Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-12-19
TWENTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
THIRD SESSION.

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THIRD SESSION.
Tine last session of the 25th Congress
menced at Washington on the Sd INST
The Hon. William K. King, as President
oro tenpore, took the chair at IL O'Clock,
M. and called the Senate to order. Mr..
Forster, from Tennessee, appointed TO I'LL
the vacancy occssIoned by the reslgna-
lion Of Mr.. Grundy, appeared, and quail
/ fed. and took his seat. A resolution Infor.
ming the President that the Senate was
ready 10 receive any communication from
him, was passed, and the Senate ADJOURN
ed.
In the House of Representatives, Mr..
4 Speaker Polk, took the chair, and called
4 the House to order, at IL O'Clock, NJ Mr.
( Crazy, from Michigan, presented the ere.
dentials Of Mr.. Doiy, the newly elected
delegate from Wisconsin, Mr.. Jones, from
the same Territory, objected to receiving
( them on the ground that when he was G.
Iected last year, 1t was for the whole 10Th
/ Congress, and The subject was finally laid
OH the table until Thursday. The House
I then proceeded to elect Il Clerk, in place
Of Mr.. Franklin, deceased during the in
term Of Congress, and after some little
debate maneuyreing &c. made choice OF
Mr.. Hugh A. Garland, Of this State
The vote stood for Hugh A. Garland
1906 for Mathew ST CLAIR Clark, 104.-
The house then adjourned.
Drc. A.. 1s3e.-In the Senate, Mr..
Knight gave notice OF an intention 10
bring in a bill 10 allow a drawback on
the duty Of imported hemp when manu-
featured into cordage in this country and
exported again. Mr.. Clay, of Alabama
gave notice that he would bring IN bill
tomorrow, for graduating the price OF
public lands. Mr.. Rives presented Pc
t;tion from Commodore Barron asking
the allowance of items disailowed by the
Treasury. The message was then brought
in aud read, and the Senate after order
ing the printing Of 5000 extra copies OF
the message with the accompanying doc
uments, and / $500 extra copies without,
adjourned.
In the House of Representatives the
sneaker read communication from John
@. Adams, informing the House of the
presentation, to Congress, by Geo. W.
Lafayette, Of copy of the memoirs and
writings, of Gen. Lafayette, recently pub
lshed by his family. After the conmu-
ncation was read Mr.. A. moved a reso-
luton of thanks to the donors, which was
adopted. Mr.. A. also presented reso~
luton for printing and referring to COM
mittee, all the memorials and petitions re-
latve to the annexation Of Texas TO the
United States, together with the resolu.
tons of several State Legislatures on the
sublect-laid on the table. Mr.. A. also
presented IA set Of resolutions relating to
the fray between Mr.. Stevenson, and
Mr.. O'Connel-laid on the table. The
message was then read, referred to
committee of the whole, and ordered to
be printed. The speaker laid before the
House reports Of the Secretaries OF State,
and the Treasury, touching the state OF
the national financies, and the expenses
of the state department after some other
un,nportant business the House adjourn
ed.
DEC. 5.-The reports of the Secreta-
ries OF the State and the Treasury were
read and ordered to be printed. also re-
mort from the Treasurer Of the United
States. Mr.. Clay, of Alabama obtained
leave and introduced his bill for gradua-
ting the price Of public lands. Mr.. Hub
bard introduced resolution, which was
adopted, authorizing the President of the
Senate to appoint the stan1ng Committees
for the present session, with the exception
of,he chairman of tho Committee on Com
merce who would be chosen by ballot.
Mr.. King was then chosen chairman of
that Committee and the Senate adjourned.
/ In the House soon after its meeting the
deaths of Messrs. Patterson, and Brnyn
members from n. J. were announced, and
after the adoption of the customary feso-
utions, the House adjourned.
DEc. EN- the Senate the Chair an
nounced the following standing Commit
tees for the season -
On Foreign Relations, Buchanan,
(Chairman,) Tallmadge, Clay, of Ken
lucky, Rives, Niles.
On Finance, Wright, (Chairman,)
Webster, Nicholas, Benton, Hubbard.
On Commerce, King, (Chairman,) Da-
Wis, Brown, Norvell, Ruggles.
On Manufactures, Niles, (Charman)
Lumpkin, Preston, Strange, Ruggles,
On Agriculture, Smith, OF Conn. CHAR
man) Spence, Linn, Mexican, Mouton.
ID, 1ELf1ru AfuirS, Benton, (Chair