The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-14
THIRTY-SECOND CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION.
MONDAY, December i3, 1852.
SENATE.

| MONDAY, December i3, 1852.
SENATE.
| Hon. Messrs. SouLE and UNDERWOOD ape AIRED
! to day.
| The Secretary read letter from the Hon. w
| ing the day, which was unanimously agreed to.
SENATE COMMITTEES.
Mr.. BRIGHT gave notice that to morrow he
would move the reference Of the Presidents mes
| sage TO the appropriate committees. He then
moved to suspend the rule requiring all commit.
tees to be chosen by ballot, with view he said to
save time.
MIR. HALE said he supposed the Senator fror,
Indiana had list of committees which he would
| offer to the Senate. He desired 70 know, as well
| for the information Of tho country as for the
Senate, how aud in what manner the COM
! mittees the gentleman would propose had been de-
| Mr.. BRIGHT said the committees which he
would propose were nearly the same with those of
the last session, with three vacances-one on Rev
oiutonary Claims, one on Private Land Claims
and the other on Roads and Canals The members
OF the political party having the majority in the
Senate had met and had prepared list containing
three names for The committees consisting of Ave,
! and two names for the committees consisting of
| three members. The list then ha uded to the
Senator from Maryland. (Mr. PEARce,) and the
political friends OF that Senator had filled up the
had not been name.i on any committee by the De
| mocratic members, because they believed that
Senator to be outside of any healthy political or
gahization.
| the iabors Of the committee, and was somew hat
proud OF the reason why he was left of. Last year
! ne was appointed by the Senate a member of the
/ Committee on Private Land Clair.b and had en-
deavored to the best Of tio ability discharge the
duties thus imposed on him. Bot it was said by
the Senator from Indiana with his usual fra kness,
lie had disclosed 10 the country the fact that the ap
pointment to committees was regulated not accord
ing to the ability and fidelity with which the duties
were TO be performed, but by the strictness with
which Senators walked in certain political organ-
cations. 1t was true, his party was small; it had
| lately paid back to the Democratic party--the
Compromise Democracy-the borrowed capital it
had in ls+s The Wing party had been annihila.
ted, so there were now but two parties, one Of
which was go big that the Senator from Indiana
would perhaps dscoser before long that it would
require outside pressure of some kind TO keep it
from breaking; The organ of that pa'ty--the
! Washington Union-hsd lately spoken Of it as
stooiisn. Now, as the Senator spoke Of healthy
organizations. he did not thint being "swol.
| LEM an indication Of e healthy, rotund, Wig
orous growth--rcte homo! Laughter 1t ndi
Gated rather, in his opinion, diseased state.
! nuiring depletion or other remedy. Having ca lied
attention to the manner in which these commit
tees were chosen, he would interpose objection
! TO the unpnimoUs con ent, but would agree that
the Senate should appoint its committees in its
| way.
| The rules were then suspended; and MIR
| BRIGHT submitted the following lis, and moved
| that the committees be appointed therein
nameds
Foreign Relatons-M essrs. Mason, Douglas,
! Norris. Mangum, and Under wood
Finance -Mcsars Hunter. Bright, G win, Pearce,
and Miller.
Commerce.-AIessrs Hamlin, SoulG, Dodge Of
| Wisconsin, Davis, and Seward
| Manufactures --NIessrs. Sebastian, Bayard
janice, Upham, and Fish.
Ag icui,rc.-Messrs. Soue, Atchison. Walker,
sprur nee, and Wade.
Military A6airs.- Messrs. Shields. Clemens,
| Borland, Daw son, and Jones Of Tennessee.
lMiitia.-Messrs Houston, Dodge Of Wisconsin,
! Cnthcart, Morton, and Spruapce
Naval Afaus .-Messrs Gwin, Stockton, Malo
| nv, Badger, aud Fish
Public Lands Messrs. Fetch, Borland, Dodge
| Of Iowa, Underwood, nnd Pratt
Pirate Land Claims Messrs Downs, Cath
cart, Cernens, Davi,, Gone vacancy)
Claims Messrs. Brodhead, Bayard, Adams,
| Pratt, and Wade.
! Revolutionary Claims.-Messrs. Walker, Brod-
heed Foot Brooke, Gone vacancy.)
JudiCiary.-Mcssrs. Butler, Downs, Bradbury,
Poa Office and Post Roods-Mesers Rusk,
Suule, Hamlin Upham, and Morton.
Roads and Cunais,-Mcssrs. Bright, Douglas,
Adams Sptuance, Zone vacancy.)
Pensions Messrs Jones of Iowa, w elIer, Stock
ton, Foot, and GeyGr.
District of Columbia. --Messrs. Shields, Brad
bury, Norris, Clarke, and Brooke.
Patents and the Patent Ofice.-Mcssrs, James
} DeSaussure, Charlton, Dawson, and Smith.
Retrenchment -Messrs Bradbury, Bright, Felch
Man gum, sind Fish.
7eritories Messrs. Douglas, Houston, Weller
Cooper, and Jones OF Tennessee.
Public Buildings. -Mcssrs. James, Hunter, anC
Clarke.
Printing -Messrs. Borlaud, Hamlin and Smith
Engrosscd Bills -Messrs Bayard and Mallory
Library Mefsrs. Pearce, Clemens and Dodg,
Enrol'ed Bills -Mcssrs. Joncs Of Iowa, anc
Badger.