Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-01-04

of the sales of the public lands, and 10 grant
lands 10 certain states, and for other purpo-
SEES.
Tho following bills were sevcrally read
the second time, and referred 10 appropri-
ate committees:
The bill to establish foundry All ar.
mory in the west or southwest, arsenals in
certain states and territories;
The bill granting township o. land to
the French University Of st. Louis, Ms
souri,;
A bill to authorize Peter Warner, of In.
diana, to purchase certain half section of
land;
The bill supplementary TO The act entitled
an act to provide for an exchange of lands
with certain Indian tribes, and lhoir reno
val beyoud the Mississippi;
The bill granting to the State of Missou-
ri certain quality Of land for the purpose
Of internal improvement:
The bill supplementary to the act to
amend the Judicial system Of the United
States;
The bill for the payment of debt due
to the heirs of Antoine Pelter;
The bill to prohibit the sales of the pub
lie lands except to actual settlers, and in
limited quantities.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The appointment of the following com.
mlttecs was announced.
On Commerce Mcssrs. Sutherland,
Pmckney, Pearcc of r. |. Gillett, Phillips,
Jonson OF La, Ingham, Cushman, McKeon.
Public Lands: Messrs. Boon, Williams.
of N. c., Lincoln, Casey, Kennan, Dunlap,
Chapman, Harrison, of Mo-, Yell.
Post Offices and Post Roads Messrs.
Conner, Briggs, Laporte, Hall of VT,
Cleveland, French, Shields, Hopkins, Hi
gore.
Dist. of Columbia VIM. A. Shepard,
Hester, Bouldin, Washington, Lane, Ro.
gers, Fairfield, Moore, Claiborne.
Public Expenditures /: Messrs. Page,
Clarke, McLane.
Judiciary: Messrs. Thomas, Hardin,
Pierce of N. H.. Robertson, Peyton, Tou.
sey, Martin, Vanderpoel, Ripley.
Revolutionary Claims Messrs. Mullen
berg. Crane, Standifer, Turrill. Beaumont,
Craig, Chaplin, Underwood, Weeks, Mason
of Maine, Leonard, Halsey, White, Pier
son, Che;wood.
Private Land Claims Messrs. Linn,
Galbraith, Patterson, Chambers of Pa,
May, Huntsman, Lawler, Sade, Gerland OF
| Louis.
Manufactures J. q. Adams, Denny,
McComus, Webster, Gideon Lee, Granger.
Bynum, Fowler, Whitilesey of Conn.
Elections Claiborne of Va, Griffin
Hawkins, Burns, Kilgore, Buchanan, Maury,
Boyd, Young.
Ways and Means: Cambreleng, McKim
Loyal, Corwin, Johnson of Tenn, Smith,
Lawrence, Ingersoll, Owens.
Claims Whittlesey of Ohio, Forester
Grinnell, Jarvis, Taliaferro, Chambers oil
Ky, Darlington, Graham, Russell.
On Agriculture Bockee, Bean, Shinli,
Dcberry, Bailey, Logan, Phelps, Effner
Black.
On Indian Affairs Bell, McCarty,
Everett, Ashley, CLANCY, Haynes, Halves,
Montgomery, Garland of Va.
On Military Affairs: Johnson of KY,
Ward, Thompson of Ohio, Bunch, Mckay,
Anthony, Mann of New York, Coles and
Gascock.
On the Militia: Gascock, Henderson
w. b. Fuller, Wagner, Calhone of Mass.
Joshua Lee of New York, Carter, Holt
Graves.
On Naval Affairs: Jarvis, Milligan
Lansing, Reed Parker, Grayson. Wise, Ash
Grantland.
On Foreign Affairs Howard, Cramer
Hamer, Allan of KY, Banks, Read, Cush.
ing, jackson Of Ga, Dromgoole, Rencher.
On the Territories Patton, Potts, Brown
Pickens. Pearce, of Nd, Hall of Maine,
Johnson of Va, Boyd, Miller. =.
On Revolutionary Pensions Wardwei
Lea of Tenn, Lay, James, S;orer, Morgan
Klngensmith, Bond, Fry Of Tenn.
On Invalid Pensioners Beale, Schenck
Taylor, Harrison of Pa, Doubleday, Hoar
Howell, Jenifer, Williams of Ky.
On Roads and Canals: Mercer, Vinton
Lucas, Reynolds of Illinois, Steele. Calhoun
of Ky. Evans, McKennan, Hard.
On Revisal and Unfinished Business
Huntington, Mann of Penn, Mason Of
Ohio, Harlan, Farlin.
Committee on Accounts Lee Of New
Jersey, Hall of Maine, Johnson Of Vir.,
Turner, McKennnn.
The Committee on Expenditures on the
Public Departments, are the same as last
year.
Petitions and memorials were called for
in the order Of States and Territories.
Mr.. Adams presented petition from
100 citizens of Boston, praying for re.
peal of the duty on foreign coal, and mov-
ed its reference to the committee on Manu-
| features.