The following named members voted for LITTLETON F. MORGAN, Viz: Henry P. Alexander, Josiah M. Anderson, William S. Ashe, William H. Bissell, David A. Bokee, James B. Bowlin, Joseph Cable, Moses B. Corwin, John Crowell, John R. J. Daniel, Edmund Deberry, James S. Green, Hugh A. Haralson, Isham G. Harris, Sampson W. Harris, William F. Hunter, Andrew Johnson, John C. Mason, Andrew J. Ogle, John H. Savage, Thaddeus Stevens, William Strong, Charles Sweetser, Hiram Walden, Albert G. Watkins, and Timothy R. Young.

The following named members voted for R. R. GURLEY, viz: George Ashmun, Thomas H. Bayly, Kinsley S. Bingham, Walter Booth, Daniel Breck, James Brooks, Alexander W. Buel, Lorenzo Burrows, Thomas B. Butler, E. Carrington Cabell, Joseph P. Caldwell, Samel Calvin, David K. Cartter, Joseph R. Chandler, Chauncey F. Cleveland, Thomas L. Clingman, Harmon S. Conger, Joel B. Danner, Jesse C. Dickey, Milo M. Dimmick, Nathan F. Dixon, William Duer, James H. Duncan, Henry A. Edmundson, Andrew Ewing, Orin Fowler, John Freedley, Thomas J. D. Fuller, Meredith P. Gentry, Elbridge Gerry, Alfred Gilmore, Rufus K. Goodenow, Daniel Gott, Edward Hammond, Andrew K. Hay, Thomas S. Haymond, William Hebard, William Henry, Harry Hibbard, Henry W. Hilliard, Moses Hoagland, Isaac E. Holmes, John W. Houston, Samuel W. Inge, Joseph W. Jackson, James L. Johnson, George G. King, James G. King, John A. King, Preston King, Shepherd Leffler, Lewis C. Levin, Nathaniel S. Littlefield, Job Mann, Humphrey Marshall, James McDowell, Robert M. McLane, Fayette McMullen, Jeremiah Morton, William Nelson, William A. Newell, John Otis, David Outlaw, Lucius B. Peck, J. Phillips Phoenix, Charles W. Pitman, Paulus Powell, Harvey Putnam, Robert R. Reed, Gideon Reynolds, Elijah Risley, Julius Rockwell, Thomas Ross, David Rumsey, jr., William A. Sackett, Cullen Sawtelle, Abraham M. Schermerhorn, John L. Schoolcraft, Peter H. Silvester, William Sprague, Frederick P. Stanton, Richard H. Stanton, Alexander H. Stephens, John L. Taylor, John B. Thompson, John R. Thurman, Walter Underhill, John Van Dyke, Abraham W. Venable, John Wentworth, Hugh White, William A. Whittlesey, Isaac Wildrick, Christopher H. Williams, David Wilmot, and Mr. Speaker Cobb.

The following named members voted for THOMAS H. STOCKTON, Viz: Thomas H. Averett, George Briggs, Lewis D. Campbell, Joseph Casey, Nathan Evans, Joshua R. Giddings, Herman D. Gould, Moses Hampton, John W. Howe, Emory D. Potter, Joseph M. Root, Robert C. Schenck, Augustine H. Shepperd, and Elbridge G. Spaulding.

The following named members voted for ORVILLE DEWEY, Viz:

Samuel A. Eliot, Alexander Evans, Joseph Grinnell, Horace Mann, Orsamus B. Matteson, Edward W. McGaughey, Amos Tuck, Samuel F. Vinton, Loren P. Waldo, and George W. Wright.

The following named members voted for JOHN D. MATTHEWS, Viz: Thomas S. Bocock, Linn Boyd, George A. Caldwell, Willard P. Hall, Alexander R. Holladay, Richard K. Meade, John S. Millson, Richard Parker, and James A. Seddon.

The following named members voted for the Rev. Mr. PORTER, viz: George W. Jones, Henry D. Moore, and John Robbins, jr.

Messrs. Charles Allen and George W. Julian voted for HENRY WARD BEECHER.

