American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-03-12
CoMMWrEEs OF THE U. STATES SENATE

On Monday the President of the U. S. Senate
announced the following standing committees;
Foreign Reiations.-Mr. Allen, chairman;
! Messrs Cass, Archer, Anterior, Huger
Finance.-Mr Woodbury., chairman; Messrs.
McDulle, Benton, Evans, Phelps.
Commerce. Haywood, chairman; Messrs.
Dix, Huntington, Johnson, Md. Sewer.
.Mangactures,--Mr. Dickinson, chairman:
Messrs. Sturgeon, Simmons, Semple, Speght.
.4griCulure.- Sturgeon chairn Mcssrs.
Semple, Upham, Bates, Barrow.
Military .2Gaiy.--Mr. Benton, chairman;
Messrs. Haunegan, Crttenden, Dix, Phelps.
.Mtia-Alr, Atchison, chairman Messrs.
Semple, Barrow, Fairfield, Corwin.
! Napal Affairs. Mr. Fairfield, chairn Messrs.
Colquitt, AcDutlie, John NJ. Clayton, Dickin-
! son.
Public Lands-Mr. Breese, charm; Mcssrs
Speight Ashley, Woodbridge, Jarnagin.
Pirate Land Ciaims.-Mr. Hannegan, chair
man; Messrs. Somple, Johnson, Dayton, Thos.
/ Clayton.
Indian .qfairs.-Mr. Sewer, charm; Messrs.
Bagby, Phelps, Morehead, Atchison.
Ctaias.-Mr Bagby, charm; Messrs. Man
gum, j. M. Clayton, Semple, Dickinson.
Revolutionary CLaims.-Mr. Semple, chair
man; Messrs. Jarnagln, Greene, flanagan,
Coquitt.
Judiciary.-Mr. Ashley chairman; Massrs.
Ilugcr, Webster, Berren, Breese.
Post Office and Post Roads.-Mr. Niles, chair
man; Messrs. Sturgeon, Simmons, Johnson,
! La, Semple.
| Roads and CanalS.-Mr. Athcrton chair
man; Nlessrs. Lewis, Corwn, Sturgeon, Wood
bridge.
| PcnsionS.-Mr. Dix, chairman; Mcssrs. Mil
Ter, Bates, Ashley, Atchison.
| District of CoLumbia.-Mr. Colquitt, chair
man; Messrs. Sewer, Johnson, Md, Miller,
| Woodbury..
Patents and Patent Office MIR. Woodbridge,
chairman; Messrs. flanagan, Sturgeon Lewis,
Speight.
| Retrenchment-M Lewis, charm; Messrs.
! Morehead, Anterior, DAYTON, Dickinson.
| Territories. Mr.. Lewis, chairman Messrs.
Allen, Lewis, Evans, ]. M. Clayton.
| Public Buitdings.--Mr. Dayton, chairman;
Messrs. Simmons, Bates.
To audit and control TIE contingent expenses d
| the Senoie--Mr. Miles, chairman; Mcssrs. Cor
win, Breese.
Printing, Atherton, chairman; Mcssrs
Simpson, Semple.
Engrosed Bilk--Mr. Speght, chairman;
Messrs. Greene Jarnagin.
ITEMS OF News The legislature of Illinois,
has fixed the rate of interest in that State at 6
per cent, the law to go into effect on the lst
of AplIl.-The distance between Boston and
Philadelphia is S02 miles, and as the rate of
postage under the new law is 5 cents for 800
miles, an additional cents will have to be paid
on every letter for the carriage of two miles.
In Racine, Wisconsin, there are 1918 more
males than females. fine chance this for
the girls hcreabouts. Wyman, presi-
dent Of the Phoenix Bank of Boston, convicted
of fraud has obtained new trial. Doctor
Lardner is about to return to Europe-Gua-
no is selling at New Bedford for $50 per ton.
Over 5000 bales of cotton were received
at Mobile on the 9th ult., being the largest
quantity ever received in one day before; on
the same day the barque Rankin cleared for
Liverpool with 2997 bales.-Eiglehart the
young man recently stabbed at Mobile, has
since ded.-The legislature of Pennsylvania
will make choice of U. S. Senator this week
in place of Mr.. Buchanan. The legislature
of N. Jersey has rejected resolution abolish
ing lotteries.
THREE CHILDREN FROZEN TO DEATH. A
touching incident is thus related by the Auxil-
are Breton:
"During the last few days of cold three young
children of the town of Baines had been sent
out by their parents to gather dead wood These
poor infants lost themselves in the wood, and
night came on without their ,having been able
to refund their road. The eldest, scarce six
years DID, sought some shelter and there hud-
died up his little brothers; he then stripped him
self of his waistcoat, and covered them with it,
and made them a rampant from the cold with
his body. 1t was in this condition that they
were found the next morning, all three frozen
to dea tn"
COLLECTOR OF New YORK. The Demo-
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