Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-08
senate COMMITTEES.

Committee on Revision, reported the following
list OF Standing Committees:
Foreign Relstions-Messrs. Sumner. Came
ron, Harlan, Morton, Patterson, Schurz, Cas-
serly.
Finance -Messrs. Sherman, Williams, Cat
tell, Morrill,, Warner, Fenton, Bayard.
Observation-Disclosures. Morrill,, of Maine,
Cole, EdmuRds, Sprague, Sawyer, Pool, Stock
ton.
Commerce-Messrs. Chandler, Corbets, Kel-
lcgg, Spencer, Buckingham, Conkling, Vickers.
ertson, Borenap, Mcdonald.
Agriculture-Messrs. Cameron, Robertson,
Upton, Gilbert, McCreery.
Military Affairs and the Militia-Messrs Will
son. Howard, Cameron, Morton, Thayer, Alb
Naval Affairs-Messrs. Cragin, Anthony,
NyeiDrake, Scott, Osborn, Stockton.
Judiciary-Messrs. Trumbull, Stewart, Ed
munds, COnkling, Rice, Carpenter. Thurman
Pensions-Messrs. Edmunds, Upton, Spencer,
Pratt, Brownlow, Howell, McCreery.
Revolutionary Claims-Messrs. Yates, Pool
Hamilton (rexas). Brownlow, Johnston.
Post Offices and Post Roads-Messrs. Ramsey,
Pomeroy, Mcdonald, Cole, Gilbert, Flanagan,
Thurman.
Public Lands-Messrs. Pomeroy, williams,
Upton, Osborn, Warner, Sprague, Casserly.
Private Land Claims-MessrS. Williams, Fer.
ry, Sawyer, Kellogg, Bayard.
Indian AffsiTs-Messrs. Harlan, Ross, Cor
bett, Thayer, Buckingham, Hamilton of Texas,
Davis.
Claims-Messrs. Howe Wiley, Scott, Sprague,
y, ~,
District OF Columbia-Messrs. Patterson, Sum
ner, Harris, Lewis. Howell, Revels, Vickers.
Patents1Messrs Wiley, Ferry, Carpenter,
Window, Hamilton of Md.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Messrs. Nor
riil OF VT, Trumbull, Cole, Stockton, Hamilton
of Md.
Territories-Messrs. Nye. Cragin, Mcdonald,
Schurz, Howard, Boreman, McCreery.
Pacific Railroad-Messrs. Howard. Sherman,
Ramsey, Stewart, Wilson, Harlan, Drake, Rice,
Abbott, Fenton. Scott.
nd tnt~
der, Yates, Ross, Flanagan, Lewis.
Revision of the Laws of the United States
Messrs. COnklng, Carpenter, Pool, Pratt, Bay
ard.
| Education and Labor-Messrs. Drake Morrill,
Of Vermont, Sawyer, Revels, Flanagan.
ToAudit and Control the Contingent Expenses
OF the Senate-Messrs. Ferry, Window, Davis.
Printing-M' ssrs. Anthony, Harris, Casserly.
Maine.
Enrolled Bills-Messrs. Thsyer, Abbott.
Engrossed Bills-Messrs. Buckingham. Nor
Select Committee on Revision of the Rules
Messrs. Anthony, Pomeroy, Edmunds.
Select Committee on the Removal OF PoIiti-
cal observation-disclosures. Robertson, Howe
Foreman, Ames. Hamilton OF Texas, Yickers
Johnston.
Messrs. Harris, Patterson, Schurz, Thurman
Joint Select Committee Oh Ventilation
Messrs. Nye, Anthony. Stockton.
Select Committee on Levees of tie Mississippi
Spencer, Bayard.
APPOINTMENTS BIZ THE PPEsrpENT.-The
Pre- sideHt to-day transmitted TO the Senate for
confirmation all appointments made by him
during the recess The list embraces about no.
| and among them are the following;
Vice admiral ID. ID. Porter TO be admiral in
| the Navy, rear admiral s. q. Rowan to be vice
| admiral in the Navy, commodore L. A. Jenkins
| to be rear admiral in the Navy, captain j. X
| nj. Mullany to be commodore in the Navy,
| passed a. sstant paymaster ID. A. Smith, Jr., to
be paymaster in the Navy.
