The North-Carolina standard., 1850-01-09
THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS. |
SENATE.
MONDAY, December 3. l649.
Various petitions and memorials, of interest to
ur readers, were presented to-day.
Mr.. Underwood presented the memorial of William
Smith and Isaac Sheen claiming be the legitimate
Of the Church Of Jesus Christ ofLatter-
az Saints, and twelve others, members of that church,
alling the attention of Congress TO the alleged n-
luitous and unchrissian acts now perpetrating by
portion of the members Of that church settled in the
valley of the great Salt Lake; and charging that,
amofg other crimes, the doctrine Of poygamy was
adopted by them. and was now practised. producing
incest &C., &C.. in the land. The petition also al
leges that. before the sect was expelled and driven
from Nauvoo, in Illinois, fifteen hundred of them took
this country the murder Of Joseph Smith. The
memorial prays Congress interfere and prevent, BY
sautary legislation, the alleged evils. In connexion
with the subject matter embraced in the memorial
Mr.. u. read paragraph cut from newspaper, IN
which it was alleged that the Mormons or Saints at
the Salt Lake had levied, and continue to levy,
tariff of fifty per cent on all goods coming into the
country He moved the reference of the memorial to
the Committee on Territories.
Mr. Douglas thought it due to the country to state
that he, too, had seen the paragraph in the papers;
read by the Senator from Kentucky, and had called
upon the delegate sent here by the provisional gov
ernment of Deseret, Mr.. Babbit and questioned him
in relation to the subject Mr.. Babbit had assured
him. that the people in that valley, in order to protect
themselves had established government at the city
ernment had enacted that all goods coming into the
country, and sold within tie city, should pay cer-
tain duty. This tariff did extend to goods pass
ing through the country, nor to those sold without
the limits of the city. This the only means the
country had to raise revenue sufficient to meet the
nf fkoSrnr nAnfs md eY6cte0
from every one, Mormon well those not Mormon
Petitions praying indemnify for spolations BY the
French were presented by Messrs. Greene, Davis OF
Massachusetts, King, Hamlin. Webster, Stewart,
Badger, Davis of Mississippi, and Bradbury all OF
which were laid upon the table for the present.
message was received from tia House, announc-
ing that that body had passed an act granting the
franking privilege to Mrs. Sarah Polk, widow OF
Ex-President Polk.
Mr.. Foote'S compromise bill in relation to the
Territories, was ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Downs submitted Resolution calling on the
President to communicate to the Senate all the facts
in his possession concerning the abduction OF Key
and Mr.. Douglas Resolution instructing the Com
mttee Indian Affairs to inquire into the exPedl-
ency of making appropriations for the extnguishment
of the Indian title to lands in Oregon, California,
Deseret, and New Mexico.
Notices of various bills hereafter to he introduced
were given, and among them Mr.. Walker gave notice
of bill to cede the public lands to the respective
States in which they are located on certain cond,
the price of the public lands-and Mr.. Hale Of bill
to abolish fogging in the Navy. i,
On motion of Mr.. Badger, the bill just received
from the House of Representatives granting the
franking privilege to Mrs. Polk was taken up, read
three times and passed.
The resolution of Mr.. Cass relating to. the sus-
pension of diplomatic relations with Austria, and
that of Mr.. Bradbury calling upon the President to
communicate the causes, &C., for certain removals
from Office, were laid until after the holidays.
After some time spent in Executive session, the
Senate adjourned over to Thursday.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
During the reading Of the Journal, part there
Of the Clerk reported to the House the following as
its standing committees for the present session, ap
pointed by the Speaker under the resolution of the
gentleman from South Carolina, (Mr. Burt,) agreed
to on Thursday last:
sylvania Harris, of Alabama; Van Dyke. Of New
Jersey; Disney, Of Ohio Thompson, Of Kentucky ;
Harris, of Tennessee; McGaughey, of Indiana ;
Ashe of North Carolina Andrews, of New York.
Committee ef Ways and Means. MessIs: Bayly,
Ohio Greene, of Missouri; Toombs, of Georgia ;
Hibbard, of New Hampshire; Duer, of New York :;
Jones, of Tennessee; Hampton, of Pennsylvania.
Committee Of Claims. Messrs. Daniel, of North
Carolina; Thomas, of Tennessee; Root, Of Ohio
Wilmot, of Pennsylvania Nelson. Of New York ;
ham, Of Indiana Butler, of Connecticut.
Committee on Commerce. Messrs. McLane, Of Ma
ryland Wentworth, of Illinois; Grnnell, of Mas
sachusetts; Bingham, of Michigan; Stephens. Of
Georgia; Colcock, of South Carolina Phenix, Of
N. Y; Stetson, of Maine Conrad, of Louisiana
Committee on Public Lands. Messrs. Bowlin, oi
Missouri; Harmanson, of Louisiana; Shepperd. Of
North Carolina; Albertson, of Indiana; Baker, oi
Illinois; Cobb, Of Alabama; Brooks, of New York
Hoagiand, Of Ohio; Henry, of Vermont.
Committee on tie Post Office and Post Rood.. Messrs.
Potter, of Ohio; Phelps, of Missouri; MeKissock,
of New York Featherston, of Mississippi; Hebard,
of Vermont; Stanton, of Kentucky; Aston, Of Ala
bama; Powell, of Virginia Durkee, of Wisconsin.
Comnsittee on the Distriet Of Columbia. Messrs.
Brown. Of Mississippi; Inge, Of Alabama; Taylor Of
Ohio; Fuller, Of Maine; Morton: Of Virginia; Ham
mond, of Maryland; Allen, Of Massachusetts Will
liams, of Tennessee; Underhill, of New York. i.
Commitee tie Judiciary. Messrs. Thompson,
of Pennsylvania Miller, of Ohio Ashmun. of Mas:
sachusetts; Meade. Of Virginia Morehead, of Ken
tucky; King, Of New York; venable, Of North
Carolina; Stevens, Of Pennsylvania; Welbora, Of
Georgia.
Committee on Revolutionary Claims. Messrs. Saw
telle, of Maine Morris, of Ohio; Newell, of New
Jersey Bay. Of Missouri; Butler, of Pennsylvania
Millson, Of Virginia; Goodenow, Of Maine; Melville
of Mississippi; Kerr, of Maryland.
CommiHee on Public Expenditures. Messrs. John.
son, Of Tennessee; Bissell, of Illinois Conger o
New York Harlan, of Indiana; Bowie, of MARYLAND
Sweetser, of Ohio; CALDWELL of North Carolina
Booth, Of Connecticut; Calvin, of Pennsylvania.
C0mmittee Private Land Claims. Messrs Morse
of Louisiana; Brown, Of Indiana; Rumsey, of New
York; Gilmore, Of Pennsylvania Campbell, of Ohio
Harris, Of illinois, Marshall. of Kentucky; Whittle
sey. of Ohio; Anderson, of Tennessee.
Conmittee Manufactures. Messrs. Peck, o.
Vermont; Bowdon, of Alabama; Houston, of Della
ware; Cleveland, of Connecticut; Breck, Of Ken
tacky; Ross, Of Pennsylvania; Rose, of New York
On, Of South Carolina Owen, of Georgia.