Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-01-07
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hoOSS VI REPRESENTATIVES,. \
Aier tho resdins Of the Journal &C Fridays pro-
eedinss. the Clerk read the names eli tho seseni
Committees Of tho House. They made n
art OF tho journal Of proceedings The following
ire the names Of The Standing Committees and the
committee men.
Narsi Agaira-Me~rs. Thomas, Of Nd, Reed.
Holmes. OF ). c. King. Crennell. Anderson. Robinson
Miita.-Me~rs. Heim. Carter. Griffin. Weller. Tho
mas OF Md, cootc, Rodgers. Tnplet and Ridgeway.
Indsda AHars-Mcssrs. Bell. Lewis williams. AL
iori, Gloss, Chinn. sheppard, Lucas and Hunt.
Ahhtcry~A yairS-Messrs. Cave johnson. Thompson,
* Miller. Ccies, Kcm5!o. Allen. Munroe. Stump
ter and Gossins.
Ways and M,ass-Messrs. Jones. Ct Va. Biddlc.
Lawrence. Rhe,t. vanderposl, Evans. Con-
ner. and Cooper. OF Ga.
On Commeroe.-AleSsrs. Curtis. Illen. White. rut.
Ter, Toland, Habersham, Paris. Pitts, Weller and
Bcls.
On E,ectioa&-Messrs Campbell. Rivc.. Fillmore,
Crabh, Brown, fisher. Smith, If Conn. and Belts.
On JHdieiar. Sergeant. Crary. Hoffman,
runnoy. Mason. Coiquitt, S,orrs and Bond.
Expenditures an Department in Siatc.-Nessr Tn
der"ool, Bynum. Crnb5. Lowell and TrumbalL
Expenditures al Department Of Treasarg-Mcssr,.
Evans. Atherton. Osborne. Warren and Jones. Of y. Y.
Expenditures IN Department # Uar-Mcssrs. Gar
land. OF La. Howard, OF Ind, wagcner, Holmes OF s.
T., and Cooper. OF PA.
Expenditures Of Department Of Nary-Messn Sal.
' '-+ttAIVci. CIV @tiAtt tUu etfTf.
Expenditures IN Department Of Post OGoe-Mssss.
Marvin. Boyd, Lowell Davis and Brown.
On Department II PHbic BgddiHgS-Messr. Slan.
ley. Torrance, Gates. Henry and Earle.
On Pubic buildings aud GroaRds-Mcssis. Lin
coin, Peiriken, Leonard. Keim and Hastings.
Conmiuee on Unfinished Bussness-Messn Peck.
Parrish, Jackson. James and Dana.
On AceognS-Nicssts Johnson. of y. ", Lawrence,
Johnson. of Md Marshand and Floyd.
Foreiga A~fairs-Mcssrs. Pickcns, Cushing, prom-
goole. Granger, bynum, uawes, Howard, Everett and
Clifford.
Territories-Mes,r.. Pope, Jsnifer, Ramsay. Camp
bell, Of Tenn. Stewart, Brewster. Davis of Ky, Mon
iaync and Fins.
Roads and CaaaLa-Messu. oslo, Graves. Carroll.
Iiill, Smith. of Ind. Starkweaiher. R-yner. Colauiu,
and Blackwell.
Maa'gaeture.-Mossrs Adams. Nesbit,. Slade. Til.
lnghSst. worthineion, DrOmgoole, Mitchell Eastman
and Davis. of PA.
Agricsiurc-Niessrs Dcbcrry. Dennis. Mcclellan.
Smith. of Ind, Hammond, Shaw. Sweeney, Doig and
Hope.
rb. Crilienden. Of y. Y. Dome, Strong. Randall, Nor.
RS. OF Pa Pslen and Edwards.
On Mieage-Mlessrs. Williams. Of Conn, Williams.
Of Mass, Morgan, Lect and Allen.
Revolutionary C~ldiRs-Messrs. Talinferro, of Va,
Carr, of Ind, Anderson, of n.y.. Sieinrod, Reyner. D,-
vI~ Of Pa Bcockaway. of Conn, Taylor and Hunt.
Committee on Pa,ents-Msssrs Fletcher. of VI,
Beatty, Prentiss, Paynicr and Newhard.
| "a Pubic LHnds--AiessFs. Corwin. Reynolds. Cra-
~. White. Of KY Fisher, Garland aud Hubbard.
