Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-12-17
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CONFESSIONAL.
| 80 WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.
SENATE.-Mr Allen submitted resolution
that standing committees be arranged as fol-.
lows Foreign relations-biasou of Va, Doug
las, of ILL.,, Slldeil of La, Polk, of Mo-, Critten
den, of KY, Seward, of N. V, and Foote of
| Va. Finance-Huntcr, of Va, Pearce, of Nd,
Gwian Of California, Bright, of Ind, Briggs, Of
| n. O., Fessender, of Me, and Cameron, Of Pa.
'Commerce- Clay, of Ala, Benjamin, of La,
Bigler of Pa, ToombS, of Ga, Reid Of n. c.,
Allen of r. l., and Hamlin, of Me. Military
AiIairs-Dayis, of Miss, Fitzpatrick, Of Ala,
johnson, of Ark, Iverson, of Ga, Broderick,
N Y, Naval Mallory, of Fla, Th0np-
son, of n. j., Slidell, Of La, Allen, OF r., l.,
Evans, of S c., Bell, of Penn, and Hale, of n.
Hi. Judicary-Bayard, of Del, Toombs, of Ga,
Pugh of Ohio, Benjamin, of La, Grow, of Mo-,
Collamer, of Vt, and Trumbu of Ill. Post
Offices and Post Roads-Yulee, of Fla, Biglcr,
of Pa, Gwinn, of Cal, Thompson, of II. j.,
lie Lands-Stuart, of Mich, johnson, of Tenn,
Pugh of Ohio, johnson, of Ark, 3rodcrick, of
Cal, Foster, of Conn.,, and Harlan, of Iowa.
Private Land Claims-Benjamin of La, Briggs,
Of n. e., Thompson, OF KY, Kennedy, of Nd,
and Durkec, of Wis. Pensions-Thompson Of
N. j., Clay, Ala, Bates, of Del, Thompson, OF
Ky, Foster, of Conn. Revolutionary Claims
EYans of S. c., Bates, of Del, Crittenden, OF
| KY, Wilson, of Mass, and Durkce-Claims--
Ivcrson, of Ga, Mallory, of Fla, Polk, of Mo,
! Clarke of n. H., and Simmons, of K. /. Dis
trict of COlumbia-Brooms, of Miss, Mason, of
Va, johnson, of Tenn, Bigler, of Pa, Kennedy,
of Nd, Hamlin, of Me-, and Chandler, of Mich.
Patents and Patent Ofticc--Recd Of N. C., Evans,
| of S. c., Yulee, Of Fla. Simmons, of R. l.,
hull nf IOlll ISnil
Grounds-Bright, of Ind, Davis, of Miss, Doug
Has, of ILL.,, Bayard, of Del, and Clark, of n. II.
Observation-Disclosures, of ILL.,, Jones, of Iowa,
Sebastian, of Ark, Fitzpatrick, of Ala, Grun,
of No., Collamer, of VT, and Wade, of Ohio.
Engrossed Bills-Wrght, of n. j. Bger, of
Pa, and Harlan, of Iowa. Audit and Control
! of Contingent Expenscs-Evaus, OF S. c. Bright,
of n. j., and Dixon, of r. |. Enrolled Bills
Jones, Of Iowa, Brown, of Miss, and Doolittc,
| Of Wis. Printing-JohnSon, OF Ark, FitZpat-
rick, Of Ala, and FesSender. of Me. Library
Pcarce, of,Aid, Bayard, Of Del, and Hunter,
OF Va.
Resolution adopted. The Senate tomorrow
! will proceed TO the election of printer.
| A motion was given and resolutions adopted,
calling on the President for all the correspond
/ encc between the departments and the present
! Governor Of Kansas, together with all orders
| and instructions WHICH have been issued to said
officer. A.t- f
/ Mr.. Hamlin regarded the list as unjust, dis
| proportionate and sectional aud thought it out
| Of time, when slave power has seized on the ju-
dietary, and,the Supreme Court undertaken TO
decide questions not legitinately before ii; that
great care should be taken as to the manner i'll
I which the committees in the Senate were con-
stituted so as to shape the legislation of the
country properly.
| Mr.. D6oltttle objected to the arrangement of
the committees and referring especially to the
/ Of t6a he ian
lance of the commerce and navigation of that
section Of the country.
! Mr. Chandler read IN extract from the "Daily
Globe" announcing that a caucus of all parties
had agreed to a certain list of committees and
1 was Informed that democratic caucus was held
i and n list of committees made out, leaving Ger
tain blanks 10 be filled by Republicans, as who
saw fit to fill these blanks under protest No
such general caucus as announced was held and
no assent ever given by the Republicans of the
Senate 10 such formation of committees as
therein announced.
4 Mr. Pugh said he should vote for the list, be-
cause it had been agreed upon bya regular Dem
ocrntic Caucus but he cOncurrcd with the Sena-
tors who had expressed the opinion, that the
i committees were not fairly formed, he said so
J at the proper place and time and felt bound to
repeat 1t while placing his vote on record in IA
J vor of the list
4 Mr.. Stewart said he had declined serving on
the committee on cOIlltnS1ce as LnaI committee
had been alluded to, he thought it proper 10
mike this statement
J, Bayard indicated the propriety of the forma-
ton of the list it was proper the dominant parry
should always retain the ascendancy on all the
4 important committees in their own hands.
I Gwinn alluded to the manner in which the
} republicans had arranged the committees in the
House of Representatives, when they bad the
power, as being in an eminent degree sectional
and unjust. They could not now, with good
grace, find fault, for they had always exercised
4 their power with an iron hand whenever they
I had an opportunity.
! Wilson denied that at the last Congress the
/ republicans were uni t to thedemocrats in the
{ formation of the House Committee.
Gwinn said he did not refer particularly to
the last Ctngress, but to tho general practice of
that party for many.years past.
Il Wilson contended that the democratic party
and the prq-slayery party of this country, are
one and the same thing, and INDUCED in some
bright visions of the time when the republicans
shall gain the ascendancy.
) The list was agreed to by 80 against ~.
Mr. Greene proceeded to speak on. Kancas
affairs. Douglass speech, he said. took him by