Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-17
THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
MONDAY, DEcEMBEs II, 1858.
IN SENATE.

been administered, Nj. WILLIAMS took MS seat
The PRESIDENT Of the Senate laid before the BODY a
report from the Secretary Of War; communicating state
Of the appropriations for the War Department for
the fiscal year ending June 8Oh 1885, which was ordered
TO lie on the table and be printed
Also letter from the Secretary Of the Treasury to the
President of the Senate respecting the mode of paying
Senator's which was referred to the Committee FL
nance. The Secretary says
It is doubtful whether the Secretary of the Senate is
Disturbing officer of the Government in contemplation Of the
1923 and opinion has already been expressed in
different form that the depoe Of money with private
banker is authorized by the act of 1896
1t appears to that convenient and proper
would be found in placing the in the hands of the
Treasurer of the United States with authority him pay
upon certificate setting forth the number days attendance
and Of miles travelled by each member apd signed by the
wi you be pleased advise me whether this will
be acceptable to If not the preferg
AMENDMENT OF THE RULES.
Mr. BRIGHT thought would time if the Senate
would act the notice given by him the other day for
the amendment of the 35h rule of the Senate in relation
to the standing committees of the Senate
Mr. b. sent the rule amended to the desk, which
read. 1t consists of substituting six members in
fourteen Of the committees instead Of e heretofore
Committee on Retrenchment to consist of five mem
bers whose duty it shall be to take into consideration the
expenditures Of the Government in the several depart
ments thereof and to inquire whether any, and if any
what, retrenchment be made without injury to the
public service and report thereon together with such
propositions relative thereto to them shall expe
dent committee of three members, whose duty it
shall be audit and control the contingent expenses Of
the Senate aud whom shall be referred all resolutions
rectng the payment of out OF the contingent fund
III the Senate creating charge upon the same.
A The amendment was agreed to- and then on motion of
cnMr BRIGHT, the ballong was dispensed with, and it
beswas agreed that the following should be the standing
it committees of the Senate:
n On Foreign Relations.-Messrs Mason, Chairman J
: Douglass Slidell, Clayton, Weller, and Everett.
On Finanee.-Messrs. Hunter, Chairman Bright,
+ Gwin, Pearce, Norris and Badger.
On Commerce.-Messrs. Hamlin, (chairman,) Dodge of
Wisconsin, Stuart, Seward, Clay, and Benjamin.
I'm ufocf,,re NJ (cha \ Ian
Fish, Butler, and Dixon.
On agriculture Allen, chairman Hunter,
Wade, Thompson Of New Jersey and Morton.
On Military AfdaS.-Messrs. Shields, chairman We'll
ler Fitzpatrick, Dawson Johnson and jones of Ten
On Naia.-Messrs. Hunter, Chairman, Dodge ofwis-
consn, Morton Shields, and Thompson of Kentucky.
On Naval A6drs-Messrs. Gwin, Chairman, Mallory,
Brodhead, Fish, Thompson of New Jersey, and Bell.
On Public Laads.-Messrs. Dodge Of Iowa. Chairman,
Stuart, johnson, Foot, Walker, and Clayton.
On Private Land Clams.-Messrs. Petit Chairman, J
Sebastian Benjamin, Allen and Thompson of Kentucky
On Indian Atdns.-Messrs Sebastian, Chairman
Walker, Adams, Cooper, Rusk, and Toombs.
!, On Claims Messrs. Brodhead (chairman) Clay,
Chase, Pratt, Williams, and Wade.
On Revolutionary Claims-Messrs. Walker, Chairman
Toucey, Cooper, Evans, and Dixon
On the Judiciary-Messrs Butler, Chairman Toucey,
Bayard Geyer, Petit and Toombs.
On the Post Office and Post Roads-Messrs. Rush,
lcharman,) Brodhead. Hamlin, Morton, Adams, and
On Road, and Canals-Messrs. Bright, chairman
Slide Wright Dawson, Chase, and Jones of Tennessee
On Pensions.-Messrs. Jones of Iowa, chairman, J
Clay, Foot, Williams, and Sumner.
On the District Of Coiumbid-Messrs. Norris (chair-
man, Mason, Dawson, Wright, and Pratt
On Patents and the Patent 01fce-Messrs James, CHAIR
man, Evans, Stewart Seward, Chase, and Thompson of
Kentucky
On Retrnehment- Messrs Adams chairman, Toucey,
Fish, Fitzpatrick, and Badger.
On Terrtories-Messrs. Douglas, chairman, Houston,
johnson, Bell, Jones of Iowa. and Everett
TO Audit and Control The Contingent Expenses Of he Senate
Messrs. Evans Chairman Dodge Of Iowa, and Foot
On Public Builda,gs.-Messrs. Bayard, chairman, J
James Hunter, Badger, Thompson of New Jersey, and
Pratt
On Printing-Messrs Mallory chairman Hamlin,
On Eagyos.sd Baas-Messrs Fitzpatrick, chairman
, Petit, and Wade.
MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS.
The following memorials and petitions were presented
and appropriately referred:
BY the PRESIDENT of the Senate: Resolutions passed
at meeting of the merchants of the city of New York,
relative the appointment and removal of custom house
officers in that city
Also several memorials from officers of the army ask
ing for an increase Of compensation.
Also, memorial from the President and Directors of
the st. Louis and Iron Mountain Railroad Company,
asking the right Of way through the public lands
Y st. Louis
ing compensation for services of her husband
member Of the board for the adjustment Of land titles in
Detroit.
by Mr. FOOT: From Rebecca Freeman, asking PEN
sion in consideration Of the services Of her husband dur
ing the revolutionary war.
BY Mr.. EVERETT: From citizens Of East Cambridge,
Massachusetts, asking reduction Of the rates Of postage
BY Mr. SUMNER: From citizens of North Brookfeld,
in the State, and to the same effect
BY Mr. HUNTER: From r. c. Steptoe and others, Of
Virginia, and Of Daniel Brown and Others of Indiana for
satisfaction for lands granted by the State Of Georgia in
1884, and afterwards ceded to the United States.
BY Mr. HAMLIN: From the ladies of the Strasger's
Friends Society, asking that provision may be made for
the relief Of sick and destitute foreign discharged
from the merchant service Of the United States in the
Sandwich Islands.
Also several petitions asking pensions and increase Of
pensions.
By Mr. MASON: From T. W. Meade, administrator Of
Richard w. Meade, deceased asking the payment Of q
debt due him by Spain.
BY Mr.. WELLER From Warren & Son. and other
highly respectable and intelligent citizens Of California,
asking that the General Government would endow an
agricultural college in that State, upon permanent
basis with sufficient sustain the necessary pro-
essors Of the several branches Of science connected with
the same
L BY Mr.. SLIDELL: From Francis b. Ogden, United
States consul at Bristol, England asking be
rated for expenses incurred in removing the consulate
from Manchester to Bristol under order from the
Department
great number Of Withdrawals were made Of petitions
and memorials from the files which again referred
ito appropriate committees.
All the bills heretofore introduced and ordered to lie
on the table were also taken up and referred to appropr-
y ate committees
NOTICES OF BILLS.
by Mr.. SEWARD: A bill to aid the State Of New York
IN the construction OF ship canal around the Falls Of
Niagara.
BY Mr. WELLER: A hill autbor;,;ro ~. postmostcr