Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-12-24

nicate his instructions, &C.. and thus adopted. On
motion of Mr. Broadhoad the House went into COM
mittce Of the whole. protracod debate ensued
referring the message. Messrs Giddlngs, Payne,
and Johnson, of Tennessee each spoke an hour
The standing Committees Of the Senate and the
House are not materially varied from the last ses
SION In the Senate, Mr. Phelps is on the follow
ing Committees: Indian Affairs, Revolutionary
Claims, and Patents and the Patent office and Mr.
Upham is on these,-Agriculture and Pensions
In the House, Mr. Foot is on Indian Affairs-Mr
Collamer ON Public Lands-Mr Marsh on the Dis
trict of Columbia and on Patents and Mr. Dilling-
ham on the Territories. We give the following as
likely to DC the most interesting committees to our
readers, at the present time:--
SENATE.
On Foreign Relations-Mcssrs SEWER chair
man. Cass, Archer, Atherton and Webster.
On Finance Messrs Lewis, [chairman,l Benton
Evans, Speight, and Huntington.
On NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dickinson, chairman
Colquitt, Simmons, Sturgeon, and Woodbridge.
On Military afiairs-Messrs Benton, [charmnn]
Dix, Crittcnden, Houston, and Badger.
On Public Lands. -Messrs Brccse, charman1
Ashley, Woodbridge, Bright and Corwin,
On Indian ARlirs- -Messrs Bagby, chalrmanl
Atchison, Phelps, and Jarnagin
On Claims -Messrs Pennybackcr, Tcharman1
Achison, j. NJ. Clayton, Rusk, Johnson, of Mary
land.
On Revolutionary Claims -Mossrs Scmplc
[thairmanl Bright, Fhos. Clayton, Coquitt, and
Phelps
On Pensions-Messrs johnson, of Louisiana,
[chairman Ashley, Pearce, Atchison, and Up
ham.
On Patents and the Patent Oflice-Messrs Col
quitt Lclairmanl Turney, Phelps Wcstcott, and
Davis.
HOUSE.
OF Ways and Means -Messrs Mckay, Drom-
goole, Joseph Il. Ingorsoll, Huugorford George S.
Houston, Winthrop, Morris Vinton, and SoOborn
Jones.
OF Claims-Mossrs Daniel IIogc, Graham. Cor
don, Pollock, Ligon, Leake, John A. Rockwell, and
Dargn.
On Public Lands -Messrs McClorand, Thomas
Smith, Collamer, James B. Hunt, Mosey, Morris,
Relic. Hampton, and Blanchard.
For the District of Coumbia.-James Mellow
ell, Joseph ]. Mcdowell, Ficklin, Payne, Marsh,
Washington Hunt, John G. Chapman, Alexander
d. Sims, and Mcllcnry
On Revolutionary Claims Messrs Joseph John.
son. Fickn, Wood Daniel P. King St. John, Girl
der Tilden, John ii. Ewing, and Bowdon.
On Manufactures -Messrs. Vance, Woodward,
Stewart Hudson, VIM. G. Brown, James H. John
son, John p. Martin, Sykes, ana Ripley.
BrnkerhofI Burt, Ramsey, A, A. Chapman, Niven,
Carroll, and Benjamin Thompson
On Foreign Aflairs-Messrs Chas. ]. lngersoll,
Rhett Payne, Carrot Davis, Cobb, Truman Smith,
Cullom, Caleb B. Smith, and Perry.
On Revolutionary Pensons-Messrs Broadhead,
ger, jenkins, Crozier, and Trumbo.
On Patents --Messrs llenly, Maclay, Marsh,
Sykes, aud Thomas Butler King.
WEDNESDAY,, Dec. 1G
SENATE.-Mr Ashley presented a bill establish
ing the pre- -emption land system. Mr. Breese sub
mittcd land graduation bill. Mr. Woodbridge
submitted bills granting Michigan lands for internal
improvements and to sell Lake Superior Mineral
Lands. Mr. Dix gave notice of bill establishing
N. Y. branch mint. Mr. Speight gave notice also
of bill establishing Charleston branch mint.
Mr. Crlttenden presented bull for improving
western rivers.
The message was then taken up Cor reference
Mr. Westcot moved to refer that part relating 10
territorial governments and conquered territories,
TO the committee on territories Nj Sewer moved
to refer it to the committee on foreign affairs. Mr.
Benton said there was no such thing in the mes
sage, and asked Mr. Westcott to withdraw his mo-
ton. Mr. Westcott declined, and debate ensued
between Messrs. Westcot Allen, Archer Came
ron, Crttenden and Semple. Laid on the table by
a vote of % to %.
The Chaplain was elected on the ID ballot. Rev.
NJ. Scer received "a votes, fusion 9, scattering T.
After an Executive session, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Mr. Pollock
moved to suspend the rules, in order to offer
olution instructing the Committee Ways and
Means to report bill for the repeal of the tariff of
1876, and remodel that of l642-l.OST, 20 to no.
The consideration Of the Presidents message
was taken up in Committee of the Whole Mr.
Gentry denounced the message and the war Mr.
Kennedy, Of Indiana, defended the President. Mr.
Hudson attacked the administration The Com
mittee rose.
THURSDAY, Dec. II
SENATE.-Petitions and memorials were presen-
ted. The consideration of the message being re-
sumed, Mr. Ashley moved that so much of it as re-
fers to priyaeers be referred to the Judiciary com
miltee. Bills were presented, on leave, for a new
Custom House at New Orleans; for branch Mint
I al. 1
Dry Dock at Pensacola, giving the assent of Con-
gress to certain States having the lmpost tax on
Public Lands as soon as sold ~ and to establish
national armory at Massac, Ill. Mr. Dix gave no
tice of bill to annu the Act relative TO seamen
navigating the waters Of the United States. Mr.
Semple gave notice of bill to remodel the Con-
sular system. On motion Of Mr. J. Nj. Clayton, the
Vice President authorized to appoint Select
! Committee on French spolldtons. On Mr. Breeses
motion, the Committee on Commerce was instruct
! ed TO enquire into the eypediency of making APP
! preparations for the improvement Of Harbors. AT
ter an Executive Session. the Senate adjourned to
! Monday.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs.-M Winthrop
! offered a resolution calling the Secretary of
| War to furnish a statement Of expenditures for
harbors, roads, and Notifications in the several
States and Territories. Notices given ofinten-
tons to bring in bills to sell the mineral lands and
| for the Improvement of rivers and harbors. The
House proceeded to elect Chaplain.
On the third ballot, the Rev. Mr. Sprole was G.
leced. lie had one hundred and three votes
Dewey forty eight; Sinsley, eighteen, and Storrs
three Mr. douglass, from the Committee on Ter
rtores reported bill for the admission of Iowa
into the Union. Read twice. Adjourned
FRIDAY, Dec. lS.
HOUSE OF REPREsENTATIvEs.-Mr Boyd, from
the Military Committee, reported bill TO increase
the pay ofvolunteers two dollars month from the
commencement of the war, and granting 100 acres
of land to all serving to the close of the war, I'M
less sooner discharged Referred to the Commit.
tee of the Whole. Mr.. Boyd moved to 90 into
committee and take up said bill. Mr. Mckay said
the bill was important. Time should be allowed
to examine it before it was taken up. The vote
was then taken on Mr.. Boyd's motion and it was