Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1844-12-13
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Monday, Dec. 9, 1874.
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:. he Governor of New York TO fill the vacancy
y ,,asoned bv the resignation OF the HON sil la
, Vr,sh, and the Hon. DANIEL. S. DlCklN-
w annointed in like manner TO NIL the seat
81, AZ hv The Hon N F. Tallmadge, resigned,
"",e,re and their credentials being read, they
we're duly qualiNea.
committees ,,...u, ar,hor per-
r,n Buchanan, Morehead and Choa'e'
-, ry.orse-Messrs Evans, Criuenden, Nc
Nd. Huntington, and Woodbury.
on Conmeee.-MeSsrs. Illumination, barrow "
Woodbridge Hayweoa ana feS;ea, :" sea r rhtS
Miller buchanan and Upham.
NA, mS ,@IruNu,e-MeSsrs. Upham, Bates, Sur
o.on' Semple, and A'chison
~, Miiiarv Afairs-M essrs. Crittenden, Ben
,.,, Barrow. Foster, of Tennessee, and Ashley.
on lie Mtla,a.-Messrs. Barrow, Ashley, Sem
ME Fairfield and A,chison.
IN Naral A6airs-Messrs. Bayard. Pearce,
unser Johnson, and Dickinson.
Gs he Public LandS-Messrs. Woodbridge,
ph.,ns Walker, Jarnagin, and Morehead.
mr. ~. PIRATE Lcnd Claims.-Messrs. Hendcr-
-. Bree>e, Pearce Tappan and Colquitt.
nm Indian A6airs-Messrs. White, johnson,
Sewer. Phelps, and Benton.
n, Claims-Messrs Foster, of Tennessee,
D,y,on Woodbury., Phelps, and Haywood
,a p,rol,iionnru Cia;ms-MeSsrs Janagin;
cl,y,on Francis, Colqui,t, and flanagan.
On ne Jad,ciaru-NlesSrs. Berrien, Clayton
Uay,on Huser and Walker
On TIC Post Office and Pest Roads;.Messrs
N,,r,c}; Simmons, Jarnagin, Niles and Aichison
-, P,ads and Caaals-Alessrs. Porter, White,
Jrwi>, Breese and Sturgeon.
On Pensions-Messrs. Bates, Sewer, Ather-
o. .or of New York and Evans.
IA n. District of CoiumJia.-Messrs. Miller,
B,ysrd Woodbury., Merrick, and Semple..
IN PATENTS and the Patent ONec.-Messrs.
pb.los Porter. Bates, Sturgeon, and Anterior
Oa Re,rcnehmcn..-N essrs. Morehead, Lewis,
Miller, Huntington, and Fairfield.
ON he Tsrfiories,-Mcssrs. Bagby, Evans,
McDullie, CLAYTON, and Francis.
On Tie Public Ba,idiags.-Messis. Dayton,
Breese, and Basby. r
he .Ssna,c.-Messrs Tappan, White, aud Por-
On Printing.-Messrs. Simmons, Fairfield,
ON Engrnssed BiAs-Messrs. Francis, Bagby,
and AtheHon.
limit Committee on The Library of Congress-
Mess,s. Choate, Tappan, and Pearce.
,Jnrnt Committee on Enrolled B,h.-MeSSrs-
flanagan and Dickinson.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate commu-
nicaion from the State Department relating 10
expenditures which was laid on the table
Mr.. TAPPAN presented the form oil Con-
.,su,;on for a State Government, adopted by a
Convention Of the Representatives OF the citizens
Of Iowa Territory, representing eishty-three 'nou-
sand inhabitants; which was referred, win the
recommending documents, TO the Commute on
The Judiciary, and ordered 10 be printed
Mr.. HANNEGAN presented the credentials
dD. R. Achison elected Senator by The Legs
!a,ure Of Missouri.
Mr.. MERRICK gave notice OF his intention
To introduce bin TO reduce the rates OF postage
ami 10 abolish the ranking privilege
Mr.. McDUFFIE gave notice that ON to-nor-
Tow be should ask leave TO introduce 3''n! 'eso,
luton Tor the annexation OF Texas TO The Unhea
States
Mr.. RIvES offered the following resolution
Resolrca. That the President OF The unitea
STATES lie requested 10 communicate To the senate
,fuo, Inconsistent with The public interest TO do 30
any further correspondence which may nave
taken place between the Minister OF the ohi!eo
States 10 Mexico and the Government OF maj Ike
noblc. as well as any communication, which
nav have been received from that Minister OF
later date than those transmitted with The message
OF The 81 inst.
