Year: 1859

lety to eifectuate reform and retrenchment, tn ! system now proposed by the amendment prt clsely comes up to the accomplishment of tn views of all, so lar as 1 have been able to ge them. Thus at the head of the select commi tee will stand the honorable senator who ba presented the sutject, who has so fully invest gated It, who Is so fully conscious of the fac that many Of the present laws can be dspenset with, and thus save the necessity of appropria. tons. Next will come very appropriately, n. doubt, "a member taken from the post otfic committee, one taken from the military com mlttee, one from the naval committee. and S on throughout the senate until the seven cal be grouped together, bringing together al amount of information which no one commit tee could possibly command. Thus they will be enabled to say what laws may be repealed. how far they may be modified so as to save expense from the public treasury, and to accom- pllsh the reformation which we propose to ac- compsh.

 think, therefore, select committee would be better adapted to the accomplishment of tue end inv CIV tLan any one standing commit tee and for another reason, the charge or inslnuation of partiality for particular branch of the service specially commended to any one committed does not apply to the proposition now pending. AS there can be but one member from the military committee there will be enough to overrule him, and you would vet have the benefit of all his information, the fa- clllty with which he could refer you to the laws explain the necessity of their original passage, explain the present condition of the country With reference to the end contemplated by those laws, and whether they are now necessa- " or how far they may be useless or may be changed. All of this information of the whole will better be prepared to accomplish the end in view than any one standing committee or any division of the labors of it, because it brings to- gether an association of information which will enable all m gross to make a presentation in report which in my opinion will commend it. selt to the sanction of the Senate

 Agan: 1t does not bring up any conflict be- tween the report ot select committee and the report ot the finance committee. The finance committee will not omit an appropriation en- Jolned by law; but when the report of the select committee comes Tn and says that law ought to pc repealed m toto or pro tanto, we shall hear the reasons urged by the respective committees; we shall hear the facts upon which it IS found ed, and the Senate will decide the matter: and do not apprehend that there will be more weight given to the representations of the one 0O-i-A'NtSN N""'i 'iiO Otuci. ucy WILL OlllN De received, regarded, and acted upon, as far as they are founded in propriety and public neces- sity. Hence shall vote in favor of the pend ing amendment.

 Before disposng of the question the Senate wentiuto executive session.

 In the House we see that the committee on public lands reported adversely to the pet ton of certain citizens of Arkansas for the estab lishment of land office at Monticello. in that State

 Mr. GREENWOOD, from the committee on Indian affairs, reported back, with arecommend- ation that It do pass, an act (S No AID for the relief of Willis A. German; which was refer red to a committee of the whole House. and. with the accompanying report, ordered to be printed.

 He also, from the same committee. reported back, with like recommendation, au act (S. No. 403) for the relief of George Stcaley: which Was referred to a committee of the whole House, and with the accompanying report, or dered to be printed

 lie also, by unanimous consent, made an ad- verse report from the same coRnittee, upon the petition of TneophiIus Brug1ire a citizen ot Iowa; which was referred to the committee of the whole House, and, with the accom- pany Ing report, ordered to be printed.