The Georgetown news., 1856-01-17
THE LEGISLATURE.


The gubernatorial appointments Of David
f. Douglass as Secretary of State, and
VIM. II. Rhodes as Private Secretary, were
confirmed in Executive Session.
A joint resolution was offered to the ef-
feet that the two Houses meet in conven-
ton on the 10Th inst. at noon, for the pur-
pose of electing q United States Senator.
pending which the Senate adjourned.
In Assembly a resolution similar to that
introduced il Senate regarding Senator
was read. and laid over under the rules.
In Senate, on the 1lth inst, number of
bills and notices Of bills were introduced
and among the latter one for the reduction
of the tax on Chinese miners by Mr.. Fiske
of this County.
The Senatorial resolution was made the
special order of the day for the 18th inst,
and the Assembly adopted an amended res
oIution for going into Joint Convention
with the Senate on the same day.
The following were announced as the
Standing Committees Of the Senate:
On claims-Messrs. Ashley, Hawthorne
and Vaudeville.
On Finance -Messrs. McCoun, Lippin-
colt, Burton McCallum and Cofroth.
On Judiciary-Messrs. Ferguson, Til
ford, Cosby, Westmoreland, Hawks. Mccall
lum and Bynum.
On Elections -Messrs Hawks, Flint and
French.
On Public Lands -Messrs. Ashley, Bur-
nett, Bynum, Heintzleman and Hook.
On Commerce and Navigation -Messrs.
Flint, Cove, Bynum and Burnett.
On Federal Relations-MeSsrS. Mccall
lum, Mcneil and Burton.
On State HoSpitalS-MeSsrs. Fisk, Haw-
thorne, Shaw, McCoun and Lippincott.
On Mines and Mining Interests-Messrs.
Westmoreland, Cosby, Dosh, MCGEE, Man
deville, Mcneil and Scellen.
On Indian Affairs Messrs. Waite, Cos
by, Mcneil Wilson and Heintzleman.
On State Prison and Public Buildings
Messrs. MCGEE, Westmoreland and Bynum.
On Observation-Disclosures. Bynum, Fisk,
ASnley, AlpplnCOLG ana lay.
On State Library-MeSSrs Burton, Til
ford and Rust.
On Mileage-Messrs. Bynum, French
and Wilson.
On Counties and County Boundaries
Messrs. Scellen, Norman and Fisk.
On Corporations Messrs. Coffroth, Fisk,
DOsh, Ferguson and WeStmoreland.
On Agriculture, Missions and Mission
Lands MeSsrs. Heintzleman, Wilson, By
mum, Ferguson and Cosby.
On Public Printing -Messrs. Burnett,
Cofroth, Heintzleman, Shaw and West
moreland.
OnRoads and Highways -Messrs. Hook,
Flint and Scellen.
On Contingent Expenses-Messrs. Flint,
De la Guerra and McCoun.
On Military Affairs-Messrs. Cosby,
Dosh, Vaudeville, Wilson and McGee.
On Public Expenditures-Messrs. Haw-
thorn, Scellen and Waite.
On Public Morals and Police-Messrs
Day, Burnett, Waite, Wilson and Shaw.
On EngrOSsed Bills-Messrs. McCalIum
Hook, Vaudeville, Westmoreland, Dosh
and Coffroth.
On Enrolled Bills-Messrs. Tilford, Bur
ton, Norman, McGee, Mcneil and Ashley
On Internal improvements-Me Fisk
Westmoreland, Cove, Mcneil, Flint, Gran
dali and Day.
On Escheated Estates Rust, Hook
Hawks, Burnett and Ashley.
In Senate, on the 18th inst, a resolution
that a Committee be appointed to visit the
State Prison to inquire into the general
management of that concern, was adopted
A resolution to adjourn sine die sixty
days hence, failed.
In the resolution of the Assembly on the
Senatorial election the Senate refused tc
concur, and made it the special order of the
day for the 10Th inst.
In Senate, on the l4th inst, no business
OF Importance was transacted.
In Assembly, the committees of the
House were announced as follows:
Judiciary-Sherrard, Upton, Cartier
Brent, Mcfarland, Sharp, Hawes.
Claims Rhodes, Bowe, Andrews, Davis,
Winsor.
Accounts and Expenditures Stevenson
Van Dusen, Sterritt, Boring, Mcdonald.
Ways and Means-Upton, Stout, Lip
pincott, Kicks, Downey.
Elections-Brunton, Coombs, Dick, Gage
Reed.
Education Taylor, Brent, Leihy Sharp
Swan.
Public Lands-Peck, Weir, Turner
George, Cone.
Counties and County Boundaries-Wil
llams, Beatty, Wagner, Haskell, CASTOR.
Mines and Mining Interests-Bowe, Hoo
yer, Dick, Batchelder, Kelly, White, Beatty
Roads and Highways-Winston, Sher
rard, Pierson, Borland, Hunt, Wagner
Curtis.
Mileage-Dustin, Winston, Lewis, La
mon, Kendrick.
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