Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-01-01
9Oth COngrcss-9d session.
Corssp0ndenes Of he Nes York Tribune.
WAsHINaroN, Dscember ID. Ie46

report OF the Treasury Department, showing the
number Of vessels employed in the coasiingrade
together with the annual report on Commerce
and Navigation; and also the report of the Stat,
Department on the expenditures Of the year.
Mr. Criuenden presented a petition for paying
s65lo00 Of bonds issued by Texas.
Mr.. Benton offered a resolution instructing The
Military Committee TO inquire into the expediency
of allowing three months extra pay TO officer,
and soldiers, regulars and volunteers, and placing
them on the same footing with the Navy in re,
gard TO prize money.
Mr.. Cruenden's s resolution insirucling the Nil.
itary Committee TO bring in bill to increase the
pay Of soldiers, and to grant certificates Of mer.
It and bravery when deserved, after some discus.
sion was modified, on motion Of Mr.. Benton, SO
as to insure the object contemplated instead oil
instruct. and thus adopted.
The Senate then wentinto election Of the Stan.
ding Committees. Mr.. Sewer was elected chair.
man Of the Committee on Foreign Relations by
"a out Of AZ votes. The others were elected as
he was, according TO the caucus nomination:
On Foreign Relatons-Messrs. Sewer, Cass,
Archer, Atherton and Webster.
On Finance-Messrs. Lewis, Benton, Evans,
SPreight and Huntington,
Commerce-Messrs. Dix, Pennybacker, John.
son of Maryland, Chalmers and Davis.
Manuiactures-.Messrs. Dickinson, Colquitt,
Simmons, Sturgeon and Woodbridge.
Agricullure-Messrs. Sturgeon, Sempe, Up.
ham, Tuney and Cilley.
Military Affairs-Messrs. Benton, Dix, Crit.
tenden, Houston and Badger.
Naval Afairs-Messrs. Fairfield, Yulee, Man.
gum, Cameron and Miller.
Mitia-Messrs. Atchison, Semple, Barrow,
Fairfield and Greene.
Public Lands-Messrs. Breese, Ashley. Wood.
bridge, Bright and Corwin.
Private Land Claims-Messrs. Yulee, Semple,
Barrow, Pennybacker and Greene.
Indian AfTairs--Messrs. Bagby, Atchson,
Phelps, Sewer and Jarnagin.
Clams-Messrs. Pennybacker, Atchinson, J.
NJ. Clayton, Rusk and Johnson of Maryland.
Revolutionary Claims-Messrs. Semple, Bright,
7. Clayton, Colquiu and Phelps.
Judicary-Messrs. Ashley, Breese, Berrien,
Westcott and Dayton.
Post Offices and Post Roads-Messrs. Niles,
Sturgeon, Simmons, Rusk and Morehead.
Roads and Canas-Messrs. Hannegan, Tur.
ney. Corwin, Houston and Morehead.
Pensons-Messrs. Johnson Of Louisiana, Ash.
ley, Pearce, Atchison and Upham.
Dislrictof Coumbia-Messrs Cameron, Breese,
Miller, Chalmers and Johnson Of Maryland.
Patents and Patent 0fice-Messrs. Colquitt,
Turney, Phelps, Westcott and Davis.
Retrenchment- Messrs. Turney. Attention,
Morehead, CiIley and Niles.
Observation-Disclosures. Westcou, Cameron, E.
vans, Chalmers and J. NJ. Clayton.
Public Buildings-Messrs. Bright, Cameron
and Dayton.
To Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses
Of the Senate-Messrs. Spreight, Niles, Greene.
Printng-Messrs. Anterior, Chalmers and
Simmons,
Engrossed Bills--Mossrs. Chalmers, Runk and
Jarnagn.
Library-Messrs. Pearce, Chalmers, Lewis.
House OF FREPREsENTATIvEs.-The Speaker an.
the Standing Committees, as follows:
On Elections-Messrs. Hamln, A. A. Chap.
man, Harper, Chase, Dobbin, Ellsworth, McGau.
ghey, Chipman and Culver.
Ways and Means-Messrs. Mckay, Drom.
gooe, ]. R. lngersol, Hungerlord, G, S. Hous.
ton, Winthrop, Norris, Vinton and S. Jones.
CIaims-Messrs. Daniel, Hoge, Graham, Cor.
don, Pollock, Lyon, Loako, J. A. Rockwell and
Dargin.
ommerce--Mcssrs. McCleland, Tibbuts,
Wentworth, Simpson, Grinnel, Atkinson, Law
renee, Levin and Thibodeaux.
Public Lands--Messrs. McCIernand, Thos.
Smith, CollameT, J. B. Hunt, Mosely, Morris,
Relic, Hampton and Blanchard.
Post Offices and Post Roads-Messrs. Hopkins,
Kennedy, Reid, Cranston, McIlvaine, Thompson,
Phelps, Hough and HiIliard
District of Columbia-Messrs. Jas. Mcdowell,
los. J. Mcdowell, Ficklin, Payne, Marsh, w.
Hunt, J. G. Chapman, A. D. Sims and McHenry.
Judicary-Messrs. Rathbun, Petit, Lumpkin,
NJ Brown, Burlington, Seddon, Thurman, Dixon
md Biggs.
Revolutionary Claims-Messrs. JOS. Johnson,
'icklin, Wood, D. P. King, St. John, Order,
rlden, ]. II. Ewing and Bowden.
Public OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Dunlap, Yost,
Russell, Arnold, Runk, J. W. Hous-
on, Strohm and White.
Private Land CIaims--Messrs. Bowlin, Wick,
stephens, A. Johnson, Seaman, S. Adams, Morse,
long and Courell.
Manulactures--Messrs. Vance, Woodward,
stewart, Hudson, W. G. Brown, J. IL. Johnson,
!. P. Marin, Sykes and Ripley.
Agriculure-Messrs. Anderson, Jas. Black,
Wright, Perril, Grover, Dockery, L. II. Sims,
Grdman and Root,
Indian Afairs-Messrs Jacob Thompson, R. !
Chapman. Benton, Boyd, Yell, Foot, Barringer,
sawyer, Ashman and Ca,hcar.
Military Aflairs---Messrs. Haralson, Boyd,
Burt. Ramsey, A. A. Chapman, Nj
en, Carroll and B. Thompson.
Milita--Messrs. J. A. Black, Tredway, Ab.
ou, Dockery, l.. Il. Sims, Ritter, Giddngs, De
Mott and S. d. Hubbard.
Naval Affairs-Messrs. /. T. Holmes, Bayly,
iaclay, T. B. King, IIamlin, Schenck, Darrag gh,
stanton and Jas. Thompson.
Foreign Afairs-Mcssrs. c. J. J.lngersoll, Rhe,t,
'ayne, G. Davis, Cobb, Truman Smith, Cullom,
:. B. Smith and Perry.
Observation-Disclosures. Douglass, Hunter. Dill.
ngham, J. Rockwell, Geo. w. Jones, Young,
owls Towns and pillshurv