Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-12-19
u. 5. TWENTY. THIRD CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION.

Nv oEIIIE MONDAY, DEC. y, Mr..
Webster Of Mas. Col. Preston Of South
Carolina Gen. M'Kean Of Penns ylvania,
aud Mr. Sonhard OF New.Jersey, APP
peared and took their seats.
Walter Lowrie Esq. Was unanimously
elected Secretary OF the Senate.
Dir. Benton proposed resolution
calling for Information IL ON the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury relative 10 the
amount OF public monies deposited in The
United States Bank.
Mr.. Clay moved that the resolution
be- laid on he table not that he had
any objection 10 the resolution i,-eli.
bu, he wished that The country should
have an opportunity OF ascrrtaiE,ns the
condition of other Banks as we'll DIS that
Of the United States.
The resolution was laid on the table
Mr.. Calhoun, on leave gwen, presen.
ted bill TO repeal the act oI last ses-
sion, providing Tor The collection Of
dn,ies on imports ; which passed TO IA
second reading.
Mr.. Benton, pursuant 10 notice and on
leave gwen presented ii bitl granting 10
the State OF Missouri, ii c"ria.n quantity
O. land Tor purpose. OF internal improve
ment. &c. winch was read fist time
aud passed to reading.
Also, IA JOINT resolution relative TO an
! alteration Of the Constitution Of the
! United States, in relation 10 the election
/ Of President and Vice President of The
Unned which. on motion OF
Mr.. Bib, Was laid on the table and
ordered 10 be printed.
Also, ii bill TO graduate the prices Of
the public lands longest in The MAJ ket /;
which was passed to Il second reading.
Mr.. Webster gave notice that he
would, on tomorrow, introduce "A bill
to provide for compensating certain cit,-
zens Of the United State. for French
spoilaiions upon their commerce.
The resolution to alter the 34lh rule
Of the Senate, in relation to the appoint
ment Of Standing Committees, wa- taken
/ up and discussed I'LL the hour OF ad djouin.
ment.
| The object of the motion (made by
Mr.. Sprague. was TO have the Com.
mi,tces elected by the Senate, instead
Of being appointed 10y the Vice Presi-
! dent OF the Senate pro TEN.
| Mr.. Sprague said he VAS not present.
ing TO the Senate, TO sdop, any Thug o
Il novel nature, but to return 10 the
usages Of the body long since adopted
From the fret COugre,, until The year
1898. the Standing Committees we're
elected by the Senate. In 1928 or 'e9
the change was made. giving 10 the Vice
Presiden! the power appointment, ant
l Mr.. Frelinghny sen SAID that he iel
ser'ou-ly embarrassed by .he presen
proposition, and as he wished time I
consider it, he moved that the Ssnal
adjourn, which was agreed to- Adj.
h HOUSE.-1h he several standing oa
mlttees were announced from the Chai
, as follows -
Elections Mcssrs. Claihorne,Gri(Iin
Hawkins, B;nks. Vanderpool, Jones
! Peyton, llaymer and lann-gan.
y Ways and Means. .--Me-sr-. Polk
Wilde, Cambrel-ng, Gordon. McKm
Bnney, Loyal, Mckinley aud Hubbard
I CLAIMS. Messrs. Whnllesey Barber
!, Mclnt're. Grennell. II. King, Gholson
$ Cramer, Forester and Bynum.
E Commerce.-Mes.rs. Sutherland, Da
Wis. Harper, Foot, Mckay, Law renee
Pnkney, Heath and Selden.
Post Office and Post Roads. - Messrs
Conner, Kavanagh, Pearce Of r.
Thomas. Briggs, Murphy, Lane, Lyt
and Laporle.
| Judiciary.-Messrs. Bell. Ellsworth
Foster. Gordon, Beard.ley Thomas
; Hardin, Parks aud Pierce ofN. II.
Manufactures. .-Messrs. Adams o
Mass. Huntington, Denny, Davis. Cor
, win. D'ckerson, Martindale, McComu
aud Osgood.
Military Affairs. -Messrs. John.to,
oiKy. Vance, Spe'ghl, Ward. BLAIR
Thompson. Burd. Coffee and Bunch
II Naval AGair.. -Messr.. White of n
Y. Williams Walmough, Pal,on, Lansing
Reed, Gray Parker aud smith.
Il Foreign Affairs. - Messrs. Archer
Everett, Wayne, Nc Duthe, Hall. Jarvis
Coulter PIerson and CARMICHAEL
; Revolutionary Pensions --Messrs
Wardell Bar niger, 1omrkins. Moore
Lea. Dam'ng, w. X. Fuller. Fowler au,
Bell OF OHIO.
Il Invalid Pensions. Messrs. Borges o
RI. Evans, B-ali. Sechley, Adams o
I W. Schenck, Chiffon, CLANCY ant
Mitchell.
Roads and Canal.. .-Messrs. Mercer
Blair, Vnion, Stewart, Rencher, John
son. Lucas Pope ard Slade.
" Rev,sal and unfinished business. -
Mes-rs. Dickson, Harrison, Mclean