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Dupham, Ind ; Phelps, Mo.
Committee of Claims. Messrs. Daniel, N. c.;
Edgerton. Ohio; Bowie, Md; Seymour, Conn;
Cleveland, Conn; Sackett N. Y; Curtis, Pa j;
Porter, Mo Mace, Ind.
| Committee on Commerce -Messrs. Seymour, NJ
Y. johnson, Tenn. Stephens. Ga; Fuller, Me-,
Duncan, Mass; Robbins, jr, Pa ST. Martin, La;
! Committee on Public Lands -Messrs Hall, Mo /;
Cobb, Ala Bennett, N. Y; Orr, s. e; Watkins,
Tenn; freeman, Miss Moore, Pa; Hem, Iowa;
! Committee on Post Office and Post Roads
Powell. va; schoolcraft, N. r.; scurry, Texas;
Grey, Ky; Marshall Ma ,,a Cal Clark " n Iowa u
Ficklip. H.; Averet, Va; Preston, KY; Ham
mond, Md; Allen, Mass Hiliyer. Ga Bell, Ohio,
Bueh. N. Y; Mace, Ind
| COmGrsttse Or. the Judiciary.-Messrs. McLana.
han, Pa; Meade. Va Outlaw. N. c.; venable,
N. c.; Harris, Tenn Meacham, Vt; Bragg, Ala;
Parker, Ind; King, N Y.
Committee on Revolutionary Claims - Messrs.
Fuller, Pa; Letcher. Va; Murphy, Ga; Yates,
H.; Dean, N. Y Mcqueen, s. e.
Committee on Public Erpsnditures.--M essrs
N. j., Letoher, Va: Thos. M. Howe, Pa; Moor.
head, Nc; Babcock, N. ", Campbell, MI Davis.
Ind.
Committee on Private Land Claims --Messrs
Dawson, Pa; Campbell, Ohio; Nabers, Miss;
Landry. La Snow, N Y Miller. Mo.
Committee on Manufacturer. Messrs. Beale VA;
Florence, Pa; Reed, Me-; Clevelond, Conn
Green, OHIO; Hart, N. Y.
Committes ON agriculture. -Messrs. Floyd, MY;
McMuller; Va; Dockery' n. c.; Cable, Ohio;
Doty, Wis; McNair, Pa. . ...-....
Committee on Indian Afairs.-N Iessrs johnson,
Ark; Howard, Texas; Briggs, N. Y; jackson.
Ca; Conger, Mich Fitch, Ind; Caldwell, N. c.;
Committee on Military A6air,. Messrs. Bissell,
ILL.,; Gentry, Tenn; German, Ind Evans Md;
Smart, Me-; Stevens, Pa; Wilcox, Miss; Haven,
| N. Y; Faulkner, Va.
Committee on Militia -NIessrs Peaslee, N. H.;
Savage, Tenn; King, r. Davis, Ind Hunter,
Ohio; Hebard. Vt; Chastain, Ge.; Ward, Ky;
Gilmore, Pa.
Committee on Napal Afairs.-Messrs. Stanton,
Tenn; Bocock, Va; Burrows, N. Y, Harris, Ala
CabelI, Fla; Pennman, Mich; Wildrick, N. ;
Goodenow, Me-; Florence, Pa
Committee ON Foreign affairs. Bayly,
Va; Woodward, s. s.; Toombs, Ga; Polk, Tenn ;
Taylor, Ohio; Appleton. Me-; Ingersoll, Conn
Chandler, Pa; breckenridge, KY.
Committee on the Territories. -Mcssrs. Richar d-
SON. H.; Holladay, Va; Clingman. N; G.; Stone.
Ky; Giddings, Ohio; Bailey, Ca; scudder, Mass !;
Committee Revolutionary Pensions .-Messrs.
| Millson, Va; Russell, N. Y; Tuck, N. H.; Town.
send, Ohioy Brown, N. j; ChurchwelI, Tenn /;
Cottman, Md. Goodrich. Mass Allen, ILL., TN
Committee on InraIid Pensions.-Messrs. Harris,
Tenn Price, N. j.; Martin, N. Y; Moony, Ill /;
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N. Y; Chapman, Conn. a.... =
Committee on Roads and Canals.-Messrs. Rob.
inson, Ind; Colcock, S c.; J.W. Howe, Pa; Mason,
KY /; Stanton, Ohio; Hart, N. Y; Faulkner, Va ;
Sutherland, N. Y; Johnson, Ga.
