Washington telegraph., 1851-01-01
CONGRESSIONAL pRoCEED,xo.'
w WASHINGTON D.c q

cENATE E-Messrs. Underwood, Dav-
ton and Green took their seats TO a,u
On motion. the President pro tenn W
r. King, was authorized to appoiut ~
standing committees. A'
Mr.. Benton gave notice of severa, lin.
Ito grant land to Missouri for ,n,.,,
improvement purposes. and the two no,
cent. fund for the same; and to y,sn,
land for railroad from ST. Louis ~ n'
Francisco, TO relinqush all tolls for ,o-
mage on the Louisville and Portland
nal; to cede to the States the public IL
in which they are; aud 10 abolish the s.''
tax
MIR Hale offered resolution c,r;.
for the proceedings Of the court ma,,;.S5
in the case of private trial at Portsmouth
N H.
TIE Senate then adjourned.
uousE.-A number of new men,h..
appeared to-dav; also Mr.. Dounet in ,n'
place of Mr.. Ness. The House ,b"'.
went into election of chaplain, when ~"
Rev. Mr. Guriey was chosen.
The members We're ordered to reo.;..
newspapers to the amount of no, eycasa
ing three dailies.
The House then adjourned.
WASHINGTON, DEC
SENATE The President annou,...
that no changes had been made in ~.
standing committees except in 6uancn
committee, where the change had h..
made by the chairman himself ~,
other changes Were Necessary IN E
vacancies and to eqaalise the du,;s>
among all the Senators. The frs, nam
ed i'm each is chairman.
Mr.. Dickinson peremptorily refused 70
act as chairman of finance COMMITTEES
Foreigr. Atiairs.-MesSrs Foo,e. Cass
Mangun,, Phelps, and Douglas.
Fluauce -Messrs. Hunter
Bright, Pearce, Beuton and Ewing
Commerce.-Hamlin. Soule. Davis Of
Mass. Dodge, of Miss, and Bull.
Territories --Douglas, Underwood.
Houston aud Seward.
Military Atfalrs.-Jef. Davis, Bore.
land, Greene, Shields aud Dawson.
Naval Atiairs-Yulee, Mason, Badg.
er, Miller aud Gwinn.
Public Lands-Fech, Shields, Win.
throp, Fremont and Smith.
Roads and CanaIs-Brigh,, Acheson,
Greene, Pratt and Spruance
Claims. Morris. Whilcomb, Under.
wood. Baldwin aud Pratt.
Judiciary.-Butler, Donnet, Berrien,
Bradbury and Dayton.
District of Mason, Yuee,
Miller, Shields and Berrien.
The other committees remain as last
year.
Mr. Cass was excused from serving on
the committee of foreign relations.
The Rev. G. NJ Butler, Episcopalian,
was then elected chaplain.
The resolution of inquiry Of MIR. Hale
W as adopted.
Ou motion OF Mr.. Pearce ten thousand
copies Of the message, aud the accompa-
nying documents were ordered ~ be PRINT
| ed.
The chair laid before the Senate the
u. S. Treasurer report which was or
dered To be printed.
The adverse report on private claims
Of last session was coucurred IN.
Mr.. Cooper announced The demise OF
Chester Butler. and paid a feeling eulogy
upon him. The usual resolutions. &c,
We're passed.
MIR. Walker moved TO print five hun.
dred extra copies of the Patent Office
report of last year for the Patent Office;
laid over.
The Senate then adjourned,
HoUsE.-Mr. Chandler announced the
death of Chester Butler, OF Penn. who
died Oh October the 5th After paying
high euloyy Oh his character, &c., we've
passed.
The house then adjourned.
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THE VOICE OF INDIANA.-The follow
| ing preamble and resolutions. in favor o
the Compromise Measures Of the las
session of Congress. were adopted by th'
| Indiana Constii urional Convention, o!
the Sd inst, 10y the decided vote of 81
! TO 26:
Whereas, The Congress of the Uni
ted States passed at its last session, Sc
ries acls, commonly called the Comprc
mise Measures:
And achere0S, certain misguided ind
viduals in various States of the Unor
have expressed their determination TO re
sist a portion Of its laws: Therefore.
Be IL ResoIUed, That, in the opinio
| of this Convention, the common sent
ment, of the people ol Indiana sustain
and endorses. in their general feature
| and intention, the said series OF Comprc
mise measures as passed by Congress
and recognises, in the success of thes
measures, an earnest of security and pei
petnity TO our glorious Union.
Res0ired, That whatever may be tn
Opinions OF Individuals as 10 the wisdom
| or policy Of the details of one. or any G
the acts of Congress above referred tc
it is the duty of all good citizens 10 con