Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-02-14

Cis L Dldlr, III 10 eFlucu'iy 4" suuyec1 VI Blod
rejoicing on the part of the friends Of the ad
ministration in Washington.
TheHouse Committees our readers
will find a complete list of the standing com
mittees of the House, as announced yesterday
after the election Of TIE Printer, and at toe
late an hour to permit its insertion in the
Star of that day. We design tomorrow tc
commence the analyzation of these commit.
tees, which will occupy US some days. We
shall necessarily have to explain the precise
position Of various gentlemen on tho questions
of the day, thus throwing food of light upon
tho composition of the House, evidently not
understood by the country at large:
Committee of EIections-Messrs. Wash
burn of Me-, Stephens, Watson, Spinner,
Oliver of Mo, Hickman, Colfax, Smith Of Ala. ,
and Bingham
Wavs and Meams-Messrs Campbell of
Ohio, Howard, Cobb of Ca, Jones Of Tenn,
Davis of Md, Sage, Phelps, Campbell of Pa,
and De Witt
CLaims-Messrs Giddings, Letcher, Bishop,
Jones Of Pa, Dunn of Ind, KnowltOn, Tay-
lor, Gilbert, and Marshall of Ill.
Foreign -dfairs-Messrs Pennington, Bay
Iy, Clingman, Aiken, Fuller of Pa, Matteson,
Sherman, Burlingame, and Thurston.
Military dfatrs-Messrs. Quitman, ALI
son, Sapp, Faulkner, Williams, Stanton, Den
yer, Burlington, and Washburne of Wis
NaraI Afatrs-Messrs. Benson, Stranahan,
Bocock, Haven, Winslow, Seward, Davis Of
Mass, BOyce, and Millward.
Iniian Afairs- Messrs Pringle, Orr, Bill
lipghurst, Greenwood, Letter, Hall of Mass,
Todd, Caruthers, and Herbert.
Teritor1es-Messrs. Grow, Gddiugs, Pur-
Vance, Richardson, Houston, Granger, ZolIi-
Golfer, Morrill,, and Perry.
CoDlmercs-Messrs Washburne of Ill,
Wade, Millson, Mcqueen, Tyson, Kennett,
Pelton. Comins and EuStis
PHJiIc LGRds-Messrs. Bennett of Y,
Harlan, Cobb Of Ala Lindley, Cullen, Wal
bridge, Brenton, Maxwell, and Thorington.
Post Office and Post RoadS-Messrs Mace
Norton, FIag'er, Barclay, Day, Powell, Wal
ker, Wood, and Herbert.
District Of C0lumbta-Messrs. Meacham,
DOdd, GOode, Cumback, Dick, Harris OF Nd.
Bennett of Miss Traitor, and Bell.
Judfstary-Messrs. Simmons, Ii. Marshall
of Ky, Barbour, Caskie, Galloway, Harris of
Ala Leake, Wakeman, and Tappan.
revolutionary CintBts-Messrs. Richie,
Murray Smith of Va, English, Fuller of Me. :,
Allen, Clawson, Cragin, and Emrie
P"bltc Expenditures Messrs Dean, CO.
vode, Kelly, Mott, Pearce, Vail, Elliott,
Waldron, and Branch.
Pirate Land CLnims-Messrs Porter. Hor-
ton of Ohio, Thorington, Etheridge, Bowie,
Sandidge, Herbert, Robson, and Horton Of
Ny.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Clark of Conn.
Knight, Crawford, Bliss, Durfee. Edwards,
Dowdell, Campbell of Ky, and Ricaud
agriculture - Mcssrs. Holloway, Ready,
RaI bolI oc
Cullen, and McMullin.
Revolutionary Pensions Messrs Broom,
Albright, Edmundson, Miller of N. Y, Miller
of Ind, Craige, Knapp, Woodruff, and Hall
of Iowa.
hUniid Pemsions-Messrs. Oliver of n. Y.
Pike. Florence, Savage, Welsh, Talbot, Dick
son, Lumpkin, and Robbins
Roads and Canais-Messrs Knox, Hughs-
ton, Ruffn, Scott, Peck, Moore, Barksdale
Bradshaw, and Rust.
Mii,ha-Messrs. Kunkel, Whitney. Harri-
son, Hoffman, Foster, Parker, Watkins,
Wright of Miss. and Hall of Mass
P0temtS-Messrs. Morgan, Chaffee, Smith of
Tom, Paine and Eddy
Public Buildings and Grounds-Messrs.
Ball, Todd, Puryear, Keitt, and Roberts
Refusal and Unfinished Bustness-Messrs.
Sabin, knowlton, Warner, Clark of N. Y, and
Shorter.
Accounts-Messrs. Thurston, Cadwalador.
Nichols, Burlington, and Garlic.
Mtieage-MesSrs. Sneed, Brooks Kelsey,
Evans, and Woodwork
Enrolled BsAs-Messrs. Pike and David
son.
Expenditures Of Ms State Departments
MessTs Brooks, Smith of Tenn, Parker, King,
and Damrell
Expenditures IN tie TREASURY Depart-
n'ent-Messrs. WaldrOn, Wells, A. X. Mar
shall of Ky, Kidwell and Clawson
Expenditures IN he War Departments
Messrs. Cragin, Walk, Jcwctt, Rivers, and
COvode.
Expenditures M tie Navy Departments
Messrs. Harris of Ill Wheeler, Washburne Of
Wis, Underwood, and Wright Of Tenn.
E.rpendtttres az ths Post Office DeDart-
ment-Messfs Petit, Cox, Williams, Burnett,
and Reade.
EzpendttHres on Public ButLdtugs-
Messrs McMullA, McCary, Stewart, Swope,
and Trippe.
The Lbrary-Messrs. Aiken, Tyson, and
Petit
-, EnSravtng-Messrs. Kelsey, DamreIl, and
Wright of Tenn.
PttntiHg-Messrs. Nichols, Cragin, ana
Flagler.