New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-12-04
From Washington.
CONGRESs."First Session.
R.,o,..s Social, {or Tie .x..g-Yo-t Tribaue

WASHINGTON, Dec. I'd. ls4o
SENATE
The Journal having been resd and a message
received from the House, announcing the ossanl-s-
ton OF ,ha, body and the appointment OF Commit
tee 10 wait on the President. the Senate oE noolH
alton OF the Chair, appointed Messrs SPEIeHI ana
UPHAM as the Committee on the par otthe Senate.
The Resolution for classifying the new senators
from Florida was then taken up.
Mr. ARCHER said tha; he found redundancy OF
the first class, two years, and that the dra"lHs
snould De made from the second and third classes
Messrs. LEVY and WEscoTT then proceeded TO
determine the Of their service by lot The re-
salt of the dra*ing wa. that Nj essc9" 'eH'n Is
10 expire in 1919 and Mr.. Levy's IN ISL
Mr. WOODBRIDGE gave notice OF q bill to 8 rant
alternate sections OF land for internal Improvements
IN Michigan
Mr.. BREEsE moved to give the appointrHe nj OF
Committees 10 the Vice President.
Mr. EASSEGAS gave notice OF bill 10 extend me
Cumberland Road through Indiana and illinois
Mir X WALKER the Presidents Private Score
tary, here appeared with the Message and Docu-
ments-and the Clerk proceeded to read the Mes
sage.
After reading about an hour and three quarters
Mr. SEVER moved 10 dispense with the farther resd
ing, which was carried with great unaRirity
Pending the discussion about the number OF copies
10 be printed. the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE.
The House met to-day at 70 o'clock, and immedi.
aely after the reading OF the minutes OF yesterday
proceedings
Mr.. CosB Of Ga. moved that B. B. FRENCH, Esq.
be elected Clerk of the House. The resolution was
put and carried unanimously. This is a good APP
pointment which Mr.. French eniuently deserved.
\ message was received from the Senate stating
that that hous had pass ed the joint resolution APP
pointing joint committee TO wait on the President
Mr.. c. j. lSGERsoLL of Pa presented memora!
from American citizens in Oregon praying for pro-
lection &c. which. was ordered printed.
Mr.. BAYLY of Va. offered 4 resolution that the
House do nov proceed TO the Election OF Public
Printer.
Mr.. GARRETT DAVIS Of KY. moved that Com
mttee OF I'VE be appointed 10 let the printing TO the
lowest bidder providing for the performance OF the
work till such arrangement could be completed: a
proposal for doing the printing az reduction OF 33t
per cent or q saving OF $4,000 or 100000 per an
nun. was submitted. but objected 10 when partly
read by Mr. THOMPSON OF Miss.
Mr. BAYLY defended the appointment OF Public
Printer.
Mr. DAVIS of Ky. was proceeding to reply TO Mr.
Bayly, when he was interrupted by the Committee
appointed 10 wait on the President. The Chair
man OF the Committee announced that the President
was ready to communicate in writing forthwith.
Mr. J. X. WALKER, the Presidents Private Sec
rotary. appeared with the Message and documents
The Clerk then commenced reading the Message az
five minutes past o'clock. The reading occupied
about two hours.
Mr. CHAPMAN OF Ala moved that the usual num-
Der of copies with, and 10000 copies without the
documents be printed, which was carried and the
House adjourned till tomorrow.
The Supreme Court of the United States was or.
ganzed today. Judge WOODBURY., after the usual
formates took his seat on the Bench There
were present Chief Justice TANEY, Assistant JUS
tees MCLEAN. WAYNE, CATRoN, NELSON and
WOODBURY.. Little else was done, besides the ad-
mission of number of lawyers to practice in the
Court; among others was john VAN buren, OF
New. York