The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-12-30
HOUSE COMMITTEES.

The Speaker on the 9th instant, announced
the following as the standing committees of the
House for the present session
Committee Of Eiecfions-W William w. Bovce
of South Carolina, John W. Stevenson of Ken
lucky, Israel Washburn of Maine, Lucius Q. C.
Lamar of Mississippi, Ezra Clark, jun of Con
necticnt, John A. Gimer of North Carolina,
John Y. Wright Of Tennessee, James Wilson
of Indiana, and james NJ. Cavanaugh of Min
nesota.
Of Ways and MeanS-John s. Phelps of
Missouri, John Letcher of Virginia, H. Winter
Davis of Maryland, James +. Dowdel of Ala
bama, William A. Howard of Michigan, Martin
j. Crawford of Georgia, Justin S. Morrill, of
Vermont, William b. Macay of New York, and
Henry NJ. Phillips of PENNSYLVANIA.
Of Clo:D,s-Samuel $. Marshal of Illinois,
Miles Taylor of Louisiana, John c. Kunkel of
Pennsylvania, Thomas g. Davidson of Louisi-
ana Henry G, Goodwin of New York, Syden-
ham Moore of Alabama, Samuel Arnold of
Connecticut, Horace Maynard of Tennessee.
and James jackson of Georgia.
On Commerce-John Cochrane of New. York.
John s. Millson of Virginia, Elhu B. Wash
burne of Illinois, W. Porcher Miles of South
Carolpa, Edward Wade of Ohio, James A,
Stallworth of Alabama, George Eusts of Louis
lana, James Landy of Pennsylvania, and Linus
b. Comins of Massachusetts.
On Public Ldnds-Williamson r. w. Cobb
Of Alabama, John Mcqueen of South Carolina,
Henry Bennett of New Yosk, John G. Davis of
Indiana, Thomas Rufiin of North Carolina,
Joshua Hill of Georgia, William Montgomery
OF Pennsylvania, Joseph c. McKibbin of Cali
tornia, and Muscoe r.. III. Gapnett of Virginia.
On the Epst office and Post Roads-William
ID. English OF Indiana, Paulus Powell of Vir-
ginia, John NJ. Wood of Maine, Charles l.. Scott
of California, Valentine B, Horton of Ohio,
Timothy Davis Of Iowa, James Craig of Mis-
souri,, Reuben Davis Of Mississippi, and John
ID, e. Atkins of Tennessee,
Far the District Of CulumJio-W William O.
Goode OF Virginia, Thomas F. Bowie of Mary
land, Edward Dodd of New York, Henry c.
Burnett of Kentucky, Edward JOY Morris of
Pennsylvania, Augustus r. Wright of Georgia,
Sidney Dean of Connecticut, Alfred NJ. Scales
Of North Carolina, and Elijah Ward of New
York
On the Judiciay-deorge S. Houston of AL
ALBANIA, John s: Caske of Virginia, Mason w.
Iappan OF New Hampshire, Burton Craige of
North Carolina, Charles Billinghurst of Wis
consin, Miles Taylor of Louisiana, Charles
Ready of Tennessee, Henry Chapman of Penn
sylvania, and Horace F. Clark Of New York.
On Revolutionary C2aims-Samuel s, COX af
Ohio, ueorge Taylor Of New York, Isaiah D.
Clawson of New Jersey, Aaron H. Cragin of
New Hampshire, James Jackson of Georgia,
Owen Lovejoy ofIllinois, Jabez L. NJ. Curry of
Alabama, Henry L. Dawes Of Massachusetts,
and Zehulon B. Vance of North Carolina.
On Public Experimentation NJ, Elliott of
Kentucky, Henry A. Edmundson of Virginia,
John Covode of Pennsylvania, Jacob R. Wor.
tendyke of New Jersey, John NJ. Parker of New
York, Joseph R. Cockerill of Ohio, William
Kellogg of Illinois, James NJ. Gregg Of Indiana
and Z. P. Walton of Vermont.
On Pirate Land Claims-gohp NJ, SapdiIge
of Louisiana, Joseph Q, McKibbin of California,
Aaron Harlan Of Ohio, William I. Avery of
Tennessee, Cadwalader C. Washburn of Wiscon-
sin, Francis P, Blair of Missouri, George g.
Hawkins of Florida, Reuben e. Fenton of New
York, and Charles j. Gilman of Maine
On Manutactures-W William d. Bishop of
Connecticut, Albert G.. Watkins of Tennessee,
Philemon Bliss of Ohio, Sherrard Clemens of
Virginia, Nathaniel b. Durfee of Rhode Island,
John A. ALL of Pennsylvania, James B. Rcaud
of MARYLAND, Henry N, Shaw of North CAROLINA,
and Stephen @, Foster of Maine.
On Aoriculture-=W :lliam G, Whiteley of Del
aware, Lawrence w. Hall of Ohio, William H.
Kelsey of New York, John Huyler of New Jer
sey, Richard Mott Of Ohio, James B. Foley Of