Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-12-15
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Contracts tor Il70 tons Of hemp have been made, deli.
Norablc In three shares, on or before June let, lsiI-S-g.
some water rotiei hemp has been purchased in Kentucky.
Farther purchases are authorized iu that State mud Mis-.
souii.
The following is the Naval force in commission on the
lst OF Nov.
Ships of line I-FrEates 7-sloops i5-Brlr, c.
Sehooners 9-Sieamers 7-Siore ships 1 Race 1.
The Head OF the Bureau for clothing aud provisions re-
ccmtncnds a Naval station on the Pacific coast and the
disecnunusncc Of those at Honolulu and Macao.
These facts, with those have cont you. embrace most
OF the important information communicated with the Sc
Gretary's Report. They arc collected from n large mas, OF
Documents.
Among the appointments now before the Senate are those
OF GE'R0E BANCROFT, "a Federaist and al Abohuonisi,) as
Minister 10 England, aud Of JouN Y. Mason as Secretary
OF tho Navy. | think there is no doubt OF the formers
prompt rejection, tor ircompctency. There is also eonsid.
cradle talk OF e strong opposition rising against Mr.. Mason.
though l kUow not how formidable II may become. There
Is some dissatisfaction amoung the Calhoun men, from a
supposed desire, on the part Ot the Administration, To de-
flea. the election Of Hon. X. VI. I. IlUSrER, OF your State,
To the U. =. Senate. There is considerably more talk up
on this subject than | shall refer to At present. The length
OF this letter reminds me that 1t Is time to stop. but there
is another subject 10 which | must refer before closing.
The Lncoioco Senators had 4 Caucus, in the Vice Prcsi.
dents room Yesterday, and agreed upon the persons TO be
supported by them for chairman snd members Of The sever
al Committees. There arc two vacancies lelt 10 be filled
by the Wings on each committee. Messrs. Calhoun. Ben.
ton, Aichison. Allen and Cas-, refused TO accept the office
OF chairman Of the committee on Foreign Relations
Messrs, calhoun and Ahen, at their own request, were ex-
cused from serving on any committee. TIE election is TO
be held on Monday next. The first mentioned is OF course
chairman.
FoKEGN REyArIoNs.-Seyicr Cass and Anterior.
FINANcE.-Lcwis, Benton aud Spcight.
CoNNERcE.-Dix, Pennybackor and Chalmers.
and ColquitL.
Acknowledgment, Semplo and Turney.
MILIrAKy.--Benton, Dix and Houston.
Naturalization Semple aud Fairfield.
NAvAL.-Fatfeld Yulce and Cameron.
PUBLIc ~LANDs-Breese, Ashley and Bright.
PRivATE LAND CLAiNs.-Iulee, (chairman)-rest as DO.
fore.
INpIAN ArFNR.-Bagby. Atchisou, and Sewer.
CLAIMs-Pennybac&er, Dickinson and Rusk.
REvoLu roNARY CLAINs.-Semple. Bright aud Colquit,
JUoIcIARy-Ashley, Brcesc and Westcctt.
Pest CFFIcEANp PosT Ro.Ds-Nilcs,S Sturgeon and Rusk.
ROADS AND CANALS -tIaEncgln, Turney and Houston.
PESsIoNs-H. Johnson, lWhig) Ashley and Aichlson.
DmrEIcr oT COLUMBIA Breese and Chalmers.
PATENT O~FFIsE.-Co!quu, Turcy and Wesicou.
RErErNcuNESr-ruruey and Anterior.
TEERITsRIEs-Westcott Cameron and Chalmers.
PUBLIc BuLrIScs-Brght and Cameron.
AUpITr CONTINGENT EXrESsEs-Spught and Niles.
PRINTING Anterior and Chalmers.
ENGRossEp BLLs-Chalmers and Rusk.
LruEARy-PeaJco (Whis), Chalmers and Lewis.
You wall thus see that the Loco Eocos are getting more
liberal as TIC government becomes embarrassed. The
Wing may have two members on each committee, while
last year they had bat one. Wings are appointed Chait-
men OF the Committees on Pensions and tue LibIary-the
gentlemen named being peculiarly competent to the de
charge .! tho duties. l believe some one has made a com
pu,uiion, and !, Is supposed that Mr. SEVER, Of Arkansas,
will have two minority for the Committee ON Foreign Rcla-
lions, IN place Of Mr. McDuffio OF South Carolina. Mr.. Dix
OF n. York Is nominated Chairman OF the Committee on
Commerce, in place OF Nr. Haywood Of y. Carolina, who
resigned his seat last session. These are only the nom'n-
atoas, bat l presume they viii be elected on Monday
next.
Mr.. SEhNv, the celebrated Loco Foco editor, Of New
York, who has just been appointed Purser in the Navy, ii
IS sand, i going TO resign aud accept the Chief C!erkshp
in the office OF Mr. Mason. Secretary Of the Navy. Be
this IS It may, he IS to b. married on "Wednesday evening
next, To n young lady OF tins city. Commodore Moore Of
Texas, Mr.. E!iudgo IT Texas, President Houston's ex.
Private Secretary, and a young Wing from Georgetown,
are to be his friends on this interesting occasion. So you
se Mr. Slamm stu goes Tor Texas and Annexation.
BRUTUS.