The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-12-22


Committee on Mileage-Messrs. Thomas w
/ Williams, John C. Edwards, Weslbrook, Egbert.
and Black.
The six Standing Committees on Expend
lures, which here follow, were heretofore appoint
Cd and, by the rules ofihe House remain through
il,e Congress, viz
Committee on Expenditures in he State De.
ye'fHeht.- Alessrs. Van Buren,, Hudson, Oliver,
ErcekEay, and one vacancy.
Iohm'aee en- ExYrHdifares ia The Treasury
OfP1rfmcEt-MessT a. Lawrence Foster.
samson Mason, Partridge, Isaac d. Jones, and
James llrin.
g9ifmcat.- hessrs. Mckay, Newhald, Gamble
/ Reynolds and Btdscye
Committee on ErPeadtpcs in tie Mary De-
7 Fafimeit.- Messrs. oTko, Simonton, Borden,
Alexander II. II. Stuart. and Green
Committee on ErPeHdFures IN the Post Ofce
/ DePorta'eRf.- Mcssrs Lowell, Morgan. Wash.
iugton, Boyd and Lane.
Committee on ErpeHd.turcs on lie Public
buildings = alessrs. Cave johnson, Gates, Bid.
lack, Stokely and IlOuck.
The resolution 10 rescind Tie 2Ist rule
being tie first business, and Nh. Adams
desiring that action should be had thereon.
aud the question being on tie adoption If
the resolution, Mr.. W. C. johnson moved
that the whole subject be aiG on the Ia.
bic, which was decided in the affirmative
Yeas l66, nays lO2.
A ter considerable Incidental debate. tie
different subjects Of the Prcsident's Mes.
sage were referred to The appropriate
Committees.
Ia the House on the 18th, Mr.. Bolts
rose 10 question Of privilege. He then
referred 10 two paragraphs in Jno. c.
Spencer letter IN which niuson was made
to the Wing members Of Congress i'm
puenin9 their motives in relation TO some
OF the business Ct the last session. Mr..
Wise objected and coutcudcd hat the par.
hs read did not involve a question Of
privilege. After considerable desultorv
discussion Mr.. Dotls introduced 4 rcsolu.
ton on the subject.
After considerable opposition By Mr..
W lse and some discussion between Mr.
Wise, the Speaker and Mr.. Bolts, the
House decided by vote OF yeas 50, nays
LOG, that the resolution should not be re-
ceised as question of privilege.
Mr.. Everett according toprcsious notice
asked leave TO introduce a bill 10 repeal
the Bankrupt Act. Objection being
made he moved that the rules Of the House
be suspended 10 enable him 10 do So
Two thirds voting in the affirmative Mr..
L. introduced a bill which was read the
second time ordered to be printed and
made the order of the day for Tuesday
the goth inst.
In the House on the lith, Mr.. Fillmore,
from the Committee on WAYS and Means
reported the General Appropriation bill
for lSi3, which was read twice and COM
mited to the Committee Of the whole and
ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Tiffany, Episcopalian, was elected
to the House.
\ Message was received from the Pres.
ident relative TO the Distribution and Con-
tested Election Laws, which were present.
ed 10 him near the close Of the last session.
The first he is opposed to and as to the
other he keeps himself uncommited.
A resolution was adopted for removing
rom the Capitol the restaurateurs, vulgar
y called Grog Shops Good.
The House proceeded TO the considera.
ion of the Florida contested election, ad.
additional testimony having been present
d the day before.