Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1842-12-15

Com ON fhs MsIitia-NIe--r- Kem. Coles Ward. Boyd,
Marx A. Cooper. Reding. Alfred Marshall, Sweeney. and
Snyder.
Com. on Narai Afairs.-Messrs. Wise, Calhoun, John
C. Clark Burnel Fessenden, Rheu, Mallory. Clifford, and
Wood
Com on Foreign Afans.-Mcssrs. Adams, Gushing, Ev-
ere Granger Shepherd, Alex. ii. H. Stuart Caruthers,
Meriwothcr. and Holmes. ...t'f
Com on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Pope, Chris ii. Williams,
Gates Isaac d. Jones, Green w. Caldwell, Hays, Dean,
Chas. A. Floyd and Black.
Com. Revolutionary Psasoas.--Messrs. Taiaferro,
Rodney Staley N Clarke, Mathiot L. w. Andrews, Bah
cock. Mathews, Fornance. and VIM. Smith.
Com. Inraiid Pensions.-Messrs, Morris, Aycngg,
Baker, Gordon Suaton, Read, Doan Sanford. and Aug
Young.
Com. Roads and Canas-Me.srs. McKennan, Lane
b. Thompson, w. w. Irwin, spnsg Mauocks, Steen-
rod, Daniel and Riggs.
Com Patenfs -Messrs. Robert Mcclellan, Cranston,
Gerry, Ramsey, and Arlington.
Conf Public Buildings and Grounds.-Messrs. Board
man. Ward, Cransion, Bovine, and Sumter.
Com. Refusal and Unfinished bnsiness.-Messrs.
Eastman. Beeson Charles A. Floyd, Jack and Mattocks.
Com. Aeeounss.-Messrs. Marchand, Yorke Cary,
Staley N. Clarke, and Joseph L. Williams.
Com ON Miieage-Messrs Thomas w. Williams, John
c. Edwards, Westbrook, Egbcrt, and Black.
The six Standing Committees Expenditures, which
here follow heretofore appointed, and by the rules Of
the House, rcmnin through the Congress. viz;
Com Expenditures IN the State Department.
Messrs. Van Buren, Hudson, Oliver, Bockway, and one
vacancy
Com. on Expenditures in the Treasury Dcpartment-
Messr. A. Lawrence Foster Samson Mason, Partridge.
Isaac ID. Jones, and James Irwin.
Com. Expenditures IN the Var Department.
Messrs. Mckay, Newhard, Gamble Reynolds, and Birds
Com. on Expenditures in the Nary Departments
Messrs. York, Smon,on, Borden Alexander H. Ii. Stuart
and Green
Com. on Expenditures in the Pos, once Department.
Messrs. Lowell, Morgan Washington, Boyd, and Lane.
Com. Expenditures IA the Public Budings.-Messrs.
Cave Johnson, Gates Bdlack, Stokely, and Houck.
SELECT COMMITTEES.
Com. the Library Of Congress the part Of the
House.-Messrs Tillinghast, Aycrgg, Sumter.
On the part of Me Senate.-Mcssrs Woodbridge, Tap
pan, and Choate.
Com on the National Foundry.-Mcssrs. William Cost
Johnson Sampson Mason, King Randolph, Mallory, Hunt,
keim, Parmenter, and Cave Johnson.
Com. National Printing Ofee.-Messrs. Wise,
Everett Samson Mason, Gentry, and Black.
Mr. FILLMORE said that the standing committees
had been announced he hopeS that the House would
10 take the Presidents Message for the purpose of
giving the several topics embraced in it the proper drec
ton. II very important that this should be done, and
that they proceed business possible the
sion would be of short DURATION He would, therefore,
make the motion in accordance with his suggestion.
The SPEAKER observed that, if there were no obec
ton, the Message would be taken up.
Mr.. ADAMS remarked that there n question pend
ing for the House dispose Of wis his resolution 10
peal the rule relating the reception of abolition petions)
He had objection the Message being taken up, the
House probably full would be during the
session. but he thought that disposition should first be
made Of his resolution.
The SPEAKER inquired whether the gentleman from
Massachusetts objected TO the motion OF the gentleman
from New York.
Mr. ADAMS replied that he should do so, if his resou-
place upon the calendar. Mr. JOHNSON, of Maryland
moved lay the resolution of Mr. Adams the table, and
the question having been taken, decided the afr
aaatipe-yeas loo, nays l02.
