Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-12-19
Committees OF THE seq A,E.

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the Committee on Printing
The motion was agreed to-
The Senate then proceeded to ballot for the sever
al committees, and the following was the result =
Committee on Foreign ReL7b5ons-Mr Mason
chairman, Messrs Douglas, Slfdell, Clayton Vel
Ter, and Fish. = 81 tf
Committee on Finance-Mr Hunter. chairman
Messrs Toucey, Pearce, Stuart, Brodhead, and Crit
tenden.
Committee on Conemeroe.-Mr. Hamlin, chairman
Messrs' Dodge, Stuart, Seward, Clay, and Benjamin
! committee on mGnutactureS-Mr. right chair.
man Messrs. Allen, Harlan, Wilson, and Trumbnl
Committee on Ag'iculture-Mr. Allen, chairman
Messrs Hunter, Thomson of New Jersey, Harlan
and Wade
Committee on Military Afairs.-Mr. Weller.
! chairman Messrs. Fitzpatrick johnson, Jones of
Tennessee Pratt, and Iverson.
Co'en'itte on the Nilitia-Mr. Houston, Chair
man; Messrs. Dodge, Bell of New Hamphire, Thomp-
| SOL of Kentucky, and Biggs
Committee on Naua1 4 Vairs-Mr Mallory chair
man Messrs. Fish, Thomson of New Jersey, Bell
| OF Tennessee, James, and Slide
C0mmitte OF Public Lands.-Mr. Stuart chair
man; Messrs. johnson, Foot, Clayton, Pugh and
Mallory.
Committee on Private Land Claims-Mr. Benia-
mIn' chairman; Messrs. Biggs, Thompson of Ken
lucky, Foster and Wilson.
Committee on Indian Afairs-Mr Sebastian,
chairman Messrs. Rusk, Toolnbs, Brown Reid and
Bell of Tennessee.
Conmittee on Claims-Mr Brodhead, chairman
Messrs. Fessenden, Geyer, Iverson, Yulee, and
Wade.
II.
chairman; Messrs. Reid, Hale, Foster and Durkee
Conmitte on the ,Judiciary.-Mr. Butler chair
man; Messrs. 1oucy, Bayard, Geyer, Toombs, and
Pugh.
Committee on the Post Office and Post Roads
Mr.. Rusk, chairman Messrs Collamer, Adams
Hamlin, Jones of Iowa, and Yuee.
COhtmittee on Roads and Cdndls.-Mr. Sidel
chairman Messrs. Bell of New Hampshire, Bggs,
Durkce, Jones of Tennessee, and Wright.
Committee Pensiona.-NIr Jones of Iowa,
chairman; Messrs Clay, Thompson of New Jersey,
Committee on tie Distract of Colun6ia-Mr
Brown, chairman; Messrs. Allen, Mason Pratt, and
Reid.
Committee on Patents and the Patent Office
Mr.. James, chairman; Messrs. Evans Stuart, Brown
Thompson of Kentucky and Fessendcn.
C0Rmittee on Rctrenchment.-Mr. Adams, chair
man MesSrs. Fitzpatrick, Fish, Biggs and Critten
den.
Conmittee on Territories.-Mr Douglas, chair
man; MeSsrs. Jones Of Iowa, Collamer, Bell Sebas
tian, and Biggs.
Expenses Of The Senate.--Mr. Evans, chairman ;
Messrs. Wright and Foot.
Committee on Public BuiA7ings-Mr. Bayard
chairman; MesSrs. James, Hunter, Thompson Of
New Jersey, Pratt, and Hale
Committee Engrosscd BiNs-Mr. Fitzpatrick
chairman; Messrs Colianer and Wade
Committee the Li6rary.-Mr. Pearce, chair
man ; Messrs. Cass and Bayard
Committee on Enrolled BiLLs.-Mr. Jones of Iowa.
chairman, and Mr.. Summer.
of Gov Manly, of this City, entered Sun
day night last by daring thief or thieves, and
gold watch, Gov. Manys purse, and other articles
of value stolen. The family had retired for the
night. Some noise heard, but it S not sus-
pected for moment that there thieves in the
house Look out for thelts and depredatons, the
Christmas holydays are approaching. We trust that
the police will be the alert with more than their
usual vigilance.
- We observe that of the Southern K.
II n papers are stating that n. p Banks, of Massa-
chusetts, who has been voted for for Speaker; is
"Democrutic Freesoil Know Nothing" This is un-
just to the Democratic party. No Democrat can be
Know Nothing. Mr.. Banks once Democrat
but he proved himself traitor to his principles
and is abolition Know Nothing. He is
enemy 10 the Constitution to the Union, and to the
equal rights of the States. lie is, therefore, a fit
embodiment of the sentiments and views of
iorIty of abolition, Know Nothing, disunion Massa-
chusetts.
eR7 "TEN YEARS AMONG MAIL BAGS, J"
with illustrations, by j. Holbrook, is one of the
most amusing and interesting books have read
for many day. The reader will find in another
part of to-days paper, some extracts made from it
by the New York Evening Post-and also a notice
of the work. The book may be had at Mr.. Turner's
Bookstore, to whom indebted for copy.
NIcARAGUA.-A splendid festival took place at
Grenada, Nicaragua, the 18th November-pres
ent the officers of the government, Gen. Wal
ker, Col Wheeler. U. S. Minister, and other distn-
gushed persons. Gen. Walker toasted "the
Washington of Nicaragua" Col. Wheeler toast
ed, and responded in a neat and appropriate SEN
timent, which applauded to the echo.'
SALE OF REAL EsTATE-The house and lot in this
City, (near the institution for the Deaf and Dumb
formerly the property of James F. Jordan, sold
at auction on Monday, and bid off by Gov.
Bragg at $4,725 The lot contains three-fourths of
an acre. and the dwelling house, which is of brick
and succeed, eight rooms The buildings new,
and have never been occupied.
tY7 The Washington Union says it is not true
that Montgomery Blair, Esq. Solicitor of the Court
of Claims, agrees with his father F. P. Blair, Esq,
on the slavery question. Montgomery Blair is in
favor of the Nebraska act and is represented to be
sound Democrat.
N. G. RAIL RoAD.-The Lexington Flag publish
es the following statement of the amount of the prn-
cpal articles of produce forwarded from Lexington
by this road, since August 1st.
Bushels Of wheat, 12OO7
Bags Of flour, 40
Barrels of -four, SO
Bushels of dried fruit, 464
RoxeS of tobacco 10 934