Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1841-12-24
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COMMITTEE oil EleCtOnS-McsStS H1lStcd BAR,
Cravens, Benjamin Randall Borden, Barton, Turney,
Houston aud Reynolds.
Committee of Ways and Means Messrs Fillmore
Bolts Samson Mason, Wallace T. +. Mashal, ]. r.
lngcrsoIl, j. w, Jones, Atherton and Lewis.
Committee of Claims Mossrs Giddings, Osborne
Cowcn, Tomlinson, Arnold, HUBBARD, Burke, J. w
Williams and Medl
Committee on Commerce Mcssrs Kennedy, Win
throp, Toland J. c. Clark, Raynor Allen, :. J. An
drcws, II. w. Williams and Ferris.
Committee on Pui lie LnnGs.-Messrs Morrow,
| Lewis Williams, Truman Smith, Gentry, Bronson,
Howard, Casey Brewster and Jacob Thompson.
Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads
| NIossrs Briggs, J. l.. Williams RUSSELL Brockwav,
Owsey, Hopkins, a. Kennedy, John G. Floyd and
Pluner.
Committee for the District of Columbia N1essrs
| Underwood Summers, Alexander Randall, Powell,
Richard W; Thompson, John Campbell Ward, Daw-
son and Bidack,
| Trumbull Pierce, Maxwell Thomas +. Eos er, Mil
ton Brown Charles J. 1ngersol Roosevelt and Saun-
| defs.
Committee on Revolutionary Claims NIessrs Hall
| p. G. Goodo, Triplett, 1hos j. Campbell, Maynard,
| Washington, James, Parmenter and w. C. Goode.
| Committee on Public Expenditures Mcssrs shep-
perd, Linn, Hudson, John T.. Stuart Meriwcher,
Green, Clinton, Littlefeld and Mcclellan.
| Committee on Private Land Claims Messrs Moore,
A. II. II. Stuart, John Young VIM. G. Johnson, II.
D. Davis, Cross, Tnrney, Payne and Charles Brown.
,r COMMITTEE on Manniactu,cs.NIessrs Saltonsta,
sham Aaron V. Brown, and p. c. Caldwell
Committee on Agriculture Messrs Dcborrv Ridg-
| way, Smonion, Mattocks, Dug, Shaw, Edwards,
| Partridge, and John Hastings.
Committee on Indian Alllrs-Messrs Cooper, Ca
rn,hcrs Cmtcndtn Sellers, w. Butler, Waterson
Harris Weller, and John c. Edwards.
! CoG,nt'ce ou Military Afairs-Messrs Stanley
| Penilotcn i,ugHN William b. Campbell Sokcly
VIM. O. Butler, SalItcr, Ml.r, and j. r. Mason.
Committee the Mitia-Messrs Keim, Coles
Ward, Boyd, $. H. Bntlcr, Redng, Alfred Marshall
Committee on NaiA Alfiirs Messrs Wis, King
Calhoun John c. Clark Burnell, Fe sender, Ora.
ham, Mallory and Clifford
COMMITTEE on Foreign Ailairs-Messrs John q.
Adnms, Cushing Everett, w. c. Johnson, Granger,
Cilmor, Hunter, Rhett, and Profit.
Committee on the Territories-M essrs Pope, Chris
toPher, II. W Hams, Garrct Davis, Sellers, Gates,
Green, Caldwell, Hayes, Dean and Charles A. Flovd
Committee on Revolutionary pensions--Ncssrs
Tnliafcrro, Rodney, Staley n Clarke, NIathiot l..
W. Andrews, Babcock, Matthews, Fornacc, and w.
Smith.
Committee on Invalid Pensions -Mcss.s Morris,
Aycrigg Bl ,er, Gordon Srlton, Isaac D. Jones,
Doan, Sanford, and Augustus Young.
Commute, on Ronds and Cannls-AIcssrs Law
Stcenrod. Wood, Daniel, and Riggs.
Committee Paents--NTessrs r. Mcclellan,
Cranston Gerry, Ram ey, and Sanford.
Committee on Public Buildings and Groun IS
Messr> Boardman, Ward, Augustus Young Cranston
and Browne.
