Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-12-24
Twenty-Seventh CONGRESS
(SECOND REGULAR SESSION.
Corres oondcnce of the Baltimore Clipper.
WAsurSGro., Dec. II, Isl.

de nj to day announced the Standing Committees. 7.
lie said that there were few material changes IN
the composition Of those of last session. and those
mad been made at the suggestion OF Senators.
The following are the names OF the Chairman: /
Foreign Relations; Archer. Finance; Evans. |
On Commerce; Huntington. Manufactures;
Summons. Agriculture; Linn. Military Aff,irs;
Criuenden. Militia; Barrow. Naval Affairs;
Bayard. Pubic Lands; Smith. Of Indiana.--
Private Land Claims; Henderson. Indian Affairs,
White. Ga Claims; Phelps. JUDICIARY: Der
rien Post Office aud Post Roads; Merrick.--
Roads and Canals; Porter. Pensions; Bates
D,stric, of Columbia; Miller. Patents and Pat
enl Office Kerr, Retrenchmeni; Morehead. Pub
lie Buildings; Dayton Cnutngen, Expenses;
Tappan. Printing; Clayton. Engrossed Bills
Conrad. Library of Congress: Woodbridge
Enrolled Bills; Sprague.
A large number OF petitions and memorials
presented and appropriately referred.
Mr.. Buchanan presented memorial from
merous citizens of Pennsylvania engaged IN The
manufacture of hats, asking for the reduction of
the duty on hatters felis.
Several notices Of motions given. but
they related principally private bills, others
Of an ualmportant character.
Mr.. Benton gave notice that when Mr., Bay
ards proposition tor resembling the Expangtng
so!u''cn should come up, he would move the fol-
lowing:
Amendments proposed by NJ. Benton The
resolution Of The Senate passed the l6th January
1887, VIZ: Strike out ali alter the word lie
solred," and insert:
Tina, the resolution eXpunging from The Sc
nate ioutunl the sentence oil coudemnatIon against
President ,cks sou, tor removing the public depos
lis from The Bank of the United States, common
~ called the expunging resolution was an "e,
done by the conformity To the Will OF the people,
automatically expressed III tie popular elections,
and IN the instructions from the General Assem-
blIes OF the States after a tu and far snbms-
SION OF the question to the people aud The States
for then Consideration and decision; and the snId
.expungrug rtsolu1;on' having been thus adopted
IN accuGdancc with such expressed will and ~
structons, II is Incompatible with The principles
Of rep. G cniative Government, and Inconsistent
with the respect due to the people and the States
and uubecomIug the Senate, to act upon any pr'-
position for resembling the SAID 'tXpuuglng Teso-
luton While tho sad ms ruciions, OF the States
and the SAID oppressed vii OF the people remain
unrey ohed and unaltered lay any snbseq leni IN
siIuction aud expression 1t The PubIc Will.
Resoired That the thanks Of the country
due Genera, Jackson, President OF the United
States. tor having by his courage, patriotism. and
sagac,iv, IN remorinG the public dcPositeS from
the Bank Of the United States, in ls33 and IN
placing his reto upon tie renered chaFtfr Of the
Bank, IN s32, thereby saved the Government
md F~-rt & u,.~d .5+"tra f'7,'' tire peo"n'ory
loss, the political corruption, and the moral pou-
non which longer connection wIth that lnstItn-
must have bro"cht upon them"
Mr. Benton. also offered resolution calling on
the President to furnish Information III regard L.
The extent Of the Naval force The coast ot A,I-
ca.P:"p"Sed by 'he rare treaty wan '''at bf'-
anu, ahn Us proOAoc cost. Inns fes''"t'oh mes
over one Gay.
A message was ordered 10 be sent 10 the Sen
ate informing that the Rev Mr.. ids'en had been
elected Oh. plain; and then the Senate adj nuIncd.
House. The Speaker announced the Standing
Committees OF the House TO day. HE CHAIR
man as follows:
On Elections: IIalstead. Ways and Means
Fillmore Claims; Giddings Commerce: Keu-
needy PnbIc Lands: Morrow. Post Office and
Post Roads: Briggs. District If Columbia; Uu-
derwood Juficiarv: Barnard Revolutionary
Claims; Hall. Pnblic Expenditures, Linn. Pr
~n,e Claims, Moore. Agriculture
Ca Manufactures; SnltonstatI. IndInn Aftirs;