YEAS-Messrs Landau w. Andrews Arlington
Beeson Bidlack Black Bovine Boyd Mion Brown
Brown, Burke VIM Butler VIM Butler. Green w. Caldwell
Patrick C. Caldwell John Campbell VIM d. Campbell Thos.
Campbell Caters Cary, Casey Clifford Clinton Mark A. Cooper
Cross Daniel Dean Debery, Doan Eastman John C. Edwards
Cas A Floyd Fornancc Gamble Gerry Glmer. Gogrn VIM o.
GOode Harris Hastings HAYS Holmes Hopkins Houek Houston
Hubar Chas j. ngeon Jack VIM
John W. Jones Isaac d. Jones kem Abraham Mcclellan Mckay,
Mallory, Marchand
Miller Mitchell Moore Newhar Ows Payne Pcaree Pckens
Plumer Pope Powell Rayner RednC Reneher Reynolds
Rogers saunders Shaw. Sheppard VIM Smith, Snyder Sellers
srgs seenod Summers Sumter sweeney Tolaferro Jno b.
Thompson. Jacob Thompson Tnpu Turney.
II. Williams los L. wnfaur, Wood
NAYs-Messrs. Adams, Allen Sherlock Andrews Arnold Ay
Babcock, Baker Barnard Brieye Blair Boadman Borden,
Briggs Brockway Bronson jeremiah Brown
nell Calhoun Chttedn j. C. Clarke ~ Clarke Cooper Cowen
Cravens Cushing Garu DAVIS H. d. Davis Dog John
Edwards Egber Everett Ferns Fessenden Fillmore J. C. Floyd
A Foster Gdngs Goode Gordon Granger
Hall Hasted Henry Howard Hudson Hunt Jos Ingerol Jas
IRWIN VIM w Irwin james Jno r. Kennedy Andrew Kennedy
Lane Linn Littefed Lowell r. Mcclellan McKennan McKeon
Alfred Marshall Mason Matho- Maoeks Maxwell May
nar Morgan Morris Morrow, Osborne Pamenter Partridge. Pen
Ramsay Benjamin Randall Rigway Rodney.
vel, Russell Russell satonsan slade Truman Smith
sany, stokey saton Alex. H. II. Richard w Thompson
Tnghast Toland Tonnson Tmmbun Van Rensselaer, Wallace
Jos L. White, Winthrop Yorke, John Young-lO2.
So the whole subject laid the table.
Mr.. FILLMORE said that he would now his mo.
ZION 10 take the Presidents for the purpose OF
reference.
Mr.. P1CKENs suggested the Committee of the Whole
This good custom for Republican Government,
the whole of could then be debated and he would make
that motion a substitute.
Mr. FILLMORE would simply say that the why
he had made that notion that the experience of the
last years had satisfied every body that the only effect
such a would be the time of the session
political debates, which would result benecially
the country. Two three years ago, the Presi
dents Message committed committee Of the whole,
and II taken OUT and portion Of only
fered appropriate committees for consideration. In
sequence Of this the Message at the last session. taken
up, considered and referred This proceeding
appropriate doubt, that time, the session
long one; but they had only few days, he thought
that the course which c had suggested calculated
produce the greatest despatch in the transaction of the pub
lie business.
Mr. PICKENS said that general discussion take
place time; and II the House should enter into II
now they would be prepared afterwards go into bust
Mr. FILLMORE introduced a series Of resolutions: l.
To refer much Of the relates foreign affairs
the Committee Foreign Affairs; 2-The Treasury De
parment including the Tariff and Exchequer pan TO the
Committee Of Ways and Means; 3-The Warehousng sys
tenn TO the Committee Commerce; Army and militia
~ deences to tho Committee Military Aflairs 5-Tho
public lands, the Committee the Public Lands; 6-The
Navy, the Committee Naval AfInirs The Post
Office the Committee the Post Office and Post Roads;
Acknowledgement Of the fine imposed upon General Jack
son, the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. PICKENS reminded the Chair that he had made n
motion refer the Presidents Message Committee Of
the Whole.
The SPEAKER informed the gentleman that Of this he
aware and that his motion had precedence Of that of the
gentleman from New York.
Mr. CUSHING said that he wished 10 call for division
Of the question that part of the resolution relating TO the
plan of the Exchequer.
The SPEAKER informed him that the question would
first be taken the motion Of the gentleman from South Ca
roina Mr. Pickns II IL should be voted down, il would
then be order the gentleman from Massachusetts, Mr..