On ~Claims-Nessrs Dawson, Russell. Banks, Gid
dinss. Williams, Smith. OF Conn. Gentry, and Cal.
b. ailh.
On Pos OGce sad Post RoaIs--Messrs. Mckay,
Hopkins. Clifford. Marvin. Leadbcusr, :. l.. Williams,
Anderson, of Ny, Butler ard Brown.
On District Of CoiaHs6ia-Messr. w. C. johnson.
ii. Williams. Beirne. Clark. Dsvee. Graham. Gran.
sion. Black and Hawkins.
On Pricoi- land Clsin,s. -Aiessrs. Casey, Of lila,
Garland. Calhoun. Dliett, Wick, Butler, Hastings.
Jameson and White. Of La.
Mr. Granger of y. y, aler the reading Of the Com.
mittees. announced 10 the House that his colleague,
ar. kempshall. who had been absent and unable 10
be in attendance during the session. WIS now in his
seat. Mr.. Granger attended Mr.. Kempshall 10 the
Speakers chair and he was sworn in.
Slare-y.
Mr.. Wise then rose in his place, and said that no
'ore .as Hcsse proceeded 10 business he was ANXIOUS
to offer an important resolution. TO this end he NOV
cd a suspension Of the rules for the purpose OF offer.
ing The following resolution
Rcsotocd, That upoa the presentation Of any menu
Oral or paper. relating 10 the Abolition Of Slavery in
the District OF Columbia oS any Of tho Territories. The
saIhe shall be considered as objected to upon reception.
and the ms:ion 10 receT, c shall no laid upon the table
without debate or further action thereon.
Nj. Fillmore. OF ~. T., objected 10 The suspension
of the rules, and Mr.. Wise demlnded The ayesand NAYS.
The House objected. l01 to II. So the House rsfu.
sed TO suspenl the rules.
Mr Rec Glrllni soon aner presented some r-solu-
tons referring to tbs subject Of Slavery in the Urited
States.
M adams said he should vote Sr The reception OF
these resolutions if they could nc discussed. lie fear.
cd the Previous Question. and was ih-refore opposed
TO suspension. The yea and nays were then deman.
deI upon the molion TO suspend. The vote was. yeas
lOI' nays 81. Two thirds were necessary. and tho
House refused 10 act upon the resolution.
Smithsonian Be7uet.
Mr.. Adams brought forward n bill in relation 10 the
Snithst nian Be1ucsi, which, upsn his motion. was re-.
ferred TO n Select Commiue OF nine members here.
after to be appointed.
Presidents Message.
Mr.. Thompson Of 5. C., upon n mJton 10 reconsider
tine vote whereby the House ordered the printing Of
extra copies Of tip r-sident's Message, made by him
on Friday last spoke NJ rO.ne ,@nsIh-commcnting on
and disappearing Of the Message. Vie thought It a
very able document. but a very disingenuous one, and
warned the South not to trust the author Of IT,
After hr. It. had concluded his speech. which oc-
cupicd about an hour
Mr.. Duncan. Of Ohio. moved The Previous Question.
Mr. Thompson said that in making bis motion 10
sigs deblied. If this could not be done he would
Withdraw his motion. The motion 10 reconsider was
therefore Withdrawn.
Ns0 Jersey Van B~ren Claimants 10 Seats.
Nj. Duncan. Of Ohio. brought forward a resolution
that the five Van Buren, claimants Of seats from New
10y - ahVNtd =" ave NclT seals ubtil me COm-
mite Of Election decide rs TO their right to seats upon
the floor. The resolution was not in order, and MA.
NOT OF course adopted.
Bpfore the adjournment Of the House, various mes.
sages relating 10 public matters were referred to the
several committees. and ordered 70 Re printed. Most
of them were the Annual Statements Of Tho several
Departments.
UNITED STATES SENATE.
Several memorials were presented upon various
subjects. after the reading Of the journal Of Yesterdays
proceedings
Mr. Buchanan presented q memorial. declaring il
70 be the conviction Of the memoualists ina, the
moral, political and pccunisry condition Of the coun.
try would be secured by reducing the rates II cost.