Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1847-01-13
CONGRESSIONAL SYNOPSIS.
SENATE.

SENATE.
! December IA.
/ Mr.. G. E. Badger, Senator elect, form North
Carolina vice Mr.. Haywood presented his Gre
dentials, was qualified and took his seat.
After the reception OF Reports from the war.
Treasury and State Departments, and the pre-
seatation of snnury private memorials and peti-
tons. MIR. benton submitted a resolution pla-
cling the army on the same footing with the na-
Wy in relat ion 10 pensions and prize money.
The following resolution of Dir. Crittenden
submitted ON Thursday last (calne up for con-
sideraton.)
heso;ced, That the Committee on MILITARY
Affairs be instructed to bring a bl to increase,
turing the Continuance OF the present war with
Iexco, the pay of the commissioned Off
Icere, musicians, and privates OF the army of
he Umled States, including the volunteers ;anu
also, to provide Tor The granting cirtihcates OF
.uerit to such OF them as may distinguish them
selves by personal acts of extraordinary depo-
ion or bearing in the performance of their duty
and that those TO whom such CERTIFICATES are
granted shall receive in virtue thereof addition
al pay, at the rate of - per month, during
their continuance in the service.
Mr.. benton suggested that the resolution
ought to assume the forlh of an inquiry INFO the
eXpedency OF such increase. After some de-
bate which we shall notice again, Mr.. Bentons
amendment was carried, ayes "A noes 20.
The appointment OF committees occupied the
Senate the remainder Of the day. The names
Of committees we have already published.
HOUSE.
Under order from Thursday last, the Speaker
announced the following standing committees.
Of Eiectioas-Messrs. Hamln, Augustus A
Chapman, Harper, Chase, Dobbin, Ellsworth,
Mci;aughcv, Chapman and Culver
Hays Gad .uedns-llcKay. Dromgool, Jos.
K. lngersoll, Hungerlord, Geo. S. Houston,
Winthrop, Norris, Vinton, and Seaborn Jones.
| Ctaims-Daniel, Hodge, Hodge, Graham,
Gordon, Pollock, Lyon, Leakc, John A.. Rock
we'll. and Dargin.
Commerce-McC lelland, Tibbatts, Went
worth, SIMPSON, Grinnell, Atkini on, Lawrence
Levin, and Thibodeaux.
| Public LdRds-McC lerland, Thomas Smith.
Collamer, James Il. Hunt, Mosely, Morris, Relfe
| Hampton: and Blanchard.
| Post Office and Post Roads-Hopkns, Ken
nedy, Reid, Cranston, McIivain, Thommasson,
Phelps HoCgh and Hillard.
| District Of Coiumjia-James Mcdowell, Jo-
seph ]. Mcdowell, Fickln, Payne, Washington
Hunt, Marsh, John G. Chapman, Ak. ID Sims,
and McHenry.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Petit, Lumpkin, Mil
ton Brown, Burlington. Seddon, Thurman, Dix
on, and Biggs.
Revolutionary Claims-Jos. Johnson, Flick
lin, Daniel Z. king, st. John, Order, TilLer,
John Ii. Ewing and Bowdon.
Public Erpenditures-DunIap, Yost, Gun
ningham, Russell, Arnold, Runk, John w.
Houston, Stroham, and White.
Pirate and Land Claims--Bowln Wick,
Stephens, Andrew Johnson, Seaman, Stephen
Adams, Morse, Long, and Cottrcll
.uanuf Vance, Woodward, Stewart.
Hudson, William e. Brown, James HI. Johnson
John p. Martin, Rykes, and Ripley.
| Observation-Disclosures Jas. Black, Wright,
Perrill, Grover, Dockery, Leonard Ii. Smms,
Erdman and Root.
Indian .4fairs-Jacob Tompson. Reuben
Chapman, benton, Boyd, Yell, Foot, Barringe<,
SAWYER, Ashmun and Cathcart
MILITARY .3gairs-Haralson Boyd, Brinker-
hoff, Burt, Ramsey, A. A. Chapman, Niven,
CatIoll end Benz. Thompson.
.Miiiia-Jas A. Black, Treadwav, Abbott,
Dockery, l.. III Simms, Ritter, Giddings De
Mot, and S. ID Hubbard.
.Ndrdi .ffaTs-I. E. Holmes, Bayly, Ma
clay, Ihos Butler, King, Schenck, Darragh.
Stanton, and lanes Thompson.
Foreign .4fRrs-Chas. J. lngersol, Rhett,
Payne, Garrett Davis, Cobb, Truman Smith,
Cullnm, Caleb NJ Smith and Perry
| Observation-Disclosures, Hunter, Dillingham;.
julius Rockwell, Geo w. Jones, Young, Lew
is, Towns and Pllsbury.
Revolutionary Pensions-Brodhead, Akin
son, Cummins, A Smith, Owen, Barringer, Jen-
kins, Crozier and Trumbo.
hraiid Pensions-Preston King, Starkwcth-
er, Dargan, Bell, Seldom, Delano, Cocke, Good
year and Moulton.
Roads and CanaLs-Robt Smith, B. Martin
Ferries, Gentry, Pendleton, E. B Holmes, Will
Jams, Miller and Mcdaniel
Patents-Henley, Maclay, Marsh, Sykes, and
Thos b Ming.
Public Buiidings-Faran MCLEAN, Win
throp, Severance aud Woodwork,
RerisaI and Unfinished Busiacss-SawteIle,
Collin, Garvin Treadway AMI Hale.
.4ccounts--Danel p. King, Faran, Mclean,
William w. Campbell, and Cobb.
Iffeage-J. p. Martin, Severance, Henley,
]. ] Mcdowell AMI Thomson.
e Engrdrmg-Yost, Perry AMI Cooke.
Joint Committee on the Library of Congress
On the part Of House, Messrs. Broadhead. w.
w. Com belI, and Edmund w. Hubbard.
The following committee, appointed at the
first session, stand through the Congress.
On Expenditures in The State Department
Strong, ]. H. Campbell Crozier, La Sere and
James H Johnson.