- M’Kennon Thomas H. T.
- Heister William.
- Potts David
- Darlington Edward.
- Milligan John J.
- Webb James Watson
- Chauncey Commodore
I had visits from four Members of the Pennsylvania Delegation—three of
them Anti-Masons— G. M’Duffie
moved in the House, that the Report of the Secretary of the Treasury upon
the removal of the Deposits from the Bank of the United States, should
be referred to the Committee of the whole House on the State of the
Union, which was agreed to without opposition; Mr Polk of Tennessee,
making a few remarks— He is now the Chairman of the Committee of Ways
and Means, and no doubt all the bank concerns are to be referred to that
Committee— M’Duffie’s object I suppose is to have the deposit question
referred by itself to a select Committee— Immediately after this motion
was disposed of Henry Laurens
Pinckney, member from Charleston S. Carolina, announced
the decease of Thomas D.
Singleton, another member elect from that State, who died
at Raleigh North-Carolina, on his way to this City. Mr Pinckney disclaimed and pronounced a
panegyric upon the patriotism of his deceased colleague— A Patriotism no
doubt just like his own.— He moved the usual resolutions to wear crape
thirty days, and that the house should adjourn, both of which were
agreed to without opposition. My Colleague in 200the
House, and on the Committee of Manufactures, Gayton P. Osgood was introduced to me
by my neighbour Kavanagh, as
were Mr
Selden and Mr Lawrence members from the
City of New-York, Mr Barnitz of Pennsylvania, by William Clark, and several others—
After the adjournment I went into the Senate, where I found them
ballotting for a Chaplain— After three or four ballots, Mr Hatch was
elected— Then came a question upon the appointment of the Standing
Committees— By a rule of the Senate the Committees are appointed by the
President pro Tempore— A motion was now under consideration for
appointing them by ballot—on this motion the President Hugh Lawson White had asked yesterday to be
excused from voting; a request which he had repeated this day— His
colleague Felix Grundy spoke
against excusing him, and was answered by Mr Clay, and upon the Question
being taken he was excused; and the Resolution for appointing the
Committees by ballot, prevailed by a vote of 22 to 18. Thursday was
appointed to choose the Committees and the Senate adjourned about 3.
O’Clock.— Returning home I met J. J.
Milligan who had been to pay me a visit— I found at home
Cards from Commodore Chauncey
and James Watson Webb.