benton, fier. BuchRer.
TUESDAY, Dec g.
Mr. King from the Joint Committee appointed TO wait
the President of the United States reported that they had
performed the duty enoincd them, had received in
umauon that me President would at twelve O'Clock this
day. make written communication 10 both Houses OF Con-
gress
The communication promised by the President,
ceived by the hands OF Mr. Doneson his Private Score
tary; which having been read
On motion OF Mr. King. it ordered that 5000 copies
othe Message and 1000 copies othc accompanying docu
ments, be printed for the use of the Senate.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES.
Mr. King moved that the Bath rule of the Senate
far suspended as to authorize the Senate the OF
the Vice President, to appoint by ballot Chairman of the
Committee OF Finances; which motion being agreed to,
The Senate proceeded to ballot for chairman of that
Committee, and MIR. Smith of Maryland was chosen.
The following Standing Committees then
! On Foreign Rclotions.-Mcssrs Tazewcr, White,
King, Forsyth, and Bell.
On Finance essrs Smith, Tyler, Marcy, Ssbcc,
On Commerec.NIc,srs. Forsyth, Dudley, sisbee,
Johnston, and wilkins.
! on .Hdnufoctures-MessrsD ickerson CLAY KNIGHT
Miller and Seymour.
On observation-disclosures. Seymour, Brown, Moore
Hanna and Waggaman.
On Military l6dirs. -Messrs. Benton Barnard, Troup
! Clay and Kane.
On the Miitia.-Messrs. Barnard, Frcnghuyscn
Clayton, Prcntiss aud waggamap.
On ;Varai .qGairs-Messrs Haync, Tazcwcll, Rob
bins, Webster and Bib.
On Public Lands.-Mcssrs. King, Ellis Holmes Ro-
bnson and Hanna.
On Pirate Land Clain,s.-Nessrs. Kane, Naudain
Preniss, Ruggles and Hendricks.
On Indian .iBdirs,-Mcssrs White Troup, Poindex-
ter, Benton and wilkins.
! On Claimi.-Msssrs. Ruggcs, Bell, Naudain Brown
and Moore
! On the Neutrality-suspicious.. Marcy Uaync Webster
Frclnghuyscn and Grundy.
On The Post office and Post Roads.-NIessrs. Cir,n-
dy, Ellis, Hill, Ewing and Tomlinson.
On Roads and CdndiS.-Messrs. Hendricks, Poindex-
ter, Hill, Mangum and Sprague
| On PensionS.-Mcssrs Foot, Chambers Mang,,m
Buckner and Sprague.
On The District Of Columba.-Icssrs. Chambers, Ty-
Ter, Holmes, Clayton and Miller
On The Contingent Fund.-Messrs. Knight, Dudley,
and Tomlinson.
On Engrossed BHs.-Mcssrs Robinson, Ewing and
Buckner.
Tho Senate then adjourned
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
This day, being the first Monday in December, the day
appointed by the Constitution for the assembling of Con-
gress, the House of Representatives met when list
being called over tho following members appeared and an
swered TO their names:
.ndine.-John Anderson Leonard Jarvis, James Bates
Edward kavanagh, George Evans Rufus Mcintyre, Cor
.Ne,c- LIampsh:re.-John Brolhead, Henry Hubbard,
Thomas Chandler, Joseph NJ. Harper, Joseph Hammons
-efessdchusett,.-John Quincy Adams, Nathan Apple
ton, Isaac c. Bates, George Briggs, Henry A. s. Dear
born, John Davis, Edward Everett George Grcnncl Jr
Joseph G.. Kendall, John Reed.
Rhode Isidnd-Dutce j. Pearce.
Connecticut.-Noycs Barber William w Ellsworth
Saoez Huntington, Ralph LIngersoll, William L.
Permont-william Cahoon, Horace Everett Jona-
than Hunt, William Sladc.
