Hon. Alexander Barrow, from the State of Louisiana, and the niel S. Dickinson, from the State of New York, attended. rcher presented the credentials of the Hon. John Macpherson elected a Senator by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia, e vacancy occasioned by the resignation of the said John MacBerrien; which were read; and the oath prescribed by law was ered to Mr. Berrien, and he took his seat in the Senate. Tcher presented the credentials of the Hon. Isaac S. Pennybacker, Senator by the legislature of the Commonwealth of Virginia for of six years, commencing the 4th day of March, 1845; which d; and the oath prescribed by law was administered to Mr. Penr, and he took his seat in the Senate. ice President laid before the Senate a report of the Secretary of sury, made agreeably to law, showing the commerce and navigahe United States; which was read. ed, That it be printed, and that seventeen hundred and fifty ereof be printed in addition to the usual number, two hundred of which for the use of the Treasury Department. ice President laid before the Senate the following reports: port of the Secretary of the Treasury, made conformably to law, g the articles imported during the year ending June 30, 1845, on which exceeded thirty-five per cent. on the wholesale market the same. ort of the Secretary of State, made agreeably to law, showing the ments made by the Department of State, from the various funds lepartment, for the year ending June 30, 1845, and the unexalances of appropriations for the same. port of the Secretary of War, made agreeably to law, showing the made in that department from one head of appropriation to anring the year ending June 30, 1845. ports were read. d, That they be printed. enton presented a memorial of the representatives of the people of in behalf of themselves and the citizens of the United States in that territory, praying the establishment of a territorial governthe United States, and the adoption of measures for facilitating uraging emigration to that country. ed, That it be printed. ameron presented a memorial of the Association of Friends in the hiladelphia for promoting the abolition of slavery and improving ition of the free people of color, remonstrating against the admisl'exas into the Union as a slave State; and three petitions of citiPennsylvania, remonstrating against the admission of Texas into n as a slave State. ion was made that the memorial and petitions be received, and being objected to, ed, That the motion lie on the table. tion by Mr. Sevier, that the election of the officers of the Senate, appointment of standing committees, be postponed until to sident laid before the Senate the following reports: Secretary of the Treasury, made in compliance with a reslenate, exhibiting the amount of pre-emption lands in the ana, for which patents cannot issue on account of certain the entries. Secretary of War, made in compliance with a resolution of ting to the condition of the harbor at the mouth of the river the State of Louisiana. Secretary of War, containing a list of rejected applications d increase of pensions. were severally read. g message was received from the President of the United Walker, his secretary: and House of Representatives: ate, herewith, a letter received from the President of the exent of the State of Texas, transmitting duplicate copies of 1 formed by the deputies of the people of Texas in conveni, accompanied by official information that the said constiin ratified, confirmed, and adopted by the people of Texas accordance with the joint resolution for annexing Texas to tes, and in order that Texas might be admitted as one of at Union. N, December 9, 1845. e was read. at it lie on the table. JAMES K. POLK. from the House of Representatives, by Mr. French, their nt: The House of Representatives have passed a resolution ment of a joint library committee, in which they request e of the Senate. resident presented a communication from J. E. Dow & Co., xecute, on the terms therein specified, the printing of the twenty-ninth Congress. hat it lie on the table. on presented the petition of Henry L. Hull, late e soldier in Deia presented the peuter That the Committee on et condition of that g as attended; and the ot ant to the 49th rule; and President of the Senate. and attended; and the oat proceeded, in pursuan United States, praying to be allowed arrearages of pay due on, chairuan of the Co at it lie on the table. presented the petition of Charles G. Page, an officer emPatent Office, praying permission to take out a patent for e inventions made by him. hat it lie on the table. a, chairman of the Com Benton presented the petition of Henry Miller, praying to be apa messenger in the service of the Senate. red, That it lie on the table. Cass submitted the following resolutions for consideration: red, That the Committee on Naval Affairs be instructed to inquire - condition of the navy of the United States, and into the quantity dition of the naval supplies now on hand, and whether an increase is not necessary to the efficient operations of the navy, and to its ation and augmentation; and, generally, into its capacity for defendcoast and our commerce; and for any service the exigencies of the may probably require. red, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to into the condition of the national fortifications, and of their armaand whether other defensive works are necessary, and into the on and quantity of the military supplies, and into the state of the possessed by the government for the defence of the country. red, That the Committee on the Militia be instructed to inquire e present condition of that great branch of the public service, and e state of the militia laws; and that they be further instructed to such changes in the existing system as will give more experience ciency to that arm of defence, and will place it in the best condiprotecting the country should it be exposed to foreign invasion. Senate proceeded to the election of a Secretary, pursuant to the le; and, on counting the