American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-12-09
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WAsmNCroN, Dec. S, 1915.
SENATE.
The following Senators appeared in their
seats, viz MessEs. Barrow Of La, Dickinson oi
N Y, Morchcad Of Ky, Berricn Of Ga, and
Penuyhackrr of Va Mr.. Archer presented
the credentials Of the two last named gentle
fnen, who were duly qualified for their seats
The president laid betarc the Senate com
munlCations from the STATE War, and lreasu-
~ Departments latter being the annual
report on Commerce and Navigation, all whch
were laid on the table and ordered to be prlnt-
ed.
Mr.. Benton presented Nmemoral from Anne
ican residents in Oregon, prayiHg for pfotec-
ton from our government, which was read and
ordered to be printed.
MIR. Cameron presented 2 memorial against
The reception of Texas as slave State.
MIR. Sewer moved postponement of the
election of Committees and Officers Of the Sc
nate until tomorrow.
Mr.. Mangum suggested that this was the
dav named in the rules for this purpose, and
that therefore it would be necessary to alter
the rule
Mr.. Clayton was for Il division Of the ques-
ton, and was willing to postpone the election
Of committees, but not Of officers
Mr.. Sewer said if gentlemen Oh the other
side we're determined to push the thing, so be
they were ready; it was for the sake of
greater harmony ard more satisfaction to the
other side, in the selection of committees, that
be lad made his motion.
Mr.. Critteuden was willing that the MAORI
~ should have their own way in the selection
Of committees, but saw no reason fol pOstpon-
mo- the election of officers.
MIR. Allen hoped the postPoncment would be
entire, or not al all.
Mr.. Sewer moved an adjournment, and on
division this was carried, by 25 TO 81.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
As soon as the journal was read, the Speak
e- announced the various committees. The
following is list Of the several committees,
together with the chalrmen Of the same.
On Elections -Mcssrs. iiamlin, Of Me; A.
\. Chapman, Of Va; Chase, of Tenn; Dob
i'm, Of N. c.; Ellsworth, of N. Y; McGau-
ghcy, of Ia; Chapman, of Mich; Culver, of
JVavs aud .Msans-McKay, Of N. c.; Drom-
g5ole, of Va; J. Il. lngersol, Of Pa; Hun
gorord, Of n. Y.;Houston, Of Ala; Winthrop
Uf Mass; Norris, OF n. H.; Vinton, Of Ohio;
Jones, Of Georgia.
Claims Vance, of Ohio; Daniel, Of n. c.
iio.c, Of H.; Stephens, Of Geo; Gordon, of
N. T.; Pollock, Of Pa; Lyon, Of Md; Lcake,
Of Va; Rockwell Of Conn.
Commerce McCleliand, OF Mich; Tbbaus
of Ky; Wentworth, Of Ill.,; Simpson, Of =.
C.; GrinneIl, Of Mass; Lawrence, Of n. vi
Giles, OF Md. Levin; Of Pa; ThibCdcau3, Of
Louisiana.
Pablo Lands-McClcrnand Of ILL.,; Smith,
Of Ia; CoIamcr, of VI; Hunt, of Mich;
HIosoly, Of N. Y; Morris, Of Ohio; Reli, of
Mo; Simpson, of !. c.
Pest Og!css and Post Hopkins, of
Va; konnody, OF la; Reid, of n. c.. Grams
ton, of r. l.; McIlvainc, Of Pa; Thomson,
Of ky.; Martin, Of Tenn; Hough, Of N. "
billiard, of Ala.
District Of C0iuprJia-Hunter, of Va; Nc
DoRcd, Of Ohio; Ficklin, Of ILL.,; Payne, of
Ala; Marsh, Of VI; Hunt, Of n. Y; Chap
man, Of Nd; Sims, Of S. c.; Mcfiemry, of
Kentucky.
Juiiciary-Rathbun, Of N. Y; Petit, of In
diana, Lumphin, of Geo; Brown, Of Tenn;
Bnniugton, Of Pa; Constable, Of Md; Thur
.aan, Of Ohio; Dixon, Of CT; Briggs, of n. C.
Revolutionary Ctuims--Leib, OF Pa; Fcklin,
81 H., King, Of Mass; St John, Of Ohio;
Grjder, of Ky; Ewing, Of Pa; Clarke, Of N.
T.. Icrrick, Of N. Y; Cabel, o. T. rida.
Public Expenditures dunlap, OF Me; Yos',
OF Pa; Cunningham, Of Ohio; Russell OF N.
" Arnold, Of +. l.; Runk, Of NJ J.; IIoua-
ton OF Del; Campbell, Of Pa; Lewis, Of n.
York
Public BowlIn, Of Mo; Yancy, Of
Ala; Wlci, o. indIana; Johnson, OF Tenn: a
dams, OF Miss horsH, OF Lou.i Long, OF Md,;.
tyum.s, Of Ga.
.%.pr, ,fgaaa-Ilolmol, Of s c.; D1yly, of
-; "lciay, oiN. ( hing, OF Geo; Schonck,
Of Ohio, BnragH, o. Pa; Stanton, Of Tenn;
HaGm'e, cf Me; Wood. orN.Y.
Foreign .}Jlja-u. J. LuEorsol, Of Pcnna;
E4ctl, Of 5. g.; Payne, Of Ala; Baddinqer, of
}ai Cobb, Of Geo; &ui,n, Of Conn Culldm,
Of Tenn; Smith, ofla; Perry, Of Md
T.rritories-- Douglass, Of H.; Boyd, of Ky i
Graham, Of NJ c.. Dillingham;, of VI; Jones
Of Tenn Rockwell, of Mass Thompson, of
Pa Price, Of Mo; Young, of Ky.
'nJlcirres- Adams, of Mass; Woodward,
OF >. c. Stewart, of Pa; Hudson, of Mass !
Iancoy, of Ala; Brown, of Va; Wilmot, of
Pa johnson, of N. H.; Martin, of Ky.
.fgrtcntturs-Andeyson, of N. Y; Black, of
Pa; Wright, Of N. j.; Pernll of Ohio; Grover,
ofN. Y; Dockey, Of N. c.; Simms, of Mo;
Erdman, of Pa Root, of Ohio.
indian .4fan-Thompson, of Miss; Benton,
@; n. " Chapman, ofAla. Yell, of Arkansas;
teosc, of VI; Barringer, of N. G., Sawyer, of
Ohio; Hampton, ofN Y; Cathcart, of Ind,
Revolutionary Pensions-Broadhcad, of Pa;
Atkinson, of Va; Parrish, of Ohio; Leaman, of
~ T.; Owen, of Indiana; Barringer, of N. c.;
Jenkins, of NJ Y; Hampln, of NY, Tombs,
,'h'tia-Back, of s. G.; Hubbard, of Va.
Abbott, of Mass; Tildcn, of Ohio; Ritter, of
"a; G,ddmgs, of Ohio; De Mott, ofN. Y; Ed
sail, Of N. j.; Hubbard, ofConn.
'nhtary .4gairs-Harralson, of Geo; Yell,
OF Ark; Brlnkerhof, of Ohe Burt, of S. c.;
Ramsay, OF Pa; NiVcn, of N. Y; Beddingcr,
Of Va; Baker, OF H.; Thompson, of Mass.
The Speaker stated that the first question be-
lore the House was the amendment to the re-
solution to PRINT $4,000 extra copies of the
report OF the Secretary OF the Treasury, the