Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-04

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L01isasA i thought to be highly p.obab Epd Is GIN
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tee IN place o. IA Clay, 4essEs Graham And Johhspn
e. he Commit * Naval Affairs place Of Ne
Ilicn and Dofseh; Rel5ts WaISet AMI Watson % tkS
JfaAlry Comm ttsa in pHcs OF Assrs Paslhn sad Ca
pst1t; AssrI johnson Of NJ, Maxwell and Cap rtop,
the CJnaisses Of tai isn Affairs, in place Of HAs
Class, SINUS and p elan. Ar Mitchell, chairman Of the
UnnlEf te50u POssOhses and Post Ro1ds in place cf
Aro,aham, and HaJsnson, new member, Ia llI.e Of
Mr. Clark; Ay, B4kst. esaitnia OF t6e Committee on
Pabio Llaas in phee Of Hr Clark, and Messts Henry
and Jp4nsOaSf AK nav members, NJ BarhA.t, chair
MN Of the Comm t,se OF claii In place o, Ne. pgiE
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ritoris5.i9PaSe OfMOssrs BFoEn saa Oak; Mr. CAte--
tO1, ehArnIn Of the CodfAirtes on Acoougt3 in place
Of Ne Etc5gs Mr. Wilson, chairman of,ihe COMMITTEES
on Printing, ia place. OF Me- Phslan, and As On asW
member Msssrs CL;rk Davis and Phslan are cot mem
bers Of the Senate. Messts Watson, W lker aud Ora
ham are new members. All the Senator'S we're present
yes.Fday, s1eepl AessFs johnson, Of Ca, and BlTt
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ia as. House. gha ,sias E1lehisSy oooIp:ed blythe
cAIof theSsaas spa tbs fitrodte,iOl Of b aad rsso
luSEs, TIE most important Of these we're for the ap
pointneut Of a committee to investigate the hnovEs
disOyaly Of n. Cobb 5ss Of ih9 mepbsr tIsO. Gson
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ersO ths army miQsS % placs the Ave da!as notes
Of she Old i5sus On tbs same io9fns Fa the EeV; to
Preven' irzuls GA he ElGHry Purchasing Tyeasu,y
notes Eli oi The Mississippi to fuld wes o. Ire sam
aniOsSsrs rgli,ias 70 thg 7 K as. All VII Be c6na
reported in full ua1esshs head Of ths p:ooeedugslog
the House. ....., ....,,a., -,,1