New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-12-14

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1t ia No, known how the lire originated.
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ofPresfdcnt's 1Iessage-Excheqner Dis
cussions-Gsen. Jncksou's Fine.
Correspondence OF The Tribune.
WAsRNGToN, Monday, Dec. l2.
In the HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES, to-day,
the usual Standing Committees and the Select
Committee on National Foundry, (Mr. WIN.
Cosr JOHNSON, Chairman,) were annuunced-
They are as follows:
Committee Eleetions-Messr& Hased Of N. j., Blair
of ~ " Barton of ~ j. Borden Of Mas, Crayens OF Ind
Gamble Of Of, Ca Turney of Tenn, Houston of Aln Rey
Ways and Means-Messrs Fillmore Of N Y, Bots of Va
Mason of Ohio, Wallace of Indiana Marshall Of KY j. R.
H.. F. II. Pickens of s. C..
Toand OF Penn Childs of N. Y, Raynor OF N c., Ran
dali OF Maine, Andrews of Ohio Williams Of Conn, Lewis,
Public Lands-Messrs. Morrow Ohio; Casey H.; Smith,
B1ews'e5 " CHAIRMAN Ala lily Tho cEs9. Miss
Claimi-Mr. Gadings, of Ohio, Chairman.
Nasu tact,tres-Mr. Saltonstal, of Mass. Chairman.
sEieultusM; MI psbeny Of n c. Ghairma n1; oe Conn
ingersolof Pa Roosevelt! Of n; Y, Jaunders ON. c.
Revolutionary Ciaims-Mr. Hlland Hall, Chairman
Public Erpcnditues-Mr. A. L. Linn of New-York
Foreign Relation;-Messrs. J. G. Adams, Cushing Eve
relt VI, Granger Of N. Y, K. D. White OF La, A.
Holmes of S. c., Fl. Sheppard, Caruthers of Tenn, A ii
Mta-Mr Ken, of Pa Chairman.
Military AGhr,,N1. Stanley Of N. C. Chairman
Pe1s,ons-Mir. Pope, OF KY: Chairman.
Revolutionary Perstons-Mr Taliaerro OF virginia,
L.,aI;J p.n.;oa.r. M Calvary Morris Chairman
Indian dGars-sir. James Cooper, ofPa. Chairman
The other Committees are without change, and
are not important in themselves.
The resolution of Mr.. ADAMS to rescind the
2lst Rule, excluding Abolition petitions coming
up, Mr.. VIM. Cosr JoHNsoN moved to lay it on
the table-which was carried Yeas l06 Nays
l02-and thus this exciting SUBJECTS for the pres
ent disposed Of unless, pcrchance, it be called up
tomorrow by motion Of reconsideration.
Mr.. FILLMORE moved, as the Committees were
now organized, that the Message Of the President
be taken up and referred. This was short se.-
siop and it important that the business should
early be distributed among the Committees and
prepared for the action of the House
Mr.. PIcKENs moved that the message be re-
ferred to the Committee of the Whole the Tn
ION Ii must be DEBATED, at some time he said
and in bis opinion it would be expedi,ing business
TO take it up, and thoroughly discuss it at the out
set in Committee of the w hole and then they would
be prepared for action on its various propositions
when they came up
Mr.. FILLMORE said that the experience Of t~o
or three years had satisfied him that the only
suit of this course would be to waste two or three
weeks in political debate of no beneficial effect.
This had been the case formerly, and it mad been
with great difficulty that the Message had been
IL sc tho boIo
tened to the various Committees At one session
they had failed in getting it out at all.
Mr.. WIN. Cosr JOHNSON briefly opposed the
motion of Mr. Pckens.
The question was then taken, and the House
refused the reference 10 the Committee of the
Whole
Mr.. FILLMORE offered a resolution referring to
the Committee of Ways and Means thar part of
the Message relating to the Treasury and financial
concerns of Government, including the Exchequer
plan.
Mr.. CUSHING moved substitute resolution 10
refer that portion relating the Exchequer, to the
Committee of the Whole on the Union and that
relating to the present condition of the Treasury
and to the Tariff to the Committee on Ways and
Means. The bill he had had the honor OF report
ing from the Select Committee on this subject ut
the last session, he said now before the Com
mittee fthe Whole, and the Message should be
referred to the same Committee, to afford an OPP
Portunity for speedy action. He intended at the
earliest possible Moment in anticipation OF the
usual reports from the Committee of Ways and
Means of appropriation bills, to move that this
bill DO taken up in Committee of the Whole.
Mr.. FILLMORE said he had no desire to throw
any obstacle in the way Of speedy action on the
subject; on the contrary, he sincerely regretted
that it had not been considered last Session ne
was willing that it should be taken up as soon
as the gentleman desired, and the reference OF
this portion of the Message to the Committee OF
Ways and Means would not prevent action at any
time, as the Committee of the Whole had the whole
measure before them.
Mr.. PlcKEHs said the Executive and his friends
were in peculiar minority on this floor, and in
order to be liberal towards them and give the
measure or viii h they had staked themselves be-
fore the country fair opportunity for being con-
sidered, he was in favor of the reference to the
Committee of the Whole.
Mr. EVERETT was DESTROYS of giving the plan of
the Executive fair chance, which it had not had.
Il had been committed to Committee of its
friends last Session and they had damned it,
There was nc time last Session, from the time il.
was brought forward to the end of the Session.
when it could have received single vote in the