Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-12-15
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IN SENATE
met al u 0 clock.

The Senate met al II o clock
The following Senators, in addition TO those hereto.
fore announced, appeared ~ ,hei- seas TO day VIZ
Aessrs Simmons and Sprsgue, of Rhode Island,
Nessrs WAie and Smith, Of Indiana Mr. Young, Of
Illinois: Mr. Linn, of Missouri MIR. Woodbridge Of
Michigan; and Mr.. Fulton, Of Arkansas
After the reading OF the journal Of Thursday last,
the President pro ten. announced to the Senate tie
standing committees Int, previous to such abnunca-
ton he Understood 10 say that the Senator from
Virginia CIR. RWes,) who chairman Of the CON
mtlse on Foreign Rcla'ons at the last session, had OK
messed wish Ia the Pes dent pro tan TO be excused
from serving that Committee, and gave reasons tor
such WISH which were considered ample
The committees are a. follows:
On Foreign Relations Mossrs. Archer, Berrien,
Buchanan, 1ailmnGgr and Choae.
On finance Messrs Evans, Graham, Woodbury.,
Bcrren aud C.,l!endeu.
On Commerce hirssrs. Huntington, " oodefidge,
King, Barrow and Wright.
on slonuraclures hicssrs Simmons, Archer, Nil.
la5 Buchanan ant MorcheGd.
On observation-disclosures. Linn, Bates, Gratis, smith
Of Conn. and Sturgeon.
On aliary Affair Aessrs Critiendcn, aierrick
Benton, Huntington and Wilcox.
On the M,lu,a-alessrs. Barrow, Fulton, Smith oi
Indiana Williams and acR0berts.
On Naval Affairs - Messrs. Eayard. Graham, W Il
liaine Choate and Barrow.
On Public Lands -slessrs. Smith Of Ia, !aniad re
Walker, Huntington ana toHrct,
On Private Land CLAIMS - hiessrs. Henderson, Linn
1appan Fuon and Spfague.
On Indian Affairs - Messrs. Morehecd, White, Sc
yipr Phelps ana Benton
On CLAIMS Messrs Graham, Wight, Woodbury.
Woodbridge and Phelps.
On Revolutionary Claims -Alessrs. Phelps, Clayton
Smith of CT Alien and " t,l,ams.
On Ike Judiciary Messrs. BerIen, Clayton, Day
ton. Walker and Kerr.
On the Pos, Office and Post Roads Mcssrs. Nler
rick, Summons, McR"beris, Conrad and Miller.
On Roads and Canals.-Nlessrs. Porter, White
N,,st E.r
On Pensions Messrs. Bates Bagby, Alien, Phelps
md Sewer
On The District of Columbia - essrs. Miller Bay
ard, King, Kerr and Young.
On Patents aud the Patent Office -Nlessrs Kerr
Porter. Henderson, Wilcox aud Sturgeon.
On the Public Buildings Msssrs Dayton, Fulton
and Evana
On the Library Messrs. Woodbridge, Tnppan ant
Choate.
On Engroyscd Bills Mcssrs. Conrad, Bagby anc
Sturgeon.
On Enrolled nlls Mcssrs Sprngue and Williams
To Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses =
Me.srs Tappsn, White and Porter.
On -Mcssrs. Morehsad, Graham
Miller Fulton and Sprasue.
On Printing-Nlessrs Clayton, Sprague and Williams
MIR. BUCHANAN pres nted memorial, rumerously
SIGNED from manufacturers OF urfed hats, IN The cry
OF Phadelphic representing that, previous TO the pas
rage of the las, Tariff, hates ufs were introduced
free Of duy but by that Tariff, the same rae OF duty
i25 per cent? was i'm posed unfinished hats and un
manufactured furs was imposed on bats hnished
ybicb onerated es no incidental protection 10 them al
all They state that if The 20 per cent duty be retain
ed on us il will throw thousands of hat'eFs IN th'
country out OF employ and ruin the business; and
therefore, pray that unmanuaciured fnrs may oe sam
ted free OF duty: referred 10 the Committee on Manu-
On motion of Mr. WRIGHT, The memorial OF VIM
on.ckenbcss and others the sGretes of Samuel Swar
won't, which he presented on Thursday last, was, N
addition 10 other documents on the same SUBJECT refer
red 10 the Committee on The Judiciary.
M W ,l.o nre,enied the petition of the widow o.
Joseph Coacku-y, soae. in the Revolutionary war