ballots, it appeared that Asbury Dickins ly elected. Dickins attended; and the oaths prescribed by law were adminishim by the President of the Senate. Senate proceeded to the election of a sergeant-at-arms and doorpursuant to the 49th rule; and, on counting the ballots, it appeared bert Beale was duly elected. Seale attended; and the oath prescribed by law was administered to the President of the Senate. Senate proceeded to the election of an assistant doorkeeper, puro the 49th rule; and, on counting the ballots, it appeared that Isaac 1 was duly elected. Holland attended; and the oath prescribed by law was administered by the President of the Senate. Senate proceeded, in pursuance of the 34th rule of the Senate, to ointment of the standing committees; and the following chairmen everal standing committees were appointed: Allen, chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations. Calhoun, chairman of the Committee on Finance. hairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims. djourned. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1845. g message was received from the President of the United Valker, his secretary: f the United States: erewith, a report of the Secretary of War, in answer to a e Senate of the 4th instant, calling for information "with acticability and utility of a fort or forts on Ship island, on sissippi, with a view to the protection of said coast." JAMES K. POLK. , December 10, 1845. was read. at it be referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and rom the House of Representatives, by Mr. French, their t: The House of Representatives have passed a resolution of two chaplains of different denominations, one by each ll interchange weekly: in which they request the concur nate. greeably to notice, asked and obtained leave to bring in a tablish courts of the United States, and provide for the due e laws of the United States in the State of Florida: which rst and second times, by unanimous consent, and referred ee on the Judiciary. dge, agreeably to notice, asked and obtained leave to bring to apply certain alternate sections of the public domain topletion of works of internal improvement in the State of for other purposes: which was read the first and second imous consent, and referred to the Committee on Public agreeably to notice, asked and obtained leave to bring in ills: to establish the collection district of Chicago. for the relief of the legal representatives of Pierre Menard, -, and Joseph Placy. for the admission of ate first and second times 3 for the relief of the legal representatives of Pierre Menard, Es, Jacob Feaman, and Edmund Roberts, of the State of s of Felix St. Vrain, late Indian agent, deceased. for the relief of William Elliott, jr., of Fulton county, State s were severally read, and passed to the second reading. s presented the petition d. That the Committee the expediency of erect er harbor near the entran d. That the Committee * the expediency of erec Delaware. lery submitted the followi That the President Senate what number of: umber: the amount of sa der which they are em also, the amount of allo ve years in the settler connected with this br tas instituted within animous consent, and referred to the Committee on Roads and }. Dix, agreeably to notice, asked and obtained leave to bring in a bill ) to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to make an arrangeor compromise with Mangle M. Quackenboss and his co-obligors, or them, for claims on bonds given by them as sureties to the United : which was read the first and second times, by unanimous consent, ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Lewis, by unanimous consent, asked and obtained leave to bring in (S. 11) for the admission of Texas into the United States: which ead the first and second times, by unanimous consent, and referred Committee on the Judiciary. Lewis presented the petition of Titian R. Peale, a member of the ific corps of the late exploring expedition, praying indemnity for the his private property by the wrecking of a vessel attached to the exon, and compensation for his time and services after his return to nited States: which was referred to the Committee on Naval Af John M. Clayton presented a resolution passed by the General Asy of the State of Delaware, requesting the Senators and Representof that State in Congress to endeavor to procure an appropriation for ving the harbor at the mouth of Mahon's river: which was referred Committee on Commerce, and ordered to be printed. On motion by Mr. Lewis, lered, That the memorial of Catlin, Peoples, & Co., on the files of enate, be referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. On motion by Mr. Jarnagin, dered, That the heirs of James Bell, deceased, have leave to withtheir memorial. On motion by Mr. Berrien, dered, That Gad Humphries have leave to withdraw his petition. On motion by Mr. Upham, dered, That the petition of James Smalley, agent for a regiment of ont militia, on the files of the Senate, be referred to the Committee ilitary Affairs. . John M. Clayton submitted the following resolutions for considera solved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to ininto the expediency of erecting a fortification for the defence of the kwater harbor near the entrance of the Delaware bay. solved, That the Committee on Military Affairs be instructed to ininto the expediency of erecting a fortification on Pea Patch island, e river Delaware. . Levy submitted the following resolution for consideration: esolved, That the President of the United States be requested to inthe Senate what number of agents are now employed for the presern of timber; the amount of salary paid for such service; the authority w under which they are employed; and the fund from which they aid; also, the amount of allowances of every description made within last five years in the settlement of the accounts of said agents, or rwise, connected with this branch of the service; the number of suits rosecutions instituted within the same period for trespasses upon the |