The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-12-17

On En9rauing.-Garne.t B. Adrain of New
Jersey, Israel I. Hatch OF New York, and w.
L. Underwood OF Kentucky.
Oh Expenditures in the State Department -
owen Jones of Penn, Jabez l.. NJ. Curry OF
Alabama, John A. Bingham of Ohio, William
L: Avery Of Tennessee, and Charles B. Hoard
of New York.
On Expenditures in the Treasury Depart
ment. - William Lawrence of Ohio, Allison
White of Pennsylvania. David Kigore of lad,
Jacob M, kunkel of Maryland, and Lucius j
Gartrell of Georgia.
On Expenditures in the Var Department.
Wilson Reilly of Penn, Clark B. Cochrane oil
New York, Joseph R Cockerill of Ohio, Will
liam Stewart of Pennsylvania, and John V.
Wright of Tennessee.
On Expenditures in the Nary Department -
John b Hsskin of New York, JOSEPH Miller OF
Ohio, Emory B. Pottle of New York, Paulus
Powell of Virginia, and Reuben Davis of Mis-.
sissippi.
On Expenditures in the Post Office Depart
nent.-Aibert G. Talbot of kentucky, John
81. Reagan of Texas, George w. Palmer OF
New York, Joseph Burns of Ohio, and James
B. Foley of Indiana.
On EXPENDITURES on the Public Buildings
Allison White of Pennsylvania, George lay
Tor OF New York, Cadwalader G.. Washburne of
u
B. DIN of New York.
Joint CGpamittee on Enrolled Bills-T. G.
Davidson of Louisiana and James Pike of New
Hampshire.
Regents fLe Smithsonian Institution-Wil
liam d. English of Ind, Benjamin Stanton OF
Ohio, and Lucius j. Gartrell of Ga.
The Senate Standing Committees.
Washington, Dec. IA, p K-The caucus OF
ali parties in the Senate have agreed to consti-
tute the committees as follows ~
Foreign Relations Mason, Douglas,
Slidel, Polk, Crittenden, Seward, and Foot
Finance n essrs. Hunter, Pearce, Gwin,
Bright, Riggs, Fessenden, and Cameron.
$ Commerce.-Messrs. Clay, Benz amin, Bigler,
Toombs, Reid. Allen, and Hsmln.
Military affairs Davis, Fitzpat.
rick, johnson, Iverson, Broderick, Wilson, and
King.
Naval Afdirs-Messrs. Mallory, Thomson
of N. j Shdell, Allen, Hammond, Bell of Ten,
and Hale.
Judiciary.-Messrs. Bayard, Toomba, Pugh,
Benjamin, Green, Colamer, and Trumbull.
Post Offices and Post Roads. -Messrs Yulee,
Bigier, Gwin, Fitch, Henderson, Colamer, and
Dixon.
Public Lands. = Messrs. Stuart, johnson,
Pugh, R. w. Johnson, Broderick, Foster, and
Harlan.
Private Land Claims -Messrs. BENJAMIN,
Biggs, Thompson of KY, Kennedy, and Durkee.
Indian Afairs.-Messrs. Sebastian, Brown
Reid, Fitch, Bell of Tenn, Houston, and Doc
little.
Pensions. Jones, Thomson of N. j.
Clay, Bates, Thompson of KY, Foster, and
King.
Revolutionary Claims. - Messrs. Evans
Bates, Crittenden, Wilson, and Durkee.
Claims. - Messrs. Iverson, Mallory, Polk
Bell of N. a., and Simmons.
District of Columbia-Messrs Brown, Ma
son, Johnson of Tenn, Henderson, Kennedy
Hamlin, and Chandler.
Patents and Patent O6ice.-Messrs. Reid
Evans, yulee, Simmons and Trumbull.
Public Buildings and Grounds Messrs
Bright, Iunter, Davis, Douglas, and Hale.
observation-disclosures. Douglas, Jones, Sebas
| tisn, Fitzpatrick, Green, Sumner, and Wade.
Engrcssed BHs.-Messrs. Wright, Bigler
and HsGan.
Audit and Control Of Contingent Expenses
Messrs Evans, Wright, and Dixon.
Enrolled Bills.-Messrs. Jones, Brown, and
Doolttle.
Riating.-Messrs. Johnson, Fitzpatrick, and
Fessenden.
Librdry.-Messrs. Pearce, Bayard, and Ham
uOnd