The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1841-12-15
Cmentp= Srbenth Congress.
SECOND SESSION.
in SENATE,
TUESDAY, Dec. IA, 1871

I'm oENAIE,
TUESDAY, Dec. a. 1871
message was received fro. N the House of Repre-
sentatyes announcing that they had elected the Rev
John N Mafit as Chaplain for the present session
of Congress.
The PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a com
muncallon from the Treasury Department, pursuan,
TO the oth section OF the act passed in 1881 for the
l,et OF certain nsovent debtors Also report from
the war Department, in accordance with the second
section OF the civil and diplomatic appropriation bill
passed May, 1886, containing abstracts of the ex.
penses from the contingent fund from 1889 to 1871
inclusive. lie then announced that he had appoint
ed the standing committees for the present season.
and they We're reported TO the Senate as follows
On Foreign Reiatons--Messrs. Riyes, Preston
Talmadge, Choate, and Buchanan
On Finance --Messrs. Evans, Manyum, Bayard
Berren, and Woodbury.
On Commerce Messrs. Huntington, Woodbridge,
Barrow, King, and Wright.
On Mdnufdcfures-M Simmons, Morehead,
Archer Miller and Buchanan.
| On Agriculture Messrs. Linn, Bates Barrow.
Sturgeon, and Smith, of Connecticut
On Military Afairs-Messrs Preston Merrick
Archer, Benton, and Pierce.
On the lMiliha-Messrs. Phelps, Fulton, Smith, Of
Indiana, Williams, and McRobeI,s
On Naral Afairs-Messrs. Mangnm, Archer
Bayard, Williams, and Choate.
On Public Ldnds.--Messrs, Smith, Of Indiana
Talmadge, Huntington Walker, and Prentss.
On Pirate Land Ctaims-Nlessrs. Henderson
Dixon, Fulton, Tappan, and Linn.
On Indian Afairs- Messrs, Morehead, White
Phelps, Sewer, and Benton.
ON Claims -Messrs. Graham, Phelps Wright
Woodbury., and Woodbridge
On Revolutionary Claims essrs Dixon, Clay
ton, Smith, of Connecticut, Allen, and Cuthbert.
On the Judiciary Messrs. Berrien, Clayton
Walker Prentiss and Kerr.
On the Post Office and Post Roads-Messrs
Merrck, Simmons, Miller McRoberts and Mouton
On Roads and Canals Messrs Porter, White
Young, Cuthbert, and King.
On Pensions-Messis. Bates Pierce Allen, Ora.
ham, and Sewer
On the District Of Caiumbia-Mess-s Bayard
Kerr, Young, King, and Rives.
On Patents and The Patent O6ce-Mes-rs Prem
tiss, Porter, Mouton Sturgeon, and Henderson.
On Public BuiidingS-Messrs. Kerr. Fulton, and
Evans.
On Engrossed Bills -Nlessrs. McRoberts Miller
and Sturgeor1uA
On q S7dry-Messrs. Preston, Tappan and
! ->troHed Bhls-Messrs. Porter and Williams
r~-On Contingent Erpenses-Messrs White, Tap
pan, and Porter.
Mr.. KING, on leave, introduced
bill to establish additional land district in the
State of Alabama bill for the relief of Caroline f.
Clhherill and bill for the relief of Jubal Hancock.
Mr. WILLIAMS, on leave introduced bill to
provide for the payment to the State of Maine for the
services of her militia.
Mr.. PRENTlSS, on leave, introduced bill to es-
tabish board of commissioners, whose duty it shall
be to examine claims against the Government; bill
for the relief of Margaret Barnes; and bill giant
ing pension to David S. Warner
Mr.. PIERCE, on leave, introduced bill for The re-
lief Of the heirs of d. Petbone deceased bill for
the relief of Samuel Collins a bill for the relief of
Joseph Bason, and bill providing for the payment
of certain pensions to Indian warriors in pursuance
| of the Cherokee treaty of 1885.
Mr., FULTON, on leave, introduced a bill allow
ing drawbacks on foreign merchandise exported in
original packages from Santa Fe and Mexico; bill for
the rcet of G. w Pascal and bill for the relief OF
James Smith, of Arkansas.
| MIR. BERRlEN, on leave, introduced a bill to pl o.
vide for the payment the State of Georgia. for the
services of the militia of that State in Florida and in
Alabama.
Mr. WHITE on leave, introduced bill for the
relief Of William Rand; bill for the relief of Mary
Pretiyman and bill for the relief of Samuel Tat.
| Mr.. WOODBURY., on leave, introduced bill to
increase the pay of certain officers attached to
cutters, in the naval vice the United States.
All of the above named bills were severaly read
first and second time, and appropriately referred.
Messrs MOUTON, MERBICK, SMITH, of
Ind, HUNTINGTON, BAYARD, PIERCE,
RIVES, KING and WOODBURY., on leave, intro
duced large number of bulls, the titles of which were
not distinctly heard Ivy the Reporter Tin the gallery
and could moi be obtained at the Secretdry'S office
Mr.. MANGUM, in pursuance Of the notice given
Yesterday submitted the following resolution
Resoired, That standing committee fthe Senate
be appointed whom shall be referred every question
on the printing Of documents, reports or other matter
transmitted by either of the Executive departments
and all memorials petitions, accompanying documents
together with all other matter, the printing of which
shall be moved excepting bills originating in Con
gress, resolutions offered by any Senator and motions
to print by order of the standing cammittees OF the
Senate Of reports, documents or other matter per
tanning the subjects referred to such committees by
the Senate and il shall be the duty of such commit
tee on printing report i'll every case in one day, or
sooner if practicable
Mr.. MANGUM sad that he had shown the origi-
nal resolution TO several gentlemen who took an in
terest in the subject but since the suggestion offered
yesterday by the Senator from Missouri, (Mr. Lnn,)
he had modified the resolution with view to make It
generally acceptable; and he would here remark that
the object was TO tconomise and TO cut Oh all the print
ing which not necessary to thetransaction o the
business of the country.
The resolution then laid upon the table and
ordered to be printed
Mr.. BARROW submitted resolution, which
lies over that the Secretary Of the Treasury in
form the Senate what amount of public lands has