Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-12-22
2sTH CONGRESS...F FIRST SESSION.
Monday, Dec. II.
SEN ATE.

CCN y 1 II.
Mr.. Walker introduced his bill graduating and
reducing the price of the public lands, end 1t was
referred to the committee OIL public lands. Asbury
Dickens was reelected Clerk ; aud The other OF.
fcers, including the Rev. Mr.. fusion as Chaplain.
were reelected. IA part of them were loco iocos
How strong the contrast between the liberay of
the Wing Senate and The intolerance of the loco
toco House. But what loco foco gives the Senate
credit ?
The President announced the standing COM
mittees as foows:- locos in iiahcs- the rest are
Whigs.1
Foreign Relations Messrs. Archer, Berrien.
Buchanan, Tamadge, and Choate.
Finance Messrs. Evans, .McDu6ie, Huuting-
ton, Woodbury., and Criltenden.
Commerce. Messrs. Huntington, Woodbridge,
King Barrow, and fright
Manufactures. Messrs. Simmons Archer, Mil
Ter, Buchanan, and Morehead.
Agriculture. Messrs. Upham, Bates, Sturgeon,
.Semple, and .4lchison.
Military Affairs. Messrs. Crittenden, Barrow,
Benton, Dayton, and Foster.
Naval Affairs Messrs Bayard, Choate, Hugar,
Haywood, and Henderson.
Indian Affairs. Messrs White, Morehead, Sc
pier, Phelps, and Benton.
Militia Claims. Messrs. Barrow, Fulton Sem
pie, Fairfield, and Aichison.
Public Lands. Messrs. Woodbridge Talmadge,
Waiker Jarnegan, and Morehead.
Private Land Claims. Messrs. Henderson,
Hayicood, Sprague, Tappan, and COlquitt.
Claims. Messrs. Foster, fright, Woodbury.,
Phelps, and Hayoood.
Revolutionary Claims. Messrs. Jarnegan Day.
ton, Upham, Colquilt, and Hannegan.
Judcaiure. Messrs. Berrien, Clayton, Dayton
Walker and Hnger
Post Office and Post Roads Messrs. Merrick,
Simmons Jarnegan, Falion and .4tchison.
Roads and Canals. Messrs. Porter, White
King, Bree5e, and Sturgeon.
Pensions. Messrs. Bates, !Seuier, Foster, Evans
and .4ihert0n,
District of Columbia. Messrs. Nj iller, Bayard
King, Merrick, and tSemple
Patents and the Patent Office. Messrs. Phelps
Porter, of Michigan, Bates, Sturgeon, and .4ther-
Retrenchment. Messrs. Morehead, Miller, Hunt
ington, Fulton, and Henderson.
Public Buildings. Messrs. Dayton, BreeSe, and
Bagty.
TO Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses
Of the Senate. Messrs. Iappan, White, Porter
and Wright.
Printing Nessrs. Simmons, Fairfield, and
Sprague.
Engrossed Bills. Messrs. Dayton, BagIy, and
Sprague.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PART OF THE SENATE.
On Library OF Congress. Messrs. Choate, Tap
pan, and Berrlen.
On Enrolled Bills Messrs, Hanneean. and
.4thsrton.
HOUSE.
The COMMITTEE of Elections was announced
having been appointed by Mr.. Beardsley of New
York; Wings In italics, 3-the rest locos, 6.ls
Messrs. Payne of alabama, Elmer of New Jer-
soy, Vinton OF Ohio, Chapman of Alabama, Ns,u-
ton Of Virginia, Hamlin Of Maine. ellis OF New
York, Douglass Of Illinois, and Gerret Davis Of
Kentucky
Mr.. Yinton, was subsequently excused, and Mr..
iSchenek of Ohio substituted.
The House resumed the consideration of Mr..
Barnard's motion to amend the minutes of the
first days proceedings by entering his protest.
Alter debate, under the operation Of the previous
question, the motion of Mr.. Gilmer to "expunge
and draw black lines" across the protest on the
Journal of Monday, was sustained by mart,
Fo'e; ayes, l24 locos; noes, 81 Wings