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Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
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The Washington newspaper on December 13 reports on U.S. congressional proceedings: Senate on Dec. 11 appoints committees on President's Message topics including foreign affairs, militia, military, naval, finance, manufactures, roads, canals, and education; receives petitions and Navy report. Senate adjourns Dec. 12 for room preparations. House on Dec. 12 handles petitions, a motion for stenographer access, and resolves contested election in favor of Westel Willoughby over Wm. S. Smith.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13.
We are much pleased at having been able, by the exclusion of much other matter, to get into our paper to-day, the whole of the remainder of the important Treasury Report.
CONGRESS.
IN SENATE.-Dec. 11.
Mr. Goldsborough of Md. attended.
The following committees were appointed on various parts of the President's Message, viz:
On so much as relates to Foreign Affairs—Messrs. Bibb, Dana, Taylor, Barry and King.
On the Militia—Messrs. Varnum, Lacock, Wilson, Tichenor and Turner.
On Military Affairs—Messrs. Barbour, Williams, Ruggles, Goldsborough, Condit.
On Naval Affairs—Messrs. Tait, Daggett, Sanford, Fromentin, Howell.
On Finance and an uniform currency—Messrs. Campbell, Chase, Bibb, King and Mason.
On Manufactures—Messrs. Hunter, Roberts, Talbot, Condit, Thompson.
On Roads and Canals—Messrs. Morrow, Brown, Horsey, Wilson and Gore.
On a National Seminary of Learning—Messrs. Brown, Fromentin, Sanford, Dana and Hunter.
Mr. Daggett presented petitions of certain manufacturers of Mould Candles: Mr. Roberts that of the Philadelphia manufacturers of Snuff and Tobacco, and of malt liquors; which were referred to the committee on Manufactures.
A report was received from the Secretary of the Navy, in compliance with sundry resolutions passed by the Senate during the last session, transmitting certain information, on various points of naval administration, required by the Senate.—Ordered to be printed.
TUESDAY, Dec. 12.
The Senate did not meet to-day, having adjourned over to give time to the workmen to prepare the fixtures in their new rooms.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
TUESDAY, Dec. 12.
A great number of petitions were presented, a general statement of which is reserved for another day.
A motion was made by Mr. Yancey, having in view a change of the rules of the house, so as to admit stenographers to more eligible stations for reporting the proceedings of the house, than the present galleries afford. The motion lies on the table one day of course.
The report of the committee of Elections on the contested election of Wm. S. Smith, by Westel Willoughby, Jun. was taken up in committee of the whole; and, after being reported to the house the case was so clear, the report was concurred in without opposition. The seat of Col. Smith is therefore vacated, and Mr. Willoughby declared duly elected and entitled to a seat.
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Washington
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December 11 13
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committees appointed on various topics; petitions referred; navy report printed; senate adjourned for preparations; house motion tabled; contested election resolved in favor of willoughby, vacating smith's seat.
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Senate proceedings on Dec. 11 included attendance by Mr. Goldsborough, appointment of committees on President's Message parts (Foreign Affairs, Militia, Military Affairs, Naval Affairs, Finance and uniform currency, Manufactures, Roads and Canals, National Seminary of Learning), presentation and referral of manufacturing petitions, and receipt of Navy Secretary's report. Senate did not meet on Dec. 12 due to room preparations. House on Dec. 12 presented numerous petitions, Mr. Yancey's motion for stenographer rule change tabled, and committee report on contested election concurred, declaring Willoughby elected.