Nebraska advertiser., 1857-12-24

ssiae 81 Omaha, NJ. T. ~
% aIr a-a .a.9 Dec. l3, 49,.
This morning the Legislature gets
fairly under way. The past week has
been spent principally in talking matters
into shape-both branches being in ses-
sion only a few hours each day.
The following are the Standing Oom-
mittees appointed by the President and
Speaker dU
COUNCIL.
Judiciary.-Messrs Bradford, Rogers
and kirkpatrick.
Finance, Ways and Means.-Messrs.
Kirkpatrick, Reeves and Allen.
1 Education.-Messrs. Furnas, Bowen
and Puett.
Military Afairs.-Messrs. Bowen,
Mcdonald and Clancy.
Highways, Bridges and Ferries
Messrs. Stafford, Furnas, and Salisbury.
Expenditures = Messrs. Mcdonald,
Stafford and Bowen.
Interpretations. = Messrs. Salisbury,
kirkpatrick and Mcdonald.
ed Territorial Library.-Messrs. Clancy,
Allen and Bradford.
Public Buildings.-Messrs Rogers, Sa-
lisbury and Puett.
Elections.-Messrs. Rogers, Clancy
and Stafford.
Counties Messrs. Puett, Salisbury
and Stafford. rr
Printing.-Messrs. Kirkpatrick, Ro-
gers and Puett.
Agriculture.-Messrs Reeves, McDO-
maid and Furnas.
Enrolled ond Engrossed Bills.-Messrs
Allen and Reeves.
HOUSE.
Privileges and Elections. = Messrs.
Campbell, Strickland, Chambers, Pad
dock and Beck.
Ways and Means.-Messrs. Thrall,
-S~teinberger, Beck, Jones, and King.
Judiciary.-Messrs. Crawford, Pop
pleton, Marquette, Campbell and Sulli-
van. - i' 'iI
Accounts and observation-disclosures
Able, Armstrong, Benedict, Rogers and
Agriculture. - Messrs. Chambers,
Cromwell, Vanhorn, Murphy and Nor
ton.
Roads.-Messrs. Stewart of Douglas,
Robb, Jones, Thrall and Minick.
Militia.-Messrs. Gates, Cooper, Clays,
ThralI and Sheldon.
Public Buildings & Grounds,-Messrs.
Hail, DOnelan, Holloway, PoppletOn and
Benedict. gr.
Internal Improvements-MessrS Clays,
Davidson, Robb, Minick and Rogers.
Federal Relations.-Messrs Donelan
Stewart of Washington. Murphy, Gate;
and Crawford.
Engrossed & Enrolled BiIls.-Messrs,
Paddock Davidson, Able, Vanhorn and
Cooper.
County Boundaries and County Seats.
Messrs. Taggart, Hail, Holloway, Van
horn and Beck.
Corporations. = Messrs. Holloway
Steinberger, Cooper, Hail and Benedict
9 Library.-Messrs. King, Thrall, Mi
nick, Morton and Davidson.
Banks and Currency.-Messrs Strick.
land, Sullivan, Robb, Stewart of Douglas
and Steinberger.
Common Schools, Colleges, and Uni
versities.-Messrs. Stewart of Washing
ton, Murphy, Sheldon, Armstrong ant
Cromwell.
@ Public Printing-Messrs. Marquette
Davidson, Taggart, Morton and Arm
strong. -e. Il
In the House no bills Of a general ma
tnre have yet been introduced. Loca
bills being interesting only in the local.
ties to which they belong it is useless t
mention them here.
In the Council, a Bill providing 70
the better regulation of Schools in thi
Territory has been introduced, passed it
second reading, and is now in the hand
Of the standing committee on Education
A Bill to license and regulate the Sal
Of Malt, Spiritpous and Vinous Liquor:
has made the same progress, and referre
10 Committee on Judiciary.
A Homestead Bill has been introduce
and referred. 1t is somewhat liberal i
its provisions, but viii no doubt be cons
.9derably amended before being passed.
srol As TO the passage of the three bill
above mentioned we have no doubt. Ye
: ike all important bills Of a general az
plication, they viii drag slowly, especial
. through the House. They afford a fin
opportunity for ga Speech and all asp
rants for oratorical fame viii doubtlet
"claim the floor"