Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-12-14
CONGRESSIONAL.
Thirty. fifth ConsreSs-Eirst SessSov

In THE SENATE, to-day after the read iny Of the
journal
Mr. Evans announced the death OF his late COL
,La:Siie, naI butier IN am appropriate eulogy on
the life and public services of the deceased
On concluding, MIR. r. offered the resolutions
usual TO such occasions
Pending the question on agreeing 10 those reso
Intions, the Senate were addressed 10y Me SIS
Mason Puyh and Cameron, in appropriate triL-
utfs 10 the merits Of the decreased
Inc resolutions were then adopted and the
Senate adjOurned.
In THE House., tod ~, in the course of the read
ing oil The journal, the composition of the House
Standing Committees was announced
Com,nittss Of Eleetioas-Thomas l.. Harris OF
Ill VIM w BOyce, of >. C., Israel WaShburn
of Me, John w Stevenson Of XIV, Ezra Clark o,
Connecticut, H. NJ. Phillips of Pa, j. A. Gilmer
son of lndIana -
Of Ways and Means-J. Clancy Jones of Pa
John I = Phelps Of Mo-, N, p: Banks of Mass
II. w Davis of Md. J. Kelly of II. Y. VIM. A
Howard Of Mich, and J. +. Do,sdrli Of Ala
On Ctaims-s; 5 MARSHALL Of Ill, NJ. II. II
n,rhd.. Oi 81 va K Gddings Of Ohio, r.
of Ala, II. c. Goodwin OF N Y, S. Arnold OF
CT, and II. Maynard of Tenn.
On ,1,t Gomm, ere Cochran, New York, Jno
= Miilson, Va, f. b. Washburne Ills w F
Miles, $. C., Ed. Wade, o., Jas A. Stallworth
Ala, Geo. Eustis, La, Jas. Landy, Pa, aid /.
Ii. Comins, Mass.
IL.
OF AiabIma. John McQueen, of South Carolina.
Henry Bennett, of New York, John G D,vis OF
Indiana, David Walbridge of Michigan
Thomas Ruffn If North Carolina, Joshua ri o,
Georgia, William Montgomery of Pennsylvania,
and Joseph G. McKibbn Of CalfoJ MIA
ON the Post Office and Post Ronds-W II
English of Ind, =. Powell of Va, j. NJ Wood
| OF Me CT Scott of Cal v. 3 Horton of Ohio
| i. Davis of Iowa, J. Craig Of Mo r. Davis o,
Miss aud C. Atkins of Tenn.
t9r me D,Sfr,ct 81 Cotanabia WIN. o. Goode
of H. "A
Burnett Of Ky, +. Joy ~ orris of Pa, Aug
| X Wright of Ga, Dean of Conn a.. Alfred Al
Scales OF n C.. and Elijah w ard, ofN Y
Caskie Of Va, nj w. TAppan Of N. IL :, Burton
Craige Of N. c., C. Bnlingb urst of wis, Mile,
Taylor Q, Of p La, c Ready Of Tenn, Henry Chap.
COMMITTEE Of Isdian Afairs-A. B. Green
wood Of Ark, c. ). ScotI Of CAL b. F.. Leitel
OF ONO, II Reagan Of Texas, ). II. Woodson
OF NO, r.; 5: Shorter, OF Ala, S. Nj. Burrough,
OF n Y, :. Coifax Of Ind =, and w F Russell OF
ny ~ "'''ii W
on Military A8airs-J. A. Quitman Miss
S,; "a ea1Ti an" R Sa Marshall Ky, John
ham :. C., Sam'l r. Curtis Iowa; Geo. II. Pen.
J dleton, o., and Jas. Buftinton. Mass.
u On E,d Marat 1ga"srT 5. Bocock OF Va, T
Of Chic, l.: Seward of Ga, r. ii Morse Of
n. and e. s Hawkins of Fla.
! ON Foreign 4 fair II. L. Clinomau ofN &
| 6. w. Hopkins of Va, A. BurIingame of Mass
b. Clay Of Ky, ID. Richie of Pa, w BARK
dale OF Miss, ID. T.. Sickles of NJ Y. III. E.
on Tsrrttories-A. ii. Stephens OF Ga. w
smith OF Va, q. A. Grow Of Pa. l.. OBI. Brancb
OF ~, A. r. Granger of N. Y, j. Hughes of
ina, :. \. Zollicoffer of Tenn, c. L. Knapp OF
Mass and Is. Clark of Mo.
On PdfenfS.-James A. Stewart of MARYLAND
william b. Maclay Of New York, Wilson Rejlly
| OF pennsylvania, John X Edie, Of Pennsylvania
and William ID. Brayton Of Rhode Island -
On Public BuiidingS aud Grousds-L M
keitt OF > c, 3. q. Peyton, Of XIV, f. r. Nor.
gan OF Y, l.. w. Hall OF Ohio, and Samuel
A. Purviance Of Pa '0-'
On Aceoaats-J. C Mason of Ky, J. Dick OF
IA Rufan of n. C., J. A. Soaring of N. Y.
+. r.. Spinner " V - .
JOINT Committee on the Ltbyary-W II. Dim.
mick OF Pa, w Winslow OF c., and Jno u
Petit of Ind
:, Joint COMMITTEE on P,inting:-samuel A.
smith OF Tenn, Ohio X. Singleton of Miss, and
Mstthias IL. Nichols of Ohio. - :
Regents Of she Smith soniam fsstttute.-wm
y English, Ind, Benz Stanton, o., and Lucius
Mr. warren made favorable report on the con-
oiaion OF the new Hall for the House ending
WIN recommendation for the Immediate remo
Val OF the House into that chamber ! =.
MI Davidson objected to the adoption of that
recommendation, on the ground that ID would re-
quire three weeks even to remove the papers or