The republic., 1850-12-05
THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
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WEpsEsDAy, DECEMBER q, 1850.
SENATE.

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The CHAIR said that, in pursuance of the order
OF the Senate, be had prepared list OF the commit
tees He had made no change in those who were
at the last session appointed chairmen of the re-
spectlye committees, except in one case where the
Senator who last year was chairman requested that
he might not again be appointed.
The Secretary then read the folloging list of com
Inittees, as appointed by the president pro empore
On Foreign Relations. Messrs. Foote, chairman;
| Cass, Mangum, Phelps, and Douglas.
On Finance.-Messrs. Hunter chairman; Bright
Pearcc, Benton and Ewing
On Commerce.-M Hamlin, chairman
Soule, Davis, OF Massachusetts, Dodge, Of Wiscon-
| elm, and Bell.
| On Manufactures. .--NIessrs Sebastian chairman;
Clemens, Clarke, Jones, and Upham.
On Agriculture.-M -Messrs. Sturgeon, chairman;
Turney, Spruance, Walker and Chase.
| On Military Affairs.-Messrs Davis, Of Mssis-
| sippi, chairman; Borland, Greene, Shields, and
On the Militia-Messrs Houston, chairman;
| Dodge, OF Wisconsin, Morton, Clemens, and
| Spruance.
| On Naval Affairs.--Mcssrs. Yulec, chairman;
Mason, Badger, Miller. and Gwin.
On Public Lands.-Messrs. Felch, chairman;
| Shields, Winthrop, Fremont, and Smith.
| On Private Land Claims-Messrs. Downs, chair
man; Whitcomb, Davis, of Massachusetts, Baldwin,
| and Chase.
| On Indian AfIairs.-Messrs Atchison, chairman;
| Sebastian; Bell, Rusk, and Wales
On Claims.-Messrs. Norris, chairman; Whit
comb, Underwood, Baldwin, and Pratt.
| On the JuOlC1dTy.-- M35rS. Butter, Cnalr rInan,
Downs, Berrien, Bradbury, and Dayton.
| On Revolutionary Claims.-Messrs Walker,
chairman; Upham, Dodge, of Iowa, Cooper, and
| Chase.
| On the Post Office and Post Roads Messrs.
Rusk, chairman; Bright. Upham, soule, and Nor
| ton.
| On Roads and Canals-Messrs Bright, chair
man; Atchison, Greene, Pratt, and Spruance.
| On Pensions .-Messrs. Jones, chairman; Phelps,
| Day ton, Hale, and Borand.
| On the District of Columbia.-Messrs. Mason,
chairman; Yulee, Miller, Shields, and Berrien.
| On Patents and the Patent Office.-Messrs. Tur
| ney, chairman Norris, Wales, Whitcomb, and
Dawson.
| On Retrenchment--M Mcssrs. Bradbury, chair
man; Houston. Mangum, Felch, and Clarke.
On Territories. -Messrs. Douglas, chairman /;
| Underwood, Houston Cooper, and Seward
| To audit and control the contingent expenses of
| the Senate.-Messrs. Dodge, of Iowa, chairman
| Walker, and Badger.
On Public Buidings.-Messrs Hunter, chair
| man !; Davis, of Mississippi, and Clarke.
On Printing .-Messrs. Borland, chairman
| Hamin, and Smith
On Engrossed Bills.-Messrs. Jones' chairman
| Sebastian, and Hale.
| On the Library. Pearce, chairman
| Mason, and Davis, of Mississippi
| On Enrolled Bllls-Messrs. Badger, chairman /;
| and Winthrop.
| Mr.. CASS said that his name had been announced
as member of the Committee Foreign Rela-
tions. lie asked that he be excused from servin e
| on that committee.
|
| cused.
The PRESIDENT appointed Mr.. MASON to fill
! the vacancy in the Committee Foreign Rea-
tions, caused by the resignation of Mr.. CAss.
AGRICULTURAL BUREAU.
| Mr.. STURGEON gave notice that he would to-
| morrow ask leave to introduce bill to establish
an Agricultural Bureau.
| INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS IN MISSOURI.
| Mr.. BENTON, pursuant to notice, introduced
| bill to grant to the State of Missouri a certain
quantity of public land for objects of internal inn
| provement, which, added to the quantity hereto
fore granted to that State for that purpose shall
make 1t equal to the quantity heretofore granted
TO any State for the same purpose.
ELECTION OF CHAPLAIN.
A message received from the House an
nouncing the adoption, by that body, of order
to elect two chaplains, one TO be chosen by each
house, of different denomina atoms.
MIR. BERRIEN moved, and the Senate concurred
in the order.
On motion by Mr.. BERRIEN, the Senate pro-
ccedcd to ballot for Chaplain, and, on counting
the ballots, there appeared the following result