Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-15

john m- MOTIFS, n0mnated Tor Reading
Clerk, served In the war, and in 1865 and ls66
filed the posts Of Clerk of the House and Sec
retary Of the Senate of the Connecticut Legis.
lima, and from there came to Washington. He
has lately filled the position Of Doorkeeper to
the Reporters gallery.
THE HOUSE CoMMIrTKRs.-The Speaker this
afternoon announced the following Standing
Committees:
Ways and Means-Messrs. Schenck, Hooper,
Allison, Maynard, Kelley, Broofs, Orth,
Mccarthy, and Marshall.
pprogriations-Messrs. Dawes, Beaman,
Kelsey. Washburn of Wis, Lawrence, Sargent,
Dlckey, Niolach, and Beck.
Lynch, judd, Coburn, Smith Of Termont'
Fac ker, LASH Cox. and Jones of kentucky.
Recommendations. Butler of Mass,
Earnsworlh, Beaman. Paine, Ward, Juliun. =
Morgan.
ON Reorganization of Civil Service-Messrs.
Hotchkiss, Jenckes, Armstrong, Maynard and
On Ninth Census-Messrs. Stokes. G arfield
Banks, Allison, Latin. Cullom, Wilkinson,
Holdeman, and Schumacher.
Pacific Railroad-Messrs. Wheeler, Logan,
morrill, OF Pa, Van Horn Of Mo-. Hopkins,
Buffinton, Lynch, Palmer, Roots, Van Trump
VOORHEES,, A AxtelI, Wilson Of Mimi.
Clalms-Messrs. Washburn Of Mass, Hotch-
kiss, Holman Cobb, Stokes, Ella, Dockery,
Commerce-Messrs. Dixon, ONenl, 1nger.
soil. Sawyer, finckelnburg. Bennett, Conger
Public Lands-Messrs. Julian, Ketcham.
Townsend, Fitch, Hawley. Winans, Smyth OF
Iowa, Wilson OF Mimi. McCormick.
Post Ohce-Messrs Farms worth, Ferry. Hill,
Twltch-ll, Boyd, Turner, Fitch, Smith, Adams.
Manufactures-Messrs. Morrill, Of Pa, Ames.
Sawyer, Smith of VT, Sanford, Upson, Nor
rill Of Me-, Cleveland, Rice.
fnra Dfn r
ridge, Fisher, Smith, Dyer, Benton, Krebs,
AxIeil, Reeves.
Indian Afairs-Messrs. Clarke, Van Horn,
Shanss, Taffee, Bailey, Deweese. Armstrong,
Public cExpendtures-Messrs Coburn, Saw.
yer, Wilson Of Ohio. Hawkins. Knapp, Donley,
Jones OF N. o., GetZ, Hamill.
Private Land Claims-Mess RS. Blair, ,O'Neill.
Dixon, Walker. Maynard, Washburn, of Wis,
Swami, Knott, Potter.
Naval Afairs-Messrs. Schofeld, Terry,
stevens, ketchuu, McCrary, Hale, Archer,
Haight.
Foreign Afairs-Messrs. Banks, Judd, Blair,
Wilkinson, Sheldon, Willard, Amber, Wood,
Swami.
observation-disclosures. Cullen, Wood, Taffre,
Dyer, Pomeroy, Moore of OHIO, Duval, Ham
birton of Nd, Cleveland.
Revolutionary PensiOns-Massrs. Dewese,
Willard, Knapp, GilfilloD, Winans, Butler of
Tenn, Rice, Rogers, Smith of Oregon.
Naval iPennsions-Messrs. Ben amin, Benton,
Wilson OF Ohio. Hay, Phelps, Bowers, Strick-
Roads and Canals-Messrs. Ingersoll, Ames.
Cobb Of N. O.. Smith of Ohio Roper, McGre-r,
Wells, Winchester.
Mines and Mining-rIessrs. Ferriss, Ser
geant, Hawkins, Strickland. Pomeroy, Duval,
Roots, Dickinson, Riggs.
Military Affairs-Messrs. Logan. Cobb, Neg
lev. Packard, Stoughton. Witcher, Asper, Nor
MiIitia-Messrs Shanks of Ind, Clarke,
Smythe OF lows, Boles, Donley, Moore OF
Ohio.
On District of fColumbia-Messrs Cook, We'll
ker, Williams of Ind Gilfiilan, Boles, Hamil.
ton, Cowles, Stone, Knott.
On Judiciary-Messrs. Bingham, Davis, Bnt.
Ter of Mass, Cook. Peters, Mercur, Lough.
ridge, EidridRe, Kerr.
On Revolutionary Claims-Messrs. Boyd,
Amber, Rosser. Slough ton, Witcher, Jones of
N. u, NegIey. Morrissey, McNeeiey.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Messrs.
GetZ.
Mlleaee-Messrs: Hawkins, Mercur, Pack.
Accounts-Meesrs. Cake, Arnell, Buftinton,
Kelsey. and Golladay.
Expenditures in State Department-Messrs.
Bailey. Hale, Twitchell, Stiles and Bachelor.
Expenditures in Treasury Department
Messrs. Allison, Wheeler, Lash. Randall and
Biggs.
Williams, Tanner: Cessna, Cobb Of n. g.. and
Burr.
Expenditures in Navy observation-disclosures.
Lynch Cow les, Dickey. Hamill and Reeves.
of Ind Bailey BOwen, Tillman, Hawley, Nc
Grew, Greene, Moffet.
Education and Labor-Messrs. Arnell, Beat
ty, Hoar, Townsend, Hamilton of Fla, Bar
deIt. Tyn.r, McNeely, Rogers.
Revision OF Laws-Massrs. Poland, Ferriss;
Blair, McCIary, Hoar, Finckelnburs Upson,
VOORHEES,, johnson.
Coinage and Measures-Messrs. Heatou, kel-
lev, Hooper. Hill, Davis, Strader, Girls void.
Patenrs-Messrs. Jenckes, Stevens, Smi h of
Ohio, Tiilman, Moore Of ILL.,, johnson, San.
ford, Vsn Auken, Calkins.
Expenditures In the Post Office Depart
ment-Messrs. Moore, IN. J.,) Bingham, Hay.
Benjamin, Mayham
Expenditures in the Interior Department
Messrs. Deweese, Bennett, Packer, Strader,
Adams.
Expenditures on Public Builoings-Messrs
Churchill, Ella, Phelps, Hoag, Hambleton,
(MdD
On the Rulee-The Speaker. Messrs. Banks,
Ferry, Garfield, Brooks.
Mr.. Orth asked to be excused from service
on the Committee Of Ways and Means; and he
was excused.
SUsPERDHD NOT RHPEALRD.-Mr. Trumbull,
frnvn tho Senate 1udiciarv (,o,nmittoo IN dav