Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-12-21

and resolutions prtsr,,d 10 The lious, q Rrprcsch
tatvts n, the las Congress md which no, r.
nally acted on also all bull, vhleh were reported,
acicd on and lcrs " the Senate. ard -ich hills ~
were referred 20 committees and pu reported on, bc
again referred n the comhiteo 30 which the Same
were respectively pirrrcd ai the last CungrcSs a
written fcQucs 10 that riIrci hong hahdcd hy any
member 10 the Cctk 81 the House, whose duty IT
shall be 10 enter tho Same upon the journal as Il pre-
scented ~ the House.
Mr. WISE inquired whether the resolution wo-M
not embrace srndry abolition petitions
The speaker replied No--such ,-i.rious no, hay
ing been received the rc-olu'hn would n@ embrace
them
Mr. W,sc said hc had thcn no Objection 10 the
adoption # thv resolution
And the resolution was adop,d
The Speaker. who presented to thc House s'indfy
Executive communications Of which We have only
been enabled n clsan the allowing
! \ rucr nom the SECRETARY of War ,rnnsint
| ting report Of the number Of small arms Of every
! kind which ,long to the United States and arr IN
thu several arsenas and dcpo,s nclnlng ,hoso m
the of the Army the number lost or destroyed
annually: and also the number annually manuiac.
turcd at each OF the National Armorics, SC made
in obedience to resolution Of the HOUSE Of Repre-.
senativos Of the 81 September las which letter and
report were ordered to lie upon the table
2 A letter from the Secretary Of State transmit
ting statements Of the expenditure Of the contingent
fund Of the Department., prepared in obedience 10 The
second section Of the nc, making appropriations ior,h'
civil and diplomatic expenses OF Government for th'
wear 1896 which letter and statements were refer
red to the Committee Public Expenditures
, 3 A letter from the Secretary Of the Treasury
~ nsmi,ing report IN relation TO certain nsolvon
Sfuthors Of the United States. pursuant 10 the eight
.ofthe act of March 2, 1891; which letter an
sFtebpT woNSrdcrcd 10 lie on the table
49,. sASStFaeam the Clerk ofthc House of Repre-
|. N&tNeS the statements which he
! reqiNN k&1oShNey Q 1896, to lay bcfor
' CongressN1ses.a ss, osst.h annual SCI
sion s, of,h go S ~ s: fro,
ofthe House which rad - frEpy cNs
Il to the Committee ON Accounts &%ENS~.
3 A letter from the Secretary Of the NHSEuI
hitting the accounts of the expenditures on accom-
of the contingent expenses of the Offices of the Sc
~ rotary ofthe Navy and the Navy Commissioners f
the year ending Sept 30, 1871; which letter al
~ statements Were land on the table
=, On motion of Mr. Barnard, the House adoumo
70 In the Senate the Standing Committees were a
> nounced The Committee on Foreign Relations
- composed of Mcssrs Rivcs Benton, 1allmadg
Choae and Buchanan, and the Committee on
Il. nance of Messrs Evans Mangum, Bayard Bern
=, and Woodbury. But few alterations have be-
y made in the remaining Committees from the last 81
~ sion
n Numerous petitions were presented, ana blIis pu
. lie and private introduced The following are amo
q the bills by Mr. Williams bill to pay the ST.
Il of Maine for the services Of her militia in defend
the North Eastern Boundary in 1889; by Mr. Pre-
M tiss-to establish Board of Commissioners to
anime claims against the United States by \
M Price--to provide for invalid pensions TO certf
;T Cherokee Indians according to the treaty Of 1873
by Mr. Fulton-a bill to allow drawback on {
eign merchandise in original packages exporedfr'
Santa Fc and Mexico to the United States by
Bcrricn--to pay the States of Gcorgin Florida q
Alabama for the services Of their militia
Mr. Mangum introduced the resolution of VIII
he yesterday gave notice for the appointment G
Committee on the printing OF Executive documo
and other matters His object was TO cut of all
necessary printing
The Senate then went into Executive Session.
Rev John Ncwland Maffiu is elected chaplain
the House, and Rev Mr. Justin. to the same of
an in the Senate