, 1860-02-10

1.-. TooMDs accepted the amendment, where.
upon the amendment was agreed to-yeas 81,
nays u.
Tnc bill then passed and the Senate adjourned
till Monday next.
Horsg-Mr. Sherman moved that the House
proceed to the election of Printer, aud de-
1uauded the previous. question.
Mr.. Burnett demanded that there be q call of
The House, which was agreed TO.
On molten OF Nr. Heard, it was resolved that
the Committee on Public Expenditures should
inquire into tle expenses or the priniing Of the
House. aud report ut an early day such modt1-
cations Of the rates paid as public justice and q
due regard to rigid economy in the expendi-
lures required, aud tLut they hare power to cx-
anime Witnesses aud report at auy time.
The House refused to second the demand for
tho previous question bY vote Of - against
Sc.
Mr.. Stanton wished to pass over tile election
Of printer for the present. The House should
lirst II duce the price Of printing, aud prevent
patronage from being held rs q corruption fund.
lie wanted to prevent the work from bein,
farncd out, mud select a man prepared to do the
work.
Dir. Colfax spir;tel'y replied, defending his
former vote for Mr. Delrees. he having voted
for Fel'ctt until there was no prospect that the
latter would be elected.
The QUESTION was then postponed till next
Monday: The Committees were then an-
uounced.
STANDING COMMITTEES
Hays aud -HedAs-Shernlan, Davis Of Md,
Phelps, Stevens, Washburn Of Nc, Nillsou,
Aorrll, Crawford, and Spaulding.
CONGRATULATIONS Of ILL.,. Wade. John
Cocllrauc. Eliot, Smith Of n. e., Moorhead,
Lamar, Nixon. aud Clemens.
M!itdry .4Jdirs-Ssanton, Curtis, Donbanl,
Buliaton, 0lio, NcRae, Pcndleton, Longnecker,
and Eo,eler.
Nara, IGairs-3lo.se Of Me-. Bocock, pott1c,
W!nsow, Wilson, Curry, Sedgwick, Harris OF
Md. and Schwartz.
Goocll, Waldron, Clark Of No., Case, Vallandig.
*Iuiiciary.-Iilckman. Bingham, Houston ,Tay-
lor. Nelson, Kellogg Ct ILL.,, Reynolds, Robin
son Of Il. L., and Porter.
On E7ectioas-Gilmer. Dawes, Campbell,
Boyce. Marston, Stevenson, Gartrell, Hatten,
aud Mcknight.
CIai:ns-Tappcn, Hoard. 3fcClcrnand, Ely,
Moore Of Ala, Walton, Maynard, Hale, mud
IIutcllins.
Public Lands-Thayer. I.oycjoy, Cobb. Co.
rode, Daris Of Ind, Trimble, Eandeyer: VIM
dom, and Barrett.
Pot VEces and Pos. -Colfax, Wood
ruff, English, Adams Of Ky., Allen, Davis OF
Miss, Craig Of No., uslmick, and Lee,
Dtstric: Of Eolum5ia.-Carter, kilgo1e, Bur
nett, Rice, Garnet, Conk'ing, Pryor, Edgerton,
and Anderson of kentuc<y.
1afEUtAkOH1{Y NtAl5Hf.-Ak1IESa fGfTT, COX.
Vance, Jackson, Duell, Dejarneite, Holman and
Etntnn.
Pabhc Erpfndi.urss.-naskin, Palmer, Ed.
uundson, klitinger, Lamar, uindman, Wood.
Ciopton, and Foukc.
Prieate Land C1aims.-Washbnrne OF Wis,
Clark =. Cochraue, Avery, kenyon, Hawkins.
Hamilton, Anderson Of Mo-, Douligny, and
B.air.
udnufde:ures.-Adams Of Mass., Scranton.
3fcQuecp, Leake, Moore Of Ky, French, Dunn.
Riggs, aud Mexican.
