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Alexandria Gazette, Commercial And Political
Alexandria, Virginia
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On September 21, the U.S. House of Representatives considered the President's message, referring sections on foreign affairs, military, naval establishment, revenue, and militia to select committees via resolutions by Mr. Fisk of New York. Mr. Bradley of Vermont proposed an amendment to split the Commerce and Manufactures committee into two separate ones. The House adjourned.
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Wednesday, September 21.
No other business being offered to the consideration of the House, they took up the PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
On motion of Mr. Fisk, of N. York, the House resolved itself into a committee of the whole on the state of the union, Mr. Macon of N. C. in the chair, and the message yesterday received from the President of the U. States was taken into consideration.
The following were offered by Mr. Fisk of N. Y.
1. Resolved, That so much of the message of the President of the United States as relates to the subject of foreign affairs, be referred to a select committee.
2. Resolved, That so much as relates to our Military Establishment be referred to a select committee.
3. Resolved, That so much as relates to our Naval Establishment be referred to a select committee.
4. Resolved, That so much as relates to our Revenue be referred to a select committee.
5. Resolved, That so much as relates to the classing and disciplining of the militia be referred to a select committee.
These resolutions having been severally concurred in.
The committee of the whole rose and reported the resolutions to the House.
Mr. Bradley of Vt. offered the following amendment to the Standing Rules and Orders of the House, assigning as a reason the distinctness and importance of each of the two subjects now confided to one committee.
"That, instead of the committee of 'Commerce and Manufactures, there shall be appointed' two standing committees, the one to be styled the Committee of Commerce, and the other the Committee of Manufactures, to consist of seven members each."
This motion lies on the table of course until the morrow.
The House adjourned.
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Wednesday, September 21.
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resolutions concurred in and reported to the house; amendment proposed and tabled until the next day; house adjourned.
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The House took up the President's message, resolved into a committee of the whole, and adopted resolutions referring parts of the message to select committees on foreign affairs, military establishment, naval establishment, revenue, and militia. Mr. Bradley offered an amendment to create separate standing committees for commerce and manufactures.