Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-02-16
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9th. 1860

iAo~SE.--Sii' ohciuia moved that the
House proceed to the election Of Printer,
and demanded the previous question.
Mr.. Burnett demanded that there be
call of the House. which was agreed to.
On motion ofMr. Hoard. it was resolved
that the Committee on Public Expenditures
should inquire into the expenses for the
printing of the House, and report at an ear.
ly day such notifications Of the rates paid
as public justice and a due regard to rigid
economy in the expenditures required and
that they have power to examine witness
es and report at any time.
The House refused to second tho demand
for the previous question by vote Of IA
against Sc.
Mr. Stanton wished to pass over the G.
lection of Printer for the present. The
House should first reduce the price Of
printing. and prevent patronage from being
held as a corruption fund. lie wanted to
prevent the work from being farmed out.
and select man prepared to do the work
Mr.. Colfax spiritedly replied, defending
his former vote for Mr.. Defrees, he having
voted for Mr.. Follett, and there was no
prospect that the latter would be elected
The question was then postponed till
next Monday. The Committees were then
announced.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Ways and Means.-Sherman, Davis of
of Nd, Phelps. Stevens, Washburn of
Me-, Millson, M,rrill, Crawford, and
Spaulding.
Commerce.-Washburn of Ill.,, Wade,
John Cochranc. Elliot. Smith, of n. c.,
Moorhead. Lamar, Nixon, and Clemens.
Military ADMINISTRATION, Curtis, Bon
ham. Burlington. Olin. ::McRac, Pendleton,
Longaecker, and Boteler.
Naval Affairs. Morse of Nd, Bocock.
Bottle, Winslow. Wilson. Curry, Sedg-
wick, Harris of Nd, and Schwartz.
Territories.-Grow, Perry. Smith of
Va. Gooch, Waldron. Clark of No., Case,
Vallandimgham, and Ashley.
Judiciary Hickman. Bingham, Hous-
ton, Taylor. Nelson. Kellogg OF H., Reyn-
olds, Robinson, and Porter
On Elections. Dawes, Camp
bell. Boyce, Marston, Stevenson, Gartrcll,
Hatton and Mcknight
Claims.--Tappan, Hoard, McClerland,
Ely, Moore of Ala. Walton, Maynard,
Hale and Hutchins
Public LandS.-Thayer, Loveioy. Cobb,
Covode. Davis of Ind, Tyimble, yande-
yer, Window and Parrett
Pos. Office and Post Roads.-Colfax,
Woodruff, English. Adams of Ky, Allen,
Davis, of Miss, Craig of No., Helmick
and Lee.
District OF Columbia.--Carter, Kilgore,
Burnett. Rice. Garnet. Conkling, Pryor,
Edgcrton ond Anderson.
Revolutionary Claims.--Riggs, Ferry,
Cox, Vance, Jackson, Duell, Dejarnette,
Holman and Fenton
Public Expenditures.-Haskin, Palmer.
Elmumlson, killinger, Lamar, Hindman.
Wood, Clopton and Forkc.
Private Land Claims.-Washburne OF
Wis, Clarke b. Cochrane, Avery, Ken
yon, Hawkins, Hamilton, Anderson, Buo-
ligny and Blair.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., of Massachu-
sets, Scranton. McQncen, Leake, Moore,
French, Dunn, Riggs, and McKeen.
Agricultme.-Buttertield, Whitley, Ca
reg. Stewart. Wright, Bristow, Aldrich,
Burch and Grow.
Indian Affairs.--Briggs. Burroughs,
Woodson. Farnsworth. Clark, Scott,
Leach, Edwards and Aldrich.
Militia.-Tompkins. Irvine. jenkins.
Webster, Ruflin. Wells, Porter Somes
Foreign Affairs.--Corwin, Burlingame,
Barksdafc, Morris, Branch, Boyce, Hill,
Mills and Humphrey.
Revolutionary Pensions.-Pottcr, Yer
rec, Craige of n. c.. Adrian Junkin, Rea-
gan, Rabbit, and Leach.
Invalid Pensions.-Fcnton. Sickles.
Florence. Stokes, Kellogg of Mich, Hall,
Brabson, and Martin of Ohio.
Roads and Canals.--Mallory, Morris OF
Ill.,, Dunn, Singleton. Burroughs, Gurley,
Montgomery, Rust, Ferry.
Patents-Millward, Stewart Of Nd,
Bonham, Niblack and Frank.
Public Buildings and Gronnds.-TraiD,
Bcalc, Keitt, Mcpherson. and Peyton.
Revisal and unfinished Business-Lo-
gan, Jones, Howard, Babbitt, and Fos-
ter
ACCOMPLISHMENT, Kunkel, Blake.
Graham and Allen.
Milcage-Ashmorc, Van Wyck. Loom
is, Haderman, and Robinson of Ill.
Engraving-Adrain, Covode and Mac
lay.
Expenditures in the State Department
Mexican, Stout, Barr, Love and Dawes.
Expenditures in the Treasury Depart
ment.-Loomis, Quarles, Wells. Thomas
Il Train.
Expenditures in the War Department
Stewart of Pa, Larabee, Tompkins, Coop
err and Morrill,.
Expenditure in the Navy Department
Hatton, Underwood. Sherman. Blair and
Hughes.
Expenditures in the p. o. Department
Palmer, Martin of Va, Moore of Ky,
Landrom and Stanton.
Expenditures on the Public Buildiugs.-
Brayton, Noell, Walton, Harris of Va.
and Nelson
Joint Com. on Library.-Pettit, AID
ans of Mass. and Pugh.
Joint Com. on Printing.-Gurley, Has
kin and Dimmick.
Joint Com. on Enrolled Bills.-David
son and Thraker.
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