Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-04
ThirtY-Flrst Congress, First Session.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

MONDAY, December 81, 1849
The Journal Of Thursday last was read and appro- il
yed II
The Standing Committees, provided for by the
Rules the appointment of which was ordered ON
Thursday last by resolutions were upon the reading
of the Journal this morning, announced as follows
Committee of Elections.-Messrs. William Strong,
of Penn Sampson W. Harris, of Ala, John Van
DYKE of N. j., David T. Disney, of Ohio, John B.
Thompson, of KY, Isham G. Harris, of Tenn, Ed
ward W. McGaughey, of Ia, William S. Ashe, of N.
c. and George R. Andrews, of N. Y.
Committee Of Ways and Means.-Messrs. Thomas
H. Bayly of Va, Jacob Thompson of Miss, Samuel
F. Vinton of Ohio, James S. Green of Mo-, Robert
Toombs of Ca, Harry Hubbard of N. H., VIM. Duer
of N Y, Geo. w. Jones of Tenn and Moses Hamp-
Committee of Claims-Messrs. John R. J. Daniel
of N. c. James H. Thomas of Tenn, Joseph M Root |
of Ohio David Wimot of Penn, William Nelson of
N Y, David Hubbard of Ala, Finis E. Mclean of
a Of Conn @1i'' L. human " ~, ,'''N D0' - ~
Committee on Commerce-Messrs Robert M Nc
Lane of Md, John Wentworth of Ill, Joseph Grin
nell of Mass, Kinsley S. Bingham of Mich, Alexan-
der H. Stephens of Ga, William F. Colcock of S. Co.
J. Phillips Phoenix of N. Y, Charles Stetson of Me-
and Charles M. Conrad of La.
Committee Public Lands.-Messrs. James B.
Bowln of Mo, ]. H. Harmanson of La, A. H. Shop
herd of n c., Nathaniel Albertson of Ia, Edward D.
Baker of ILL.,, w. R. w. Cobb of Ala, James Brooks
of N Y, Moses Hoagland of Ohio, and William Hen
ry of Vt.
Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads--Mes-
SIS Emery D. Potter of Ohio John S. Phelps Of Mo,
Thomas McKissock of N Y, Winfield S. Featherston
of Miss, William Hebard of W.T. Richard H. Stanton
of KY. William j. Aston of Ala, Paulus Powell of
Va, and Charles Durkee of Wis.
Committee on the District Of olomba.-Messrs A.
| G. Brown of Miss Samuel w. Inge of Ala, John L.
Taylor of Ohio Thomas j. D. Fuller of Me-, jeremiah
Morton of Va. Edward Hammond of Md. Charles
Allen of Mass, C. H. Williams of Tenn. and Walker
Underhill of N. Y.
Committee on the Ju1icia,y-Messrs James Thomp-
son of Pa, John K. Miller of Ohio, George Ashmun
| of Mass Richard K Meade of Va. Charles S. More
head of KY, Preston King of N. Y. Abraham w.
Venable Of N. c., Thaddeus Stevens of Pa. and Mar
shall J. Wellborn of Ga.
Committee on Revolutionary Claims,-Messrs. Cul-
! len Sawtelle of Me, Jonathan D. Morris of Ohio,
William A Newell of N. j., William V. N. Bay of
No. Chester Butler of Pa, John S. Millson of Va,
Rufus K. Goodenow of Me- William Melville of
Miss. and John B. Kerr of Md.
Committee on Public apenditu7es-Messrs. An
drew Johnson of Tenn, William H. Bissen of Ill,
, Harmon S. Conger of N. Y. Andrew ] Harlan of Ia
Richard l. Bowie of Md. Charles Sweetzer of Ohio
Joseph P. Caldwell of N. c., Walter Booth of Conn
and Samuel Calvin of Penn.
Committee on Private Land Claims-Messrs. Isaac
E. Morse of La, VIM ]. Brown of Ia, David Rum
sey of n Y, Alfred Gilmore of Pa, Lewis D. Camp
bell of Ohio, Thos L. Harris of ILL.,, Humphrey Mar
shall of KY, William A. Whittlesey of Ohio, and Jo
sah M Anderson of Tenn.
Committee on Manufactures.-Messrs Lucius B
Peck of Vt, Franklin w. Bowdon of Ala. John w
Houston of Del, Chauncey F. Cleveland of Conn.
