Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-12-17
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HoUsE.-The following committees were
announced by the Speaker:-Commitree on
Elertions-Harris, of Illinois, Boyce
Washburn, of Me-, Stephenson and Clark Oi
| Conn, Phillips. Gilmer, Lamar and Wilson.
Committee on Commercr-Cochran, Mill
erson and WashbUrn, of ILL.,, Miles. Wade,
Stallworth, Eustas, Landy and Corwin.-
Committee on Ways and Means-Jones, of
Penn, Phelps. Banks. Leicher, Campbell,
Davis, Of Nd. Keitt. Howard and Dowdell.
Committee on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Smith
of Va, Grow. Braech, Hughes, Granger,
Zollicufer, Knapp and Clark, of Mo. Com
mittee on Judiciary-HOus.on, Caskie, Nap
pan, Craig, Billinghurst, Taylor, of La,
Ready, Chapman and Clarke, of N. v
Committee on Foreign Reistions-Ciing-
man, Hopkins, Burlingame, Clay, :Ritchie,
Bardstall, Syckles, Boyce and Groyesbeck.
Committee on Claims-Marshall, of ILL.,,
Garrett, Giddings, Davidson, Runkel, of
Pa, Moore, Goodwin, Arnold and Maynard.
Committee on Publ: Lands-Cobb, Nc
Queen. Bennett Davis, of Ind, Woodbridge
Kufin, Hall, Montgomery and Mex bbin.-
Committee on Post Offices and Past Roads
English, PoWeils, Wood, Scott, Horton.
Davis, of Iowa, Craig, of No., Davis, of
Miss, and AIkens. Committee On Distr;c
o. Co umbia-Goode, Bowie, Todd, Blu rett,
Morris, OF Pa, Wright, Of Ga, Dean,
Scales and Ward. COMM tee on RevoIu-
tionary C..aims-Cox, Tsyl,r, of N. York,
CIawson, Crsgin, Jackson. Lovejoy, COurry,
Dawes aHd kunkeI. OF Nd. Committee on
Public Expenditures--ElIiot Edmonds,
Csvede. W~arIenAyke. Pa ker, COckeriiI,
Kel.os. Grrgg and Walton. Committee on
Private Land CIaims-S ndridge, McKib5en
Harlan, Hawkins, Washburne, of Wis.
Blair, Fenton, Gilman and Avery. Com
mittee on ManutHC tures-RishOp, Watkins,l
Bliss. Clemens, Oar e., Ricaud, Shaw, OF
n. c., FOuie. Committee on Agricultural
Whitley, Hal, of Ohio, Kelly. Bryon,
MorreIl. Hayler. Mu;t, Faily. Committee
Indian Acknowledgement, Letter,
Reagan. Wood.nn, Schro'er, Burroughs,
and Russell. COMMITTED on Military
Afiairs-Quitman, Faulkner, Marshall, o.;
KY. Savage, Stanton, Burnha m, Curt IS,
eion and Burlington. Committee on
MiIiiid-Hatch, Watkins, Roberts, Bowie.
Warren. Shaw, Of ILL.,, Jenkins
aud Thaver. Committee on Naval Affairs
Bocock, Florence, Davis, of Mass, Winsiow,
Corning, Shennon, Seward, Morse, Of N. Y.
and Haw kins. Committee Oh Revolutionary
Zurring, Hall, of
Mass, Wright, Of Tenn. Parker, OF N. c.,
Clemens and Potter. Committee
on Invalid Pensions-Fiocence, Andrews,
Mors~, of N. Y, and Chase. Committee
on Roads ard Canais-Iohcs. of Tenn,
Damrell, Crawford, Anderson,
Morris, OF H., Thompson and Seidy. Com
mittce on Pa,ents--Steaard, Maclag,
Ridley, Eddie ard Braytor. Committee ON
P,iniing-Smi,i,, of Tenn Singleton and
Nirh|o<.
Mr. Warren from special committee made
report accommodating tie House to re-
10 the new hail on Wednesday. Par,
Of tie gallery will be fitted for the use .: re-
rorisIs Of the Pres, and a room set apart
a Geographic instrument. The report
overwhelmingly adopted.
Mr.. Lane, Of Oregon introduced a bill
for the paymert of expenses incurred by
nud Washington Territories, fOf
lrdIUr hos,iiilies.
Mr Morrill,, CT Vermont introduced a bill
providing for e%runring of lands to States
and Territories lor the promotion of agri-
CT ltural and mechanical arts. The bill APP
propriatcs six and a third millions of acres
to be distributed according 20 the federal
disposition.
The Senate resolution announcing the
Ieaih Of Senator Butler, was received.
Mr. Boyce delivered an eulogy, and
iessrs. Stephens and Harris, of H., and
Ioode followed Tie customary r~esolu-
ions were adopted, and the House adj ourn
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