The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-15
< XVI CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION.

HoUsE- Feb 9;h--The Speaker announced
abe Committees as follows:
Ways and Neaus-Sherman, Davis of Mo
Phelps, Stephens Washburne of Me, Millsop
Morrill,, Crawford and Spaulding.
Commerce-Washbnrn of ILL.,, Wade
john CochraIe. Elliott. Smith of N. C., More
head, Lamar. Nixon and Clemens.
Military Afairs-Stanton. Curtis Bonbam
Buffnton, OliB, Mckee, PendFeton. Longneck
er. and Boieller
Naval Affairs-Morris of Ne, Bocock, Pot
Ter, Winslow. Wilson. Curry, Sedgwick, Har
ris of Md, and Schwartz
Territories-Grow. Perry. Smith of La.
Gooch, Waldion. Clark of No., Case, Val
landingbam and Ashley.
Judieiary-Hickman, Bingham, Houston
Taylor, Nelson. Kellog of iii Reynolds Rob
inson of r. l.. and Porter
On Elections-GiImer, Davis, Campbell
-Boyce, Martson. Stephenson, GartrelI Pattor
and Mcknight.
Claims-TappaB, Hoard, McClernapd, Ely
Moore of Ala, Walton, Maynard, Hale and
Hutchins.
Pub ic Lands-Shayer, Lovejoy, Cobb, Co
vode, Davis of Ind Trimble, Vandeyer, Wind
sor, and Barrett.
Pest ofces and Post Roads-Colfax
Wooruf. English. Adams Of KY, Alley, Da
Wis of Miss. Craig of Mo-. Helmiek and Lee
District of fColumbia-Carter. Kigore, Bur
nett. Rice, Garnett. Conkling, Pryor, EdgerIor
and Anderson of Ky.
Revolutionary Claims Briggs. Ferry, Cox
Vance, Jackson, Doell, DeJarnett, Holman
and Fenton.
Public Expenditures-Haskin, Palmer Ed
mundson. Kilinger, Somes, HiDdman, Wood
Clopton and Fouke
Private Land Claims-W ashburne of Wis.
Clark, Cechrane, Avery, Kenyon, Harkins
Hamilton, Anderson of Mo-, Boulingly and
Blair
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of Mass Scranton
McQaeen. Leake, Moore of Ky. French, Dunn
Riggs and Mexican,
Agricultnre-Butterfeld, Cory, Whelley
Stewart of Pa. Wright, Bristow, Adrian
Burch and Grow. s
Indian Affairs-Briggs, Burroughs, Wood
son, Farnss orth, Clark of n Y Scott, Leach
of Mich. Edwards and Adrian.
Miliiia-1emrkl klns. Irvine jenkins. Web
ster, Ruffin. Wells. Packer and Simmons.
Foreign Affairs - Corwin, Burliugame,
Barkedale. Morris of Pa, Branch Boyce. Miles
and Humphley.
Revolutionary PensioDs-Potter, Verree,
Craige of n. c., Adrian, Junkin, Reagen,
Babbitt, Delano and Leach
Invalid PeDsions-Fenton Foster, Sickles
Florence, Stokes. Kellog of Mich. Hail. Brab
son and Martin of Ohio.
Roads and Cauais-Mailory, Morris of iii
Dunn, Singleton Burroughs, Gustus, Mont
gomery, Rust and Ferry. hto
Patents-Milward. Stewart of Nd Burn
ham, Niblack and Frank.
Public Buildings and Grounds - Train
Beals, Keitt. Mcpherson and Peyton.
Reyisal and unfinished business-Loean
Jones, Howard, Babbitt and Foster.
Acceunts-Spinner, KuDkel, Blake, Graham
and Allen.
Mileage - Ashmore, VanWyck Loomis,
Barde man and Robinson. of Illinois.
Engraving-Adrian. Covede ana MaCIay.
Expenditures in the Stale Department
Mexican. Stout, Barr, Love and Dawes
Expenditures in the Treasury Department
Quarles Wells. Thomas and Vain
Expenditures in the War Department
S ewart of Pennsy lvanis. Larra' ee, Tomp
kins, Cooper and Morrill,. E
Expenditures in the Navy Department.
Hatton. Underwood, Blair, Hughes and Sher
man. -
Ib tHC OsS OtiC6 I0paTLiIl6nI
Mertson of Virginia Moore Of
Lardrum and Stanton
Expenditures of the Public Buildings
Brayton, Noell Walton. Harris of Va, and
Nelson. szef5..; "a r
Joint Committee on the I5ibrsry-Pettit
Adams of Mass, and Pugh.
Joint Con mittee on Printing-Gurley,
aaskin and Dimmick. .s
Joint Committee on Enrolled Bill>-David |
on and Theaker - s
The Presidents annual message was then
'ead.
On motion of Mr.. Sherman it was referred
to the Committee Of the Whole on the State
of the Union and ordered 10 be rrin'ed
The question of printing the usual extra
,umber of Copies was referred 10 the Com
nittee on Printing.
Mr. Farnsworth was at his own request ex
,used from serving on the Committee on Rev.
Pensions, as on it he could be of
40 earthly service 10 his constituents The
interests of Texas have been disregarded in
he matter of assigning her Representatives,
20 places on Committees.
Mr. Hamilton, the colleague of Mr. Regan.
was also excused from serving on the Com
nittee on Private Land Claims for similar
easons.