Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-12-26
WHOLE NO. 1915.


b''ion, Senators. to join with you. as Tar
as in me lies, in efec,ing those desira-
bile objects and endeav ofing to realize
the expectation formed Of this Body at
the adoption Of = Constitution, and
ever since con6d' nily cherished, that
il would exercise the most efficient in
luence in upholdiug the Federal system,
and in perpetuallng what is at once the
! foundation and The safeguard Of our
connlry's Welfare the Union Of the
Slaies.
Gen. M'K' an Of Pennsylvania, and
Mr.. Lnn, from Missouri, attended, was
on khed and took their ats.
The Wee :iesnlcnl laid before the
Senate the memorial from the Govern
menl Directors OF the Bank ot the u. S.
which on motion Of Mr.. w ebs,er, was
| la,d on the table and ordered 10 be
/ printed.
STANDING CoMMiYrrEs.
! The Nice.Presldent having announced
! the standing order 20 be, the election Of
| the Standing Committees, the Senate
/ proceeded 10 that dsty.
! For Chairman, Of the Committee or
! Foreign Relations. Mr.. Wilkins recei,-
ed, on the Cd ballot, 26 votes Mr.
/ Forsyth. l3 votes ;-whereupon Mr.
Mr.. Wilkins was declared duly elected.
Mr.. Clay then observed, that II was
now necessary 10 decide whether the
! Senate should proceed TO the election Of
the Chairmen OF the se,eral Committees
first or continue TO ballot for the other
members Of the Committee he thought
the former cours" The best. and there
fore made IA motion TO that effect.
The motion, after some debate, was
agreed TO
/ The result Of the ballotings for the
Il several Committees, is as follows the
L Chairmeu IN each case being separately
balloted Tor. A majnriiy ~r IA ''u
!, votes was required in the choice OF
| Chairman in that Of the other members
of committees a plurality elected. The
! names between brackets, are those Of
the unsuccessful candidates as chairmen.
I Comrs.uee on Foreign Relations
Messrs. Wilklns, chairman, Cd ballot, 26
- Mr.. White I8]-Farsylh, Rives,
Maugum and SpIaguc.
/ Committee Oh Messrs Web
s,er. chairman, 22-[ Mr.. Wright, l8]-
Tyler, Ewing, Mangum and Wilkins.
I Committee on Commerce-Messrs.
Sil.bee, chai man, % KING, of Ala.lel
Wright W"ggaman aud Sprague.
/ Committee on Manuiact tures-M Messrs.
Frelinghuys Chairman, ,23-[Clay, 1911
I knight, Prentiss. Morris and Linn.
\ Committee on Military Afiairs-Messrs.
Benton, chairmV, 36--Klng, Clayton,
and Preston.
Committee on Naval Affairs-Messrs.
Sou,hard, chairman. IS Rives, l8l-
Robbins Bibb, Chambers 81 Talnadge-
, l COMMITTEE on Public Lands-Mes.rs.
: PoindexlSr, chairman ,28-[ Kane, l8 l.
. Moore Preutiss, Mexican and Clay.
e The Cha,rmen Of the following Com.
mittees were chosen:
On Indian Affairs. Mr.. White, ID
votes.-On Claims, MIR. Bell, 90 votes
On the judiciary, Mr.. Clayton, 9r-
= On Pensions, Mr.. Tomlinson 34-On
! Revolutionary CLAIMS, Mr.. Moore 38.
. The Senate then adjourned.
> In The HoUsE--Mr. Patton's motion
= to change the 9th rule Of the House, so
S as TO require the Speaker 10 vote in the
first instance on every question and pro
$ viding that when the House is equal,
o divided, the motion shall be lost, wa,
j. uega,ved by a vote OF lOI to 96.
h Secretdry's Report on lie Deposits.
II The unfinished business Of Friday
i next was called mp, viz. the question o
!. reconsiderig \ vote Of the House, b,
. which the Report OF the Secretary Of ,h'
d Treasury, in relation to the removal O
the Deposits. had been referred 10
r committee Of he whole on the state q
IT the Union.
n Mr.. c. Allan, Of Kentucky, then tool
II the floor IN opposition 10 the motion ,aut
:. discussed the question at some length
r tie was follow ed by Mr.. Seldom, Of New
'r York, Mr.. Foot, and Mr.. Gorhan o
.. Mass. on the same side aud by Messrs
,. Beardsley and Polk, in favor OF the mo
e ton. On motion o+ Mr.. Burges, III,
n House adj Mr.. Burges has the foo
r, Tor Tre.day.
at In SENATE, Taesdsy, Dec. I7.--Th
-. Senate elected tire remaining membe
We Of the Standing Committees, as follows
Committee on Indian Affairs. Messr
10 Frelinghuy sen, Upton, Smith and Swif
y On Claims. Messrs. Brown, Ma,
y dain, Upton, and Wright.
is On The Judiciary Messrs. Bibb Pre-
d ton, Smith, and Bell.
IN On Post Offices, and Post Roads
'e Messrs Clayton, Ewing, knight, an
u, Rives.
rs On Roads and Canals. Mcssrs. Hill