The Rev. RALPH R. GURLEY, having received a majority of the whole number of votes given in, was declared to have been duly elected Chaplain, on the part of the House, for the present session of Congress. Ordered, That the Clerk inform the Senate thereof.

Mr. Alexander H. Stephens submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the Clerk of this House furnish the members with the usual papers during the present session-not to exceed three daily papers; and that payment be made for the same out of the contingent fund of the House.

Mr. Taylor gave notice, under the rule, of his intention to move for leave to introduce a bill to grant certain public lands in the State of Ohio to that State to aid in the construction of certain railroads therein named."

And then,

On motion of Mr. Frederick P. Stanton, at 12 o'clock and 55 minutes p. m., the House adjourned until to-morrow at 12 o'clock m.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1850.

Several other members appeared and took their seats, viz:
From the State of New York-Charles E. Clarke.

From the State of Pennsylvania-James Thompson and James X. McLanahan.

From the State of Alabama-Williamson R. W. Cobb.

From the State of Mississippi-Jacob Thompson.

From the State of South Carolina-Daniel Wallace.

Mr. Hubbard gave notice, under the rule, of his intention to move for leave to introduce bills of the following titles, viz:

A bill to make the laws of the several States in which the cause of action may arise, and the rules of evidence established by the laws or decisions of the supreme courts of the several States, govern the cause in the trial thereof in the circuit or district courts of the United States.

Also,

A bill to graduate the prices of the public lands to actual settlers only, and in limited quantities, according to the time such lands have been in market; granting rights of pre emption to actual settlers in all cases of reduction; and ceding to the several States in which they lie all lands.

which have been thirty-five years in market and remain unsold-subject, however, to the graduations, reductions, and limitations contained in the bill.

Mr. Chandler rose, and announced the death of the Hon. Chester Butler, which took place at Philadelphia, on the fifth day of October, 1850. Mr. Chandler thereupon submitted the following resolutions; which were read, and unanimously agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That this House has heard with grief the annunciation of the death of the Hon. Chester Butler, a representative in this body from the eleventh congressional district of Pennsylvania; and, as a token of respect for the character and public services of Mr. Butler, the members and officers of this House will wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days.

Resolved, That the Clerk of this House be, and he is hereby, directed to transmit certified copies of these proceedings to the family of Mr. Butler.

And, as a further mark of respect for the memory of the deceased,
Resolved, That this House do now adjourn.

And the House accordingly, at 12 o'clock and 20 minutes p. m., adjourned until to-morrow, at 12 o'clock m.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1850.

Several other members appeared and took their seats, viz:
From the State of Maryland-William T. Hamilton.

From the State of South Carolina-James L. Orr and Joseph A. Woodward.

From the State of Mississippi-Winfield S. Featherston.

From the State of Illinois-Thomas L. Harris and William A. Richardson.

Mr. Jones submitted the following resolution; which was read, considered, and agreed to, viz:

Resolved, That the standing committees of this House be appointed by the Speaker, according to the rules and orders of the House.

Whereupon,

The Speaker appointed the following standing committees, viz:

Committee of Elections.-Mr. William Strong, of Pennsylvania; Mr. Sampson W. Harris, of Alabama; Mr. John Van Dyke, of New Jersey; Mr. David T. Disney, of Ohio; Mr. John B. Thompson, of Kentucky; Mr. Isham G. Harris, of Tennessee; Mr. Edward W. McGaughey, of Indiana, Mr. William S. Ashe, of North Carolina; and Mr. George R. Andrews, of New York.

Committee of Ways and Means.-Mr. Thomas H. Bayly, of Virginia; Mr. Jacob Thompson, of Mississippi; Mr. Samuel F. Vinton, of Ohio; Mr. James S. Green, of Missouri; Mr. Alexander H. Stephens, of Georgia; Mr. Harry Hibbard, of New Hampshire; Mr. James Brooks, of New York; Mr. George W. Jones, of Tennessee; and Mr. Moses Hampton, of Pennsylvania.

