Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856.

DEBATES OF CONGRESS. 199 DECEMBER, 1824.] Proceedings. [H. or R. EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS.-SECOND SESSION. PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRES.ENTATIVES. MONDAY, December 6, 1824. On motion of Mr. TAYLOR, the Message, with the accompanying Documents, were referred At 12 o'clock this day, the Speaker (Hon. to a Committee of the Whole on the state of the HENRY CLAY, of Kentucky) took the chair; Union, and 6,000 copies were ordered to be and the roll being called, one hundred and printed. eighty members answered to their names; and a committee was appointed on the part of this House to join with such committee as should WEDNESDAY, December 8. be appointed on the part of the Senate, to wait On motion of Mr. TAYLOR, of New York, the on the President of the United States, and in- House resolved itself into a Committee of the form him that a quorum of both Houses is as- Whole on the state of the Union, (Mr. P. P. sembled, and ready to receive any communica- BARBOTTR, of Virginia, in the chair,) and distion he may have to make to them. tributed, by a number of distinct resolutions, Mr. MITCHELL, of Maryland, offered the fol- the various parts of the President's Message to lowing resolution: the proper committees. " Resolved, That the Honorable the Speaker in- The several select committees, established by vite our distinguished guest and benefactor, Gen- these resolves, were ordered to consist of seven eral LAFAYETTE, to a seat within the Hall of this members each, with the exception of that in House, and that he direct the manner of his re- relation to a provision for General LAFAYETTE, ception." which was ordered to consist of thirteen. This resolution gave rise to some conversa- Mr. MITCHELL, from the Joint Committee tion as to what would be the most proper mode appointed to determine in what manner Genof expressing the respect felt by this House eral LAFAYETTE shall be received by the two towards the illustrious individual referred to, Houses of Congress, asked and obtained leave which resulted in the adoption of the following to report, and presented the following: resolution, which was proposed by Mr. A. " The committee appointed on the part of STEVENSON, as a subsitute for the other: this House, to join such committee as might be "Resolved, That a committee be appointed on appointed on the part of the Senate, to consider the part of this House, to join such committee as and report what respectful mode it may be may be appointed on the part of the Senate, to proper for Congress to adopt to receive General consider and report what respectful mode it may LAFAYETTE, and to testify the very high gratifibe proper for Congress to adopt to receive General cation which he has afforded by his present LAFAYETTE, and to testify the very high gratifica- visit to the United States, made in pursuance tion which he has afforded it by his present visit to of the invitation given to him by Congress, the United States, made in pursuance of the invita- during its last session, report: tion given to him by Congress, during its last ses- "That they have met a committee of the sion." Senate on that subject, and that the committees The committee was appointed, to consist, on have agreed to recommend to their respective the part of the House, of thirteen members. Houses that each House receive General LAFAYETTE in such manner as it shall deem most suitTUESDAY, December 7. able to the occasion, and the committee recomA Message was received from the President mend to the House the following resolutions: of the United States, by Mr. EvERETT, and read " Resolved, That the congratulations of this House at the clerk's table. (See Senate proceedings, be publicly given to General LAFAYETTE on his arp. 93.) rival in the United States, in compliance with the

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Title: Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856.
Author: United States. Congress.
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Publication: New York, [etc.]: D. Appleton and company [etc.]; 1857-61.
Subject terms: United States -- Politics and government

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