The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-12-18
Congressional.

WASHINGTON, December 3, 1851
SeHote.-Mr. Houston appeared day.
Mr.. Stockton presented petition from citizens
OF New Jersey asking the nterposition OF this
Government in behalf of John s. Thrasher lately
condemned and imprisoned after a mock trial by
the authorities of Cuba.
Mr. Stockton said that he would at present
wait Tor information before making any movement
IN the matter and with that view submitted a
resolution calling upon the President to communi-
cate all the information in his ssion touching
| the imprisonment of Mr.. Thrasher, which was
adopted.
Mr.. Hale introduced joint resolution autboriz.
ing the President to interpose friendly Offices with
the French Republic in behalf of ADD -el- K ader
Mr.. Bright introduced his resolution to re-
instate the 49tn rule, to have Senate officers
elected.
Nothing else of interest was transacted in the
Senate.
House Of R.prssentatiUe,-After the reading
| of the journals, several members attended and
| were sworn in.
| The Clerk then read the list of Standing Com.
mittees which had been appointed by the Speaker
| as follows
| COMMITTEES of Electtons-Messrs David T Dis
ney of Ohio, William s Ashe of North Carolina,
| Christopher H Williams of Tennessee, William T
| Hamilton Of Maryland, Abraham M Schermerhorn
Of NewYoIk, John Caskie Of Virginia, Presley
Ewing of Kentucky, George T Davis Of Massa-
chusetts, and James Gamble of Pennsylvania
Ways and Means--Messrs George S Houston
of Alabama, George w Jones of Tennessee, Ed
| ward Stanley of North Carolina Harry Hibbard
Of New Hampshire, James Brooks of NewYork ]
CLANCY Jones Of Pennsylvania, VIM Appleton ol
Massachusetts, Cyrus Durham of Indiana, and
| John s Phelps of Missouri.
Clasms-Messrs r J Daniel of c, Alfred P
Edgerton of Ohio, Richard l. Bowie of Nd Origen
Seymour of Conn, Robert Rantoul, Jr, of Mass,
| William A Sackett OF NewYork, Carlton P Curtis
| Of Pa, William r Smith of Ala, and Gilchrst
| Porter of Missouri.
Commeres-Messrs David L Seymour of NY.
Andrew johnson of Tenn, Alexander H Stephens
of Georgia, Thomas J d Fuller of Me, James H
| Duncan of Mass, John Robbins, Jr, of Pa, Louis
St Martin Of La, William Aiken of S c, and Thos
Walsh of Maryland.
| w Il w Cobb of Ala, Henry Bennett of NY Jas
L Orr of G, Albert G Watkins of Tenn, John
d Freeman of Miss, Henry D Moore of Pa, Bern.
hart Hem OF Iowa, and Joseph w McCorkle OF
| California.
POst-O@ee and Post Roads-Messrs Edison B
Olds of Ohio, Alexander g Penn of La, Grin
Fowler Of Mass, Paulus Powell of Va, John l.
Schoocraft of Y, Richardson Scurry Of Texas,
Ben Edwards Gray of KY Edward G Marshall OF
California, and Lincoln Clark of Iowa.
District Sf Colnn.bia-Messrs Orlando B Flick
lin Of Ill, Thos H Everett Of Va, David Outlaw
Of G, Edward Hammond Of Md, Chas Allen O
Mass, Junius Hilyer Of GA, Hiram Bell of Ohio
Alexander H Buell. of N Y, and Daniel Mace o
Indiana.
! Judieiary-Messrs James X McLanahan, o
Penn, Richard Meade of Va, Humphrey Mar
shall Of Ky, Abraham w Venable of N c. Ishan
G H Harris of Tenn, Jas Meacham of Va, Johr
Bragg of Ala, Samuel w Parker of Ind, and Pres
ton King of N Y.
Renotattonary Claims-Messrs Moses Nc
Donald of Me, Richard H Stanton Of Ky, Jas
Strother Of Va, Jas M Gaylord of Ohio, Henry n
RULER Of Pa, Robert Rantoul Jr of Mass, Charlie
murphy Of Of Ga, Richard Yates of III, and Gilber
Public Experimentation Andrew Jobr
son son OF Ienn' Charles Sweetser of Ohio, Mariu
9ehoonmaker 3ho Of Y, Nathan strattan, Of N
1oha NJ LetoheI T. Of Va, Thos N Howe Of Penn, ia
Thompson Campbell of Illinois. ~ - oil
PrsDats Land Claims-Messrs Timotbv Jer
klns Of Y, Geo W Thompson of Va, Jas Abe,
erombie of Ala, John L Dawson Of Pa, Levi.
Campbell Of Ohio, Benz Nabers of Miss. ] A
stide Landry Of La, VIM w Snow Of N Y, an
John G Miller Of Missouri.