LIST OF THE SENATORS.

MAINE.-John Holmes, Peleg Sprague.
NEW HAMPSHIRE.-Samuel Bell, Isaac Hill.
MASSACHUSETTS.-Dan'l Webster, Nath'l Silsbee.
RHODE ISLAND.--N. R. Knight, Asher Robbins.
CONNECTICUT.----Sam'l A. Foot, Gideon Tomlinson.
VERMONT. -Horatio Seymour, Samuel Prentiss.
NEW YORK.-Charles E. Dudley, William Marcy.
NEW JERSEY --M. Dickerson, Theo. Frelinghuysen.
PENNSYLVANA.-Geo. M. Dallas, Wm. Wilkins.
DELAWARE.-J. M. Clayton, Arnold Naudain.
MARYLAND.-E. F. Chambers, Samuel Smith.
VIRGINIA.-Littleton W. Tazewell, John Tyler.
NORTH CAROLINA.--B. Brown, W. P. Mangum.
SOUTH CAROLINA.--R. Y. Hayne, S. D. Miller.
GEORGIA.-George M. Troup, John Forsyth.
KENTUCKY. - George M. Bibb, Henry Clay.
TENNESSEE.-Felix Grundy, Hugh L. White.
OHIO. Benjamin Ruggles, 'Thomas Ewing.
LOUISIANA.--J. S. Johnston, Geo. A. Waggaman.
INDIANA.--Wm. Hendricks, Robert Hanna."
MISSISSIPPI.--Powhatan Ellis, Geo. Poindexter.
ILLINOIS.--Elias K. Kane, John M. Robinson.
ALABAMA.--William R. King, Gabriel Moore.
MISSOURI.-Thomas II. Benton, Alex. Buckner.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1831.

Mr. SMITH, of Maryland, President pro tem. of the Senate, in the absence of the Vice President, took the chair at twelve o'clock; and, on calling the House to order, it appeared that thirty-four members were present.

Mr. DUDLEY, of New York, stated that, by some omission or inadvertence, the credentials of his colleague, the honorable WM. MARCY, had not been forwarded. He could, however, testify that Mr. MARCY was duly elected Senator for that State; and as similar instances of such omission were on record, he hoped the present would not operate as an obstacle to his admission, and moved that Mr. MARCY be permitted to take his seat; which motion was agreed to, nem. con.

able JOSIAH S. JOHNSTON, Senator elect for the State of Louisiana, be permitted to take his seat. The credentials of Mr. J. had not, Mr. B. stated, yet arrived, but his election was a matter of such public notoriety, as to induce him to hope that the Senate would not hesitate to admit him. In which motion, after a brief suggestion from Mr. HAYNE, on the propriety of having these credentials filed, the Senate concurred.

The usual message was then sent to the House of Repre

sentatives, notifying that a quorum of the Senate had as

sembled.

Mr. KING and Mr. FOOT were appointed a committee to join the committee of the House of Representatives to inform the President of the United States that the two Houses had organized, and were ready to proceed to business.

The Senate then adjourned to twelve o'clock to-morrow.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6.

Mr. KING, from the joint committee appointed to wait on the President of the United States, reported that they had performed the duty enjoined them, and had received an intimation that the President would, at twelve o'clock this day, make a written communication to both Houses of Congress.

The communication promised by the President was received by the hands of Mr. DONELSON, his private Secretary; which, having been read, [see Appendix.1

On motion of Mr. KING, it was ordered that three thousand copies of the message, and fifteen hundred copies of the accompanying documents, be printed for the use of the Senate.

APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEES.

Mr. KING moved that the 34th rule of the Senate be so far suspended as to authorize the Senate, in the absence of the Vice President, to appoint, by ballot, a chairman of the Committee on Finance; which motion being agreed to, The Senate proceeded to ballot for a chairman of that committee, and Mr. SMITH, of Maryland, was chosen. The following standing committees were then announc

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On Foreign Relations. -Messrs. Tazewell, White, King, Forsyth, and Bell.

On Finance.-Messrs. Smith, Tyler, Marcy, Silsbee, and Johnston.

