Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-12-18
5 saa"E5 Congress, sl r'ass
WASHINGTON, DecembC
SENATE.


suspended. and the following Senators were de-
cIated elected the Standing Committee for the
Sessi N.
On Foreign Relations-Mason. DOUGLASS.
Norris Morgan, and Underwood.
On Flnance-Hunter, Bright, Gwin. Pearce
and miller.
On Connerce-Hamlin, Soule, Dodge, of
Wisconsin. Davis, and Seward.
On Manufactures Sebastian, Bayard, Stock.
ton, UphaIn, and James
On Agrcul'ure-Soule, Walker, Atchson,
Spruancn, and Wade
On Military Aft irs-Shed=, Clemens, Bor-
land, Dawson, and Jones of Tenn.
On Naturalization, Dodge, of Wisconsin,
Bolland, Morton and SOruance.
On Naval Affairs Gwin, Stockton, Mallory,
Badger and Fish.
On Public Lands--Fe!ch, Shields, Dodge, of
Iowa, Underwood and Pratt.
On Private Land Claims-Downs, Whtcomb,
Clemens, Davis and Hale.
OnlndIan Affalrs-Atchison,S Sebastian, Rusk,
Bell and Cooper.
On CIaims-Brodhead Whitcomb, Bayard,
Pratt and Wade.
On Revolutionary Claims Walker, Chase,
James, Fnote and Sumner.
Judiciary Butler, Davis, Bradbury, Berrien
and Geyer.
Post Office and Post Roads--Rusk Soule,
Hamlin, Upham and Morton.
On Roads and Canals-Bright, Rhett, Doug
lass, Spruance and Sumner.
On Penslons-Junes Of Iowa, Borland, Stock
ton. Foute OF VI. and Geyer.
District Of Columbia-S Shield, Bradbury Nor.
ris, Berrien and Clark.
Ga Patents and Pttent Office-Noris, James,
Whltcomb. Dawson and Saith.
On Public Buildings htcomb, Hunter and
Clark.
On Printing-Borand Hamlin and Smith.
On MISUNDERSTANDING, Bright, Felch,
Mungun and Fish.
On Observation-Disclosures, Houston, Green
Cooper and Jones Of Tenn.
On Engrossed Bllls-Bayard Mallory, ant
Hale.
On Lbrary-Pearce, Clemens, and Dodge o.
Iowa
On Enrolled Bils-Jones of Iowa, and Bad
ger.
To Audit and C ntrol Contingent Expenses o
Senale-D ld9e OF Iowa, Walker and Bell.
Mr. Hale Of New Hampshire gave notice of {
resolution, requesting the President oil the Uni
ted States TO open correspondence with thu
Prerldent of the French Republic, the object o
Of Abde Kadcr. Laughterl
Mr. Gwlu's resoluIl n, calling for the cores
Pondenoe OF Mr. Niles, late Charge 10 Sardinia
on the subject of ship canal to unite The wat
ers Of the Atlantic and Pacific, was taken vi
and adopted
Mr. ilale's resolution providing for the election
OF Chhpalns, was adopted, and the JOINT resou
ton making Land Warrants assgnabe was re
ferred
Mr. Walker Of Wisconsin, introduced bill
cedng the public lands to the States on condI
ton OF their being given wit out cost TO actuu
settlers. Ret rred
Mr. Seward introduced his Joint resolution
welcoming Louis Kossuth to the Nation anG
Capitol. tie asked that it We read second
time now, with the purpose of acting on it.
Chalr-It requires the unanimous consent OIL
the Sennte.
MIR Berrien and Mr. Clemens-Let it lay over
HOUSE OF REPR ESENTATIVES.
The following Committees were announced
Mays-NoA Means EIoaston- of Alabama
Jones OF Tennessee, Hubbard of New Hanp
shi1e Brooks of New York, Jones of Pennsyl
vania, Appleton of Massachusetts, Durham o
Indiana Phelps of Missouri, Stanley of Mort
Carolina.
