Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-12-16
CONGRESS-.
sENATE-Mo,n,x n...,,s-- u,

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Inc wee President laid before the Senate tho snnu-
Htepot' OF the Commissioner of Pensions
Also, report from the Treasury r,ment shaving
'"e number OF vessels employed in the coasing trade
Ho, inc annual report OF the Treasury tea.
| i've to Commerce aud Navigation.
Also report from the Department Of Static upo, IN,
expenditures OF the Department
nh Cft'enden presented petition from citizen Of Ken
800, pc s ns paymen, by the U. $. Of certain bonds
.u 70 hn oy tho late Republic OF Texas amounting
principal and interest to Sos OOO-and for the paym,n, If
which the revenues Of Texas pledged which secur
/ tho United States " ~
MIR Benton offered resolution insructns the Commit
zee on military Affairs to inquire into the expediency of
,.is m,se months extra pay to tho officers non.eum-
mssoned officers and soldier, regulars and youneerr
SCI 10 me War with Mexico. aud placing them and
INC families OF such may be killed upon the same fo,
| ing with the Navy in respect TO pensions
Inc resolution offered on Thursday by Mr. C,ittc,J,,
ule Committee on Military Aff,irs 10 bring ia
o 10 increase the pay vi ,nJ
soldiers OF the army and volunteers and 10 proy f an,
granting o certificates OF merit such IA should d.ng
came up in its order, - "'
m Benton suggested that the resolution should ,aLo the
| usual form Of enquiry instead Of instruction
MI Ctitendeh was not very tenacious rs Ia form b ho
ough Tue subject presented in the first part Of his rcou
non was one winch must already have been entertained IN
the minds OF Senators-whe the second pa, cmb,,ccJ ,
ence OF opinion. W " ''-
mr. Archer eoneuHed in the suggestion made by the Sc
major IRON Mo- that the resolution should take In, ps,I
| torm-that OF inquiry wv
Mr.. Weseou must oppose the resolution though with re-
| OF distinction " s"S "''s
Mr. Crtendcn though the Senator need be under no up
| prehension that scsre "'
After some further debate Mr. R,,,,, ,.,.i -, $500. d..
tue resolution soasto make inquiry only which
agreed 70" ~ TO 90 and in this shape the resolution wa,
oao' ot the Standing Committees that being the speeia
| ORDER OF the day, with the following re,ult.
IN FOREIGN RELArioNs-NIcssrs SEWER fcb,;,,,,,,
| Cas-, Archer, Atherton and Webster N""
| pN riSAScE-Mcssrs Lewis Cchsirman,) Benton Evans
Spcight and Huntington '''
| OK CoNMERcE-Mes-rs Dix frb,;,,,,, , p.,,,.
| Johnson, OF Maryland, Chalmers aud DAVIS 100
| On MASUFACTUREs-Messrs Dickinson fcb,i,n,,,
Colpuiti, Summons, Sturgeon, and woodbridy.
| On AGRicULTuRE-Messrs. Sturgeon fcba,m,, , So,
| pie, Uphsm, Turney. and Cley.
oS MILITARY ArFMRs-Messrs. Benton. Ccbaitm,rl
DIX, Cuttenden, Houston, and Badger
| w NAVAL ArFMRs-Messrs Fairfield fcb,;,,,,N
fuec, Mangum Cameron. and Miller
| Us THE MmIrA-Messrs Aichison Chairman Sem
| pie, Barrow, Fairfield, and Greene.
OS PUHLIc LANDs-Messrs. Breo,e fcb,i,,,,,N \ ,.Ll
Woodbridge, Bright, aud Corwin. ''
| ON PRIVATE LAND CLAINs-Messrs Yulee tcb,ir,n,,
| Semple, Barrow, Pcnnybackcr, aud Greene ~
On lNnIAN AffAIRs-Messrs Bagby, lchaman Atcbi
| son, Phelps. Sewer, and Jarnagn.
| Or CLAINs-Messrs Pennvbacker frb,,,,.,N Al.
| son,J NJ Clayton, Rusk, and Johnson of MARYLAND
| On REVOLUTIONARY CLMNs-Mcssrs Sempe febai,-
man. Bright, Iho' Clayton, CoIquiu, and Phelps
oS rHE JunlcIARy-Messrs Ashley, (cbairn,n R,.o.
| berrien, WestcUu, and Dayton.
OK rnE Posr orrIcE AND Posr RoAp,-Me..ra Nile.
| tchairman) Sturgeon, Simmons, Rusk and Moreb.aJ
pN koAbs AND CASALS-Messrs Hannrgan. scbo,,n,,
lOrney, Corwin, Houston, and Morehend
Us PKNsioNs-Messrs Johnson. of Louisiana, tch,r-
| man, Ashley, Pearcc, Atchison, and Upham
On THI DIsTRIcr OF CoLuMHn-M cssrs Cameron t.ti
man. Breese, Miller, Chambers, and Johnson OF Mar,
| land.
