The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-13
TWemtp=Sebenth Congress.
THIRD SESSION.
MONDAY, December IL, 1912.
SENATE

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The following Senators took their seats this morn
ing, viz;
! Messrs. SPRAGUE and SIMMONS, Of Rhode Island
SMITH and WHITE, Of Indiana; You've, of Illinois
LINN, of Missouri; FULroN, Of Arkansas and
! WooDRD0E, of Michigan.
| The Chaplain of the Senate opened the Senate
this morning with prayer, for the first time this
sion.
The Journal having been read, the following Com
mittces announced:
| On Foreign Relaiions-Messrs. Archer, Berrien,
Buchanan, Tallmadge, Choate.
On Finance-Messrs. Evans, Graham, Woodbury.,
Berrien, Crittenden.
On COnsme'ee-Messrs. Huntington, Woodbridge,
King, Barrow, Wright.
On observation-disclosures Simmons, Archer, Mil
ler Buchanan, Morehead
! On .Agricuture-Messrs. Lipn, Bates, Crafts, Smith
Of Connecticut, Sturgeon.
On Military .16airs-Messrs. Crittenden, Merrck,
Benton, Huntington, Wilcox.
On the .Mtitia-Messrs. Barrow, Fulton Smith,
Of Indiana, Williams, McRoberts.
On .Naral .qGairs-Messrs Bayard, Choate, Will
liams, Barrow, Graham.
| On Public Lands-Messrs. Smith, of Indiana Tall
madge, Walker, Huntington, Conrad.
On Prira'e Land Claims-Messrs. Henderson, Linn,
Tappan Fulton, Sprague.
On Indian .q6airs-Messrs. White, Morehead, Sc
vier, Phelps, Benton.
/ Of Claims-Mcssrs. Graham, Wright Woodbury.,
4 Woodbridge, Phelps
On Revolutionary Ciain,s-Messrs. Phelps, Clayton,
Smith, of Connecticut, Allen, Williams.
/ On the Judiciary-Messrs. Berren, Clayton, Day.
ton, Walker, Kerr.
/ On the Post Office and Post Roads--Messrs Mer-
rick, Simmons, McRoberts, Conrad Miller.
On Roads and Cannls-Messrs. Porter, White,
Young, King, Cuthbert.
/ On Pensions-Mess. Bates Phelps, Allen, Bagby,
Sewer.
On the District of Col,,n,bia-Messrs. Miller, Bay
ard, King Kerr, Young.
On Patents and the Patent O6ice-Messrs Kerr, Por-
ter Henderson, Wilcox, Sturgeon.
i On Observation-Disclosures Morehead, Graham,
Miller Fulton, Sprague.
On the Public Buildings--Mcssrs. Dayton, Cuthbert,
Evans.
To Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the
Senafe-Messrs. Tappan, White, Porter.
On Printing-Nlcssrs. Clayton, Williams, Sprague.
On Engrossed Bas-Messrs. Conrad, Bagby, Stur-
| JOINT COMMITTEES.
On The Library Of Congress.
Mt $ $ $::s:''s' the part Of the Senate
Mr.. Tiilinghast
Aycrigg, On the part of the House.
On Enrolled Bius-Messrs. sprague and Williams
on the part of the Senate.
CLAIMS ON FRANCE, THE TARIFF, &c.
MIR. BUCHANAN presented the proceedings of a
public meeting held in Philadelphia, signed by John
Scott the Mayor, and James Bayard, Secretary,
asking Congress to take for the payment of
French claims. Referred to the Committee on For
egn Affairs.
Also, memorial signed by the manufacturers of
Fur Hats in Philadelphia asking for some modfca-
ton in the late Tariff act and stating that as the law
now is, they have no protection.
| MIR. WRIGHT moved the reference of a memorial
NOW upon the table) from Mr.. Quackenboss, of
New York, asking permission to compound with
the Treasury, as one Of the sureties of Samuel
Swartwout; referred to the Committee the Ju-
dietary. He also presented memorial from me in
terror OF New York, asking for the repeal of the
Bankrupt Bill. And a memorial for permission to
change the name Of the ship Wcschester.
MIR. BERRlEN presented memorial from Rich
ard ii. Wilde, asking Congress TO pass where
| by his labor may be secured 10 him. Having writ
ten a book which must first be published in foreign
country the memorialist prays that his work may not
be republished here without copyright Referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Notices were given of intention to introduce
several bls--among them the following
| Mr.. YOUNG, of Illinois, gave notice that he would,
on tomorrow ask leave to introduce bills of the fol-
lowing titles, viz
An act granting an additional quantity of land to
the State of Illinois to aid in the completion Of the
Illinois and Michigan Canal;
An Act approprating the proceeds of the rents OF
the United States lead mines in the State Of Illinois
and Territories Of Wisconsin and Iowa, for the inn
provement OF the navigation at the Rock river and
the Desmoines rapids, in the Mississippi river;
i An Act making further appropriations for the con-
tinuation OF the Cumberland road in the States o
Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois, and