Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-12-07
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1850.
IN SENATE.


STANDING COMMITTEES
The PRESIDENT. The Chair, in compliance with the
order Of the Senate has formed the standing committees, and
in doing he has endeavored to preserve hem far as
practicable they at the last session. The business
I Congress going from the first to the second
renders the of the committees unnecessary
asmuch as the members of the committees formed at the first
session better acquainted with the subjects brought before
them and will be better qualified to act upon them than new
committees will be- The Chair has made changes in the
chairmen Of committees with the exception Of gentleman
who has been excused from serving by his own particular re-
quest for which satisfactory The Chair has
therefore merely filled up the vacancies on the committees
and transferred gentlemen from committees on which
thew had served to others He endeavored arrange
have each Senator some committee with the ex-
ception to which reference has been made.
The SECRETARY then proceeded to read the list of gene
| men the several committees, as follows:
On Foreign Reations-Messrs. Foote (chairman) Cass,
Mangum, Phelps, and Douglas.
On FnanceMessrs Hunter, chairman Bright Pearce,
! Benton, and Ewing. hoEa.aN
On Commyce-Messrs. Hamin, Chairman Soule, Da-
Wis, Of Massachusetts,, Dodge, Of wisconsin, and Bell
On Manu- acures-Messrs Sebastian, (chairman,) Gle
mems, Clarke Jones, and Upham. W.
On Agricukure-Messrs. Sturgeon, (charman,) Tuney,
| Spruance, Walker, and Chase
On MHtaru Afairs-Messs. Davis, Of Mississippi,
Chairman Borland, Greene, Shields, and Dawson. .
On the MKta-Messrs. Houston, Chairman Dodge, OF
Wisconsin, Morton Clemens, and spruance.
On Naval Affairs. -Messs. Yulee, (charman,) Mason,
Badger, Miller, Gwin. .lt@
On Pubic Lands-Messrs. Fech, (chairman,) Shields,
Winthrop, Fremont, and Smith. vas. ... +.
On Prirate Land Clains-Messrs. Downs, chairman, }
Whitcomb Davis of Massachusetts,, Baldwin, and Chase.
On Indian Afairs--Messrs Atchison, (charman,) Sc
bastian Bell, Rusk, and Wales
On Ciaims-Messrs. Norris Chairman Whcomb, I'm
derwood, Baldwin, and Pratt.
On the neutrality-suspicious.. Butler, Chairman Downs,
Berrien, Bradbury, and Dayton. ~.
On Revolutionary Claims-Messs Walker, Chairman,
Upham, Dodge, of Iowa, Cooper, and Chase
On the Post Office and Post Roads-Messrs Rusk, (char
many Bright Upham, soule, and Mortsn. .r.
On Roads and Canak-Messrs Bright, chairman,
Atchison Greene, Pratt, and Spruance.
On Pensions-Messrs Jones, (chairman,) Phelps Day.
ton, Hale, and Borand.
Onhe District of CoumbiG-Messrs. Mason Chairman,
Yulee Miller Shields, and Bsrrien. ..
| On Putents and the Patent OGce-Messrs. Turney,
Chairman Norris, Wales Whicomb, and Dawson.
On Retrenchment-M essrs. Bradbury Chairman Hous
ton, Mangum, Felch, and Clarke.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Douglas, (charman,) Underwood
Houston, Cooper, and Seward. a. I .
To audit and eotrolhe contingent expenses Of the Sen
ate-Messrs Dodge, Of Iowa, (chaiman,) Walker ant
on Public BuiHings-Messrs. Hunter, Chairman Da
Wis, Of Mississippi, and Clarke
On Printing-Messrs. Borland, (chairman,) Hamin ant
Smith. g..,. ...
tian. and Hale. @
on The Lbrary-Mes.rs. Pearce, (chaman,) Mason, an
Davis of Mississippi. ,,,
EnTOleG btHS--MesSrS.
throp. II @N
:, Mr. CASS, on his motion, excused from service
the Committee on Foreign Relations. .'... ~.
On motion Of Mr.. CASS,
Ordered That the vacancy be filled by the President pr
tentb,re.
$ The PRESIDENT appointed Mr. MASON to fill the va
n eaney' :, .or,o. ~ ~ -, ava
message was received from the House Of Representative
by R. NJ You've, Esq its Clerk announcing that the Re
- la ,l,,r hat oiv
:. On the motion Of Mr. BERRIEN, the Senate poceedt
- to the election Of q chaplain. H.s..s##E#.
at The PRESIDENT. The whole number Of ballots is SO
o. necessary to choice IL. -. ..' s...
'e Rev. q. M. Butler received. 80
Rev. Orvile Dewey. .:...... !
~ Rev. Mr.. Morgan. .....................
" Rev. John ID. Matthew'S. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. !
a. The Rev. G. M. BUTLER, having received majority
ct the whole number Of ballots cast, duly elected Chaplain
. the Senate for the present session.
70 The Chapains oficate alternately in each House.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
nd Mr. BENTON pursuant to heretofore given, ask
and obtained leave TO introduce the following bill
RLL to grant to the Of Missouri quaint
Of public land objects Of internal improves While
added to quantity heretofore granted to that State
ne purpose shall make equal to the quantity hereofo
lis granted TO any other State for the purpose
d. Wherea, il appears by report of the Commissioner Of
General Land Office Senate document OF the present sessio
that has been granted TO the State Of Missouri hu
he ed Of land for purposes of internal mproy
on ent and other States far larger quantity and that
Il would require the quantity Of two millions six hundred
thousand hundred and acres Of
NC repec,ve States considered make the grant Mssor
70 eoual TO that of any other State Therefore,
re- Il enacted BY the Senate and House Of Represenoir
Of The United States of america Congress assemble
That the quantity Of millions six hundred and seventy Z
hundred and ten of be granted and
hereby granted to the state Oh Missouri lot purposes Of
ed nal Improvement
Sec q fndbe il further enacted That the one-fourth p
of said land shall applied the construction Of the
OF road from St. Louis the Western frontier Of Missouri
Jefferson City, be applied thereto BY the company en-
$500 rr ,h, pnrpose by the General Assembly OF Misso
the INV the name OF the Pacific Railroad Company and the
and tile TO said fourth part shall in said company and