Daniel Breck of KY, Thomas Ross of Penn, ROber
L. Rose of N. Y, James L. Orr of S. c., and Ale1
F. Owen of Ga.
t Committee on Agricultme.-Messrs. Nathaniel S
j., Littlefeld of Maine, Edmund Deberry of N. c. Eli
jah Risley of n, Y, Fayette McMullen of Va, Tim
othy R. Young of Ill, Joseph Casey of Penn, Rich
ard H. Stanton of KY, Henry Bennett of N. Y. ant
S Joseph Cable of Ohio.
: Johnson of Ark, Willard p Ha1l of Mo, John Gro
, Outlaw of N. c., Thomas c. Hadkett of Ca, Davi
R4heo sf m HsIRsF z Howard of Texas an
Committee Military Afairs.- Messrs Armistea
i Burt of s. c., w. A Richardson Ct H., James vii
son of N. H., George A. Caldwell of XIV, Alexande
Evans of Md, David K. Carter of Ohio, Jno. A Kin
= of N. Y, Andrew Ewing of Tenn, and Joseph r
r Chandler of Penn.
;, Committee on the Mlitia-NIessrs Charles H. Peas
lee of N, H. John H, Savage of Tenn, Geo. G. Kin
!. of R. l.. James Duane Doty of Wis. Henry D. Moor
- of Penn Geo. Briggs of N. Y, John Robbins of Pa
William Thompson of Iowa, and James Meacham
II Vermont.
n Committee on Naval Afairs-Messrs. Frederick I
Stanton of Tenn, Thomas S. Bocock of Va, Robel
c. Schenck of Ohio, Emile La Sere of La, Hug
White of New York, Elbridge Gerry of Maine I
5 Darlington Cabel of Florida, John Mcqueen of S.
l. and Lewis C. Levin of Pa.
Committee Foreign Afairs.-Messrs John
McClernand of Ill, James Mcdowell of Va, Robel
c. Winthrop of Mass. Hugh A. HARRISON of Ga
Henry W. Hillard of Ala, Joseph A. Woodward
S. c., Edward Stanly of North Carolina Alcxande
w. Buel, Of Mich, and Elbridge G. Spalding of Ne
York
Committee on observation-disclosures Linn Boyd
g, KY, William A. Richardson of ILL.,. julius Rockwe
of Mass, James A Sedden of Va, Thomas L. Clins
a man of N c., David S. Kaufman of Texas, Dan
y Colt Of New York, Graham N. Fitch of Ind, an
E. Joshua R. Gddings of Ohio.
Committee on Revolutionary Penstons-Messr
OF Loren P Waldo of Conn, James NJ, H. Beale of Va
Or Peter H. Sylvester of New York, Daniel Wallace
S. c., John Freedey of Pa Willis A. German of Ind
so Nathan Evans of Ohio, Amos Tuck of n. H., an
re William A. Sackett of New York.
is Committee Inuald Pensions.-Messrs Shephe1
b. Letter of Iowa, Edison B. Odds of Ohio. Henry Mes
Pa. Thomas H. Averett of Va, Hiram Walden of
or Y, James L. Johnson of KY, Orsamus B. Maltese
- of N. Y, William T. Hamilton of Md, and Andre
n. K Hay Of N. ].
H. Committee on Roads and Canel.-Messrs John
1e Robinson of Ia, Job Mann of Pa, james e. King
al n. j., John c. Mason of KY, Harvey Putnam of Ne
O. York, Richard Parker of Va Amos E. Wood of Obi
IS Herman D. Gould of New York, and John w. How
III of Pa.
ii Committee ON Ru1es.-Messrs. David S. Kaufma
ce of Texas George W. Jones of Tenn, Samuel F. Vii
e, ton of Ohio, William Strong Of Pa. Alexr H St
st phens of Ca. John S. Phelps of Mo-. George Ashmu
e. of Mass Nathaniel S. Lttlefeld of Me-, and Edwa
w. McGaughey of la.
~ Committed on Patents-Messrs. Hiram Walden
R. N " John Otis of Me-, William 7. Hamilton
he Md, Albert G. Watkins of Tenn. and Andrew
k Harlan of La.
Ia Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds
in Messrs. Franklin w Bowdon of Ala, Henry A E
nd mundson of Va. John w. Houston of Del, Timotl
hit R. Young of Ill, and Gideon Reynolds of n Y.
n Committee on Refusal and Unfinished Business.
Messrs. Williamson r. w. Cobb of Ala, Andrew