Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political

Senate of the United States.

On Tuesday and Wednesday no business
of importance.

Thursday, November 10.

Mr Giles offered the following resolution:

Resolved, That so much of the President's
message as relates to the several embargo
laws, be referred to a select committee, with
instructions to examine and report, whether any further measures are now necessary to enforce a due observance thereof during their continuance; and also whether any further modification thereof be expedient at this time, and that such committee have leave to report by bill or otherwise.

On making this motion, Mr. Giles observed, that as the resolution he had the honor of moving respecting the embargo laws, was intended only as an enquiry into that subject, which was deemed important by all, and if to be further acted upon, requiring immediate attention; and as it did not commit the Senate upon any point in relation to those laws, -he hoped that the committee might be now appointed.

Mr. Goodrich requested that the motion might not be acted upon until to-morrow, to which Mr. Giles agreed.

Mr. Smith, of Md. submitted the following motion for consideration:

Resolved, That a committee be appointed to enquire whether any, and if any, what amendments are necessary to the militia laws of the United States.

The following are the different standing committees appointed for the present session of Congress.

1. Of elections--Messrs. Findley, D. R. Williams, M. Clay Lambert, Blake, Sturgis, Elliott.

2. Of claims--Messrs. Helmes, Johnson, Pitkin, Seaver, Humphreys, Brown, Butler.

3. Of commerce and manufactures.--Messieurs Newton, M'Creery, Cutts, Dana, Marion, Mumford, Porter

4. Of ways and means--Messrs, G. W. Campbell, W. Alston, Eppes, Smilie, Tallmage, Fisk, J. Montgomery.

5. Of public lands. Messrs. Jeremiah Morrow, Goodwyn, Russel, Boyd, Ely, Howard, Bibb.

6. Of revisal and unfinished-business.--Messrs. Clopton, Van Renselaer, Durell,

7 Of accounts--Messrs. Stedman, Milnor, N. R. Moore.

8. On affairs of District Columbia--Messrs. Lewis, Vanhorn, Southard, Blackledge, Rea Lemuel I. Alston, Wharton.