Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-01-05

On Md9iuf actureS--Vance, Woodward.
Stewart, Hudson, Brown, Va, Johnson,
N H., Martin, Sykes and Ripley.
On Observation-Disclosures Black Pa,
Wright, Perrill, Grover, Dockery, Sinms,
Erdman and Root.
On Indian Afairs--Thompson, Mss,
Chapman, Ala, Benton, Boyd, Yell, Foot.
Barringer, Sawyer, Ashmun, and Cath
cart. t Ts8
On Military A 6airs--Haralson, Boyd,
Brinckerhoff, Burt; Ramsey, Ghapman,-
Va, Nigen, Carroll and Thompson, Mass.
On the MiIitia-.ABlack. S G, Tredway,
Abbott, Dockery, Ritter, Sims, Giddings,
De Mott, and Hubbard.
On Narat Afairs--Holmes, Bayly,.
Maciay, King, Ga, Hamiin, Schencks
Darragh, Stanton and Thompson, Pa.
On Foreign AfairS-C. j. Ingersoll,
Rhett, Payne, Davis, Cobb, Smith, CT,
Calicn, Smith, Ind, and Perry.
Onthe Observation-Disclosures, Hunter,
Dillingham;, Rockwell, Jones, Tenn.
Lewis, Towns, Piiisbury and Young.
OaReUOlutionary Pensions rodhead.
Atkinson, Cummins Smith, N Y, Owen,
Barringer, Jenkins, Cfosier and Toombss
On InUdiid Pensions King, N. T.,
i5iarkweather, Dargin, Bell, Seldom, De-
iAnc, Cooke, Goodyear, and Moulton.
On Roads and CanaIS--Smilh, ILL.,,
Martin. Fries, Gentry, Pendleton, Holmes,
NY, Williams, Miller, AID Mcdaniel.
On PROFESSIONALLY, Maclay, Marsh,
Sykes and King. Ga.
.yOn Public Buildings and Grounds
Faran. MCLEAN, Winthrop, Severance
and w oodwerth.
On Refusal and Unfinished Business
Sawielle, Collin, Garyin, Fredway, and
Fale. M
On ACCOMPLISHING, Mass, Faran,
MCLEAN, Campbell, n Y, and Cobb.
On MEage-Martin, Severance, Hen
ley, Mcdowell and Thompson, Pa.
On Engraujng-Yost, Perry, and
Cooke.
Joint Committee on The Library of
Congress on thepart Of the Housc-Brod-
head, Campbell, N Y, and Hubbard.
The following committees, appointed at
the first session, stand through the Con
gress.
On Expenditures in the State Depart
nent-- Strong, Camobell, Pa, Crozier,
La Sore, and Johnson, n II.
On Expenditures in The Treasury De
Partbaenf--Scammon, White, Roberts,
Wood and Root.
Or Expenditures an the TYar Department
--Leib, w oodruE, Crozier, Smith, H., end
Rockwell, Mass.
On Expenditures IN the Navg Depart
naent--ColIn, Fries, Blanchard, Long and
Moulton.
On Expenditures IN The Posi- O57ce
Depa'Tment--La Serc, Abbott, Brown
Va, Thonasson, and Morris,
On Expenditures on the Public Build.
ingS-1Garvin, Jenkins, Leake, McHenry
and Rockwell, CT,
On Enrolled Bi1s--Wheaton, anc
Biggs.
The NO. Picayuno of Dec. loth,gives
the following correspondence between
Gen. Taylor, and Santa Anna in relation
to the termination of the armistice. Iii!
taken from papers from the City of Mexi
co, of the 18th Nov.
headquarters Of the Army Of Occupation,
''M0NTEREy, Nov 5, 1876.
"S!R la the convention agreed upor
on the 24th Of September, it was conceded
that tho American forces should not pa 5!
stipulated line before the expiration o
eight weeks, or Pntil they should receive
orders or instructions from their govern
ment. In conformity herewith, / have
the honor Of apprising you that my gov
eminent has directed me TO terminate fht
suspension ofhostilities and accordingl,
consider myself ct liberty 10 pass. thl
designated limo after. the 18th inst, b.
which date ! presume this communicated
will have reached your hands at San LII
Potosi y
~ haze been informed that severa
Americans, who were taken prisoners a
China and othor points, are now at Sal
Luis, detained as such. I trust you wi
deem 1t an act Of justice to release theg
men, and allow them to rejoin the force
under my command.
s.When the convention was cntefet int
70 which | have referred, entertained III
hope that the terms in which il wa s col
ceivcd would open the way for The tw
republics to agree upon an honorab
peace and, acting uaon this conviction
1 at once released the. prisoners Of ";
who were in my. power, among who
Mere three officers. AT that time d
mol know that there were. any America
prisoners who had been sent into the int
rior. trust that my conduct will
deemed sufficient ground 10 justify y,
in yielding 70 this request, aad to the di
tates Of humanity, towards the Americ,
prisoners who, am told. are at San Lui
in case Major Graham, the bearer
thia communication reaches. uo1ir han