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sore at the course pursued by the Speaker a
the organ Of the Van Buren, interest.
do not think the country will be we'll salts
fed with the formation of the committees. NJ
Mckay, Of North Carolina, is the chairman O
the most important committee. He is a man @
barely ordinary abilities ana Entirely unequal 4
the position in which he lie placed. The Com
Inittee of Commerce should unquestonab
have had at its head one familiar, If such an on,
could be found, with the commercial int rest
of the country. Mr. Holmes is gentleman o
very respectable abilities and great amiability o
character, but it may well be questioned wheth
or the commercial interests Of the country arr
those which he has most at heart. lie is a for
~ bale theory man and devoted to the Sou,l
Carolina school OF politics.
AN OBSERVER.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
The journal of yesterday was read, and the follow
ing Committees were announced:
Committee on Ways and Means -Nfessrs. Mckay
Lewis, lngersoll, DromgooIe, Barnard D L Sey
mour, Weller, Chuppell, and Norris.
Johnson, Bowlin, Strong. Stephens. Clingman and
Ramsey.
Comm ercc-Mcssrs. Holmes, Dunlap, Winthrop
Phoenix, Preston, King, Hale, Labranche Chas NJ
Reed, and Mcclellan.
Public Lands-.Mcssrs John W Davis, BOYD, Col.
'amsr Hubbard, Houston, Rayner, Jameson M Gle.
Post Ooiee and Post Roads-sIes.r,. Hopkins,
Reid, Rclfe, and jerks
District Of Coium5ia-Messrs. Campbell Kirk
patrick, Stewart, Willis Greene, George W Jones,
Chiffon, Robinson, Mccanslen, and Bower.
yudictdry-Nlessrs. wilkins Saunders French,
Dillingham;, Burt, ynton, Petit, Dickcy and Catlin
Revolutionary Cldims-Messrs Rcd. d Davis,
Arlington; Daniel King, Lucas Stone, Stetson,
Broadhend Robert Smith, and Senior
Fuohc Erpcnditures-Messrs. Clinton. Rcdng,
Crans.on Almon II Read, Matthews, Order, Purdy'
Sykes, and Farley p Johnson.
I'rirdfe Land Claims-Messrs. Cross SdelL Del
let, James Black. w J Brown, Cary, Elisha r Pot.
ter, Severance, and Rogers.
Manufactures Mes,rs. Admins Cullamcr Rcls.r
Hudson, Woodward, Irwin, Moseley, Lumpkin, and
Cranston.
Agricunure-Messrs. Deberry, Anderson, FAIRIES,
=. John jeremiah Brown, Byram Green, Hays, Hen.
ley, and Florence.
Indian Afairs-Messrs. Cave Johnson, Jacob
THOMPSON, Foot, James Hunt. Bidack, Washing
ton Hunt, BENTON Hughes, and Vanneter.
Ndttdry Afdirs-Messrs Hnrason, Coles Irwin.
Boyd, Mcconnell, Hardin, Bossier, Mcdowell, and
Mitia-Messrs. Dean, John Stewart, Mosely Tib-
bats, Moore, Foot Bower, Hays, and Frck.
Narai Affairs Me.srs. Wise. Parmenter, Bnrrn.
ger Murphy. Simpson, Peyton, Thos H Seymour
Foreign AGairs-Messrs. G J Ingersoll, Rhet,
Beardsley, Gilmer, White, Dawson, Sample, Thomas.
son, and Henry Williams.
Revolutionary Pensions-Mcssrs Rathbun, S,cen-
rod, Rodney, Simons, Hungerford, Giddings, Joseph
a Wright, Hoge, and Mcflvaine
observation-disclosures. A Brown, Duncan, F.
Morris Daniel, Houston, Tyler, Tlbbats, Wentworth,
and Milton Brown.
Inralid Pensions-Nessrs. J BrinkerhoG, Russell,
Ashc, Joseph Morris, Robert Smith, Albert Smith
Mes, Cuom, and Tlden.
