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.hOSDlY, DECEMBER 10. ls12
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

announced The Standing Committees, makinr only n
single important change from those or last sessnn-he
substitution Il Mn Archer for Mr. Rives as chairman Of
the committee Of foreign relations lie said .,he chair
yielded reneanly to Tho urgent request of the late able
CHAIRMAN "i mat committee 10 be excused from a COM
mitoe duly, which request III the opinion of the chair.
seemed 10 be grounded on satisfactory rcasDns" The
oIlo"in. are Tie committees:
On Foreign Rtlatiem-M,ssrs Archer. Berrieu.
buchanan, Iallniadgc, and Chosir.
On fmdnco-Measrs Evans, Graham, Woodbury..
Berrlcn and Criienden.
On Cohmrrce- Alessrs Iluutinrt,n N,,Jbr;d,o
King. Barrow and WRIGHT
On .hduJacfWes-- Ncssrs Simmons Archer Miller
Buchanan aud M3rehead
IN agriculture Alsssrs Linn, Dates, Crafts. Smith
Of Connecticut and Surgeon
On Military .ifairs-NIessrs Crtienden. Merrick
Benton, Huntington and Wilcox
On The .Hhtia-Messrs Barrow, Falton, Smith. Of
Indiana, W llilms and McRober,s
q" .NdrM .1Gars-- Alossrs. Bayard Chea,e vii
Iams, Barrow. aud Graham
On Pnbhc Laads-Alessrs Smith, of Indiana, Tall
madge, Walker. Huntington, and Conrad
On Prirote Land Claims -Nessrs. Henderson. Linn.
lappan, Fulton, RI Sprapue
On Md'"a 'lgms-NIosar5. White, Morehead, Sc
vier. Phelps and Benton
W Claims lssrs. Graham. Wright, Woodbury.,
Woodbridge. and Phelps
For Revolutionary Clains-NIessrs, phelns Clay
ton, smith, "l Connecticut, Allen. aud Williams.
On The Judiciary Messrs Bcrricn. CLAYTON, DAYTON.
Walker, and Kerr.
On tLe Posi- Office and Posi- Roais-Messrs Merrick,
Summons, McRobtrls, Conrad aud Miller.
On Roads and Cdnais-Mcssrs. Porter, White
Young, King and Cubert
O" Pe"sions.Alcssrs. Bates, Phelps Allen, Bauby
and SEWER
For h'e District Of Cohmbia-Mcssrs Miller Bay
ard. King. Kerr, and Young.
IN ,Io,tye and ar,
Porter. Henderson, Wicox and Sturgeon.
On Rcirenrhmenf-Mos Mlrehead, Graham. Nil
Ter. Fulton and Sprague.
On P"Jic Hdidiags-Messrs Dayton, and F.
vans
To audit and control Contingcnt Expenses of The Sen
ale -Nlessrs Tappan. White, ard Porter
On Printing Clayton, Williams and
Sprague
o" Engrossei BiHs-Messrs. Conrad, Bagby. aad
Sturgeon.
- On the Library 9r Congress Mcssrs. Woodbridge
Tappan and Ghoaie.
Cn EnroRed Bills Nessrs. Spraguo and Williams
After the transaction Of some business Of no general in
tcrcst, NJ. Benton gave notice, that. when Mr.. Bay
ards resolution proposing to resrnd the Expnngina
Resolution. up, he should offer as substitute
a preamble and resolution declaring that tho said Ex
pungiug Resolution having been adopted lin conformity
to the will Of the people," expressed in popular
the States would be unbccoming in the Senate !" now
to rescnd H. But the Senator ioryets that 1.-THE will of
the people, as expressed in the popular elections and by
the election Of majority Of Senators by the General As
semhy Of the States NOR speaks a different vulce; and
we hope it will be cmphatleally responded to by til.
Senate. Mr. Benton's preamble concludes with reso
luton. declaring that the thanks of the country are due
10 Gen. Jackson for removing the public deposles from
The Bank Of the L. States in 1888 and Tor vetoinc the
renewal Of It's charter in 1892. The people must be
thankful then, for bitier racrs-lor those two acts
(lndcpenleut ofthe iegaiy OF that first named) open
ed the fountain by which the country has been eluued
Mr. Benton also submitted series of enquiries. in
reference the squadron be sustained on the African
ceasi in conformity with the late British Treaty
In the House Of Representatives. the Speaker an
nounccd the Standing Committees, inlow
Of Elections. NessrS. Haslead, Blair Barton. Boz
den, Crayens, Gamble, Turuey, llouston and Rey
nelds.
Of u oys and .ucans-NIrssrs Fillnore, Bolts.
S1us5n Mason. Wallace. Thomas +. Marshall, Joseph
r. lngerSo, john w Jones, Anterior, and Plckcns.
IF Caims.-Alcssrs. GldJngs. Cowen, Osborne
1omlusJn, Warren, HUBBARD, Arnold, Burke, aud Me
dill.
Of Commerce. NIessrs. John p Kennedy, Winthrop
foIand. Guilds, Rayner, Benjamin Randall Sherlock
J. Andrews, Thomas w. y hlams, aud Ferris.
On Public LaidS-Aiessrs. Morrow, Casey, Iru-
Smith, Gentry, Bronson, Howard Blew sler Chap
uan, and Jacob IhJmpSJu.
On the Post OUcean Post Roads Messrs. Briggs,
Joseph l.. W lamS, William Russell. Br,ckway, OWs-
ley, Hopkins, Andrew fenncdy, John 6. Floyd. and
Pmner.
For The District Of Col,tnibia- Nessrs. Underwood.
Summers. Alexander Randall, Powell, Richard w.
Thompson, John Campbell, Hunter, Mckeon and
Dawson.
On The L,diciny.--Messrs Barnard, Trumbu
Pcare Maxwell, Milton Brown, Garrett DAVIS,
Charles j. lngcrsJIl, Roosevelt and Saunders.
On Revolutionary claims Alcssrs. llali, Patrick e.
GJodc, Inplctt, Thomas J. CampacI, Maynard, Wash
inSon, James, parmcner and William o. Goote.
On Pubiic Erpetdiimes.-Mcssrs. Liun. Hudson,
Morgan, Van Rensselaer,, James w. Russell, MITCHELL
Mark \. Cooper. Clinton, agd Ituetied.
On Prrqte Land cdimS.-Nlcssrs. Moore John
Young VIM. Cost johnson, Cave johnson, Brdscye
Payne, Richard d. Davis, Cross, and Harris.
On .NaaufctiUeS. --Alessrs. Saltonsta Tiilipghast
Randolph, Slade. Hunt, Henry, Aen Gilner, and
Patrick c. Caldwell.
On NIessrs Dclcry, Ridsway Simon
ton Cuisine, Dog. Shaw, John Edwards, Paftidse,
and Hastings.
On Indian .lgai's-Messrs James Cooper. Chitten-
dru, Butler. Reacher, Joseph l.. White, Watterson,
Waller, John c. Edwards and Gwin.
On .Mitoy ,9dqHs.-AIcssrs. Slanly, Pepdeion
Goggn. William b. Campbell, Stokcly, William O.
Butler, Noers Miller, and John Thompson Mason.
On The .NHia-Messrs. keim Coles, Warl, Bod
Mark \. Cooper, Redng, Alfred Marshall, Sweeney,
and Snyder.
On .Narnl ,4Gairs -Ncssrs. Wise, CALHOUN john
C. Clark, Burnett, Fessenden Nhctt Mallory Clifford,
and Wood
On Foreign .4Baos.-Messrs. Adams Gushing, Ev-