The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-11
HOUSE, OF REPRESENTATIVES

The journals having been read, several mem
. bers who were in attendance were sworn in, and
: the CLERK proceeded to read the names of the
Standing Committees, which had been appointed
by the SPEAKER, as follows a .r...
Committee of Elections -Messrs David T.
Disney Of Ohio, William s. Ashe Of ~ C.,
Christopher H. Williams of Tenn, William r.
Hamilton of Md, Abraham NJ. S:hermerhorn of
; N. Y, John S Caskie of Va, Presley Ewing OF
KY, George t. Davis of Mass, and James Gam
BILE of Pa.
Committee Of Ways and Msans-Messrs.
George s Houston of Ala, George W. Jones
of Tenn, Edward Stanly Of N. g., Harry tiib-
bard Of N H., James Brooks Of N. Y, ]. Clancy
Jones of Pa, William Appleton OF Mass, Cyrus
L. Durham Of Ind, and John s. Phelps of Mo.
I COMMITTEES of CL1ims-NIessrs. John r. J.
Daniel of NJ c., Alfred P. E1gerton of Ohio,
Richard |. Bowie Of Nd, Otigen S. Seymour of
Conn, Robert Il ntoaL, jr, of Mass, William A,
Sackett of N. Y, Carlton b. Curtis Of Pa, w m
R. Smith of Ala, an Gi!christ Porter of No.
Committee on Commerce.-Messrs David l.
Seymour of N. Y, Andrew johnson of Tenn,
Alexander IL. Stephens of Gi., Thomas J ID
Fuller OF Ne, James II Duncan Of MlsI., John
Robbins, lr., of Pa, Louis s.. NJ ,rtin OF La,
| William Aiken of 5. C., and ThomaI Y Walsh
of Md
Committee on Public LInIs -Messrs VII.
lard p. Hall of No.. w. R. w. Cobb of Ala,
Henry Bennett of n. York, James l.. o T of s
c., Albert q. Watkins af Tenn, John d. Free.
man of Miss, Henry D Moore of Pr, srnhart
Hem of Iowa, All Joseph w. McCorxle of
| California
Committee on The Post Office and Post
Roads -Messrs Edison b. Odds of Ohio, Alex
ander G. Penn of In, Grin Fowler of Mass,
Paulus Powell of Va, John l. Schoolcraft of N.
; Y. Richardson Scurry of Texas, Ben. T. lwards
Gray of Ky, Edward L. Marsh III OF Cal, and
Linaoln Clark Of Iowa.
C,mmitlee for he Distric, of Columbia
Messrs. Orlando B. Fickln Of ILL.,, Thomas H.
Averett Of Va, David Outlaw Of n. c., Ed.
ward Hammond of Nd, Charles Allen Of Mass,
Junius Hillver Of G. l.. Hiram b II of Ohio, Alex
ander H. Buell. Of ~ Y, and Daniel NJ zee of
Ind.
Committee on the Judiciary -MsSsrs. ImeS
Z X. McLanahan of Penn, Richa-d X. Meade of
Va, Humphrey Marshall of XIV, Abraham w
Venable of ~. c., lsham G.. Harris of Tenn
james Msachim Of VI, John Bragg Of Ala,
Samuel w. Parker Of Ind, and Preston King OF
NY.
Co1mitieson Revolutionary ClaimG-Messrs
Moses Mcdonald Of Ne, r chari II. S'anton
Al Of Ky, James Y. S;rother Of Va, Jane, W.
Gaylord Of Ohio. Henry N. Fuller Of Penn,
-,
Of Ga. Richard Yates Of III, and Gilbert Dean
of ~. Y.
CommiRee on Public Expenditures -Me,r..
Andrew Johnson Of Tenn, Charles Sweetser of
Ohio, Marus Schoonmrks. Of " Y. Nathan r.
| Stratton Of N. j., John Letcher Of Va, Thomas
Il. Howe OF Penn, James 7. Morehsad Of n
C., Leander Babcock Of n. Y, and Thompson
Campbell of III.
| Committee on Private Ldli Claims -Messrs
Timothy jenkins Of n. Y, George w. Thomp
son Of Va, James Abercrombis Of Ala. John
L. Dawson Of Penn, Lewis ID. Campbell Of
Ohio, Benjamin ID. Nabers Of Miss. J. Arisiide
Landry OF la, William w. Snow Of n. Y, and
John G. Miller Of Mo.