Comnerce--Seymour of New York. Johnso
of Tennessee, Stevens Of Georgia. Fuller G
Maine, Duncan of Massachusetts. Robbins q
Pennsylvania, Aiken of South Carolina, Walsl
FS Martin.
Territories richardson, Halliday, Cingmar
Stone, Glddlngs, Bailey of Georgia, Scudde
Stuart. Lockhart
On Elections-Disney, Williams, Hamilton
Schermerhorn, Coskie, Ewing DAVIS of Massa
chusetts, Gamble.
Caims-DanieI, Egerton, Bowie, Seymour
Rantoul, SIckelt, Curtis, Smith OF Alabama
Porter
Public Lands-Hal, Cobb, Bennett, Or
Watkins, Freeman, Moore, Hem, McCorkie.
Post Ofice-OIds, A q Penn, Fowler, Powell
Schonlcratt, ScuHy, Gray, Marshall of CallfoI
MIA, Clark.
District of Columbia-Ficklin, Everett Han
monc, Allen OF Massachusetts, HIlyer, Bel
Buel and Mace.
Judiciary. McLanahan, Meade, Marshall
Kentucky, Venabe Harris If Tennessee, Meacl
am, Bragg, Parker, and King of New York.
Revolutionary Calms-McD Donald, Stanto
Of Ky. Strother, Gayor, Fuller Of Pa. Rantou
Murphy. Yates, Dean
PuOlic Expendltures-Johnson of Tennesse
S~eetser, Schoonmaker Slratlon, Letcher,T
Howe, Morehead, BabcUck and Campbell of Ill
nois
Private Land Clams-Jenkns, Thompson
Va. Abercronbie, Dawson, Campbell of OH
Nabors Landry, Snow, Miller.
Manutactures-B eaIe, Florence, Thompso
of Massachusetts, CleaVeand, White Of Ke
lucky, Murray, Perkins, Green, Hart.
Agrcuiture-Floyd, Dockery, Shelton, Ne'
ton. McMun, Cable of Ohio Brenton, Dot
McNar.
ln,an Affairs johnson of Arkansas, Howar
Briggs, Jackson, Conger, Fitch, Caldwell, Ma
shall of Cal. lurkee.
Military Affairs--Bu Bssell, Gentry, &c
man, Evans, Smart, Stevens OF Pa. Wilcox, II
ven.
MiIita-Peaslie, Savage, King Of R. l., Da'
Of la. Hunter, Andrews, Hebard Of Vt ,Chasta
Ward.
Naval Afairs--StantoB of Tennessee, Bococ
Burrows, Harris OF Alabama, Cabell OF FloriC
Ross, Pennman, WIIdrick, Goodenow.
Foreign Affairs-Bayley Of Va, Woodwal
Toombs Polk, Taylor Appleton Of Me-, lngt
soil, Chandler, Breckenridge.
Revolutionary Penslons-Mison, Russo
Tuck, Townshend Brown, Of New Jerst
Churchwell, Goldman, Goodrich, Allen Of II
noiS.
Invalid Pensions-H Harris Of Tennessee, Prit
Martin, Mallory, Eastman, Johnson of Oh
Kuhns, Jones OF New York, Chapman.
Roads and CanaIs--Robinson, CoIcock
Howe, Mason, Stanton OF Ohio, Hart, Faulkn
Sutherland. Johnson of Ga.
Patents Carter, Ditnmck, Ward, ThurstC
White of Ala.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Stanton
Kentucky, Edmuudson, BOWS, Doty, Boyd.
Revlsal and Unfinished Business - Cat
Thomas Howe, BIblghaus, Busby, and Wa
burn.
Accounts-M Mason, Morrison, WEIGH, Rot
Duncan.
MIleage--Hendricks, Freeman, lIaws ,Fet
er, Allison.
Engraving Hammond, Riddle, Miner.
Library chandler, Woodward, Mann
Mass.
Enrolled Rills-W Idrick. Barrere.