Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-12-22

Ridgways SlMontOn; 0ustine; Dog;
Shaw; FJshn EEdwafds; Partridge; and
Hastings
ION Indian Affairs. Messrs. James
Cooper; Chitten.len; w. Butler; Ben
cher5 Joseph l.. White; Wattersoa; Wei
ler;' John C. Edwards; and Gwin.
On Military Affairs. Messrs. Stanly;
Pendleton; Goggin; William B. Camp
bell, stokely, Wm. O. Butler, Sumter:
Miller, and Ut. .Nason.
On Militia JNessrs. Keim, Coles.
Ward, Boyd; Mark A. Cooper; Reding;
Alfred MARSHALL; Sweeney; and Snyder.
On Naval Affairs-.M,ssrs. Wise; CAL
houn; John C. Clark; BLrwell; Fessen-
den; -Rhett; Mallory; Clifford; and
Wood.
On Foreign 4Affairs-Messrs. John Q.
Adams; Gushing; Everett; Granger;
Sheppard; "A. II. H. Stuart; Caru..ners;
Meritwether; and Holmes.
On the observation-disclosures. Pope;
CHRISTOPHER IL. Williams; Gates; Isaac
D. Jones; Green w. Caldwell; Hays
/ Dean; Charles A. Floyd; and Black.
On Revolutionary Pensions-Messrs.
Taliaferro, Rodney, Staley n. Clark,
Mathiot, Babcock, Mathews, Torrance,
and VIM. Smith.
On Invalid Pensions-Messrs. Nor
Morris. Aycrigg, Baker. Gordon. STRAIT
ton, Read, Dean, Sanford, and Angus
tus Young.
On Roads and Canals-Messrs Nc
KEENAN,, Lane, Jno. B. Thompson, w.
w. Irwin, Sprigg, Mattock, Steenrod,
Daniel, and Riggs.
On Patents -Messrs. r. Mcclellan.
Craaston, Gerry, Ramsey, and AIRING
I ton.
'On Public Buildings and Grounds
Messrs. Boardman, Ward, Cranstor.
Bovine. and Sumter.
On Revisal and Unfinished Business
Messrs. Eastman, Beeson, c. A. Floyd,
Jack, and .Mattocks.
On Accounts --.Messrs. -Marchand,
fYorke, Cary, Staley N. Clarke, and. Jos.
l.. Williams.
On yMileage-.Messrs. Thomas w.
Williams, Jno. C. Edwards, Westbrook,
Egbert, and Black.
The following committees of the last
session hold over this:
On the Expenditures in the State De-
partment-.Messrs.V Van Buren,, Hudson.
Oliver. Brockway, and one vacancy.
On Expenditures Of the Treasury De-
partment-JMessrs "A. Lawrence Foster,
Samson Mason, PatridgeJ Isaac D. Jones,
and James Irwin.
On Expenditures in the War Depart
ment--.Messrs. Mckay. Reynolds, Birds
eye. Newbard, and Gamble.
On Expenditures in the Navy Depart.
ment-.Messrs. York, Simonton, Borden,
ALEX. II. H. Stuart, and Green.
On Expenditures in the Post Office
observation-disclosures. Lowell. Morgan
Washington, Boyd, and Lane.
On Expenditures on the Public Bull
Idings-Messrs. Cave Johnson, Gates.
Bidlack, StokeIy, and Houck.
SELECT CoMMITTEEs.
On National Foundry-Messrs. Sam
son Mason, King. Randolph, Mallory,
Hunt, Keim, Parmenter, and Cave John
son.
On National Printing Office-.Messrs.
Wise. Everett, Samson Mason, Geatry,
and Black.
Tuesday, December IS.
Tn the Senate, after the presentationof me-
MORALS, Mr.. Tallmadge introduced bill a
mandatory ofthe several acts establishing the
treasury department, which he said was iden-
tiealswith that introduced last session On
motion it was made the order Of the day for
Tuesday the Sd day of January. The resolu-
ton introduced some days ago by Mr. Tall
madge,- to elicit: from the Judiciary Departm't
and report to congress at its next session, all
the information that might be obtained as to
the operation Of the Bankrupt act,came up IN
| its order; when, after. semeldebate, the resolu
ton was modified and adopted. Mr.. Smith OF
Indian offered resolution instructlng the
committee on roads &. canals to Enquire into
the expediency of making an appropriation OF
sum sufficient to complete the Cumberland
road through the states ofOhiod Indiana and
Illinois-whicll was adopted
| In the house, Mr.. Bolts rose to ACQUISITION
of privilege, and called attention to a letter of
the Hon. ]. C. Spencer to citizens. of the
state ofNew York, which he pronounced false
and columnious, and proposed to raise COM
mittee to see into the truth of the charges. Mr..
Wise interposed point oforder, & after long
debate, the house decided that it was not
privileged motion-by a vote of 106 to S.
Mr. Everett asked leave to introduce Dill
for the repeal Of the bankrupt act-whch be-
ing objected to.he'moved to suspend the rules,
which was carried. THE bill was introduced
and made the order for Tuesday next.
| Wednesday, Dec. IA.
In Senate, after the introduction and refer
ence of several bills, the bill introduced by
, Mr.. Benton for the repeal ofthe bankrupt act
y as taken up. Mr.. Berrien moved to refer
it to the committee on the judciary-whch
was agreed to. The senate then went into
executive session.
In the House, Mr.. Fillmore. from the com
.nittee OF ways and means, reported bill ma
king apr OPP iations for the expenses of the
government for the half Of the calendar year
ending sOth June l843. Rev. Mr.. Tiffany OF
the i episcopal church was elected chaplain
Mr. barton offered resolution for the APP
pointtnent Of Sc lect committee to inquire in
to the eKprtiency of abolishing the military
superintandencies q the national armories, 4
of substituting civil Superntcndences in their