Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-02-21
In health. yours, DO,
JOSHUA D. PATTON.
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
List Of the House Standing COMMITTEES
Announced.

WAsHINGTON, FEB. lx
HorsE-Mr. Washburne Of Me-, offered resO-
lutioo for the election Of Chaplain. Mr. Dow
dell proposed, as o substitute, all the minis
ters of Washington be invited alternately to
perform the duties nf Chaplain. Lost. Mr..
Jones, Of Tenn. opposed the question, thinking
it burlesque on the christian religion having
such a wild hunt after the chaplaincy. Mr.
Washburne's resolution was adopted, after
which the following standing committees were
announced.
Wars and Means-Messrs Campbell, o.,
Howell Cobb Ga, Jones, Tenn, afterwards
excused at his own request. DAVIS lnd.'Sage
Campbell Pa, and Dewitt,
Elections-W ashburne Me-, Stephens, Wat
son. Spinner, Oliver Mo-, Hickman, COltax,
Smith Ala, and Bingham.
Claims-Messrs Gddings, Letcher, Bishop,
Jones Pa, Dunn, Knowlton, Taylor, Gilbert,
and Marshall, Ill. -, u
Commerce Washburne, ILL.,, Wade
Wilson, Mcqueen, Tyson, Kennel, Pelton, and
Cummins. >,
Public Lands Messrs Bennett, N. T., Har'
Ian, Cobb, Ala. Lindley, Cullen, Walbridge'
Bren.on, Maxwell and Thorrngtou.
Post OHice-Messrs, Niece, Norton, Fhgle,
Barclay, Day, Powell, Walker, and Herbert.
District Columbia-Maceam, Dodd, Coode,
Cumbaok. Dish, Harris, Bennett. Miss, TraIton
and Bell.
Judiciarv-Messrs. Simmons, Humphry,
Marshall, Barbour, Caskle, Galloway, Harris,
Ala, Lake, Wakeman, and Tappan.
Revolutionary Claims-Messrs Ritche, Muir
~. Smith. Va English, Fuller, Me-, Allen.
Clawson. Cragin and Emrle.
Public Expenditures-M -Messrs Dean, Uavode,
Kelley, Mott Pcarce, Vail, Elliott, Waldron,
and Branch.
Private Land CLAIMS -Messrs, Porter, Hor-
ton, Ohio, Thorrlngton. I. Bowie, Cambridge,
Herbert. Robinson, Horton. New York.
Manufactures-M Messrs Clark Knight, Ctaw-
ford. Bliss, Durfee, Edwards, Dowdell, Camp
bell, KY. Rcaud.
AgliCulure-M -Messrs, Galloway, Ready
Grow, Bell. Campbell, Ohio. Morgan SABINE
Cullen, Md, Mullen.
Indian Affairs-Messrs Pringle, Orr, Bill
linghurst, Greenwood, Letter, Hall. Mass; VOdt
Caruthers, and Herbert.
Military Affairs-Messrs. Quitman, Allison
Knapp, Faulkner, Williams, Stanton, Denver
Burlington, and Washburne Wis.
MiElia-Messrs. Kimble, Whitney, Harrison
Hoffman, Foster, Parker, Watkins. Wright
Miss. Hall Mass,
Naval Affairs Msssrs. Benson, Stranahan
Birch, Haven, Wnslow. Seward, Davis Miss
Boyce, and HallwoOd.
Foreign Affairs-Me ssrs. Pennington, Bay
lev. Clingham. Aiken, Fuller. Pa; Mstteson
Sherman. Burlingame, and Thurston.
Territories-M ssrs Gwin, Ciddings, Pur
vance, Richardson. Houston, Granger, Zolli
Golfer. Merrill and Perry :,
Revolutionary PensiOns-Mess srs' Broam' a
hr;cht Edmundson, Miller, N. Y. Miller, Inc
Grs;oe. Knapp, Woodruff, Hall, Iowa.
ETnenditures of Navy Department Mossr
Harris, III. Wheeler. Washburne, Wis.,, UE
derwood. Wright. Tenn.
Expenditures of Post Office Department
Messrs. Xenet. OK. Williams, Burrel, Reade
0 Expendtures for Public Bull lings-Messr
/. McMulen' McCarty. Stewart, SwOpe, Trpp
Expeditures Of Treasury. Dep't-Messr
: WaldrOn, Marshall, Kidwell, ClawsOu.
: Tnval,d Pension Oliver N. Y, Pike, Flo
n enoe. Savage, WelCh. Talbot. DiCkehso
n Lumpkiu, Robbins.
r Roads and Csnals--Messrs. Knox. Hughs'
Rufin. Scott, Peck, Moore, Berksaalo, Bra
: shaw, Rust. :.
a Patents-Msssrs. Morgan. Chatfee. smit
ID of Tenn, Paine. Emrie,
Q, Public Buildings aud Grounds--Mess
.. Ball. Tod, Kets, Roberts.
= Revised aud Unfinished Businsss--Mess
~ Sabine. WMne, Kuowlton, CLARK of N. Y.
H. Accounts--Messrs. Thurston, Cadwallad
vi Burlington, Carlisle,
ot Mileare-Messrs. Sneed. Brooks, Kels
ad Evans, Woodwork.
"a Library Messrs, Aiken, Tyson, Petit.
:. ~ gurOled Bills -Messrs: Pike and Davids
lot Expenditures of State Department-Mes
lhe Brooks, Smith of Tenn. Packer, Damrell.
ce, Expenditures Of War Department--Mes
Jan Grain, Walk, Jewett, Rivers, CavOde.
1;n Engraving--Aessrs. Kelsey. Damrel,
-. Wright, of Tenn.
hio PTintiug--Messr .. Nichols, Cragin, Flag
ICES Adjourned
,rsi
let SACRED DAYs.-Christain keep suad