Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-12-18
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Fir-t day OF The hrst session OF tho 26ih
Congress. Ia the Senate Sc members APPEAR.
cd, the Vice President in the chair The ususi
messages sent 10 tie President aud TO Tie
House, and the Senate adjourned. In the
House, present lG3 members, including tho
whole Ave from Vermont. The usual messn.
ses directed. M. Wilt lasey Of Ohio-tbe
gentleman who has for years exercised father.
y care over claims on Congress- NOR, i,
dnstr'oas membef-moyed The Appointment Of
me committees forthwith, j. 2. withou t,wai,ins
week az usuG'. MIR Ex p. @. Cu.hman
objected. Whiile'ey rejoincd he proposed
TO begin the session by ,o Ing the truth. pnI
the truth was, that the business Of The Uo,..
had for several ycars past been neglected and
unnecessary drlaycG-s0o bill, l.0 a, ,l,.
calender Of the House at the last (tesula,, ,.,.
sonj the cxcu c Of want Of time wa. f,ls,
Thls.motion, and sundIy resolutions, 10, IN
formation as 10 The Florida war, for ncwspa.
Pcis, &c. were laid on The table.
TUESDAY, Dec. 5.
In the Senate, Mr. Clay, in the absence os
the surviving Senator from MARYLAND. an.
nounced tie deahIof Senator Ken, in an elo.
quent and touching address. The usual order.
taken and the Senate adjourned. Housc-.l,.-
600 extra copies Of the p, csife rs message
ordered.
WEEKDAY. Dee. q.
SFNArE.-Mr. Gtundy introduced a bill
relative TO steam ga;ion-refened 10 select
committee. The appointment Of the commit.
tees was assigned to the chair.
House. Report Of tho S, cretary of tho
Treasury ptcsented, aud 10000 extra copies
ordered. Mr Whttlesey's resolution further
postponed resolution for Two chaplains, Of
different denominations, agreed to-also Mr..
Underworld resolution FOR information a.
to the Florida war. VIM. Cost Johnson in.
troduced resolution inquiring the reasons OF
the delny in the South Sea cxI loring expcdi.
tion--Iies over. MIR Snyder moved 10 oh
lion, instrurting the committee OF Ways and
Means 10 report q bill repeating the act to
postpone the. 4th instalm, MT e the surplus TO
Jan. 1889 lies over
THURSDAY, D:c. 7.
IN SENATE.
Tho Cham, in accordance with the passage
Of the resolution Of yesterday, announced tho
following as the standing committee. Of ,hs
senate Tor the present session:
On Foreign Relalions-Messrs Buchanan,
Tallmadge, Clay, OF Ky. Riycs and Kine.i
On F,nance-Messrs. Wright, Webster.
Nicholas, Betton, and Hubbard.
On Commsrce-Messrs King OF Ala, Da-
vis, Brown, Russcs, and Novel;.
On Indian .4fairs-Messrs White, Stvisr.
Upton, Linn, and Swift.
On .Manufaclures-Mcssrs. Niles, Buchan-
an,sPreson, Strange, and Pierce.
On Public Lcnds-Messrs. Walker. Full
ton, Clay of Ala, Allen, and Prenii.s.
On Pirate Land Ciaim-Mess.s. Linn,
Sewer, Bayard, Marin, and Lyon.
On'POst Office and Post ROads-Messrs.
Robinson, Grnndv, Knight, Brown, and Miles.
On Claims Mcssrs. Hubbard, Tiwon.
. Crttenden, Spence and Young.
On Revolutionary Ciaims-Alessrs. Brows.
White, Crtendcu, Norvc, and. Smith, Of
Gem.
.. On the Judieiay- McssTs. Grundv, Nor
I, ris, Wall, Clayton, aud Strange,
I On Naval .qGairs-Mcssrs. Rives, Sou-h--
ard, Tallmsdge, Cnihbert, and Williams,
2 On observation-disclosures Smith Of Coan.
Spence, Linn, Mexican, and Black.
On Military .4Gairs--Messrs. Benton, Pres.
ton, Upton, Wall, and Alien.
On Miliiia-Messrs. Wall, Swift, Clay Of
Ala, Mouton, and Smith of Ind.
} On Patents aud Patent OGee-Mossrs. Rug
giles, Strange, Davis, Premise, aad, Robin
, son.
, On Roads and CGnals-Nlcssrs. Tipon,
Mexican, Nicholas, Young, and Lyon.
I On PensiOns-Messrs. Morris, Pren,ss.
, Pierce, Roane, and Williams.
On n. District Of COiumbia-Msssrs.
2 Roanc, Williams, Nicholas, Spence, aad Bay
: ard.
To audit and control the Contingent r1psn.
SEES of The Senate-Messrs. Mex can, Fulton,
and Black.
i On Engrosssd Bais-Messra. Clay Of AL,
r Smith OF Ind, and Norvell.
\ Mr.. Wright Of N. Y. presented petition
= from merchants Of New York for the rems-
d sion OF duties on goods destroyed by the great
: fire in that city, which was referred to tho
: committee on finance.
Mr.. Norvel, petition OF citizens kfron'
Michigan, for the passage OF pre-emp'ion
law.
e Mr.. Buchanan, a petition from the presi1
;, dent and directors OF the Union Bank d
Georgetown, for q continuance OF their char
ter, 10 enable them 10 wind mp the affairs Of
that institution, and for no other purpose.
PUBLIC LANDS.
: Mr.. Walker of Miss. according to notice
= introduced four bills in relation 10 the public
O lands one authorizing the states TO tax any
;, lands within their limits sold by the United
- States.
= Another for reducing AMI graduating thd
p price of the public lands.
A third for renguisbing the 10th sccioni
y Of lands granted for the use OF schools, and
# the entry Of other lands in lieu thereof.
, A fourth for granting presumption rights \
V ..,.I.-. al, tn M Lii, lands These MeIa seYI