Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-12-16

From IcrGs-Mr. Pllsbury.
From Kentucky-M. Adams.
COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE.
The SPEAKER announced the following as the Commit
tees of the House for the present session
OF Ekctions-Messrs. Thompson, of Indiana, Mullin,
Chase, Boyden, Jenkins, Van DYKE Inge, Roman and Will
| liams.
of Ways and Means-Messrs vinton Stephens, Mckay,
Hudson, Mcdowell, Morehead, Pollock, Hubbard and
Ncoll.
Of Clrims-Messrs. Rockwell, Of Connecticut Crowe,
Daniel Nelson, Wilmo, Dunn, Ligon, Flournoy, and
| Thomas
On Comm9oe-Messrs Hunt Grinne, Woodward,
Hampton Of Pennsylvania, Thibodaux, Wentworth Gregg
| ry, Atkinson, and Bingham.
On he Public Lands-Messrs Collamer, Duncan, shep.
perd, Bodhead Putnam, Hail. Of Missouri Evans Of Mary
land, Cobb, of Alabama, and Greeley.
On the Post Office and Post Roads-Messrs. Goggn,
Root Brown, of Pennsylvania St John, Phelps, Embree
Jones, Of Tennessee, Lincoln and Kaufman.
Far The District Of CohimJia-Messrs. Chapman. Tall
madge, Brown, of Mississippi Barrow, Fickn, Henry, Ed
| wards, Thnrston, and Gaines.
On the Judiciary-Messrs j. r. Ingerso, Ashmun, Pet.
tit Hall, of New York. Lumpkn, Dixon, French, Taylor,
On Revolutionary Claims-Messrs King, of Massacha-
sets, Butler, Bowdon, Iverson Kellogg Morris, Newell,
Smart, and Lynde
| On Public Expenditures essrs. Clingman, srahm,
Bednge Hale Jameson, Jones' Of Georgia, La Sere Clark
On Private Land Claims-Messrs Gayle, Brady, Wick,
Rumsey, Harmanson, Tompkns Candy, Johnson of Ten
nessee, and Darling
| On Neutrality-suspicious.. Stewart Of Pennsylvania Alb
bot Houston, of Delaware, Edsa Sheriff. Brown, of vir-
gna Csfed, Johnson, Of New Hampshire, and Stuart Of
Michigan
On Agricuhwe-M essrs White, Sawyer, Parey Harris,
ROckhi, Becher, Thompson, Of Iowa, sngerland, and
| Goggn.
On Indian A6airs-Messrs. Baringer, Gentry, Thomp-
of Mississippi, McIvaine, Cahcsr Gddngs, Peck,
Buckner, and Johnson, Of Arkansas.
| On Military 6Gairs-Messrs. Bots Burt, Wilson, Har-
Mar Haska .pd
On the MiktG-Messrs Thompson, Of Kentucky, Banch-
ard, McLane Peasee, Blackmar Richardson, Beae, Fea-
therston, and Dicknsons
On Naval 16airsMessrs. King, Of Georgia, Holmes, Of
South Carolina, Schenck White, Bayy, Levin, Stanton,
Outlaw, and Tuck.
| On Foreign Afairs-Messs Smith Of Connecticut,
Hiard G. J. lngerson Marsh, Rhet Pendlcton, Duer,
McClelland and Duncan, Of Ohio.
On the observation-disclosures. Smith, of Indiana, Cranston,
Cobb Of Georgia, Rockwell Of Massachusetts,, Thompson, Of
Pennsylvania, Got Morse, Evans, Of Ohio, and Psbuy.
On Revolutionary Penaons-Messrs. Cooke, Sylvester,
Cummins, Freddy, BocOck DOnnel, Hammons, Strong,
| On Iauaiin Pensons-Messrs. Fulton, Mes, Fries, w.
II Lawrence, venable, Thompson, Of Virginia. Eckeri,
| Wiley, and Petrie.
On Roads and CanaLs-Messrs. schenck, Holmes, Of
New York. Smith, Of Illinois, Irwin, Clapp, Warren, Pey-
| ton, Newell, and Mann, Of Pennsylvania.
On PatenksMessrs. Farrcly, Macay Henley, Jones, Of
Georgia, and Miller.
On Public Buildings and Grounds-Messrs. Houston, Of
On Rerisdi and Unfinished BusinessMessrs Mes, Lord,
Hale, Turner and Hill, Of Tennessee.
Of AccountsMessrs. King, Of Massachusetts, Gregory,
Starkwcather, Kennon, and Henry.
On Mieqgt-Messrs Belcher, Richey. Warren, Richard
son, and Green.
On EngramngMcssrs. Levin, Murphy, and Adams, Of
Joint Committee on The Library part Of the House
Messrs Preston, Murphy, and Pslfrey
oinf Committee Enrolled Bills ON part of The House
Messrs. Hampton. Of New Jersey, and Robinson.
The following committees appointed the last session stand
through the Congress- viz:
On Expenditures IN The Department of Sfafe-Mesns.
Bsuinger, Crozier, Lahm, Dixon, and Collins
On Expenditures in the Treasury observation-disclosures.
Root, Donne1, Birdsall, Buckner, and Feathers,on.
On Expenditures IN The Department of War--Messrs.
Crozcr, Thompson, Of Indiana Kennon Lord, and Lincoln
On Expenditures in The Nary Department -Messrs.
Tompkins, Boyden, Msclay, Clark Kentucky and Tuck
On Expenditure in The Post Office Department Messrs.
Wilson, Kellogg, Stuart, Of Michigan, Letter, and Thomp-
son, Of Kentucky.
On Expenditures The Public Buiidinps-Mesus. Ca
bell, HAMPTON, Of New Jersey, Sawyer, Holmes, Of New
York, and Richardson.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.
Mr.. JOHNSON ofTennessec moved to amend the
luton so ss TO require the appointment Of additional stand
ing committee TO be called the Committee the "smth-
| sonian Institution"
A brief and interesting debate this motion to
amend, which was participated In BY Mesrs JOHNSON, d