Committee of Claims.-Mr John R. J. Daniel, of North Carolina; Mr. James H. Thomas, of Tennessee; Mr. Joseph M, Root, of Ohio; Mr. David Wilmot, of Pennsylvania; Mr. William Nelson, of New York;

Mr. David Hubbard, of Alabama; Mr. James L. Johnson, of Kentucky; Mr. Cyrus L. Dunham, of Indiana; and Mr. Thomas B. Butler, of Connecticut.

Committee on Commerce.-Mr. Robert M. McLane, of Maryland; Mr. John Wentworth, of Illinois; Mr. Joseph Grinnell, of Massachusetts; Mr. Kinsley S. Bingham, of Michigan; Mr. Alexander H. Stephens, of Georgia; Mr. Winfield S. Featherston, of Mississippi; Mr. J. Phillips Phoenix, of New York; Mr. Daniel Wallace, of South Carolina; and Mr. James G. King, of New Jersey.

Committee on Public Lands.-Mr. James B. Bowlin, of Missouri; Mr. Nathaniel Albertson, of Indiana; Mr. Augustine H. Shepperd, of North Carolina; Mr. Williamson R. W. Cobb, of Alabama; Mr. Timothy R. Young, of Illinois; Mr. John R. Thurman, of New York; Mr. Moses Hoagland, of Ohio; Mr. William Henry, of Vermont; and Mr. George W. Wright, of California.

Cmmittee on the Post Office and Post Roads.-Mr. Emery D. Potter, of Ohio; Mr. John S. Phelps, of Missouri; Mr. David A. Bokee, of New York; Mr. Richard H. Stanton, of Kentucky; Mr. William Hebard, of Vermont; Mr. Paulus Powell, of Virginia; Mr. Allen F. Owen, of Georgia; Mr. William J. Brown, of Indiana; and Mr. Charles Durkee, of Wisconsin.

Committee for the District of Columbia.-Mr. Samuel W. Inge, of Alabama; Mr. John L. Taylor, of Ohio; Mr. Thomas J. D. Fuller, of Maine; Mr. Jeremiah Morton, of Virginia; Mr. Edward Hammond, of Maryland; Mr. Winfield S. Featherston, of Mississippi; Mr. Charles Allen, of Massachusetts; Mr. Christopher H. Williams, of Tennessee; and Mr. Walter Underhill, of New York.

Committee on the Judiciary.-Mr. James Thompson, of Pennsylvania; Mr. John K. Miller, of Ohio; Mr. George Ashmun, of Massachusetts; Mr. Richard K. Meade, of Virginia; Mr. Daniel Breck, of Kentucky; Mr. Preston King, of New York; Mr. Abraham W. Venable, of North Carolina; Mr. Thaddeus Stevens, of Pennsylvania; and Mr. Marshall J. Wellborn, of Georgia.

Committee on Revolutionary Claims.-Mr. Cullen Sawtelle, of Maine; Mr. Jonathan D. Morris, of Ohio; Mr. William A. Newell, of New Jersey; Mr. William V. N. Bay, of Missouri; Mr. John B. Kerr, of Maryland; Mr. John S. Millson, of Virginia; Mr. Rufus K. Goodenow, of Maine; Mr. Thomas C. Hackett, of Georgia; and Mr. Gideon Reynolds, of New York.

Committee on Public Expenditures.-Mr. Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee; Mr. William H. Bissell, of Illinois; Mr. Harmon S. Conger, of New York; Mr. Andrew J. Harlan, of Indiana; Mr. Richard I. Bowie, of Maryland; Mr. Charles Sweetser, of Ohio; Mr. Joseph P. Caldwell, of North Carolina; Mr. Walter Booth, of Connecticut; and Mr. Samuel Calvin, of Pennsylvania.

Committee on Private Land Claims.-Mr. Willard P. Hall, of Missouri; Mr. Alfred Gilmore, of Pennsylvania; Mr. David Rumsey, jr., of New York; Mr. Thomas L. Harris, of Illinois; Mr Lewis D. Campbell, of Ohio; Mr. William A. Whittlesey, of Ohio; Mr. Humphrey Marshall, of Kentucky; Mr. George W. Wright, of California; and Mr. Josiah M. Anderson, of Tennessee.

