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Congressional Proceedings.
On the 9Th inst, in the Senate, Mr..
Wilson presented the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That committee be appoint
ed to enquire into the extent of the pow
er and patronage of the President of the
United States in the power of removal
and appointment to Office, and report the
number of officers of trust and profit un-
der the control Of the President, exclu
ding the army and navy, but including
such as are under control of the heads of
Departments, and the amount paid to
those appointed to such offices, also fur
Their to inquire whether any power or
patronage is exerted to influence the leg
islation of Congress, or any election in
the States or Territories, or whether any
and what sums of money are paid or re-
CURED to be paid by persons holding
Offices of trust or profit, or contributions
in support of elections, and to inquire
whether the power and patronage are
used by heads of Departments over sub
ordinates, mechanics and contractors,
and also the allowance made to contract
ors of supplies and those employed to
purchase Government sites, vessels, en-
gines, &C., transportation of stores, d.,
and report by bill or otherwise.
A lengthy debate took place upon the
House Post Office Deficiency Bill, upon
an amendment by the committee on FL
nance for the abolition of the ranking
privilege. The amendment WAS not
adopted.
In the House on the 9th, Mr. Bing
ham gave notice of bill multiplying all
legislation in New Mexico, legalizing or
establishing slavery.
Jno. Cochrane presented petition Of
Ben Price and 1000 others for the free
dom of the public lands to actual settlers.
This is said to be the beginning of a
flood of petitions ola similar character.
Mr.. Hughes asked but failed to obtain
leave to introduce bill to establish an
additional executive department to be
called the Agricultural department.
The committees Of the House were an
nounced, as follows
Ways and Means-Sherman, Davis Of Nd j,
Phelps, Stephens, Washburne of Me-, Mllson
Morris, Crawford, and Spauding.
Commercially ashburne of III, Wade, John
J Cochrane, Elliott, Smith of N. c., Morehead,
Lamar, Nixon, and Clemens
Military Affairs-Stanton Curtss, Bonham
DIN, McRae, Pendleton, Longenecker and
Boteler.
Naval Affairs-Morse of Me-, Bocock Pottle
Wins low, Wilson, Curry, Sedgwick, Harris Of
Md, and Schwartz.
Territories-Grow, Perry, Smith of La.
{ Gooch, Waldron, Clark of No. Case, Vallan
bingham and Ashley.
Observation-Disclosures, Bingham, Houston
Taylor, Nelson, Kellogg of H., Reynolds of r
l., and Porter.
Elections-Gilmer Dawes Campbell, Boycs
| Marston, Stevenson, Gartrell, Hatton and Nc
, Knight.
Claims-Tappan, Hoard, McClernand, Ely
, Moore of Ala, Walton, Maynard, Hale and
Hutchins.
vode, Davis of Indiana, Trmbie. vandeyer
Winslow and Barrett
Post Offices and Post Roads-Colfax, Wood
ruff, Englis Adams of Kentucky, Alley, Da
Wis of Miss, Craig of Mo-, Helmick and Lee.
Distrirt of Columbia Carter, Kilgore. Bur
nett, Rice, Garnett, Conkling, Edgerton and
Anderson of Ky.
Revolutionary Claims-Briggs, Terry, Cox
Vance, jackson, Duell Dejarnette, Holemar
and Fenton.
Public Expenditures-Ha skin, Palmer, Ed
munson, Killinger, Somers, Hindman, Wood
, Clopton and Fouke.
Private Land Claims-Washbu rne of Wis.
Clark B. Cochrane, Avery, Kenyon, Hawkins
Hamilton, Anderson of Mo-, Bouligny, anC
Blair.
\ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Mass, Scranton
|, Mcqueen, Leake, Moore of KY, French, Dunn
Riggs and McKean
griculture-Butterfeld, Curry, Whitley
Stewart of Penn, Wright, Bristow, Aldrich
[ Burch and Grow.
Indian Affairs-Briggs, Burroughs, Wood
: son, Farnsworth, Clark of New York, Scott
i Leach of Mich, Edwards and Aldrich
Miitia-Tompkins, jerome, Jenkins, Web
ster, Rufin, Wells, Packer and Simmons.
Foreign Affairs-Corwin, Burlingam Banks
dale, Morris of Penn, Branch, Boyce, Hill
Mills and Murphey
t Revolutionary Pensions--Potter, Craig of N
c., Adrian, Jenkins, Regain, Babbitt, Delan
and Leack of N. @.
p, Invalid Pensions-Fenton, Foster, Sickles
! Florence, Stokes, Kellogg of Mich, Hall, Rrab
: son and Martin of Ohio
q Roads and Canals-Mallory, Morris of Ill
Dunn, Singleton, Burroughs, Gurley, Montgom
cry, Rust and Terry.
Patents-Millward, Stewart of Ind, Burn
/, ham, Niblock and Frank.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Train, Beale
Keitt, Mcpherson and Peyton.
: Revisal and Unfinished Business--Logan
Jones, Howard, Rabbit and Foster.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, Kunkel, Blake, Graham
and Allen.
4 Mileage-Ashmore, Vanwick, LOOMS
Hindeman, and Robinson of ILL.,
Experimentation, Coolie. and Maclay.
+ Expenditures in the State Department-Mc
q Kean, Stout, Barr, Love and Dawes.
4 Expenditure in Treasury Department-Loo
mis-, Wells, Thomas and Train,
Expenditures in War Observation-Disclosures
Of Pa. Larabee, Tompkins, Cooper and Mer
" rill.
f Expenditures in Navy Departmeut-Messrt
v Hatton, Underwood, Blair, Hughes and Sher
/ man.
Expenditures in Post Office Department.
e Palmer, Marston of Va, Morse Of Ky, Landrun
and Stanton.
Expenditures in the Public Buildings
- Brayton, NOEL. Walton, Harris of Va, an,