ON PATENTS AND The PATENT OFFlcE-Messrs Coloui,t
(chairmanJ Turney, Phelps, Wescou, and DAVIS
oN kETKENGnSENr-Nessrs rurney (chainnan,) Ather
ton. Morehoad, Ciley, and Niles
OK the TLRkToKEs-MeSsrs wcstcou fcb,;-,.r,
Cameron, Evans, Chalmers, and Clayton.
os rnk PUBLIC bulLDlNGs-Messrs Bright, (eharmanl
To CONTROL rHE CONTINGENT ExrENsrs OF TINE sr,,rr
Messrs Speight, (chairman) Niles md Green
OM fHSrING-Messrs Atherton, Chairman Chalmers
and Simmons.
on rHE LrHRlRY-Messrs Pearcc (ehairmun) Chalmers.
and Lewis
On motion OF Mr.. Sewer, the Senate proceeded o III.
consideration OF Executive business and after some time
spent therein adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Under the order OF the House OF Thursday last the Speak
er appointed the following standing committees viz;
OT ELtcrIoSs-MesSrs Hamlin Augugu. A Ch,,m,p
Harper, Chase DObLin, Ellsworth McGaughey, Chipmsn,
and Culver.
Or WAYS AND MEANs-Messrs Mckay, Dromroole. los
r. lngerso, liungerford. George s. Houston Wintlrop
Norris, Vinton, and Seaborn Jones.
Or CLLIMs-Messrs Daniel, Hoge, Graham Gord,n
Pollock, Lyon, Leake, John A Rockwell, and Dargin
On CoMNRRcE-Messrs McCelnnd. Tibbats Went
worth, Simpson, GfnneIl, Atkinson Lawrence Levin aud
On PUnuc L.Sus-M,ssrs MeCleaIland Thos Smith.
Collamer James Hunt, MOsey, Morris, Refc Hampton
aud Blanchard.
Kennedy Reid, Cranston, Mclyaino, Thomason Phelps,
HOugh an Hliard.
FoR TIE DisTsIcr OF CoLUuulA-Jas Mcdowell J,scph
J Mcdowell, FiekIn, Pavne Marsh, Washington Hunt,
John q Chapman, Alexander ID Sims, and Mcllenry.
Ok THE JUDlcIARY-Messrs Rnihtun. Petut Lumpkin,
Milton Brown, Burlington, Seldom Thurman, Dixon, aud
Biggs.
oS REVOLUTIONARY CrlrNs-NIossrs Jo. Johnston. Fck
lin, Wood, Daniel King. st Johns, Order, Tden John
II Ewing, and Bowdon.
OK Punrc EIrENprUREs-M essrs Dunlap Yost Cum
nngham, RUSSELL Arnold, Runk, Jno w Houston, srohm,
and White
Or Private LAND CLArus-Messrs Bowlin Wick Ste
phen', Andrew Johnston, Seaman, Stephen Adams Morse
Long, and Cotirell.
OS MANuFAcruEEs-Mossrs Vance. Woodward Stew
art, Hudson, VIM G. Brown, James IL Johnson. John
Martin, Sykes, and Ripley.
OK AeRroUrrURE-Messrs Anderson, James Black,
Wright, PERIL, Grover, DOckery, Leonard II. Simms,
Eardman, and Root.
OS IsDI,S ArrArRs-Messr. Jacob Thompson, Reuben
Chapman, Benton Boyd, Yell, Foot, Bafrinrc SAWYER
Ashmun. and Cathcart.
OS MnuARY ArrARs--Mcssrs. HARRISON Boyd, Brin-
kerhoh, Burt, Ram'oy, A. A. Chapman Nven, Carol, aud
on TIE Mmrrra-Mcssrs James A Bla H. Tredway, Ab-5
bolt. Dockey, Leonard H. Simms, Ritter Giddings, %
Mott, and Samuel l. Hubbard.
ON NAVAL ATrNEs- Mtssrs Isaac Holmes, Blyy, Ma
clay, ho Butler King, llnmln Schenck, Danagh Stan
ton, and Jsmcs Thompson.
ON FoREIsN ArFARs-Messrs Charles lngersoll Rheu,
PAYNE, Garrett DAVIS Cobb, Truman Smith. GALLON, Caleb
u Smith, and Perry.
OK rHE TEEKrrORiEs- Ms,srs Douglass Hunter Dllng.
ham, julius Rockwell, George Jones, Young, Lewis
Towns. and Pilsbufy.
Ok RGvoLrrroSAEy Prv.rors-Messrs Brodhead. Adin-
son, Cummns, Albert Smith, Oven Burnngor, Jenkins,
Crozier, and Tfumbo.
OS ISyALp PrvI,Ns-Mcssrs Preston King. sarkwc1-
Their, DaRan, Bell Seldom, Donno, Cooke Goodyear aud
MouIton.
Ok RoADs AND CANAts-M ossrs Robert Smith. NArtr
FIRES Gentry, Pendeton, Elias Holmes, Williams, Nil
Ter, and Mcdaniel.
OS PArEyr-Mes'rs IIsny, Macuy. Marsh, Sykes, and
Thomas Butler King.
OS Prslc BUrlDrSos-Mcssrs Furuu McClcaa Win
throp Severance. and Woodw0rh.
ONREWsAL AND UNFiyIsuEu BUsiNEss-Mcssrs S1wcIo,
Collin. Gavin. TfCdwuy and Hale.
ON AcCoUNrs-Mcssrs Daniel King Fafan, Mclean,
William w Campbell, and Cobb.
OK MLEAar-M cssrs John Martin, Severance llrnIy,
Joseph Mcdowell, aid James Thompson.
ON Messrs Yost, Perry, and Cooke.
Juiyr COMu1rrFg rHE LBEARY oT CoNgRrss-O the
part Of the House Me-srs Brodhosd, W W Campbell,
aud Edmund w Hubbard.