Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-07
The senate COMMITTEES.


The following is the list Of committees of the
Senate Of the United States tor the second ses-
sion OF the Forty-second Congress, as agreed
upon by the committee and reported to the
senate this morning and confirmed:
STANDING COMMITTEES.
On Privileges and Elections-Messrs. Sumner
Morton, Rice, Carpenter, Logan, Hill, Thurman.
On Foreign Relations-Messrs Cameron. Har-
AN, Morton, Patterson. Schurz. Hamlin, Cas-
;erly.
On Flnance--Messrs. Sherman. Morrill, of
ard.
On Arpropriatons-Messr Cole, sprague.
sawyer; Ednunds, Window, West, Stevenson,
YickeTs.
on Neutrality-suspicious.. Hamlin, Robert.
son, Sprague, Gilbert, Johnston.
On AeTiCulture-Messrs. Morton, Frelinghuy-
-tn. Robertson. Lewis, Davis of W. Va.
ON Military Afiairs-Messrs. Wilson, Came
eron, Morton, Ames, Logan, West, Blair.
On Naval Afairs-Messrs. Cragin Anthony,
Nye, Osborn, Ferry Of Mich, AlcOrn, Stockton
On the .Judiciary-Messrs. Trumbull, Ed
munds, Conkling, Carpenter, Frelinghuysen,
On Post Offices and Post Rosds-Messrs. RAM
..ey,. Pomeroy, Gilbert, Cole, Hsmlin, Ferry of
Mich. Kelly.
On Public Lands-Messrs. Pomeroy. linton.
Osborn, Sprague, Window, Logan, Casserly.
On Private Land Claims-Messrs. Davis of
Kentucky, Ferry Of Connecticut, Caldwell,
ON Indian Affair-Messes Harlan, Corbett.
Buckingham, FIelinghuysen, Wilson, Caldwell,
Davis of Kentucky.
On Pensions--Messrs. Edmunds, linton.
Pratt, BrownlOw, Hamilton OF Texas, Logan,
Salisbury.
On Revolutionary Claims - Nessrs. Pool.
BrOwnlow, Corbett, Hill, Davis of W. Va
On Claims-Nessrs. Howe, Scott. Pratt, Stew
art, Boreman, Wright, Davis of W. Va.
On the District of COlumbia-Messrs. Patter-
son, Sumner, Lewis, Spencer, Sawyer, Hitch
cock, vlckers.
on Patepts-Messrs. Ferry of Conn. Carpen-
ter. Morrill, of Me-, Window, Hamilton Of Nd.
On Public Buildings and Grounds-Messrs.
Morrill, OF VI, Trumbull. Summer, Cole Stock
On observation-disclosures. Nye, Cragin. Schurz,
Foreman, Hitchcock, Clayton, Cooper.
On the Pacific Rallroad-Messrs. Stewart
Ramsey, Harlan, Rice, Fenton, Scott Kellogg
Hitchcock. Ferry of Mich, Cooper, Kelly.
On Mines and Mining-Messrs. Rice, Chand-
Ter. Flanagan, Upton, Caldwell. Alcorn. Sauls-
bury.
On the Revision of the Laws OF the United
States-Messrs. Conkling, Carpenter, Stewart,
Wright. Hamilton OF Maryland.
On Education and Labor-MessrS. SAWYER
H9rriil Of Vermont, Flanagan, Patterson
Johnston.
To Audit and Control the Contingent Ex-
salisbury.
ON frinting-Messrs. Anthony, Howe. Cas-
serly.
ON the Library-Messrs. Morrill, of Maine.
On ErgrosseO Bills-Messrs. Buckingham
Clayton, Davis OF W. Va.
ON Enrolled Bills-Messrs. Carpenter, Lewis
Kelly. "A clerk for this committee is recon-
mended.1
SELECT COMMITTEES.
on me Revision Of the Rules-Messrs. Pome-
On the Removal Of Political Disabilities
Messrs. Robertson, Foreman, Ames, Hamilton
ON the Levees OF the Missi.si ppi River-Messrs
Kellogg. Trumbuil, Schurz, iicorn, Blair
On Alleged Outrages in Southern States
Messrs; Scott, Chandler, Rice, Pool, Pratt.
TRASsyfE OF NAVAL OTrrcERs.-Paymaster
Charles w. SlaIaan has been ordered to thu
Iroquois, and Assistant PaymAster Nicholas H.
ton navy yard. Paynsstsrs Harvey i Il. Hesde
has been detached from the Iroquois, and or
dered TO settle HIS accounts.
"SENAToR" AND "MrxBEr.,-Ed;foy Star
Article I, section L. Of the Constitution, says the
Congress Of the United States " shall consist offs
Senate and House Of Representatives."
Do ycu not think with me that such q reading
E - Justly any member Of the U s. Senate
Certainly. all the authors Of the Consultation.
All the writer's Of the Federalist, ell Of Story,
nnent. Webster, Clay. Calhoun, Burton, &C..
certainly the Congress, themselves, thought g
when they adopted their enacting clause, which
reads :. Be 4 esactsd ty Ae Senase aad House Of
representatives 81 the United States Of America
sa Co1gress assemlied.o - "a
And every person outside Of Washington city.
~ also, many therein, seem to think 60 yet
But many OF our boarding house keepers ad-
vertise for "Sen1tors and Members" and an
editorial IN one OF our daily >papeU this week
speaks Of Senaton and Members OF Congressn
The writers, Of courHe, mean !" Senators and
Representatives" o. brieay. /" Members Of Con
gress, only they 90 not say 20. SKxArus.
~Mss Mfdy Manu- a. the w.
Times, has been chosen an honorarv memter az
the American Jockey Club.
~ The Louisiana Senate yesterday elected
fincneack, eolored. president, Is to 16 The