The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1860-02-17
Congressional.
wAsmSoros. Feb. ..


Mr. Sherman moved that tho House
proceed 70 the election OF Printer, and
demanded the previous question.
Mr. Burnett demanded that there be a
call OF the House, which was agreed to.
On motion Of Mr.. Hoard il was resolv-
ed that the committee on public expendi-
lures should enquire into the expenses
for the printing Of the House and report
ut an early day such notifications of the
rates paid as public Justice and due rcrard
20 rigid economy IN the expenditures re-
quirc, and that they have power to exam
inc witnesses and report at any time
The House refused 10 second he demand
for the previous question, by vote of74
against SO.
Mr., stanton wished 20 pass over tho
election Of printer for the present. The
House should FIRST reduce the price of
printing, and prevent the patronage from
being used az a corruption fund, He want
ed to prevent the work from being iarmcd
out, and select man prepared to do the
work.
Mr.. Colfax spiritcdly replied, defend
ing his former vote for Mr., Defrecs; he
having voted for Follet until there was
no prospect that the latter could be elect.
cd. The question was then postponed
till next Monday.
The Committees were announced:
Ways and Mcons-Shorman Davis Of
Nd. Phelps, stephens, Wushburne OF Nc.
Millson, Morrill,, Crawford and Spuulding.
Commerce-Wushburn Of Ill.,, Wade,
Cochraue, Elliott, Smith of N. c., More
head, Lamur, Nixon, and Clemens.
Military Afiairs-Stanton, Curtis, Bon
ham, Bufnton, Allen, McRuc, pcudlcton
Longnecker, and Botolcr.
Naval Aiiairs-Nlorse of Me-, Boo ick,
Pottle, Winslow, Wilson, Curry, Scdp-
wick, Harris of Md, and Schwartz
Tcritores-Grow, Perry, Smith Of
La, Gooch, Waldron, Clark OF No, Case.
Nallandigham and Ashley,
Gdiciary-Hickman bingham, Hous-
ton, Taylor, Nelson, Kellogg of H., Rcy-
nolds, Robinson of r. l., and Porter.
On elections-Gilmcr, Dawes, Camp
bell, Boyce, Marston, Stevenson, Gartrell,
Hutton, and Mcknight.
Claims-Tappan, Hoard, McClernand,
Ely, Moore Of Ala, Walton, Maynard,
Hale aud Hutchins.
Public Lands-Thayer, Loveioy, Cobb,
Covode, Davis Of Ind, Trimblc, Vande-
veri Window and Barrett.
Post Offices and Post Rosds-Colfax,
Woodruff English, Adams of KY, Alley,
Davis of Miss, Craig of Mo, Helmick,
aud Lee .'N
District ofColumbiu-Cu Kileorc,
Burnett, Rice, Garnott, Conkling, Pryor,
Edgerton, and Anderson, of Ky.
Revolutionary Claims-Briggs, Ferry,
Cox, Vance, Jackson, Duell, Dejarnette,
Holman and Fenton.
Public Expenditures-Haskin, Palmer
Edmundson, Killinger, Somers, IIindman,
Wood, Clopton, and Foukc.
Private Land Claims-WNshburno OF
Wis, Clark, b. Cochrane, Avery, Ken
yon, Hawkins, Hamilton, Anderson ol
Mo-. Bowligney, and Blair.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF Mass, Scrnn-
ton, Mcqueen, Leake, Moore, of Ky,
French, Dunn, Riggs, and Mexican.
Agriculture-ButterfCld, Carey, White
ly, Stewart, of Pa, Wright, Briston, AL
drich, Burch, and Grow.
Indian Afldirs-Brigrs, Burroughs,
Woodson, Farnsworth, Clark Of N. Y,
Scott, Leach Of Mich, Edwards and Al
drich.
Diilitia-Tompkins Irvine, Jenkins,
Webster, Rufin, Wells, Packer and Sim
mons.
Foreign AfIairs-Corwin, Burlingame,
Morris, Of Pa, Barksdale, Branch, Boyce
Hill, Miles and Humphrey.
Revolutionary Pensions--Potter, Yer
rec, Craig, of N. c., Adrian, Junkin, r ca
gan, Rabbit, Delano, and Leach of N. c..
Invalid Pensions-Fenton, Foster,
Florence, Sickles, Stokes, Kellogg, of
Mich, Hall, Brabson, aud Martin of Ohio.
Roads and Canals-Mallory, Morris OF
ILL.,, Dunn, Singleton, Burrows, Gurley,
Montgomery, Rust and Terry.
Patents-Millward, Stewart Of Md,
Bonham, Nihlack and Frank.
Public Buildings and Grounds--Train.
Beals, Keitt, Mcpherson and Peyton.
Revised and Unfinished Business-Lo-
gan, Jones, Howard, Babbitt and Foster.
Accounts-Spinner, Kunkel, Blake,
Graham and Allen.
Mileage-Ashmore, Van Wyok, Loom
is, Hardeman and Robinson of III.
Engraving-Adrian, CoYode and Mac
lay.
Expenditures in the State Department
Mexican, Stout, Barr, Lowe and Dawes
Expenditures in the Treasury Depart
ment-Loomis, Quarles, Wells, Thomas
and Wade.
Expenditures in the War Department
Stewart Of Pa, Larrabee, Tompkins
Cooper and Morrill,.
Expenditures in the Navy Departmet
-Hatton, Blair, Hughes ard Sherman.
Expenditures in the Post Office Dc.
Partment-Palmer, Martin of Va, Moore
Of KY, Landrum and Stanton.
Expenditures in the Public Buildinps-.
Brayton, NOEL, Walton, Harris Of Va,
and Nelson.
Joint Committee on the Library-pet-
tit, Adams Of Mass., and pugh.
Joint Committee on Pfinting-Gurley,
Haskin and Dimmick
Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills
Davis and Theaker.
The Presidents annual message was
then read. Nna
On motion Of Mr.. Sherman Il was re-
fered 20 the committee Of the whole on
the state Of the Union and ordered to be
printed. The question Of printing the
usual extra number Of copies was refer
red 10 the committee on printing.
The coURsE OF Mr.. sHrRMAK,-The