Columbus Delano to be Secretary Of the Inte-
| riOr.
| NJ. j. Cramer, of Ky, L. S. minister to Den
| mark; Jos. Z. Root, Of Kansas, L. 5. minister
| to Chill; Alvey A. Adee. of n. ", to be secre.
tary of legation at Madrid; VIM. II. vesey, OF
! ID. G., U. 5. consul at Nice; Arthur Ligermore,
| OF n. H., U. 5. consul at Londonderry; Addison
| n. Sanders, OF Iowa, secretary OF Montana Ter
| TltoIy; VIM II. Townsend, OF l.. l., U. 5. consul
| at Cork; Benz. +. Far nham, of Mas, consul a;
| Bombay; James w. Taylor, of Me-, consul a,
| Winnepeg; Henry Fox, consul at Plymouth;
| John II. Stewart, of Pa, consul at Leipsic
Ihos. y. Brady, OF Ind, consul at st. Thomas
| W. L.; Horace ii. Houghton of H., consul al
| Perambuco; David II. Bailey, OF Ohio, consul
at Hong Kong; Robert q: W. Jewell, OF Miss.
| consul at Canton; RalphIAbercrombie, of Pa
| consul at Tumbez; Henry Houben, consul al
Guatemala; +. G. l.. Strive, OF Wis, consul a,
Quebec; VIM. Il. Page, OF Va, consul at Port
| lulu; Alfred &. Colquirt, L. ). marshal consular
| court Chin Kiang, China; VIM. 4. Wright, OF
| Santos, consul at Santos, Brazil; A. n. Young
OF Ky, consul at St. Jago de Cuba
4 Frank Scott, I'd lieutenat marine corps; q. f
l Elliott, I'd lieutenant marine corps.
| Capt. e. X. =. Rodgers, to be commodore in
the navy; commanders l.. Simpson, VIM. u
| Temple and s. p. Carter, TO be captains.
| Benlamin ii. BristOw, solicitor general of the
| United States; Clement H. Hill, Assistant At.
torney General Of the United States.
| VIM. II. Thrah, United States marshal south.
| ern district of Ohio; John nj. Mckinney, United
| States judge southern district Of Florida; JOhr
A. Minnis., United States attorney nothern dis
/ trict OF Alabama; III. y. Springfield, United
States marshal northern district of Alabama; s
III. Ashenfelter. United States attorney Terri.
| tory Of New Mexico; j. X. Beckwth, do foI
| Louisiana; j. Leely, do. for Nevada.
| Samuel "A. Orchard, surveyor customs, o maha
| Tor Michigan.
Hiram f. Kelley, collector internal revenue
9th Wis; Charles q. Costee, do, 9th y. Y; Ed
| ward L. Randle. surveyor customs. Houston
| Texas; Edward f. Parker, do, Du Luth, Mimi
James b. Hawley. do, St Joseph, Mo-; Elias
do, Albany, n. Y; VIM. H. Barlow, assessor
internal revenue, 18th III; Henry NJ Bowden,
do, I'd Va; Spencer Kirby, do, 32d n. y
James Jourdan, do, Sd n. Il.
j.. ID. Ingertoll, appraiser merchandise, Chi
cago, ILL.,; Isaac f. Shepard, appraiser mer-
chandise, st. Louis, Mo-. Jacob Parmester col
| Taylor, collector of customs. Bristol and War
rem, X. L.; Ed. Ferguson, supervising inspec-
| tor OF steamboats,, second district; Joseph Par
ris, secretary to the President to sign land pat
head Indians In Montana.
Besides the above are a number of nominal
lions OF postmasters, navy officers for promo
ton, surveyors OF public lands, &c.
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT TO Consul
PEixoTTo.-The President has addressed the
following letter to Dir. Peixotto, the new Consul