Arkansas true Democrat., 1860-02-29
Thirty-Fifth Congress-First


 solved that the committee on publi\ ditures should inquire ipl6 B the exp9 the printing of the House, and repoi early day such notifications of tn paid as public justice and due regard gid economy in the expenditures ri and that they have power to examiy nesseS and report at any time.
 The House refused to second the F for the previous question by vott against S6. n
 Mr. Stanton wished tApfass o3 election of printer for the pre-. The House should first reduce the pf printing, and prevent the patronasf used as corruption fund. He wal prevent the work from being farme, and to select a man prepared to work.
 Mir. Colfax spiritedly. replied, dei} his former vote for Mir. Defrees, he< voted for Follett until there was no' pect that the latter could be elected. The question was then postpoIt next Monday.
 The committees were announced as foollws: 1 Ways and Means-Sherman, Df Maryland. Phelps, Stevens, Washb1 NJ ne, Mllson, Morrill,, Crawfok Spaulding.
 Commerce-W Washburne, of Wade, John Cochrane, EtNott, Sr" North Carolina, Moorhead, Lamar, and Clemens.
 Military Aflairs-Stah~n, Curtit ham, Burlington, Olin, McRae, Pes Longnecker and Boteler.
 Naval Atfairs-Morse, Bocock, Winslow, Wilson, Curry, Sedgewica ris of Maryland, and Schwartz.
 'Territories-Grow, Perry, Smithc isiana, Gooch, Waldron, Clark of Mi Case, Vallandingham and Ashley.
 Judiciary-Hickman, BingAm, ton, Taylor, Nelson, Kellogg of Il Reynolds, Robinson, of Rhode Islam Porter
 Elections-Gilmer, Danes, Can Boyce, Marston, Stevenson, Gartreia ton and Mcknight.
 Claims-Tappan, Howard, McClep Ely, Moore, of Alabama, Walton, nard, Hale and Hutchins.
 Public Lands-Thayer, Loveioy, ' Covode, Davis, of Indiana, Trimble dever, Windom and Barrett.
 Post Offices and Post Roads-C Woodruff, English, Adams, of Ken Alley, Davis, of Mississippi, Cra Missouri, Helmick and Lee.
 District of Columbia-Carter, Ki Burnett, Rice, Garnett, Ctnklin, I Edgerton, and Anderson, of kentaci
 Revolutionary Claims-BriSgs, | Cox, Vance, Jackson, Duell, Dejan Holman and Fenton,
 Public Experimentation ? CT, Edmundson, Killinger, Somes, Il man, Wood, CIopton and Fouk.
 Private Land Claims-Washburne Wisconsin, Clark B. Cochrane, X Kenyon, Hawkins, Hamilton, Anderso Missouri, Bouligny and Blair.
 Manufactures-Adams, of Massachu, Scranton, Mcqueen, Leake, Moore, of lucky, French, Dunn, Riggs and Mex
 Agriculture-Butterfeld, Carey, WI ley, Stewart of Pennsylvania, Wi Bristow, Aldrich, Bunch, and Grow.
 Indian Afairs-Briggs, Burrou Woolson, Farnsworth, Clark of New ! Scott, Leach, of Michigan, Edwards i Aldrich.
 Militia-Tompkins, Irvine, JenI Webster, Ruffin, Wells, Palmer Simms.
 Foreign Affairs--Corwin, Burling Barksdale, Morris, ofPennsylvania, Bra Boyce, Hill, Miles and Humphreys.
 Revolutionary Pensions-Pottsr, Ne Craige, of North Carolina, Adrian, Jun Reagan, Rabbit, Delano, and Leac North Carolina.
 Invalid Pensions-Fenton, Foster, Sic Florence, Stokes, Kellogg of Mich Hall, Brab,on and Martin of OI1o.
 Roads and Canals-Mallory, Morl Illinois, Dunn, Singleton, Burroughs, ley, Montgomery, Rust and Ferry.
 Patents-Millward, Stewart of Mary Burnham, Niblack and Frank. l Public Buildings and Grounds-1 Beale, Keitt, MtPherson and Pcyton
 Unfinished Bnsiness-Lo5an, j Howard, Rabbit and Foster.
 Accounts s-Spinner, Kunnel, B Graham and Allen.
 Mlllage-Ashmore, Van Wyck, II man, ir., Loomis, and Robinson O nois.
 Engraving-Adrian, Covode, and lay.
 Expenditures in the State Departn Mckean, Stout, Barr, Love, and Da'
 Expenditures in the Treasury | ment-Stewart of Pennsylvania, Lal Tompkins, Morrill, and Cooper.
 Expenditures in the Navy Depn -Hatton, Underwood, Blair, HYht Sherman.
 Expenditures in the Post Office U ment-Palmer, Martin of Virginia, of Kentucky, Landrum, and stanton
 Expenditures on the Public BnlIdI Rrovtop. Noell, Walton, Harris of nia and Nelson.
 Joint Committee on the Library Adams of Massachusetts, and Pugh.
 Joint Committee on Printing-G' Dimmick, and Haskin.
 Joint Committee on Enrolled B Davidson and Thacker.
 The President annual message was read.
 On motion of MT. Sherman, 1t wa ferred to the committee of the whole o state of the Union, and ordered to be 1 cd
 The question of printing the usual number of copies was referred to the mittee on printing.
 Mir. Farnsworth was, at his own e*l excused from serving on the committ Indian affairs.
 Mir. Reagan was excused r>sn SC on the committee on revolutionary pens as on 1t he could be of no earthl y serv his constituents. The interests of as have been disregarded in the mat assigning her representative to place committees.
 Mr. Hamilton, the colleague of Mr. gan, was also excused from servlnS o committee of private land claims, for lar reasons.