Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-02-25

The Speaker Of the House of Representatives
has discharged the onerous and very difficult
duty of appointing the standing committees of
that body in manner that proves generally ac-
ceptabe to all parties, with hberalitv to his OBJ
ponents, and with due regard to the highest
efficiency in the public service. Mr.. Sherman
of course receives the craftsmanship of the
Committee on Ways and Means, and with it
the leadership of the house. Mr.. Wasl burne
of Illinois is chairman of the Committee on
Commerce. At first sight this selection might
seem out of place; but it must be remembered
that the lake and river commerce of the great
West demands consideration as well as that of
the seaboard states. Mr.. Hickman is compli-
mented with the chairmanship of the Judiciary
Committee, and Messrs Gilmer and Etherdge
two of the abest and most fair minded of the
Southern opposition, are respectively assigned
to the craftsmanship of the committees on Elec-
tons and Indian Affairs. Mr.. Corwin Justly
takes the head of the important Committee on
foreign Relations. Mr.. Morrill, of this District
is on the Committees on Ways and Means, and
Expenditures in the War Department; Mr. Royce
is on the Committee on Foreign Relations; and
Mr.. Walton is on the Committee on Claims.
The following is the list complete:
STANDING COMMITTEES OF TIE HOUSE.
Ways and Means -NIessrs. sherman, Davis of Nd,
Phelps, Stevens, Washburn Of Me- Nilsson Morrill,
Crawford, and Spauldng.
C0p,merce-Massrs. Washburne of Illinois. Wade.
John Cochrane, Eliot, Smith of North Carolina, More
head, Lamar, Nixon and Clemens.
Military A6airs-Nlessrs Stanton Curtis. Bonl,om.
Burlington. Olin, McRae Pendleton, Longnecker and
Boteer.
Naral 4.8lbcs--Mes.rs. Morris Of Maine, Boeock,
Maryland, and Schwartz.
7erritories-Nessrs. Grow, Perry. Smith of Vir-
gina, Gooch, Walron, Clark of Missouri, Case, Val
landigham and Ashley.
J,ulciary--Messrs. Hickman Bingham, Houston.
Taylor, Nelson, Kellogg of Illinois, Reynolds Robin
son of Rhode Island, and Parker.
On Electi0Rs-Alessrs. Gilmer Davis Campbell,
Royce, Marston Stevenson, Gartreli, Shatton and
Mcknight
Ciiias-Messrs. Tappan, Hoard, McClcrnand Ely,
Moore of Alabama, WALTON, Maynard Hale and Hutch
Public Lands-Messra lhaver. Loveov. Cobb
Covode, Davis of Indiana, Trimble, Vandeycr Wins
| low and Barrett.
Posto6ices and Post-roads-N essrs. Colfax, Wood.
| ruff, English, Adams of Kentucky, Allen, Davis Of
Mississippi, Craig of Missouri, lIelinck and Lee.
District Of CoumJia- Messrs. Carter, Kilgore Bur
nett, Rice, Garnet, Conkling Pryor Edger.on and
| Anderson OF Kentucky.
| Revolutionary CLaiDis-Messrs. Briggs Ferry, Cox
Vance, Jackson, Duel, Dejarnette, Holman and Fen
| ton.
| Public Erpenditeres-M essrs. Haskin, Palmer, Ed.
mundson, Killinger, Somes, Hndman, Wood Claptor
and Fouke.
rirate Ldnd ClaiR,s-Messrs. Washburn of Wis
| cousin, Clark Il. Cochrane, Avery, KENYON Hawkins
| Hamilton, Anderson Of Missouri, BouliGnv and Blnir
| MdnVdctTes-Messrs. Adams of Massachusetts
| Scranton Mcqueen, Leake, Moore of Kentucky
| French, Dunn, Riggs and McKcan
| Agricait,Te-lIes Buterfeld Carey, Whitelev
Stewart of Pennsylvania Wright Brlstow, Aldrlch
| Burch and Grow.
Indian A6airs-Messrs. Etheridge, Burroughs
| Woodson, Farnsworth, Clark of New-Yor Scott
| Leach of Michigan, Edwards and Aldrich
| MHda-Aiessrs. Tompkins, Irvine. jenkins. Web
ster, Quarles, Ruilin Wells Packer and Siinns
| Foreign A6dirs.-Messre. Corwin, Burlingame
Barksdae, Morris of Pennsylvania, branch, Royce
| Mills, Hill and Humphrey.
| Revolutionary Pensions-Nlessrs. Pepper Verrie
| Cmige of North Carolina, Adran, Junkin, Reagan
Rabbit, Delano, and Leach of North Carolina.
| Lnrahd Peasions--Messrs. Fenton Foster Sickles
Florence, Stokes Kellogg of Michigan, Hall, Brabson
and Martin of Ohio.
Roads and Cdaab-Niessrs. Mallory, Morris. of H.
linois, Dunn, Singleton, Burroughs, Gurley Mont
gomery, Rust and Ferry.
| Pdtents-Aessrs. Mllward Stewart of MARYLAND
Durham, Niback and Frank.
| Public buildings and GrOulds-Nessrs Train, Beale
| keltt, MCPHERSON and Peyton
| Rerisat and Ulfnided Basiness-Aessrs Logan
| Jones, Howard, Babbitt and Foster.