Roads and Canals Messrs. Owen, Steenrod,
White, Maclay, Rcdng, FickIn, Dickinson, Carroll,
and Frick.
Patcnts-Mcssrs. Harper, James Black, Russell,
John Stewarf,and Severance.
Public buildings and Grounds-Messrs. Pratt,
Leonard Hudson, VIM. Wright, and Winthrop.
RcrisaL and Unfinished Business-Messrs. r. r
Potter, Hubbell Foster, Burlington, and Emery d
Potter.
accounts Messrs Mcdowell, Taylor, Herrick,
and Rodney.
Micage-Messrs. Cobb, Ritter, Perley Johnson.
lcn'ey, and Farlce.
Expenditures in The State observation-disclosures.
! e.; Blackwell, John, T Smith, Willis Green and
William Wright.
les.rs. Caldwell, Yos Tildcn, Anders son, and Ashe
Expenditures in the War Depdriment--Messrs
lcllvainc Kennedy, Arlington, Order and Andrew
ohnson.
Expenditures in the Nary Department. Nfcssrs
Jana, Kirkpatrick, Vanmeter, Burlington and Scntcr
Expenditures in The Post Office Department.
iessrs Harper David Reid, Thomas Smith, Jcre-
nnh Brown, and Mes.
fStptHuH'eS on me f>uONc 11unQtnoS- MpsSrS
)aniel King, Dawson, Taylor Washington P Hunt,
md Ramsey.
Library on Me part ofhe House-Messrs Burke,
harsh, and Maclny.
WAsIIrNGToN, Wednesday Dec. 13.
Mr. Adams this morning, at his request. was
excused from serving on the Committee Of Man.
lfactures, Of which he had been appointed Chair.
gavc as reason his present feeble
tate of health, of which he remarked, there was
10 prospect Of immediate Improvement.
Mr. Davis, OF KY, offered resolution that the
committee OF Elections enquire and report to
he House, whether persons from non -distrcted
States, each Of whom were designated in the re.
solution, were entitled to seats as members of
he House of Representatives. Mr. Elmer NOV.
ID TO lay the resolution of Mr. Davis upon the
able, whereupon Mr. Davis demanded the ayes
and nays, when Mr.. f. withdrew the motion to
ay upon the table. Mr. S,ecnrod moved to strike
,ut "Committee on elections" and insert use.
ect Committee" Mr. Hale, of N. H., moved
8 an amendment to tho amendment Of Mr.
sleenrod, that the subject be referred to the
Committee Of the Whole. lie had heard much
aid about the broad seal, but he had no venera-
ion for either broad or narrow seal he had,
however, a good deal of veneration for the pop
liar will by which he had been sent there. This
politicians, who deem popular will superior to
he constitution. Mr. Hale also objected to him
self and members situated as he was, being Sc.
ected from those composing the House as sub
ects OF its enquiry; and he insisted that the
light of every member claiming seat should
lIso be investigated. lie maintained, also, that
he House had judicial powers, and that it was
he graGd inquest of the nation, though in what
aspect !t.wcs entitled TO be thus characterised
,c did not attempt to show. The question was
ur,hcr briefly discussed by Mr. Jackson Of Mo-,
md Mr. Black of Ga, both Of whom are from
,on.dlstrcted States; and by Mr. Smith, of In.
Llama, who was Of opinion that the subject was
me which of right should 60 before the Judicia-
v Committee, as it was much more a question
FLAW than of fact Before any vote was taken
Upon any of the propositions that had been sub
nit,ed the whole matter was postponed, and
resolution from the Senate. announcing the
leath Of McRoberts. Senator from Illinois, was,
IN motion of Mr. Wentworth, taken up, and on
his motion, accompanied with appropriate re.
marks, the resolution from the Senate was adopt
cd and the House adjourned.
This is the second day Of mourning and some
two or three more are to come, but it should
not therefore be inferred that time is unnecessa
rily wasted.--The Committee have but Just been
,pb ,vhothor ho d,;iv c;,t;nDo yor,