Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-01-08
rbjrlieth CongreSs-First Session.
December Sfh.

SENA
December Sfh.
#. ASHLEY gave notice that on Tomorrow
~" sorue early day, he would ask leave OF the
a. 70 introduce the following bills:
a' Hill 10 establish general pre-emPtion sys'
n' Iii 70 divide the judicial district Of Arkan-
10 TWO judicial districts.
SEWER asked and obtained leave to
w NJ. from The files of the Senate the memo
tnu' "s The legislature of Arkansas. upon the
Fii :. IF the rmovaI of the raft of Red river;
~. orrpose of having it referred to the com :
W. December 18th.
i A. Iohuson. of Louisiana, submitted the foi-
~, ~, rssoution for considerations:
VIZ p1s.or-ed That the Committee on commerce
i:.~.,rre,ed TO require into the cxpcdiency of
In;na an appropriation 10 remove the obstruc-
the navigation of the river Sabine. and
OD' ,Ts resolution of the legislature of Louis
,bs reuort, and papers on fiIe(in relation
- 10 referred 10 said committee.
TIs Rev. Mr.. Slicer was elected Chaplin of
he Senate.
December ID.
The standing committees were adopted in a
ass he the Senate from list presented bv Col
XEIIER. IUcs dfS as
1 On Foreign Relations ns-Messrs. Sewer, Benton.
kobster. Hannegan, and Mangum.
On Financs-Messrs. Athertor, Dickinson,
klsvrou. Hunter, and Phelps.
On Commerce-Messrs. Dix, Breese, Johnson,
kf MARYLAND, Cameron, and Davis, of Mass.
4 I'm Hanufaciures-Messrs. Dickinson, Ashley.
kobam. Butler. and Clarke.
H On Agriculture--Messrs. Sturgeon. Turney,
&uauce. Atherion. and Corwin.
H On Military Afdirs--Messrs. Cass, Benton,
I kduenden. Davis, of Mississippi, Dix, Badger, and
Ausk.
|! Ieene, Fairfield, and Underwood.
4 On NaraI AfairS--Messrs. Fairfield, Yulee,
5ller Bright, Johnson, Of Maryland, Cameron.
bd Badger.
! On Pubic Lands--Messrs. Breese, Ashley,
|prwn. FeIch and Underwood.
On Prirate Land CIaims-Messrs. Yulee,
|OO,c, Johnson, of Louisiana, Downs, and Ber-
Zen.
] On Indian AGairs-Messrs. Atchison, Sewer,
beIps, Downs, and Bell.
On Cla:ms-Messrs. Mason, Westcots, Under
bod, Bradbury; ant Baldwin.
|radbury, Upham, Rusk, and johnson, of La.
w INC JEuUHf y--hSSSIS. ASuiey, butler,
kTren, Westcott. aud Dayton.
Ca the Post Office and Post Roads--Messrs.
files, Surgeon, Pearce, Rusk, and Corwin.
On Roads and Canais-Messrs. flanagan.
tOte, Clarke, Sturgeon. and Spruance.
6a Pens sions-Messr rs. Johnson, of Lousian ma.
lch, Phelps, Davis of Mississippi, and Bald
Fer the District of CoZum6ia-Mesers. Came
., Hunter Miller, Foote, and Greene.
IA Patents and tie Patent OHce-Messrs. West
Il, Turner, Davis, of Massachusetts, Dick
son, and Dayton.
On observation-disclosures. Turney, Douglass,
angum. Niles, and Clarke.
On lhe TerrfOries-Nessrs. Douglass, Bright,
Ar,zan. Butler. Davis, of Mass
On The Public BuiLdings- -Messrs. Hunter,
uee, and Spruance.
On tie Library-Messrs. Pearce, Davis, of
|ssssppi. and Mason.
Ca the Expenditures of Senate--Felch, Niles,
b Pearce.
On motion of Mr.. SEWER, it was
Ordered, That so mnch of the message Of the
resident of the United States rs relates to For
Ign Affairs, be referred TO tho Committee on Fo-
egh Relations.
On motion by Mr. ASHLEY, il wcs
Prdsred, That so much os the Message of the
President Of tie United States as relates to the
eblshment Of competen. tribunals 10 try and
bulsh crimes and exercise jurisdiction in civil
|nsses in China. where American citizens are
!pncerned, by virtue of our Treaty with that
Tower, be referred to the Committee on tho Judi
s.ary.