The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-01-30

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lchand Of Pa NoydofN Y
On Mileage.-Messrs Williams Of Co,
Williams Of Mass Morgan Of N Y Lee
lof Pa Allen Of N Y
Onthe Expenditures ofths State De
Observation-Disclosures Underwood Of Ky
Bynum of NC Crabb OF Ala Lowell o.
Me Trumbull of Conn.
On the Expenditures Of the Treasury
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Evans Of Me Ath.
erton Of N H Osborne of Conn Warren o.
Ga Jones of N Y
On the Expenditures ofthe War De
partnaent. ~ Messrs Garland Of La How.
, ard Of Ia Wagner Of N Y Holmes of
| C Cooper Of Pa.
On the Expenditures ofihe Nary De.
|partneent. --Messrs Saltonstall Of Mass
Vanderpoel of N Y Simonton of Pa
Green of Ky Gerry Of Pa.
On the Expenditures Of the Post Office
Department. -Messrs Marvin of Ny
Boyd Of Ky Lowell Of Me Davis of Ky
Brown Of N Y.
On the Expenditures Of Public Bull.
diags.-Nessrs Stanley of N G For.
nance Of Pa Gates of N Y Henry Of Pa
Earl of N Y.
We subjoin statement from the Bal
timore Patriot Of the political complexion
of the committees. AL parties express
themselves as decidedly pleased with the
appointments. The Globe says MIR Hun.
ter "discharged his trust with fidelity to
the principles which should have govern
ed his selection
The Madisonian says-''In the organ
ization of the committees, the Speaker
has given general satisfaction to all parties.
1t was expected that the committee OF
Ways and Means and Of Foreign Affairs,
would be given to the Administration.
This was right under the circumstances.
The Administration are responsible for
the great measures of government and
our negotiations with foreign countries.
Opposition maiorities OH those commit
tees might have produced only embarrass.
ment, as their business is more intimately
related to the Executive than that of most
others.
The committees on public expendi-
lures of all sorts are decidedly favorable
to the people. They are all Of the oppo-
sition, and will hold the Government to
strict account and economical habits"
In politics, the committees stand thus:
.'Of Elections, four Wings and four
Loco Focos, and Campbell of South Car
DINA, who is not in full connection with
either party, though he is opposed to the
Sub Treasury, and voted ON ali questions,
in favor Of the Wings from New Jersey
taking their seats.
Of Ways and Means, 4 wings aud 5
loco focos.
OF Claims. wings and 4 loco focos.
OF Commerce, wings and 4 loco TO
cos.
On Public Lands, wings, 5 loco focos
and conservative, Garland Of Va.
Post Office, &c. 3 wings 5 loco focos,
and conservative, Hopkins of Va.
District of Columbia, 6 wings and To-
co focos.
Judiciary, wings and loco focos.
Revolutionary claims, 3 wings and 6
loco focos.
Public Expenditures, S wings and 4 To-
CO focos.
Private Land Claims, 5 wings and To-
co focos. ta
Manufactures, S wings and 4 loco focos.
Agriculture, wings and Z loco focos.
Indian affairs, wings and loco focos.
Military affairs, wings and 5 loco TO-
cos.
Militia, wings and s loco focos.
Naval Affairs, wings and loco focos.
Foreign affairs 4 wings and S loco TO-
cos.
Territories, 5 wings and loco focos.
Revolutionary Pensions, wings aud
4 loco focos.
Invalid Pensions, wings and 4 loco
focos. T.
Roads and Canals, wings and loco
focos. i"
Patents, wing and loco focos.
Public Buildings, &c. | wing and To-.
co focos.
Unfinished Business, &c. 2 whigsand
3 loco focos.
Accounts, 2 wings and s loco focos.
Mileage, 2 wings and 3 loco focos.
Expenditures Of State Department, 3
wings and loco focos.
Expenditures Of Treasury Department,
8 wings and loco focos.
Expenditures of Navy Department:
wings and 2 loco focos. e
Expenditures of Post Office Depart
ment wings and loco focos.
Expenditures on Public Buildings, 3
wings. and loco focos.
OF the thirty-three committees, the
chairmen of twenty-five are wings, ten
loco focos, and one uncertain. The
wings and conservatives have the MAORI
i.ys on eighteen, (and including the Com
mittee Of elections, nineteen, and the TO-
co focos fourteen Is
We believe the following letter will be
found interesting to most Of our readers.
1t was written by the late Hon. w. B.
Conway, while Secretary Of this Terrific