On Commerce.--Messrs. Forsyth, Dudley, Silsbee, Johnston, and Wilkins.

On Manufactures.--Messrs. Dickerson, Clay, Knight, Miller, and Seymour.

On Agriculture.--Messrs. Seymour, Brown, Moore, Hanna, and Waggaman.

On Military Affairs.--Messrs. Benton, Barnard, Troup, Clay, and Kane.

On the Militia.--Messrs. Barnard, Frelinghuysen, Clayton, Prentiss, and Waggaman.

On Naval Affairs.--Messrs. Hayne, Tazewell, Robbins, Webster, and Bibb.

On Public Lands.--Messrs. King, Ellis, Holmes, Robinson, and Hanna.

On Private Land Claims.-Messrs. Kane, Naudain, Prentiss, Ruggles, and Hendricks.

On Indian Affairs.--Messrs. White, Troup, Poindexter, Benton, and Wilkins.

On Claims.-Messrs. Ruggles, Bell, Naudain, Brown, and Moore.

On the Judiciary.--Messrs. Marcy, Hayne, Webster, Frelinghuysen, and Grundy.

On the Post Office and Post Roads.--Messrs. Grundy, Ellis, Hill, Ewing, and Tomlinson.

On Roads and Canals.--Messrs. Hendricks, Poindexter, Hill, Mangum, and Sprague.

On Pensions.--Messrs. Foot, Chambers, Mangum, Buckner, and Sprague.

On the District of Columbia.--Messrs. Chambers, Tyler, Holmes, Clayton, and Miller.

On the Contingent Fund.--Messrs. Knight, Dudley, and Tomlinson.

On Engrossed Bills.-Messrs. Robinson, Ewing, and
Buckner.
The Senate then adjourned.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7.
STATE OF THE FINANCES.

The President of the Senate communicated the annual report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the state of the finances, the reading of which was dispensed with, and fifteen hundred additional copies ordered to be printed for the use of the Senate.

After the reception of sundry resolutions, and a short time spent in the consideration of executive business, The Senate adjourned to twelve o'clock to-morrow.

ject; and he was of opinion that no additional information would be elicited by the adoption of the resolution.

Mr. HOLMES said he was satisfied that the message of the President did not embrace the information which the

resolution called for. The question was, whether the decision by the King of the Netherlands was to settle the question of boundary. If not, the President would doubtless propose further negotiations on the subject, and the object of the resolution was to obtain the information whether further negotiations were or would be proposed. The President, in the exercise of his discretion, could give the Senate such information on this important matter as they required, either confidentially or otherwise, as he might judge proper. It was due to the public to require such information: for there was no small anxiety in the public 'mind to know whether or not the decision by the King of the Netherlands was considered to be binding on the two Governments concerned, &c.

Mr. HAYNE said he was generally in favor of motions for inquiry; but, in this case, he would prefer a postponement for a few days. He thought the resolution, at this time, premature. The President had informed Congress that he would, hereafter, fully communicate, by special message, all the papers in relation to the subject; and he [Mr. H.] was of opinion that the better course would be to wait for that information, when, if necessary, a motion for inquiry could be properly shaped.

Mr. HOLMES regretted the suggestion for delay. There was a very strong feeling on the subject in the State of Maine; many of the citizens of which State thought they had been treated coolly, if not cavalierly. He would not, however, object to the delay for a few days, but, taking example from constituents, would be at least as indulgent in this matter as they had already been He would, therefore, cons it that the resolution should lay on the the table till ne

week.

On motion of Mr. HAYL., the resolution was then lan upon the table.

The Senate went into the consideration of executiv business; and, after sitting with closed doors for « time,

Adjourned to Monday next.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 12.

The following message from the President of the United States was received, and read, and ordered to be printed: WASHINGTON, December 13, 1831.

To the Senate of the United States:

I transmit herewith, in obedience to a resolution of the Senate of the 8th December, 1831, all the information in the possession of the Executive, relative to the capture, abduction, and imprisonment of American citizens by the provincial authorities of New Brunswick; and the measures which, in consequence thereof, have been adopted by the Executive of the United States.

ANDREW JACKSON.