Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1842-12-15
TWENTY.SEvENTH CONGRESS-.
THIRD SESSION.
MONDAY, Dire. IL. 1912.
In SENATE

The following Senator'S appeared in their seats The
HON. Mr. Miller, OF New Jersey; Mr.. Woodbridge. Of
Michigan; Mr.. Simmons and Mr.. Sprague, of Rhode Is
land; Mr. Smith and Mr.. White Of Indiann; Mr. Fulton
OF Arkansas Mr. Linn of Missouri; and Mr.. Conrad OF
Louisiana.
The PRESIDENT Of the Senate, before he announced
the Committees, remarked that he had taken the existing
arrangement OF the committee proper basis for the
arrangement He regarded the devolvng Of the duty OF
appointing the committees upon the Chair implying
the part OF the Senate, wish that important changes
should be made. The Chair had accordingly taken the
former assignment with few exceptions. These had
been enforced by necessity arising from vacancies from
SEEDING TO the personal wishes Of gentlemen, when
incompatible with the public service Scarce
ly any other change had been made.
The Senate, he said would observe that a change had
been made in the leading Committee of Senae-tat
OF Foreign Relations The Chair yielded reluctantly the
urgent request OF the late able chairman of that Committee
to be excused from all committee duty which request in
the opinion of the Chair seemed be grounded on
factory reasons.
The Committees were then announced, as follows
Com. Foreign Relations-Mcssrs. Archer, Berrien
Buchanan, Tallmadge, and Choate.
- Com. on Finanee-Messrs Evans, Graham, Woodbury..
Benien, and Crittenden
Com on Commeree-Messrs. Huntington, Woodbridge,
King. Barrow, and Wright.
Com. on Observation-Disclosures Simmons Archer Mil
Ter, Buchanan, and Morehead.
Com. observation-disclosures Linn, Bates, Crate,
Smith, OF Conn.,, and Sturgeon.
Com. on Military Ifars-Messrs. Crittenden Merrick
Benton, Huntington, and Wilcox.
Com. the MiLtia-Messrs Barrow Fulton, Smith
OF Indiana, Williams, and McRoberts.
Conn., on Nardt Afairs-Messrs. Bayard Choate VIII
lanis, Barrow and Graham.
Com on Public Lands-Messrs. Smith. of Indane Tall
madge, Walker Huntington and Conrad.
Com. on Pirate Land Cian,s-NIessrs. Henderson,
Linn, Tappan, Fulton and Sprague
Com; on Indidn ASdrs-Messrs. White, Morehsad, Sc
vier Phelps and Benton.
Com Of Cidims-Messrs. Graham, Wright Woodbury..
Woodbridge and Phelps.
Com. for Revolutionary Clains-Mes-rs Phelps Clay.
ton, Smith, OF Conn.,, Allen and Williams.
Com on fAe Judieary-Messrs Beuien, Clayton, Day
ton, Walker and Kerr.
Com. on the Post Office and Post Roads-Messrs Mer-
rick, Simmons. McRoberts, Conrad and Miller.
Com. on Roads and Canals-Messrs. Rorter, White,
Young, King and Cuthbert.
Com on PensiOns-Messrs. Bates Phelps Allen Bagby
and Sewer.
Com for the District Of Colunbia-Messrs. Miller Bay
ard, King, Kerr and Young.
Com. on Patents and the Patent Ofsce-Messrs Kerr,
Porter, Henderson, Wilcox and Sturgeon
Com on Observation-Disclosures. Morehead, Graham,
Miller, Fulton and Sprague.
| COM Public BuiIdings-Messrs. Dayton and Evans
CON- 10 audit and control Contingent Expenses Of the
Senate-Messrs Tappan, White and Porter.
Conn., on Prfnting-Messrs Clayton, Williams, and
! Sprague.
Com. on Engrossed Bills-Messrs. Conrad, Bogby and
Sturgeon.
Com. Enrolled Bals-Messrs. Sprague and Williams.
The African Squadron.
Mr.. BENTON presented the following resolution, which
| lies over for future consideration:
Resotred That the President of the United States be
/ quesed to inform the Senate follows
Is Inc estnlaed value OF the vessels that Will be re-
quired for the African squadron under the late British
treaty.
ID The probable annual cost of repairing said vessels
Sd. The number of and officers which the equip
ment OF the squadron will require.
18th. The probable annual loss of men from DEATHS de-
sertions and other casualties.
5h The probable annual expenditure Of said squadron
under all the heads of expenditure incident the service
9th. Whether it is intended make the squadron con.
sst OF more than eighty and the cabre of the gns
/ 10 be used.
9TH The whole number of guns which it expected to
have sfoat in the L. s Navy during the year lsl3 and
the estimated OF the naval establishment for the
year, including all the expense incident making up