Committee on Manufactures.-Mr. Lucius B. Peck, of Vermont; Mr. Thomas Ross, of Pennsylvania; Mr. John W. Houston, of Delaware; Mr. Chauncey F. Cleveland, of Connecticut; Mr. James L. Orr, of South Carolina; Mr. David Hubbard, of Alabama; Mr. Robert L. Rose, of New York; Mr. David Outlaw, of North Carolina; and Mr. Shepherd Leffler, of Iowa.

Committee on Agriculture.-Mr. Nathaniel S. Littlefield, of Maine; Mr. Edmund Deberry, of North Carolina; Mr. Elijah Risley, of New York; Mr. Fayette McMullen, of Virginia; Mr. Timothy R. Young, of Illinois; Mr. Joseph Casey, of Pennsylvania; Mr. Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee; Mr. John A. King, of New York; and Mr. Joseph Cable, of Ohio.

Committee on Indian Affairs.-Mr. Robert W. Johnson, of Arkansas; Mr. James X. McLanahan, of Pennsylvania; Mr. John Crowell, of Ohio; Mr. William H Bissell, of Illinois; Mr. David Outlaw, of North Carolina; Mr. Joseph W. Jackson, of Georgia; Mr. Charles E. Clarke, of New York;.Mr. Isham G. Harris, of Tennessee; and Mr. William Sprague, of Michigan.

Committee on Military Affairs.—Mr Armistead Burt, of South Carolina; Mr. William A. Richardson, of Illinois; Mr. Alexander Evans, of Maryland; Mr. George A. Caldwell, of Kentucky; Mr. John A. King, of New York; Mr. David K. Cartter, of Ohio; Mr. Andrew Ewing, of Tennessee; Mr. Joseph R. Chandler, of Pennsylvania; and Mr. Orsamus B. Matteson, of New York.

Committee on the Militia.-Mr. Charles H. Peaslee, of New Hampshire; Mr. John H. Savage, of Tennessee; Mr. George G. King, of Rhode Island; Mr. Nathaniel Albertson, of Indiana; Mr. William F. Hunter, of Ohio; Mr. George Briggs, of New York; Mr. John Robbins, jr., of Pennsylvania; Mr. Isaac Wildrick, of New Jersey; and Mr. William Hebard, of Vermont.

Committee on Naval Affairs-Mr. Frederick P. Stanton, of Tennessee; Mr. Thomas S. Bocock, of Virginia; Mr. Robert C. Schenck, of Ohio; Mr. Elbridge Gerry, of Maine; Mr. Hugh White, of New York; Mr. Sampson W. Harris, of Alabama; Mr. E. Carrington Cabell, of Florida; Mr. Edward Gilbert, of California; and Mr. Lewis C. Levin, of Pennsylvania.

Committee on Foreign Affairs.-Mr. John A. McClernand, of Illinois; Mr. James McDowell, of Virginia; Mr. Henry W. Hilliard, of Alabama; Mr. Hugh A. Haralson, of Georgia; Mr. Joseph A. Woodward, of South Carolina; Mr. Meredith P. Gentry, of Tennessee; Mr. Alexander W. Buel, of Michigan; Mr. Samuel A. Eliot, of Massachusetts; and Mr. Elbridge G. Spaulding, of New York.

Committee on the Territories.-Mr. Linn Boyd, of Kentucky; Mr. William A. Richardson, of Illinois; Mr. Julius Rockwell, of Massachusetts; Mr. James A. Seddon, of Virginia; Mr. Thomas L. Clingman, of North Carolina; Mr. David S. Kaufman, of Texas; Mr. Daniel Gott, of New York; Mr. Graham N. Fitch, of Indiana; and Mr. Joshua R. Giddings, of Ohio.

Committee on Revolutionary Pensions.-Mr. Loren P. Waldo, of Connecticut; Mr. James M. H. Beale, of Virginia; Mr. Peter H. Silvester, of New York; Mr. Daniel Wallace, of South Carolina; Mr. John Freedley, of Pennsylvania; Mr. Willis A. Gorman, of Indiana; Mr. Nathan Evans,