Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-12-18

aid. OF Maine.
Expenditures--Mr. Johnson, D
Tenn.
Ways and Means-Mr. Houston, o
Alabama
Claims Mr.. Daniel, of N. Carolina
Military Affairs-Mr. Burt, of S. c.
Naval fairs -Nr. Stanton, Of Tenn
Territories Mr.. Richardson, OF Hi
nois.
Foreign RsIations-Mr. Bayly, o
Va.
Public Lands-Mr. Hall, Of Missouri
Elections : Mr.. Disney, of OHIO.
Invalid Pensions--Mr. Harris, o
Tenn.
Unfinished Business--Mr. Cobb. o
Ala.
Engravings-Mr. Hammond. of Nd
Librarv--Mr. Chandler. of Pa.
Expenditures in the Safe Depart
ment--Nr. Stuart. of Michigan. Wa
Oepartment-Mr. Dimmock of Penn
svlvania.
Navy Department-Mr McMullen, o
Va.
Mr.. welch, from this district, was
placed on the committee on Accounts
Rev. Mr.. Morgan, Methodist, was elec.
ted Chaplin.
In the Senate, the 10Th. Mr. Sumner
spoke in favor of the Kossuth resolu'
tions.
In the House. bill making land
warrants assignable, was passed.
Dec. 11-Senate Rev. Mr.. Butler,
Episcopal, was elected Chaplain. Mr.
Foote spoke on the Kossuth resolutions
Mr.. Fish offered a resolution calling
upon tSe Secretary of the Navy for the
proceedings of the Court Martial held
in June and July last, for the trial oI
Gen, Tallcoil and others.
In the House, Mr.. Disney was excused
from serving on the committee on elec-
tons.
Mr.. Disney reported a bill regulating
tolls on the Louisville and Portland
Canal. and for purchasing the shares OF
individual stockholders and making the
navigation free. Referred to the COM
mittee on Roads and Canals.
The House then went into committee
of:he Whole on the Presidents message.
when MIR. Houston offered a series of
resolutions referring various branches
of the message to appropriate commit
tees.
Mr.. Hall spoke in favor of the bill in
troduced by him, giving the right Of way
and public lands for railroad from
Hannibal, Missouri, to ST. Joseph's Mis-
souri,, showing the importance Of such
a work in a commercial point Of view.
Mr.. Sweetzer delivered hi. views on
the subject of the public la ds
Mr.. Bissell announced his intention
to support Halls bill or the principle in
It. Committee then rose.
l9th-Senate-The question was Ia
ken up on Mr.. Berrien's amendment TO
Stewards Kossuth resolution, extending
o welcome to the associates OF Kossuth,
when it was lost by navs 26, yeas IA.
The second branch, declaring that bv
this welcome to Kossuth, Congress did
not intend to intimate an intention to
depart from the policy of non-interven-
ton, was also lost by l5yeas and Is
nays.
The question being upon Mr.. Sew
arl's first resolution, which was as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
in Congress assembled. do. in behalf of
ihe people of the United States, give
Louis Kossuih cordial welcome to the
capital Of the country.
Il was ordered to a third reading by |
yeas 80 navs 6. as follows:
Yeas-Bradbury, Bright. Broadhead.
lass. Chase, Clark, Davis. Dodge of
Douglas, Downes, Fitch,
Fi-h, Foote of Conn.,. Foote OF Miss,
Erwin, Hamlin, Hunter, Jones, James,
King, Mallory, Miller, Morris, Rhett,
Seward, Shields, Smith, Spruance,
Sumner, Wade, Walker and
Whitcomb--33.
Nays-Badger, Borland, Clements,
Weston, md Underwood-6.
This result caused much applause
rom the gallery. The resolution was
hen read third time and passed, when
IN adjournment was ordered until Mon
lay. and until then. after a short Execu-
i've Session the Senate adjourned.