Committee on Revis,l and Unfinished Business
Messrs Eastman, l'eeson c. A. Floyd, Jack, and
Committee on Accounts Mcssrs 1Tarclanl York.
Carey Stdcy n. Clarke, and !. l.. William.
Committee on Mileage Mcssrs r. W. Williams.
Merlweihcr, John G. Edwards, W.sbrook, and g
bert.
Conm.'tcc on the L brary on the part of the House
-Nlessrs lIllnghast, Aycrigg and Sumter.
SPECIAL CoMMiTTEEs.
4 On Finance and the Currency essrs Cuslnr
John p Kennedy, Glmer G. Davis, Wise, Roosevelt,
Profit, Mckay, and WIN. w Irwin
>, GA the Appointment of Representatives -Mcssrs
Everett ChjIds, Caruthcrs summers, Pearce John
L. Stuart, Bldltck Cross, and Weller.
On the Smithsonian Bcquest-N J. @. Adams.
llaberslam, Truman Smith, Underworld Benjamin
Randall Charles J. lngersolI Hunter, Houston,
On the National Foundry essrs W. c. Johnson,
Samson Mason, King Ran lo'rh, Mallory, Hunt,
kcIm, Parmcnter, and Cave John son
We condcnse the proceedings of Monday from the
National Intelligencer.
IS SrSATE' Mr. Sewer, of Arkansas, appeared and
me sage was received from the President of the
United States, covering report from the Secretary
OF war, made IN compliance with resolution of the
orha'e 81 OF March last showing the comparative
condition OF the public deonces Laid on the table
an ordered to be printed.
The President Of the Senate laid before tina, body
report from the Secretary OF State, made according
. TO law, showing the incidental and conrinuen, cy.
pcnscs OF that Department. ending on the 3Oth Sen,
ISL. Aso!ron the Secretary Of the Navy exhibiting
the coming. Mt expenses of the Secretary Of the NAVY
anu Navy COMMISSIONERS titcerS winch
orally laid on the IA lc and ordered 10 be printed
( Mr. Mangum gave notice that on Tomorrow he
/ would introduce resolution in relation to the ap-
lo!ntnent OF committee TO investigate or regulate
| the public printing.
| IN ssnge received from the House of Repre-
seniatves, tatng that it had passed a resolution ap-
pointing 81 lts part committee of three members TO
direct the expenditure of all the moneys apnronriat.d
io the purchase of books for the Library of Congress
Mr. Clayton moved that the resolution be concurred
. IN; which motion was adopted.
I IN THE House or REPRESENTATIVES, besides the
/ announcement OF The Committees which we have
gwen IN another place, NJ Tnu:s,o oni.eI H., n,i-
lowing resolution, which was read for information.
/ Resolved Tia, the several memorials petitions and
resolutions presented 10 the House OF Representatives
at the last Congress and which were not finally act
cd on, al 50 all bills which reported acted on and
lost IN the Senate, and such bills referred to
committees and not reported on, he again reftrre to
the committees 10 which the same were respectively
rel rred n the last Congress written request to that
effect beng handed by any member the Clerk of
the House whose duty 1t shall be to enter the same
upon ne Journal as lfpresencd IN the House.
Mr. Wise inquired whether this resolution would moi,
embrace stndry abolition PETITIONS.
The Speaker replied, No-such petitions not hav-
ing been received, the resolution would not embrace
them.
Mr. Wise said he had then no objection to the adop-
ton of the resolution.
And the resolution was adopted.
| Nj Underwood desired to offer the following reso-
| lulon, which was read for information:
Resolved, That the Speaker engage the services of
I ur sienagr phers at compensation not exceeding
$ per day for EACH to be paid out of The contingent
fund OF the House, whose duty il shall be to report
the debates and proceedings of the House daily aud
truly, for insertion in the newspapers published in
! ms 1y The senographers engaged shall regu-
| late among themselves the time which each shall
employ in ia ing shorthand notes of the debates and
proceedings and preparing the same for the Press
They shall furnish the public printers, with all prac
ucable despatch cory OF their reports for insertion
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