Mr.. WOODBURY. submit,edthe following re-
solution:
Rssolrcd, Thatlhe Committee on Commerce be
instructed 10 inquire into the expediency OF esta'
bli>hing a more extensive system OF warehous-
ing. with leave 10 report by bill or otherwise.
The following bills were taken up, read Sc
coud time, and referred 10 their appropriate COM
ui,ecS:
Abill 10 change the time of holding the Fede-
ral Courts III Kentucky.
A bill for the continuation of the Cumberland
Road in the States of Ohio, Indiana, and ILL
hons.
The bill to grant certain lands TO the State oil
Indiana, the better to enable the said State TO ex-
tend and complete The Wabash and Erie Canal
from Terre Haute To the Ohio river, was, on mo.
lion of Mr. WHITE, after being read second
time, referred to the Committee on the Pubic
Lands
Mr. HUNTINGTON gave notice that he
should ask leave TO bring in a bill making an al
leraiion in the mode OF appointing inc ASSISTANT
Postmaster Generals of the United States.
IN motion of Mr.. BUCHANAN, the Senate
ten adjourned.
MOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Al II o'clock the Speaker took the Chair and
caused the proceedings of The last day on which
the House was in session, 10 be read.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The Standing Committees under the Rules Of
the House ordered on last Tuesday 10 be appoint
ed, were this day announced and are as ioiiows
or E!eet,ons.-Messrs Elmer, A. A Chapman
Newton, Hannibal Hamlin, Ellis, Douglass, u
Davis Schenck, and A. V. Brown.
III UayS anil 1Neans-Messrs. Mckay, prom
goo'e, Joseph r. Insersoll, Weller, Chappell Bar.
naIt Norris Rathbun, and Garrett Davis,
OF Claims-Messrs. Vance, Thos. Smith, Will
lis Green, Andrew Johnson, Bowin Ihomasson
strong Shepherd Cary, and Ramsey
On Commace-MeSsrS. Holmes, Dunlap, Php'
nix, Preston King, Williams, John p. Kennedy
Lab,anche McCelland, and EdwardJoy Morris
on Public Laads.--Messrs. John w. Davis
BOYD, w. Hunt, HUBBARD, Houston, ClinSman
Jameson, McClernand, and Paterson
On the Post Office a'.d Post Roads-Nessrs
Hopkins. Andrew Kennedy, Grinnell, Stiles
Hardin, Dana David S. Reid, Relfe and jerks
Fer the District Of C0lumbia-NIcssrs. Stelson
Hale, George w Jones, Andrew Stewart, Ste
phens McCauslen, Chiffon, Bower and Causin
On tie Jldieiary-Messrs. Saunders, French
Dillingham;, Burt Vinton, Petit, Summers
Douglass and Brodhead
oa Revolutionary ClGtms-MessrS. Richard
ID Davis, Lucas, Daniel P. King, James w
Stone, Robert Smith, Dickey, Benjamin White
Sen;er and Preston.
On P95he observation-disclosures Clinton
Mathews, VIM. Wright, Fuller, Purdy, Order
"yses, Pe!ley B. Johnson and Yos
On Pirate Land Cla,ms-Messrs. Slidel
oa'IIn, Dellet, William ]. Brown, jeremiah <
nna'y, Elisha K. Potter, Yancey Severance and
On Neutrality-suspicious.. Adams, Collamer
), Woodward, Hudson, Lumplsin, Darrash, Hale
Mcseley and Crans,on.
On .isrieuliare--Messrs. Deberry, Farlee, ST.
yy9hn, jeremiah Brown, Byram Green, Hays,
Henley, Florence and Dickey.
- IN Indian AGaus-Messrs. Cave Johnson
thompson, Foot Hidlack, Jas. B. Hunt, Baker
Benton Hughes, and Vanmeter.
] oa Military A faus-Messrs. HARRISON, Coles
I i!vln J. A. Black, Mcconnell, Clinch, Mellow.
e'' Thomas II. Seymour and Fish.
On TIC Miiia.-Messrs. Dean, Tbbatts
~ Mosey Power, Hubbard, Foot, Hays, Lyon and
I'd. S. Hamlin.
IN Narai Affairs Messrs. Parmcnter, Muir
Shy, Barrenser, Reuben Chapman, Simpson
feyton, John Stewart, Atkinson and Marsh