Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1847-12-29
Standing Committees Of tho House

hat State, when the House adjourned.
Commit tecs Of tho House
COMMITTEE OF Observation-Disclosures
Richard w. Thompson. Joseph Mullin.
Lucien r. Chase. Nathaniel Boylen. Tim
othy Jenkins, John Van Dyke, J. Dixon
Roman.
Or WAYS AND MEASs-Nessrs. Sam
ucl f. Nnton. Robert Toombs, James J.
Mckay, Charles Hudson. George 5. llous-
ton, Charles 5. Morehead. Jas. Pollock.
Samuel G.. Hubbard, Henry Nicoll.
Or CLAIMs-Mcssrs. John a. Rock
well, John Crowell John r. J. Daniel,
VIM. Nelson, David Wilmot. George G..
Dunn, Thomas W. Lyon, Thos- S. Flour
noy. Jas. II. Thomas.
Ok CossaIERcE.-Aiessrs. Washington
Hunt, Joseph Grinnell. II. f. Simpson,
Moses Hampton, Bannon G. Thibodcaux.
John Wentworth, Dudley 5. Gregory. Ar
chibald Atkinson, Kingsley S. Bingham
OS PUBLIC LANps-Messrs Jacob Col
lamer, Alex. ii. Stephens. J. 4. McCler-
nand Garnett Duncan. Richard Brodhead
Harvey Putnam. John Jameson, Alexander
Evans. W. X. W. Cobb.
Ok THE Posi- OFgIcE AND Posi- RoAns.
Messrs. ". l.. Goggin, James VI. Root.
Chas. Brown, Daniel b. st. John. John S.
Phelps, Elisha Embrec, George w. Jones,
Abraham Lincoln, David S. kaufman.
FoR THE DISTRICT OF CoLUapIA.-
John G. Chapman chairman.
ON THE JUDTcIaRV.-Messrs. Joseph X
Inacrsoll, George Ashmun, John Petit,
Dixon. Richard French, John l.. Taylor.
Richard *. Meade.
ON REvoLuTIovARY CLAIMs--Daniel
T. King. chairman.
Ok PUBIC ExPENDIrUEEs.-1 Thomas
l.. clingman. chairman.
OK PRIVATE LAHD CLAIMs.-John
Gayle. chairman.
Ok NANrFACTrEEs.-M essrs. Andrew
Stewart, Amos Abbott. Joseph A. Wood
ward, John w. Houston, Joseph T., Edsall
EIiakim Sheriff., VIM. G.. Brown, John "
Crisficld, James u. Johnson.
OK AcKIcULruRE.-liugh White. chair
man.
Oy INDIA:: AFFAIRs.-M. T. Gentry
chairman.
OK MILITARY AFFARs-Ncssrs. John
NJ. Bots ArInistcad Burt, James Wilson
IL. \. HARRISON, J. Dickey. Linn Boyd
Dudley Marvin, VIM. Il. Haskell, David
Fisher.
OK TIE M1L1TIA-John L. Thompson
chairman.
On NAVAL ArFAIRs.-T. b. King chair
man.
On FOREIGN AFFAIRs-Truman Smith
chairman.
On THE TERRlroRIEs.-C. B. Smith
chairman.
On REvoLUTIoNARY PENsIONs.-Wm
NJ. Cooke. chairman.
On INVALID pENsIoNs.-lIcnry Mes.
chairman.
On ROADS AND CANALs.-R. c. Schenck
chairman.
On PATENrs.-John W. Farrclly, chair
man.
OK REvIsAL AND L unfinished BUSINESS
]. W. Iiornbeck, chairman.
OK ACCoUNTS.-linnB Boyd, chairman
On MILEAGE-IIiran Bclchcr, chair.
On THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS ON THE
PART OF THE IoUsE.-John q. Adams
chairman.
The following committees appointed at
the first session stand throug Ii the Con
gress, viz:
COMMITTEE OF EXPENDITURES IN THE
STATE DEPARTMENT.-D. NJ. Barrlnger,
chairman.
On EXPENDITURES II TIE TREASURY De
pARrMENr-Joscph N. Root, chairman
on ExpESpIruREs II THE WAR De-
pARrMENr-John ii. frozier, chairman.
On EXPENDITURES INgTHE NAVY DEPART
MENr.-P. W. Tompkins, chairman
On ExpESDIrUEEs IN TIE Posi- OFFICE
observation-disclosures Wilson. chairman.
Tc =
pINGs.-E,. Darlington, chairman
OK ENRoLLED ElLLs.-J. G.. Hampton
chairman.
The following members compose the Sc
lect committee appointed on Monday last
to revise the rules OF the House:
Messrs c. J. Ingersoll. Truman Smith
er. Robert NcClcland. J. q. Chapman, VI
f. Gentry, T. Jenkins.
The death of Mr. Huntington, late Sen
ator from Connecticut. was announced III
a message from the Senate. when. after
some remarks from Mr.. J. a. Rockwell
the House adIourned.--Dec. IS.
Saturday, Dec. 1S,h.
HOU SCI The Senate did not sit.
The Speaker announced that the first
business in order was the report of the Sc
lect committee upon the Rules OF the
House.
The question being upon agreeing 10
the substitute reported by the committee
for the one hour rule. ii was amended. in
one particular. and then adopted. So that
the one hour rule is retained, with the priv
ilegc TO the member reporting the measure.
10 open and close the debate. and 10 cv-
cry member proposing an amendment TO
occupy five minutes IN explaining such
amendment.
4 rule was adopted that "mcmbers may
address the House or committee from the
clerks desk. or from a place near the
Speakers chair This is the plan adoP-
led IN the British and French Parliaments,
A rule was also adopted that except
during The last ten days Of the session. no
motion 10 suspend the rules shall be en-