-4yriculturt.- -ButterGeld, Carey, Whitley,
Stewart Of Pa, Wright. Bristow, Aldrich,
xusltsa 45ai,s-Briggs, Burroughs, Wood
of Mich, Edwards, and 4tllrich.
~Naita.- -TompEins, Irvine, jenkins, Webster,
Eutln, Wells. Porter, and Somes.
Foreign dBuirs.-Corwin, Burlingame, Barks-
Gale, Morris Of Pa, Branch, Boyce, Hill, Mills,
and Humphrey.
Rtoolutie"ary Rn<;ons. Potter, yerree.
Craige Of n. c., Adraiu, Junkiu, Rcas gan, Bah.
bitt, Delano, and Leach Of n. q.
Iaralid ftnsions- Foster, Sickles,
Florence, Stokes, Kellogg OF Mich, Hall, Brab-
SON. aud nsrsin Of Ohio.
Dunn: Singleton, Burroughs, Gurley, Noutgom-
i H4t<as*.- siiliward, Stewart of Nd, Donham,
Niblack, aad Frank.
p43lic Raidiugs and Grounds.-Train, Dealc,
heitt, Mcpherson, and Peyton.
kerjx1i and Unha,sAsd Bsssin<xs. Logan,
Jones, Howard, Bubbitt, and Foster.
-iccounts.-Spinncr, kunkcl, Blake, Graham
and Allen.
IGl<age yanWyck, Loomis, ,1Iadcr-
man, and Robinson Of III.
E4yro,ing-Adzain, Coyode: and Mae1ay.
Expenditure in the stdts Ukpartment-Mc-
hcan, Stout, Barr, Lore and Dawes.
Erpendstares il tk4 Irtasnry Dfp1rtm<nt.-
Loonlis, Quar1es, Wells. Thonas, and Train,
Enl<adtsurts in Tie W1r Rpa,tment- Stew
art et Pa, Larabee, Tompklns, coope: and
EIltaduures in tie Nary Dtpartmtn..-Hat-
ton. Underwood, Blair, Hu hes, and Sherman
Expenditures in the r o. Dfpartmea1.-
mer. Marlin Of Va, 3ioore Of Ky, Lanlrum,
and Stanton.
E*gt"dtyye* on tie Public Building. Bray.
ton. Soell, Walton, Harris Of Va, uud Nelson.
Join. Co'amittft On TIC Li6rary.-Pettit, -ld-
auas Of Mass, and Pugh.
joint Cymaitt.e on Printing.-Gurley, Has
kin and Dimmick.
tloiAs COMMITTEE on Enrontd El:s.-Dav;dson
1nd Theakcr.
The Presidents Annual Message was then
read.
Gn motion Of Slr. Shermen it was referred 10
The Committee Of The Whole on tho state Of the
Onion, and ordered 10 be printed
The question Of printing the usunl number Of
extra cup!es was referred - the COMMITTEE On
Printing.
Mr. Faznsworh was ut his own request ex-
cnscd from serving on the COMMITTEES on Indian
Affairs.
Mr.. Reagan was excused from serving On the
Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, rs on it
he could be Of no earthly service TO his constit-
ucnts. The interests Of Texas hare been disre-
garded iu the matter Of assigning her Repre-
scnta,ircs TO places on committees.
Mr.. Hamilton, The colleague Of Ar. Reagan,
was also excused from seryia: on the Commits
tee Of Private Land Claims for similar reasons.
Mr.. hughes uskcd, but failed to obtain leave,
to introduce bill to establish an additional Ex-
ecutise Department to be called the Agrieultu-
raj Department.
Mr. Stevenson presented the memorial Of 1lr.
James Chrisman, conscstinG the seat Of Mr..
Anderson Of Ky.
Mr.. hughes presented memorial Of Wm. G.
Harrison. contesting the scat Of Mr.. Davis Of
Maryland.
Both memorials were referred to tho Com
u1ittee on Elections. "