Committee on PGtents.-Messrs Cartier, Ohio
Dimmick, Pa; Ward, KY; Thurston. r.. / !;
! White, Ala. n.
Nlessrs. Stanton, KY; Edmundson, Va; Bowie,
| Md Doty, Wis; Boyd my
Committee Repisal and Unfinished Business
Mcssrs. Cobb. Ala; How, jr., N. y; Bibighaus,
| Committee accounts --Messrs. Mason, KY;
| Morrison, Pa; WEIGH, Ohio; Robbie, N. Y; Dun
can, Mass.
Freeman. Mass; Haws, N. Y; Stephens, N. Y;
Allison, Pa.
Committee on Eagrauings.- Messrs. Riddle, Del;
Miner, Vt Jenkins, N Y.
Joint Committee on the Library of Congress.-
Messrs Chandler, Pa; Woodward, 8. c.; Mann,
Mass.
Committee ON Enrolled BM..-Mcssrs Wildrick,
N j.; Barrere, Ohio.
Joint Committee on Printing. Messrs. Gorman,
Ind Haven, N. Y; Stanton, Ky.
Committee on Expenditures in the State Depart
ment Messrs Stuart, Mich; Ashe, N. c.; Wells,
N. Y; Campbell Ill.,; Harper, Ohio.
Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury De-
partmenL-Mcasrs. Thurston. R. IT, Hendricks,
Ind; Walbridge,. N. Y; Grow, Pa; Allison, Pa.
Committee on Expenditures in the War Depart.
ment.-Messrs. DImmick, Pa; Ives, N. Y; Bovine,
N. Y; Parker, Pa; Chastain, Ga. ..
Committee on Expenditures III the Navy Depart
ment.-Messrs. McMullen, Va; Harris, Ala Hors.
ford, N. Y; Florence, Pa Cabell. Fla.
Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office De-
pa'tment:-Messrs. Penn, La; Kurtz, Pa; Davis,
Mass; Hascal, n: Y; Savage, Tenn:
Committee an Expenditures the Public Build
Outlaw, N. c.; Churchwell, Tenn; Taylor, Ohio.
BARauE KATE WHEELER.
Mr.. FULLER. of Maine, asked the unanimous
consent Of the Houae to take up Senate bill 545,
w n q ita paaae
oaid it simply authorized the Secretary of the Trea.
sury 10 issue register to British vessel wrecked
on Cape Cod, and which sold for the benefit of
the underwriters, bid in, and repaired to the
tent of more than two thirds of her value. She is
now laden in the port CT Bangor; and, unless the
bill should not now be passed, she would be locked
In by the ice.
There being no objection, the bill was taken up;
and the name of the vessel having been changed
from "Quecn of Dundee to that of "Kate Vince.
er," it was passed.
COMPENSATION MESSENGERS APPOINTED TO
BRING wAsHlNGToN THE PREs,pENTlAL ELEc-
ToRAL VOTES.
Mr.. HOUSTON said that there was, during the
last session Of Congress, an omission to furnish the
estima les for an appropriation to pay the messen-
gers Of the various States appointed to bring
hher the electoral votes Several of the messen-
gers now here, and it was therefore proper that
an appropriation should speedily be made. He
received last night estimate from the Secretary
of the Treasury, and in accordance with it he had
drawn up bill! "making appropriation for bring
ing to the seat of Govern the votes for Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United States"
BY general consent the bill was reported, and
having been read first and second time
MIR. HOUSTON moved that it be put on Its
passage. The letter Of the Comptroller of the
Treasury, be said estimated that twenty thousand
dollars would be sufficient for the purposes and the
bill proposed to appropriate that amount to COM
ply with the law
Mr.. STEPHENS, of Georgia, inquired what the
amount of compensation was.
MIR. HOUSTON. Twenty five cents per mile.
Mr.. STEPHENS. When was the law passed?
Mr.. HOUSTON. think in 1S48.
Mr.. STEPHENS said it occurred to him that the
messengers at that time allowed double com.
pcnsation.
MIR. HOUSTON said that in 1S4S the law reduced
the compensation half, and the first appropria-
ton that year allowed only twelve and half cents
per mile. When the messengers came on there
was feeling gotten up in the House which re
suited in the restoration of the twenty FIVE cents;
and now a similar amount is to be appropriated,
with allowance for the States which have since
come into the Union. ..I
Mr.. STEPHENS said all he wanted was to put
those messengers equality with those tho
brought the electoral votes to Washington four
years ago.
The bill was then passed. -. .