The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-11
THE F0RTIETH CONGRESS.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1865
On motion ofMr ANTHONY, rep.I Of II. l., resolu-
tons were adopted continuing the special committee
to inquire what IL any, corrupt means were used or
attempted to be used to influence senators on the
impeachment trial, and the committee to revise and
OK the lay OF the officers Of the Senate, and to reap
point the select committee to whom was referred
certain railroad bills; also TO create new standing
committee on the revision Of the laws or the United
states.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. ANTHONY then moved TO proceed TO the APP
pontment Of the standing committees, which was
agreed 10. and thereupon he nominated the following
members OF committees, who were elected without
dissent
fpreiqn Relations Messrs sumner tcharman).
FesseDIen. Cameron, Harlan, Morton, Patterson Of
New Hampshire, and Bayard.
fiaancls-Messrs. sherman lchairman) Morgan,
Warner. Williams, Corbett, Henderson and Morrill,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Morrill, OF Maine chair
man. Grimes, Howe, Wilson, Cole, Conkling, Buck
ts,oonegoe-Messrs Chandler ichairmanl NORTH,
Of Vermont vickers, Spencer, Kellogg and Correct.
Abbott Dixon and Robertson.
gs,c,li'me-Messrs Cameron chairman, Catteu,
Upton, WEIGH and McCreery.
Aaitnyv A6dirs and the Kiutfu-Messrs. Wilson
(charmanl Sprague, Cameron, Morton, Abbott,
Jnayer and Doolitte.
NJsui ArdJs-Messrs. Grimes tchairman) An.
lnony Cragin, Prelinghuysen, Drake and Hendricks.
Jtdscinp-Messrs. Trumbuil chairman, stewart,
frelnghuysen, Edmunds, Conkling, Rice and Hen
Plsf OFFICES ana Post Roads-Messrs. Ramsey
chairman, CONFESS Pomeroy, Van Wrinkle, McDon-
aid, WEIGH and Dixon.
Puouc Londs-Messrs. Pomeroy tchairman),
stewart, Osborne, Williams, Upton, Hendricks ana
P.Tcaie Land Cyai,ns-Messrs. williams CHAIR
man, sumner, Kellogg, Ferry and Bayard.
Indian Ardirs-Messrs. Henderson tchairmanl.
Morrill,, OF Maine, Ross, Corbetf Thayer Buckalew
and Uooliftle
ps,is,oas-Messrs van Wrinkle chairman. Ed
mnnds, Fowler, ripton, DAVIS, spencer and sawyer
Chandler, Pool Patterson, OF tennessee land Sauls-
bury.
District or CUtun,bd--Messrs. Harlan tchairman)
Sumner Rice Patterson, OF New Hampshire, Har-
ris, Patterson, OF Tennessee, and vickers.
chairman. Osborne, Thayer, Ferry and Norton.
F'ibfic buildings and GrOu,ads-Messrs. Fessenden
chairman. Trumbull, Ferry, Davis and whyte.
7Tr,tories-Messrs. Yates tchairman) Nye, Cragin,
Fowler Mcdonald, Ferry, McCreery, Davis and
Paciac Rai,rood-Messrs Howard Ccha,rman,.
Sherman, Morgan, Conness, Ramsey, Stewart, Will
70 Audit ana Control me contfnoen, Expenses or
NE sena,e-Messrs. Oragn tcharmaus Morrill,, OF
Vermont, and Buckaew.
hngrossed siils-Messrs. Fowler chairman, sum
Mines a,d Minin1-Messrs. CONFESS chairman,
Chandler, Anthony, Yates Ross, SALISBURY ana
Whyte.
Repiston ofu,e Lars orne United Stntes-Messrs.
Conkng teharmanI, Sumner, Bates, Bayard and
Pool.
specta, Committee on Rail,rdvs--Messrs. sherman
lchairinanl, Summer, Buckaew, Chandler, stewart,
Ramsey and Nickers
Coniftittee 10 inquire ,oneher anu tmpropey,peops
had been used on attempted 10 De used fr tde,nS,ao
use Uote " SENATOR'S "pva Nv tn'peac'snent-N