The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-02-23
Y Y XINTH CO GRT. s :
FIRST SESSION.

of the sum OF Slo"0 YEAR tor judicial ser
vices while minister at ConstantinopIe. Mr.
Foot stated the case with great clearn.ss
showing the claim to be based on acts q.
Congress. and recognized as valid in the case
of Mr. Marsh's predecessor and that il be-
came necessary to bring it before Congress
ONLY because, through some oversight in the
act requiring the service. the accounting off,
GERS found a technical objection to paving ii.
Mr.. Foot asked the unanimous consent Of
the Senate to putting the Bill on its passage
Immediately
Mr.. Cas- There ran be no objection to
this claim"
The Bill was then. nv unanimous consent
ordered through its several readings am,
passed
This Bill does not embrace Mr. Marsh,
claim, certainly not less Just. though prohai,-
ly not so accurately defined bv act of Con
sress. for important and most laborious ser
vices in Gre"re.
COrRT HorsEs AND Posi- OFrICEs-ln
the Senate bill was introduced by Mr.. Foo,
authorizing the erection of suitable Buildings
for the accommodation of the United States
Courts and the Post Offices. at Rutland and
Windsor. - the buildings, exclusive of land
and Incidental expenses, not to cost more
than S25. 0nO each.
PLATTSEU RICH NOLrNTEEES.-M-. Foot
has also moved an amendment to the Boun',
land laws 50 As to give lands TO the volun-
teers who served at Platt,burgh.
COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE.
On "Wednesday, the Standing Committee
of the House were announced as follows =
Wdp< md Heaas - Mes>rs. Campbell OF
Ohio, Howard. Goth of ia. Jones Of Tenn
Mr. Jones was afterwards excused at m
own request Davis of Md. SAGE, Phelp,
Campbell Of Pa. and Dewitt.
Eh,,;ons-Mes>r> Wa>hburn of Me-. Ste
rhens Watson. Spinner. Oliver OF Mo. HEX
man. Colfax. Smith of Ala. and Bingham
Messrs Gi,l',irg> Letcher. B>h-
op. Jones of Pa. Dunn, Knowlton, Taylor.
Gilbert. Marshall o. Ill.
fnmmcrce - Nle>>rs. Washburn of Ill.
Wade. Nilsson. Mcqueen, Tyson, kenne,.,
Pcl'nn and Cummings.
I'uLFc Lands - Messrs Bennett Of y Y.
bridge Trenton. Maxwell. Thorincton.
Past Of.e-Mes>re Maze. Norson. Fla
Ter. Barclay, Day, Powell, Walker, Wood.
Herbert
District o; Colua,bia - Messrs Meacharr.
Dorld Goode. Cumback. Dick, Harris, Ben
nett of Miss. Trafton. Bell.
Jpdiria,y - Mes>rs Simmons. Humphrey,
Marshall. Barbour. Caskie. Galloway, Har-
ris of Ala. Lake, Waterman. T.ppan.
Rerolwionaru C'o,m> - Messrs Ritche.
Murray. Smith O: Va. English. Fuller OF
Me. Allen. Clawson. Crasin. Emrie
Ptd"' -Messrs. Dean. Cow
ode k-llv. Mott. Pearce. Vail, Elliot, Wa
i-,::. rr.arh
Pyiru'c Lq,.d fJ,r,,l>-Si.>>rs Porter. iIor-
ION OF oin. THORN s,on. Etheridse. Bowie
S.n,l,lsc. I!orber; Robinson. Horton o; y .
York
Nr,.utiriureS - Messr= Clarke. Knight.
Crawford. Bliss. Durf.e. Edwards, Dowiel.
Campbell of Ky. Ricaud.
lqn,u''ure - Messrs HOLLOWAY. Reaav.
Grow. Bell. Campbell of Ohio. Morgan. Sa-
Tin. Cullen. McMu,len.
Italian .1far<-Messrs Princle. Orr. BE-
iinchur>t. Greenwood. Lester, Hall of Mass,
Tod. Caruihers. Herbert
Military lfair<-Alr>sr> Quifman. Allison.
Sapr. Faulkn rr. Williams Stanton, Denner.
Burlington. Wa>hburn OF Wis.
W'niq-NIeSsrs. Kunkrl. Whitney. Harri-
son. Hoffman, Foster. Parker, Watkins.
Wright of Miss. Hall of Mass
Naral ifu;r<-Messrs. Benson. Stranahan
Bocock. Haven. Winslow, Seward, Davis OF
N SIS. Hovce. MiIlward.
Foreign 1tairs-Messrs Pennington. Bav-
lev. Clingman. Aiken. Fuller of Pa. Matti-
son. Sherman. BurIingame. Thurston
observation-disclosures Grow. Giddinss, Pur-
Vance, Richardson. Houston, Granger, Zol-
licotfer. Morrill,. Perry.
Eero'w,onarg P,ns;ons - Messr.. Broom.
Albright. Miller Of Ind, Craise, Knapr.
Woodruff. Hall Of Iowa
L.roM PtnSions-NleSsrs Oliver Of Ny.
Pike. Florence. Savage. WEIGH, Talbot, {.
dickson. l.umrkin. Robbins
Roni> and nraiS-MesSrS. Knox. Uuoh
son. Rutiin. Scott. Pc, K. Moore. Ba-ksia,e
Bradshaw. Rust.
Patients - MeSsrs Morgan, Chafie. Smith
of Tenn, Paine. Emrie.
PuHic Huiiri,pgs and Groun9s-Nessrs
Ball. Todd. Purvear. keitt. Roberts.
Reri>a' and Unfinished Busiacss-NTessrs.
Sahin. knowlton, Warner. Clark of Ny.
Shorter.
-icco'o.'>-Messrs Thursten. ID. Cadwall
ader. Nichols. Burlington. Carlisle.
Wi.aqe-Messrs. n Speed. Brooks. Kel-
sew. Evans, Woodworth.
JoINT COMMITTEES. library - Messrs
Aiken. TYSON Petit.
Ewolled BU>-MessrS Pike and Davidson
Expenditures Of STATE Nprr'men'-Mrssr,
Brooks, Smith of Tenn, Packer, King, Dam
re!l.
Expenditures ~ Nary Department. Nressrs.
Harris of ILL.,. Wheeler. Washburne of Wis.
Underwood, Wright of Tenn.
Expenditures nj Post OTfcs Depar,ps.,., -
Mcssrs Petit. Cox. Williams, Burnett. Read
Expenditures tar Public Bu1lin1,-NIeS,rs
McMultn. McCarty, Stewart. Swope, Trip-
pc.
Expenditures II Treasury Depar,,aea,
Messss. Waldron, Wells, A. X. Marshall.
kidwell, Clawson
Expenditures o, Var bepartmeat-Messrs
Craicln. Walk. Jewett. Rivers. Corode.
EnGrartnq - Mrssrs. Kelsey. Damrell.
Wright nt Tenn
Prn'ing-Me>>rs. Nichols, Crasin. Flaclcr.
WEDNESDAY, Feb Is.
SENATE. Mr.. Mason offered resolution,
which was passed, filling tbs vacancies in the
Board OF Regents of the Smithsonian Insti,u-
tlcn with George +. Badger of \. C., and
Prof. Cornelius c. FELTON, of Mass.
Mr. Sumner presented resolutions of the
Massachusetts Legislature. complaining OF
the unconstitutionality of the fugitive slave
law, and calling on the President to take et.
tectual measures to protect the sovereign