Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1844-12-20
CONGRESS.

We are obliged 10 compress the new.
from Washington City In email bound,
this week, owing to the amount of Lepis.
laiiye intelligence which will be found in
our columns. Indeed, nothing Of much
importance has yet been done in the Fed.
eral Legislature. We will endeavor, in
short but rapid glance. to give tho..
items of intelligence from Washington.
which we think will be most interesting.
On Monday the 10Th inst. the two Sen.
ators from New York took their seats.-
On the same day, the standing Commit.
tees were announced; the most important
of which we give below:
IN SENATE.
On Foreign observation-disclosures. Archer. Re-.
rien. Buchanan, Morehead, Choate.
On Ffnance.-Messrs. Evans, Cri,tendeu.
M'Dutie, Huntington, Woodbury..
On Military 9Sairs.-Messrs. Crittenden.
Benton, Barrow, Foster. Of Tenn. Ashley.
On, Claims-Messrs. Foster, of Tenn, Day.
ton, Woodbury., Phelps, Haywood.
In the House, the standing COMMITTEES
we're also announced. We sabioin the mos.
important:
On Ways and Msnns.-Messrs. Mckay,
Dromgoole, Joseph R. lngersolI, Walter,
ChappelI, Barnard, Norris, Rathbun, and
Garrett Davis. T..
| Oh, Public Londs.- Messrs. John W. Davis.
BOYD, w. Hunt, Hubbard, Houston, CIigman,
Jameson, M'CIernand, and Patterson.
On the Post Office and Post Roads.-Messrs.
Hopkins, A. Kennedy, Grinnell, Stiles, Har.
din, Dana, David S. Reid. Relic, and jerks.
b. Lid:
Dillingham;, Burt. Vinton, Petit, SuMme,s.
+ Dougl lass, and Bloadhead.
i On observation-disclosures. Deberry, Fariee,
r St. John, Jeremiah Brown, Bryan, Green,
Hays, Henly, Florence, and Dickey.
I'm Foreign .2fairs.-Messrs. c. ]. 1nger.
soil, Rhett, John White, Daw son, Hamme.,,
Semples, Baily. Winthrop, and Ellis.
In the Senate, on the 10Th, Mr.. M'Duc.
fe, of South Carolina, introduced series
Of resolutions for the annexation of Texas.
similar in their import to MIR. Tyler's bill
Of April last. On the same day, AIR. Ben
ton gave notice that he would introduce 4
bill for The annexation Of Texas.
In the House, on the same day, John
Q. Adams presented petition from Cit.
zens of Newly ork, for the abolition OF sla.
very in the District Of Columbia. Refer.
r red to the Committee on The Distrit ofCo.
lumbia. Mr.. ]. X. lngersol presented
), memorial from Pennsylvania, praying an
O alteration in the Naturalization laws, ma.
), king the residence twenty-one years.
# In the Senate, on the lib inst, a reso.
$ luton was introduced by Mr.. Allen, calling
on the Pres,den, to lay before that body
r. the negotiations on the Oregon question.
o In the House, MIR. Duncan's bill. ma.
+ king the day of Election for Presideniuni.
u form throughout the United States, was
5, read The second time and referred. AboIi.
IS ton petitions in any quantity have been
j. presented. Well, we say if the battle must
5, be Tough. any how, jus. as well soon as
~ late. The question Of questions before
ID Congress JUST at this time-indeed we
h suppose a. the present Sessions the An.
n nexa,ion Of Texas question. Mr.. M'Dnf
If ie, Of South Carolina. has introduced a Sc.
10 ries Of resolutions for that object. Mr..
Benton bill. How The Wing SENATE
will act in the matter, we eanno, pretend
to say. They certainly, we shissk- eHgh'
m to be instructed by the verdict Of the PEG.
n re pie, how to act. The only quessiea IS,
of Will they be Influenced by The ins,ruc'
I'D tons! We fear not. We don't know
81 that anything has been tansac,ed Al the
n, Seat of Government, which requires our
~ particular attention.