The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-02-19
CONGRESS.
coMnuTTEEs OF THE HOUSE,

following committees in pursuance of reso-
luton passed some time ago authorizing him
to appoint the standing committees of the
House:
Committee of iections.-Messfs. Wash
burn, of Maine, Stephens. Watson, Spinner,
Oliver, of Missouri, Hickman, Colfax. Smith,
of Alabama, and Bingham.
Of Ways and Means.-Messrs. Campbell
of Ohio, Howard, Cobb of Georgia, Jones
of Tennessee, Davis of Maryland, Sage,
Phelps, Campbell of Pennsylvania, and
Dewitt.
On Claims.-Messrs. Giddings, Letcher,
Bishop, Jones of Pennsylvania, Dunn of
Indiana, Knowlton, Taylor, Gilbert and
Marshall of Illinois.
On Commeree.-Messrs. Washburne of
Illinois, Wade, Millson, Mcqueen, Tyson,
Kennett, Peltop, Commins and Eustis.
On Public Lands. Bennett of
New York, Harlan, Cobb of Alabama,
Lindley, Cullen, Walbridge, Brenton, Max
well and Thorington.
On the Post Office and Public Roads,
Messrs. Mace, Norton, Flagler, Barclay,
Day, Powell, Walker, Wood and Herbert.
On the District of Columbia.-Messrs.
Meacham, Dodd, Goode, Cumback, Dick,
Harris of Maryland, Bennett of Mississippi,
traitor and Bell.
On the udiciary.-Messrs. Simmons, H.
Marshall of Kentucky, Barbour, Caskie,
Galloway, Harris of Alabama, Leake, Wake
man and Tappan.
On Revolutionary Claims.-Messrs Richie,
Murray, Smith of Virginia, English, Fuller
of Maine, Allen. Clawson, Cragin and Emrie.
On Public neutrality-suspicious. Deane,
Covode, Kelly, Mott, Pearce, Vail, Elliott,
Waldron and Branch.
On Printing. -Messrs, Nichols, Cragin,
and Flagler.
On Private LAND Claims.--Messrs. Porter,
Horton of Ohio, Thorington, Etheridge,
Horton of New York.
On Manufactures.--Mess Clark of
Connecticut, Knight, Crawford, Bliss, Dur
fee, Edwards, Dowdell, Campbell of Ken
lucky, and Ricaud.
On Agriculture.-Me Holloway, Bell,
Ready, Grow, Campbell of Ohio, Morgan,
Sabin, Cullen and McMullen.
On Indian Affairs,-Messrs. Pringla, Orr,
Billinghurst, Greenwood, Letter, Caruthers,
Hall of Massachusetts, Todd and Herbert.
On Territories.--Messrs. Grow, Giddings,
Purviance, Richardson, Houston, Granger,
Zollicofer, Morrill, and Perry,
On Revolutionary Pensions.-Messrs.
Broom, Albright, Edmundson, Miller of New
York, Miller of Indiana, Craige, Knapp.
Woodruff and Hall of Iowa.
On Invalid Pensions.-Nessrs. Andrew
Oliver New York, Pike, Florence, Savage,
Welsh, Talbot, Dickson, Lumpkin and
Robbins,
On Roads and Canals.-Messrs. Knox,
Hughston, Rufin, Scott, Peck, Barksdale,
Moore, Bradshaw and Rust.
On Military Affairs.-Messrs. Quitman,
Allison, Sapp, Faulkner, Williams, Stanton,
Denver, Burlington, and Washburne of
Wisconsin.
On the Militia.-Messrs, Kunkel, Foster,
Whitney, Harrison, Hoffman, Wright of
Parker, Watkins and Hall of
Massachusetts.
On Naval Affairs. -Messrs. Benson, Davis
# Massachusetts, Stranahan, Bocock, Win
low, Haven, Seward, Boyce and Millward.
On Foreign Affairs.-Messrs. Penning-
on, Bayly, Clingman, Aiken, Fuller of
Pennsylvania, Matteson, Sherman, Burlin-
Jane and Thurston.
On Patents.-Messrs. Morgon, Chafee,
ninth of Tennessee, Paine and Eddy.
On Public Buildings and Grounds
1essrs. Ball, Todd, Puryear, Keitt and
Ioberts.
On Revisal and Unfinished Business
lessrs. Sabin, Knowlton, Warner, Clark of
lew York, and Shorter.
On ACCOMPLISHMENTS. Thurston, Cad
alader, Nichols, Burlington and Carlisle,
On Mileage Sneed, Brooks,
-elsey, Evans and Woodwork.
On the Library.-Messrs. Aiken, Tyson,
nd Petit.
On Enrolled Bills.-Messrs. Pike and
davidson.
On Expenditures of the State Department,
-Messrs. Brooks, Smith of Tennessee,
arker, King and Damrell.
On Expenditures in the Treasury Depart
ent.-Messrs. Waldron, Wells, Alexander
). Marshall of Kentucky, Kidwen and u
lawson.
On Expenditures In the War Department.
-Messrs. Cragin, Walk, Jewett; Rivers, =
I'd Covode.
On Engraving.-Messrs. Kelsey, Damrell.
I'd Wright of Tennessee.
On Expenditures in the Navy Depart
Harris of Illinois, Wheeler,
'ashburne of Wisconsin, Underwood, and g
right of Tennessee.
On Expenditures in the Post Office De- IL
Petit, Cox, Williams "
lrnett, and Reade. I
On Expenditures on Public Buildings u.
essrs. MoMullen, McCarty, Swope, Trippe