Committee on Mathematician James
VI. H. Bealc Of Va, Thomas b. Florence Of
Penn, Benjamin Thompson of Mass, Chauncey
r. Cleveland Of Conn, Addison White Of XIV.
William Murray Of n. v, Jared Perkins Of n
H., Frederick w. Green of Ohio, and Emanuel
Is. Hart Of NY.
Committee on Agriculiare.-Msssrs. John G.
FLOYD Of n. Y, Fayetts McMulin of Va, Al
fed Dockery Of n. g., Joseph Cable Of Ohio.
Charles Shelton Of ~ j., Samuel Brenton Of Ia.
} Eben Newton OF Ohio. James Duane Doty Of
via, and John McNair Of Penn.
Committee on Indian AfIirs.-Messrs Rob.
ert W. Johnson Of A,k1n>rs. VOlney 4. HD~.
ard Of Texas. George Briggs Of n. Y, 10 .eph
w. Jackson Of Ga James J. Conger Of Mich,
. Graham n. Fitch of H.. Joseph r. Caldwell Of
n. C., Edward e. Marshall Of Cal and Charles
Dnrkee Of Wisconsin.
Committee on Mlhpy AGars-Messrs.
Armistead Burt OF =. g., William II. IIis-el Of
~, Meredith +. Gentry Of Tenn, Willis A.
, Gornan Of Ia, Alexander Evans Of Md, Eph
rain X Smart Of Me-, Thadieu, Stevens Of
| - a
G.. Haven of New York
2 Committee on me Militia -Messrs Charles II
Peaslee Of N. a., John r. Savage Of Tenn,
, George G. King Of r. T., John G. Davis Of Ia,
William r. Hunter Of Ohio, Charles Andrews OF
Ne, William Hetard Of VT, Elijah w. Chastain
Of Ga, and William +. Ward Of Nv.
On Nardl Afairs.-Messrs. Frederick y.
stanton of Tenn, Thomas s. Bocock Of Va,
D Lorenzo Burrows Of ~ Y, Sampson w. HIrri-
Of Ala, Il. Darlington Cabell Of Fla, Thomas
= Ross of Penn, Ebenezer j Penniman Of Mich,
|, Isaac wildrick Of n J., and Robert G0o1enow
Of Me-
. Committee on Foreign AGairs.-Messrs
! Thomas II. Bayly Of Va, Joseph A. Wood.
/ wari Of s. C., Robert Toombs Of Ga, VIII.
liam ". Polk Of Tenn, John l.. Taylor Of Ohio
i John Appleton Of Me, Colin VI. Ingersoll Of
q Conn, Joseph r. Chandler Of Penn. and John
e c. Breckenridge Of XIV -
Committee on me Territories Messrs. WI
I. liam A. Richardson Of H., Alexander X. lIolla
|, day Of Va, Thomas L. Clingman Of ". G.
!. James w. Stone Of Ky, Joshua X. Gliding.
Il Of Ohio, David J. Bailey Of Ga, Ieno Scudder
= of Mass Charles T.. Stuart OF Mich, and james
n Lockhart Of Ia,
2 Committee on Revolutionary Pensions
e Messrs. John S. Milson Of Va, Jos. Russell o.
N. Y, Amos Tuck Of n IT,. Norton >. Towns
. bend Of Ohio, George II. Brown Of N. j, VIII
4 liam VI. Churchwell Of Tenn, Joseph 5. Colt
i man Of Nd, John u. Goodrich Of Mass, and
: Wi lis Allen Of III.
E Com rlities on InUolid Pensions.--Isham G.
Harris Of Tenn, Rodman NJ. Price Of N. J..
. Frederick s. Martin Of N. Y, Richard s. Molony
: Of III, Benz. c. Eastman of Wis, John John.