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


Ia the Senate, on the slh instant, NJ
Benton, according TO previous notice, inirc
duccd bill to repeal the Bankrupt Law
which passed lis second reading and wa
ordered to be printed.
Mr. Bayard on the same day Introduce
a resolution to rescind the resolution 0
the Senate passed the 10th Of January
1887 better known as the erpunging res
I olafion
In the Senate on the 12tb, the PreSi.
dent remarked before he announced the
! Committees to the Senate, that he had Ia,
ken the existing arrangement as the new
basis for the Committees. He regarded
the Geyolying Of the duty upon the Chair
rs mp wing a wish that noimportant chung
cs should be made. Such changes as had
been made were welded 10 the personal
wishes OF gentlemen when not incompati.
ble with the public service. The Commit
tees were then announced as follows:
ConmWcc on Foreign Reiqhops-Mcssrs Ar.
chcr Berrcn, Buchanan, Tallnadge, and Choato
Committee on FiHGncc- Mcssrs. Evans, Ora.
Committee on Commerce Messrs. Hunting
ton, Woodlrdge, King, Barrow. and Wright.
Ccanittce ~ NdarfdetuyeS-M cssrs. sim
mons, Archer Miller, buchanan, and Morehead.
Committee on agriculture Messrs Linn,
Bates, Crafts, Smith, Of Conn, and Sturgeon.
Committee on Military i6ars- Mcssrs Critten-
den, Merrick, Benton, Huntington, and Wilcox.
Committee on Indian ABaWs- MessEs. White,
Morehcad, Sewer, Phelps, and Benton.
Committee of Claims Messrs, Graham, Wright,
Woodbury., Woodbridge, and Phelps.
Committee for Revolutionary Ci4ins-Messrs.
Phelps, Clayton, Smith, Of Connecticut, Allen,
and Williams,
Committee on he Judiciary Nessrs Borr.cn,
Clayton, Dayton, Walker, and Kerr.
Commitice on Me Post Office and Post Roads
Ncssrs. Mcrrick, Simmons, McRobcrts, Con.
rad, and Miller
Committee on Roads and Cana's-Messrs.
Porter, White, Young, Hing, and Cuthbert.
Committee On FenSioaS-Nl cssrs. Bates, Phelps,
Allen, Baghy, and Sewer,
Committee for tie District Of ColamJia-
Mcssrs. Miller, Bayard, King, Kerr, and Young.
CommiftecoR Patents and tie Paieat 0gice--
Ncssrs, Kerr Porter, Henderson, Wilcox, and
Sturgeon,
Committee on Retrenckmeai-M cssrs. More.
head, Graham, Miller Fulton, and Spraguc.
Committee on Public BaiidtRgS- Messrs. Day.
ton and Evans.
COMMITTEE 70 audit and control Contingent
Expenses ottle Seaate- Mcssrs. Tappan, White,
and Porter,
Committee on Printing Mcssrs. Clayton,
Williams, and Sprague.
Committee on EagrOsSed BUls-Messrs Con
rad, Bagby, and Sturgeon.
Committee on the Library Of Congress. Messrs.
Woodbridge, Tappan, and Choate.
CommitteeO on Enroijrd Bills Messrs Sprague
aud Williams.
Commiuec on Ike Mjitia- Ncssrs. Barrow,
Fulton, Smith, oflnd Williams and McRobcrs
Committee on Ndral iBauS-- NcssFs. Bayard,
CLoate, Williams, Barrow, and Graham.
Commjftce on Pujhc bands essrs. Smith
ofIndiaua, Tallmadgc, Walker, Huntington, and
Conrad.
Co,amitfce on Private Lard Claims Messrs.
Henderson, Linn, TopPan, Fulton, aud Spraguc.
Mr., Tappan, on leave, introduced Joint
resolution, proposing an amendment to the
Of the U. S. so as to limit the
term Of Office Of Judges Of the Supreme
and Inferior Courts. Read and made the
special order OF the day Tor the first Mon
day in January.
Mr.. Linn gave notice that he would TO-
morrow introduce bill to remit the line
imposed on Gen. jackson.
Mr.. Benton gave notice that when Mr..
Bayard's resolution should be taken up,
he would move for the adoption Of resolu,
tons approving of Gcn. jackson 5 conduct