The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-12-21
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mittees provided for by the Rules: Inc speaker
oPpoint The following select committees iof Inc
session, 10 consist of9 members each, 10 VIII:
A select committee on The plan OF FINANCE
recommended in the Presidents message.
A select committee on the apporllonment OF
Representatives 10 Congress.
A select committee on the Smithsonian Leg
ecy.
Mr.. Wise asked for division of the CUES
ton, so that the House might vote on the for
nation of each Of The select committees sepa-
rately.
The question having been accordingly divi-
ded, and the yeas and nays having been called
and ordered on the fist division, VIZ. thai pro-
viding for a select committee on the plan oil
finance recommended in the Presidents mes
sage" the question was taken and decided IN |
the affi rmative as follows-yeas lib, nays 80.
Mr.. Wise here said. unless some other gen.
tleman desired it, he would Withdraw his cal
for division of the question, so that the vote
on the remaining divisions, might be taken
together; which having been done, the question
was taken on the appointment Of select commit.
tees on the apportionment of Representatives
and on The Smithsonian legacy, and decided in
the affirmative without a division. Adj
Monday, Dec. Is.
SENATE.-The President laid before the
Senate reports from the Departments of State,
Treasury, War, and Navy, transmitted in obe-
dience TO law, showing a statement of the an.
nual expenses, contingent expenses, &c. which
were severally laid on the table and ordered TO
be printed.
On motion,
The Senate proceeded TO ballot for chap
lain for the present session.
Mr.. Iuston having received a majority of all
the votes, was declared elected.
HOUSE.-The following regular standing
committees, and the following select commit
tees, ordered by the House 10 be appointed,
were This day announced:
Committee on Elections Messrs. Halsted,
Blair, Cravens, Benz. Randall, Borden, Bar
ton, Turney, Houston and Reynolds.
Ways and Means-Messrs. Fillmore, Bolts,
Samson, Mason. Wallace, L. F. Marshall, ].
r. Ingersoll, ]. w. Jones, Atherton and
Lewis.
CIaims-Messrs. Giddings, Osborne. Cow
en-, Tomlinson, Arnold, Hubbard, Burke. J.
W. Williams and Mcdill.
Commerce-Kennedy, Winthrop, Toland,
J. c. Clark, Rayner, Allen, s. ]. Andrews,
T. w. Williams and Ferris.
Public Lands-Messrs. Morrow, LewisWill-
Jams, Truman Smith, Gentry. Bronson, How
ard, Casey, Brewster, and Jacob Thompson.
Post-Office and Post-Roads- Messrs. Briggs
J. L. Williams, Russell, Brockway, Owsley,
Hopkins, Andrew Kennedy, John G.. Floyd,
and P!umer.
Dlstric! of Columbia-Messrs. Underwood.
Summers, Alexander Randall, Powell. r. w.
Thompson, John Campbell, Ward, Dawson
and Bidlack.
Judiciary-Messrs. Barnard, Trumbull, T.
F. Foster, Pearce, Maxwell, Milton Brown,
c. ]. Ingersol, Roosevelt and Saunders.
Revolutionary Claims-Messrs Hall. P. G.
Goode, Triplette, t. J. Campbell, Maynard,
Washington, James, Parmenter, and w. o.
Goo4c.
Public Expenditures Mcssrs. Sheppard,
Linn, Hudson, John 7. Stuart, Merriwether,
Green, Clinton, Littlefeld and Mcclellan.
Private Land Claims-Messrs. Moore, A.
II. II. Stuart, John Young, w. C. Johnson,
r. D. Davis Cross, Turnoy, Payne and Chs.
Brown.
Manufacturcs-Messrs. Saltonstall. TilIing-
hast, Randolph, Shade, Hunt, Henry, Habers-
ham, Aaron V. Brown, and P. c. Caldwell,
AgricuIlure-Messrs. Deberry, Ridgway
simonton, N.attocks, Doig, Shaw, Edwards,
Partridge and J. Hastings
Indian Affairs-Messr Cooper, Caruthers,
Ch;ttenden, Sellers. ". Butler, Watterson,
Harris. Weller, and J. c. Edwards.
Niiitaty Affairs-iIessrs. Stanley, Pendle-
ton, Go-sin, w. B. Campbell, Stokcly, VIM.
o. EutleT, Sutnte. and J. T Mason.
Miliia->icssrs Keim, Csles, Ward, Boyd,
S. Il. Butler, RediDg. "A Marshall, Sweeney,
ind Houston.
Naval Affalrs-Messrs. Wise, King, Cal
houn, John C. Clark, BurneIl, Fessenden,
Grsharn, Mallory and Clifford.
Foreign Aflairs--Messrs. John @ Adams,
Gushing. Everett w. c. Johnson, Granger,
GiImer, Hunter, Rhett and Profit.
observation-disclosures. Pope, C. II. Williams,
Garret, Davis, Sellers, Gates. Green, Cald-
well Hays, Dean and c. A. Flovd.
Revolutionary Pensiors-Nlessrs Taliafer-
no, Rodney, Stanley, N. Clarke, Mathiot. L.
w. Andrews, Babcock, Matthews, Torrance
and w. Smith.
Invalid Pensions--Messrs. Morris, Aycrigg,
Baker, Gordon, Stratton, Isaac d. Jones,
Doan, Sanford and A. Young.
Roads and Canals-Messrs. Lawrence,
Lane, John B. Thompson, w. w. Irwin,
Sprigg, Steenrod, Wood, Daniel and Riggs.
Patents-Messrs. R. Mcclellan, Cranston,
Gerry, Ramsey and Sanford.
Public Buildings and Grounds Messrs.
8oardman, Ward, Augustus Young, Craston,
and Bovine.
Revised and unfinished Business-Messrs
Eastman, Benson, C. A. Floyd, Jack, and
Mattocks.
Accounts-Mes Marchand, York, Cary,
STANLEY, N. Clark and Joseph L. Williams.
Mieage-Messrs Thomas w Williams
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