Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-30
CoNGREss.-In the Senate, on Mon.

that State from and after the 9TH day of
March last, was presented TO the Senate by
his Colleague. Mr. King, and was qualified.
The President, in obedience to the order
taken by the Senate, announced the follow
ing as the standing committees, viz:
On Foreign Relationships Archer,
chairman. Messrs. Berren, Buchanan, Tall
madge and Choate.
On Finance.--Mr. Evans, chairman
Messrs. McDuflic, Huntington, Woodbury.,
and Critlenden.
On Commerce. Mr.. Huntington, chair
man. Messrs. Woodbridge, King, Barrow
and Wright.
On Mdnufdctures.-Mr. Simmons. chair.
man. Messrs. Archer, Miller, Buchanan
and Morehead.
On Agriculture.-Mr. Upham, chairman.
Messrs. Bates, Sturgeon, Semple and Atch.
ison.
On Military A6airs.--Mr. Crittenden,
chairman. Messrs. Barrow, Benton, Day
ton and Foster.
On the Militid.--Mr Barrow, chairman.
Messrs. Fulton, Semple, Fairfield and Atch-
ison.
On Naval Afairs.-Mr Bayard, chmn.
Messrs. Choale, Huger, Haywood, and
Henderson.
On Public Lands.-Mr. Woodbridge,
chairman. Messrs. TaIlmade, Walker,
Jarnagin and Morehead.
On Private Claims.--Mr. Henderson,
chairman. Messrs. Haywood, Sprague,
Tappan and Colqui,t.
On Indian Affairs. White, chair
man. Messrs. Morehead, Sewer, Phelps,
and Benton.
On ClaimS,--Mr. Foster, chairman
Messrs. Wright, Woodbury., Phelps and
Haywood.
On Revolutionary Claims.-Mr. Jarnagin
chairman. Messrs. Clayton, Upham, Col
quit and flanagan.
On the Judiciary.--Mr. Berrien. chmn.
Messrs. Clayton, Dayton, Walker, and
EIuger.
On the Post Office and Post Roads,
Mr.. Merrck, chairman. Messrs. Jarnagin,
Fulton. and Atchison.
On Roads and Candls.-Mr Porter Of
Michigan, chairman. Messrs. White,
King, Breese, and Sturgeon.
On PensionS-Mr. Bates, chairman
Messrs. Sewer. Foster. Evans. Anterior.
On the District Of CoIumbia.-Mr. Mil
Ter, chairman. hlessrs. Bayard, King,
Merrick, and Sempe
On Patents and the Patent Ofice--Mr.
Phelps, chairman. Messrs Porter of Mi
rhigan. Bates, Sturgeon and Atherlon.
On Rrhenchmen--Mr Morehead chair
man. Messrs. Miller, Huntington, Fulton,
aud Henderson.
On the Public Buildings.-Mr. Dayton
chairman. Messrs. Breese and Bagby.
To audNand control the contingent erpen-
SEES of he Senote.--Mr. Tappan. chairman.
Messrs. White and Porter of Michigan.
On Printing Simmons, chairman.
Messrs. Fairfield and Sprague.
On EngroSsed BHs.--Mr. Dayton, chm.
Messrs. Baghy and Sprague.
Edward Dyer was chosen DoorkeePer
and Sergeant both beng the same
office, and Robert Beale, on the second
ballot, assistant Doorkeeper.
The Rev. Mr.. fusion was chosen Chap
lain to the Senate.
In the House, the day was occupied in
discussing the resolution offered by Mr.,
Barnard of New York, TO amend the jour
nal, by inserting his resolution and protest
the pendlngqueslion being on the amend
ment of Mr.. Gimer, to strike out so much
of the resolution as contains the protest.
After pro,racted debate, the main ques.
ton being demanded, it was decided that
it should be put So the proposition to
strike out the protest from the journal Of
the House, being the question, and the yeas
and nays being called for and ordered, il
was decided in the affirmative-yeas 80
nays 50, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Anderson, Atkinson, Belser
Benton, Bidlack, James A. Black, Black we III
Bossier, Bower, Bowlin, Boyd, Jacob Bunker
hoff, Aaron V. Brown, Burker, Burt Caldwell
Catlln, Augustus A. Chapman, Chappel, Gin
ton, Cobb, Coles, CuIIom, Daniel, John w
Davis, Dawson, Dean, Dillingham;. Douglass
Drongoole, Duncan, Dunlap, FIcklin, French
Byram Green, Hale, HamIin, HARRISON, Herrick
Hoge, Hopkins. Houston, Hubbard, HubbeI
Hughes, Hungerford, Jameson, Cave Johnson
George w. Jones, Kennedy. Preston King, La
branche, Leonard, Lucas, Lumpkin. McCauslen
Maclay, McClernand, Mcconnell, Mcdowell
Mckay, Mathews, Moore, Joseph Morris, Muir
ply, Norris, Payne Emery D. Potter, Pratt
Purdy. Reding. Rel(r, Ritter, Robinson Russell
81. John, Thomas H. Seymour, Snons, Snp
son, John T. Smith, Thomas Smith, Robert
Smth Strenrod, Stctson, John Stewart, Stiles
Stone, Strong, Taylor, Thompson, Weller
Wentworth Williams, and Yost.-92
NAYS-Messrs. Adams. Ashe, Bsrringer
Bard, Reardsey, James Black, Milton Brown
Jeremiah Blown, Burlington, CamphplI, Gary