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IN SENATE.-TUEsDAY, Dec. 7.

 A message was received from the House of Re- presentatives by Mir Clarke, informing the Senate that quorum of the House had assembled, and was ready to proceed to business.

 On motion of Mir Woodbury, it was

 Resotred unanimously, That the 34th Rule for con ductng the business of the Senate be suspended and that the Senate proceed to the election of Chair man of the Committee on Finance.

 On the first ballot, Mir Smith of Maryland, was re- elected Chairman of said Committee.

 The following Committees were then appointed

 On Foreign ReiatiOas.-Messrs Tazewell, San ford, White, Bell and King.

 On Finance.-Messrs Smith, of Md. Smith, of s. C., Silsbee, King and Johnston.

 On Commerce. Woodbury, Johnston, Sils- bee, Sanford, and Forsyth.

 On Manutaotues.-Messrs Dickerson, Ruggles Knight Seymour, and Blbb.

 On Agricuiture-Messrs Marks, Wiley, Noble Brown, and Seymour.

 On Military A.fairs.-Messrs Benton, Bernard, Troup Naudan, and Iredell.

 On He Msiitia-Messrs Bernard, Frelinghuysen, Clayton, Noble, and Bibb.

 On Naoat Abairs.-Messrs Hayne, Tazewell, Robbins, Livingston, and Webster.

 On PsJiic Ldnds.-Messrs Barton M'Kinley, Kane, Ellis, and Spngue.

 On Prioate Land Ciaims.-Messrs Kane, Burnet Poindexter, Grundy, and Naudian.

 On indian 1.bairs. White, Troup, Hen drlcks, Dudley, and Benton.

 On Ciaims.-Messrs Ruggles Bell, Chase, Foot and Brown.