The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-12-20
Thursday, December l3, 1855.
SENATE.

SENATE
Numerous memorials were presented, all look
ing to drafts upon the treasury.
Notices of bills, chiefly relating 10 internal
improvements, were given.
1t was agreed that committees that had EN-.
ployed clerks the last session should be author
lied to employ them this.
a little discussion sprang up in relation to
the order in which the members should stand
in the standing committees.
MIR. Cass suggested a change in the arrange.
ment of the names of the members of commit
tees as they stood on the Journal, so as to make
them range sgTeeably to the report which had
been agreed on by the majority.
The Chair said the Secretary had placed the
names according to the number of votes re-
ceved.
Mr.. Seward thought it a small matter but
suggested that the committees, when they met,
might arrange the relative order.
Mr.. Hale alluded to the fact that at the last
session OF his service, ho had been placed at
the tail end OF an unimportant committee rs not
belonging to "healthful organization" and
that for his part he was perfectly willing to re-
main there.
Mr. Cass was aware that it was not of an i'm
portant nature, and certainly he had no person
al interest i'll it; but he thought it due to the
majority that the committees should stand as
had been arranged by that majority, and he
would move that the Isl he held in his hand be
received and approved of.
Mr.. Seward expressed the hope that the mo-
ton of the Senator from Michigan might pre-
vail unanimously. 1t was but right that the
majority, which had all the responsibility should
have the arrangement of the committees.
Mr.. Hale thought it a little departure from
the usual mode, that the votes were to be regis
tered, not according to the Senate record, but
the Democratic caucus record.
The following arrangement Of the committees
was sent 10 the Chair, and, after being read,
was agreed to
On Foreign Relationship. Mason, Chair
man; Douglas, Sidell, Clayton, Weller, and
Fish.
On FiRanee.--4lr. Hunter Chairman; Tou.
cey, FeaToe, Stuart, Brodhead, and Critienden.
y" COBamercc.--Mr. Hamlin, Chairman;
Dodge, Stuart, Seward, Clay, and Benjamin.
On ManufdctaTeS.-Mr. Wright, Chairman;
Allen, Harlan, Wilson, and Trumbul.
On Agric'.l!aTe.--Nr.A Allen, Chairman; Hun.
ter, Wade, Thompson of New Jersey, and Har-
ian.
On Military 4 ga.rs.-Mr. Weller, Chairman;
Fitzpatrick, johnson, Jones Of Tennessee, Iver-
son, and Pratt.
On the Miaia-Mr. Houston, Chairman-
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Of New Hampshire.
I'm Narai Afdirs.-Mr. Mallory. Chairman.
Thomson Of New Jersey, TFsh, Siiden, James.
and Bell of Tennessee.
On Public LandS.-Mr. Stuart, Chairman
johnson, Foot, Clayton, Pugh, and Mallory.
On Prlrdte Land CgdimS-Mr. BENJAMIN.
Chairman; Biggs, Thompson of Kentucky, Eos
ter, and Wilson.
t1n Indian Afdirs.-Mr. Sebastian, Chair
man; Rusk, ToOmbs, Brown, Reid, and Bell Of
Tennessee.
Of Claims. Mr.. Brodhead, Chairman;
Geyer, iverson, Yulee, Fessenden and Wade.
On Revolutionary Claims.-Mr Evans,
Chairman Reid, Hale, Foster, and Durkee.
On TIE Judiciayy.-Mr. Butler, Chairman
Ioucey, Bayard, Geyer, TOombs, and Pugh.
On the Post Office and Post R6ads-Mr.
Rusk, Chairman; Yulee, Hamin, Adams, Jones
of Iowa, and Collamer,
On Roads and Csrats.-Mr Shdell, Chair.
man; Wright, Jones of Tennessee, Biggs, Bell
of New Hampshire, and Durkee.
en- PenSiOnS.-Mr. Jones of Iowa. Cba;-
man Clay, Suraner, Seward, and Thomson o.,
New Jersey.
Gn tie District Of ColumJia.-Mr. Brown
Chairman; Pratt, Mason, Allen, and Reid.
On Patents and tks Patent O6ies NJ
James, Chairman; Evans, Stuart, Brown.
Ihompsoa OF Kentucky, and Fessenden.
tH hetrenchneat-Mr. Adams, Chairman
Fitzpatrick, Fish, Biggs, and Crittendeu.
On IsTTatoTtes.-Mr. Douglas. Chairman.
Jones OF Iowa, Collamer, Bell of Tennesss.'
Sebastian, and Riggs. ''e''
10 AndH and Control The Continent FIR
penses OF ne Senate-Mr. Evans, Chairman
Wright, and Foot. @"
U" F"ot'c BttitdiRgs.-Mr. Bayard, Chair.