Washington sentinel., 1853-12-13
C0mgrfssional.
THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
senate--sIonday, December I2, 1853.

in his seat to-day.
Mr. WELLER presented the credentials of the
lion. JARED w. WILLIAMS, Senator appointed by
the governor Of New Hampshire 10 ill the vacancy
occasioned by the death OF the Hon. CHARLES G.
ATHERroN. Mr.. WILLIAMS appeared, and was
sworn.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIoNs.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate a report
from the War Department, communicating state
ment of the appropriations for the War Depart
meni for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1858.
The CHAIR laid before the Senate the lesolu-
tons and proceedings of public meeting OF mer-
chants of New York, held in October last, pro-
testing against the arbitrary copduct OF the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury in the removal of the Hon.
Greene c. Bronson, late collector of the customs
Of that city. e
PETITIONS.
ThsfCIIAIR laid before the Senate petition
from the president and directors Of the ST. Louis
and Iron Mountain Railroad Company, praying
the right Of way through certain public lands near
st. Louis A very large number of petitions were
presented and referred.
SENATE COMMITTEES.
Mr.-BRIGHT submitted resolution changing
the number of Senators composing fourteen OF
the principal committees from five to six, which
was agreed TO.
Mr. BRIGHT then, by unanimous consent, Of
fered the following list and moved that the COM
mittees of the present session be as therein
named, which was agreed to.
LIST OF COMMITTEES OF THE U. s. SENATE.
On Foreign Relations: Messrs Mason, Douglas,
Sldell, Clayton, Weller, Everett
On Finance. Messrs. Hunter, Bright, Gwin,
Pearce, Norris, Badger
on Commerce Messrs Hamln, chairman,
Dodge, Of Wisconsin, Stuart Seward, Clay Ben
Janlin.
On Manufactures: Messrs. Wright, chairman,
Allen, Fish, Butler, Dixon.
On Agriculture. Messrs. Allen, chairman,
Hunter Wade, Thomson, Of New Jersey, Morton.
On Military Affairs: Messrs. Shields, chairman,
Weller, Fitzpatrick, Dawson, Johnson, Jones, OF
Tennessee.
ON Militia: Messrs. Houston. chairman, Dodge,
of Wisconsin, Morton, Shields, Thompson, of Ken
tucky.
on Naral Affairs: Messrs. Gwin, chairman,
Mallory, Brodhead, Fish, Thomson of New Jersey,
Bell.
On Public Lands: Messrs. Dodge of Iewa,
chairman Stuart, johnson, Foot Walker, Clayton.
On Pirate Land Claims: Messrs. Petit, Se-
bastan Benjamin Allen, Thompson, of Kentucky.
On Indian Affairs: Messrs. Dodge, Of Iowa,
Stuart. Johnson, Foot, Walker.
On Prirate Land Claims: Messrs. Petit, CHAR
man, Sebastian, Benjamin, Allen, Thomson, OF
Kentucky.
on Indian affairs: Messrs. Sebastian, Walker,
Adams, Cooper, Rusk, Toombs.
On Claims: Messrs. Brodhead, chairman Clay,
Chase Pratt Williams, Wade.
On Revolutionary Claims Messrs. Walker,
Toucey, Evans, Dixon.
On the Judiciary: Messrs Butler, chairman,
Toucey, Bayard, Geyer, Petit, Toombs.
On The Post Office and Post Roads: Messrs.
Rusk Brodhead, Hamln, Morton, Adams. Smith.
On Roads and Canals: Messrs. Bright, chair
man, Slidel, Wright Dawson, Chase, Jones, OF
Tennessee.
On Pensions: Messrs Jones, of Iowa, chair
man, Clay, Foot, Williams, Sumner.
On The District of Columbia: Messrs Morris,
chairman Macon dawson Rrirht. Pratt
ON Patents ami tie Patent Office: Messrs. James,
chairman Evans, Stuart, Seward, Chase, Thomp-
son, of Kentucky
on Rctrenchnenu Messrs. Adams, chairman,
Toucey, Fish, Fitzpatrick, Badger.
ON Territories Messrs. Douglas, chairman,
Houston, Johnson, Bell, Jones, of Iowa, Everett.
TO audit and Control the Contingent Expenses
otMe Senate: Messrs. Evans, chairman, Dodge, OF
Iowa, Foot.
on Pu6lc buildings: Messrs. Bayard chair
man, Jones, Hunter, Badger, Thomson, of New
Jersey Pratt.
On nPrnting: Messrs. Mallory, chairman. Ham
lin. Smith.
on Engrossea Bills: Messrs Fitzpatrick, Petit,
Wade.
on EnroHed Bills: Messrs. Jones, of Iowa,
Sumner
On The Library: Messrs. Pearce chairman, Cass,
Bayard.
NOTICES OF BILLS.
Mr. FISH gave notice of bill to reimburse the
common council of the city of New York certain
expenditures made for the first regiment OF New
York volunteers.
Mr. WELLER gave notice Of a bill authorizing
The Postmaster General to contract for the trans
portaton ofthe United States mail from San Fran
cisco, in California, to Shanghai, in China.
Mr. SEWARD gave notice of a bill TO aid the
State of New York in the construction of a ship
canal around the falls of Niagara.
Mr. DODGE, of Iowa. gave notice OF a bill TO
bring into market the lands heretofore reserved
from sale in Iowa, near Forts Crawford and At
knson; and also the lands reserved for Indian
farms, near Fort Atkinson in Iowa.
CENTRAL AMERICA.
Mr. CASS submitted the following resolution,
which was considered, and agreed to- Nt#
Resolved That the President requested inform the
Senate whether any communication has been received
from British government correspondence taken
Warrington Of July T. 1885, since the message Of the
President Of the United States Of january 1853 made in
If there any such communication correspond
he is requested If compatible with the public inter
est to transmit copies of the same to the Senate.
Subsequently, the vote adopting this resolution
was reconsdered, and,
On motion by Mr. CLAYTON, the resolution
was amended, by inserting after the word cores
pondence the words .and copies Of all instruc-
lions TO our minister in England, and Of CORE
spondence in relation thereto.o And, as amended
the resolution was adopted.
ELECTION OF PRINTER.
The following resolution, heretofore submitted
by Mr.. DODGE, of Wisconsin, was taken up and
agreed TO:
Resolved That the Senate will proceed forthwith to the
election public printer to do the public printing for
the thirty third Congress- In accordance with the eighth
section Of the act TO provide for executing the public
printing and establishing the prices thereof, and for
other purposes" approved the 26th of August 1862.
The Senate then proceeded to ballot and, upon
counting the votes, the following was the result
Whole number Of votes. ............44
Necessary to 2 choice. ...............23
OF which Beverley 1Gcker (SentneD received 26
/" Gen. Rob. Armstrong Union )recd IL
" Gales ~ Seaton (Ngt. Int) received !
Whereupon The President pro teapoye declared
that Beverley Tucker had been duly elected printer
to the Senate ofthe United States for the thirty
third Congress-
VICE PRESIDENT KING.
Mr.. ADAMS submitted the following resolu-
ifonJ which was considered and agreed to-;
Resolred That the Committee Printing to be
published and bound in pamphlet FORM in such
TO them appropriate for the use Of the Senate