The Arkansas banner., 1846-12-30
MoSDvY, DEe. fl, lS46, SENATE.


 ELECTION OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
 On motion of Mr. SEVER, the Senate then proceeded to the executioa of the special order of the day, being the eieciion by ballot of the standing committees
 The VICE PRESIDENT desired senators 10 prepare their ballots for chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations
 The ballots having been east and counted, resulted as follows:
 Whole number of votes 42; necessary to a choice 22. Mir. SEVER received 2l; Mr l; Mir CAIHoCS ,; Mr. FAIRFIELD l, Mf. WEBSTER 6.
 Mr. SEWER having received the highest number of votes, was declared elected
 For chairman of Comaiiitee oR Finance - Whole number of votes i3; necessary to a choice 22. Mr, LEWIS received 24; Mir EViNs l7; Mr. HANEGAN l; Mr. BENroS l.
 Mr. LEWIS having received the highes, number of votes. was declared elected
 For ehairmaa of the Committee on Com naerce.-Whole number of votes II, neces- sary to choice ll. Mr Dix received P 1; Mr. DAvis $; Mr. HuNnSGToN x Mir CAa- ERoN 2, Dir. DICKINSON l,
 Mr. DIX having received the h:ghes, num- Der oi votes, was declared elected.
 For chairmaR ef the Committee on .Maau- facftrcs.--Whole number of votes 37; necessary to choice l9 Nr DIcEIssoS received B Mir. SIMMONS g.; Mr DIX I !; Mr. NILEs l; Mir. J. NJ. CLAYTON l Mir WoopBElpGE 1; Mir. MaxcuM l.
 Mr. DicKtSsoK having received the highest number Of votes, was declared elected.
 For chairman of Csasasissee ca .3grieu!- tGre-WhoVe number Of votes 29; necessary 10 choice 15. Mr. STURGEON received 2: Mr. UPHAM ,; NIT. CiLLEYI.
 Mr. STURGEON having received the highest number of votes, was declared elected.
 For chairmaa ef Comasittee on Military .dgadrs.-Whole number of votes 34; neces- sary to choice IS. Mr. BENTON received 30; Mr. CRirfESpEx ,; MT. BADGER l.
 Mr. BENTON having received majority of all the votes given, was declared elected.
 A, this stage of the proceedings Mr. DAVIS suggested that fl any gentleman upon the oIhef sisse of the chamber had list of the committees as they had been agreed upon by the majority, il might by common con sent be read. and declared to bc Inst of the standing committees of the Senate, which 's"uid be great saving of sisse without altering the result which would be arrived al by the tedious process of bslloiing,
 Mr, SEVER observed thai he had list of the committees which had beea agreed upon, not only on his side of the chamber. but upon the other also, which might be read and adopted by common consent The list having been read. Mir. MANGUM moved that the special order of the day be dispensed with; which was agreed to.
 F NIT. MANGbA then moved that the list of committees jus. read be the standing con,- mitlees Of the Senate, which was also agreed to.
 The committees are ss follows:
 On Foreign RelafsoRs. -Messrs. Sesier. chairman; Cass, Archer, Aiherlon, and Web ster.
 On Finance. Lewis. chairman Benton, Evans, Speigt., and Huntington.
 On Commerce.. Dix, chairman Pennybscker. Johnson, Md, Chalmers, asd Davis.
 On .Marnf nfactsrers.-Messrs. Dickinson. chairman; Colqui,l, Simmons, Surgeon, and Woodbridge,
 OR grteaiinre.--Messrs Surgeon chair mas; SeDPle. Uphan, Tumey, and Cilley. 1 On Military .3fairs.--Messrs. Benton, ehalnaas; Dix, CsEsscu<!ea, Houston and Badger { Oa .Sarai .fgaiys.--Messrs Fairfield chairman; Yulee, aanguH. Cameron, and Miller.
 
 On ise .Msiitia-Aessrs. Atchison, chair man; Semple, Barrow, Fairfield, aGsS Grcene { Os P15ise LaadS.---Siessrs Breese. chair. man; Ashley, Woodbridge, Bright, and Cor, win.
 Ca PTieale Land ElaiMx-Messrs. Yu. ice, chairman; Seaiple, Barrow, Pcnnybacker and Greene.
 1 Oa iadian .fgairs.--Messss. Bagby. ekair- man; AtchisoB, Phelps, Sevier, and Jsreagip | Ga Gtums.--Messrs. Peanvhaeker. chair. mar; Aichisoa, Joha M C!svton, Rusk, and ! Johnson, Md.
 Ga Revolutionary Claisss. -Messrs ScG,- pie, ehairmaa; Erighs, Thomas Clayton Celquits, al&l Phelps