, .retc York.-William c. Angel Gideon TT Rars,o,y
Joseph Bouck, William Babeock John T. Bergen John
G. Broadhead, Samuel Beartsey, John A. Collier, Bate.
Ulysses F. Doubleday, William Hogan Michael Hoffman
Freeborn &. Jewett, John King, Garrett Y. Lansing
James Lent Job Person, Nathaniel Pitcher, Edmund ii
Pendleton, Edward c. Reed Erasus Root. Nathan Soule
Federico with %h;,,s p""nS Tre S C. yoanck
Wheeler, Campbell p White, Aaron Ward, Daniel Ward
well.
.Ne,c- Jersey-Lewis COndict Thomas H. Hughes, 81
las Condic James f. Randolph, Richard NJ Cooper Isaa,
Southland.
:, PennsyIoonig Allison, John Banks George
Bur.i John c. Bucher Thomas III. Crawf ford, Richard
Coulter Harmar Denny, Lewis Dewar Joshua Evans
James Ford' John Gilmore, Peter ihe, Jr Adam King
Henry King, Joel X. Mann, Robert Mccoy, Henry Z
4 Muhienburg, l. NJ. McKennan, David Potts, Jr. An.
drew Stewart, Samuel A. Smith, Joel b. Sutherland vii.
liam Hester, Henry Horn, John G. wotmough.
i Deid,cdre-JohnJ J. Migan
Mnytand.-Bcni. c. Howard, Daniel Jcnifer John L.
Kerr George +. Mitchell, Benedict L. Semmes John s
Spence Francis Thomas, George C. Washington ]. T. II
TUginia..-Mark Alexander Robert Allen, John. s
barbour, Thomas T. Bouldn, Nathaniel IL. Claiborne
Robert Craig, Joseph w. Chnn Thomas Davenport Phi
Zip Doddridse, William F. Gordon, William S. Archer
William ARMSTRONG, e. c. Johnston, John Y Mason
Thomas Newton, John NJ. Patton John j. Roanc An.
drew Stevenson
Worth Caroiina-Daniel L. BOrringer, Lauchlin Be.
H.
nor Thomas III. Hall, Abraham Rencher, William b.
Shepard Aug. III. Shcppcrd, Jesse Spcght Lewis viii
lamS. % "
South CorOIinn-Robert W. Barnwen, James Blair
4 Warren X. Davis, William Drayton, John NJ Fielder
! j. X. Griffin, Thomas II. Mitchell George McDuhic, Viii
liam T. NuckoIls
Georgia.-Thomas +. Foster, Henry c. Lamar Da.
MEL Newman, Wiley Thompson Richard H. Wilde, Jane.
NJ. Wayne.
Neutrality-suspicious. Adar, Chiffon Allan Henry Daniel
Nathan Gather, Albert G. Halves, II. NJ. Johnson Joseph
Lecompte, Chttenden Lyon, Robert p Letcher, Thomas
A. Marshall, Christopher Tompkins, Charles A. Wickline
IenneSSee-Thomas ID. Arnold John Bell, John Blair
William Fitzgerald, William Hall, Jacob G. Isacks Cave
Johnson, James X. Polk, James Sandifer.
Ohio.-Joseph H. Crane, William Creighton, Jr Tho
mas Corwn, James finday William w. Irwin William
kcnnon Humphrey III. Leavtt, William Russell William
Stanbcrry John Thomson, Joseph Vance, Samuel F. Vim
ton, Elisha Whittlcscy.
Lonisidnd-H a. BulIard, Philemon Thomas, Edward
d. White.
Lndiana.-RatIih Boon, John Carr Jonathan McCarty.
.Mssjssppi.-Frankln T.. Plumner.
! WinoiS.-Joscph Duncan.
! .fla6dmd.-Clcment G. Clay, Samuel W. Mardiz
DELEGATES.
| .9Tkdnsds.--Ambrose III. SEWER
! Florida-Joseph NJ. White.
! Two hundred and members answering TO their
names. Seven members only absent--onc from
Massachusetts,, from Rhode Island from Pennsy
vana, one from Virginia from North Carolina one
from Ohio, and from Alabama. The return from Mis-
souri, has not yet been made and there five vacant
| seats.
TUESDAY, Dec. 6.
| On motion Of Mr.. Taylor, it was
Res0iUed That two CbapanS, of different denominations