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Session 11921: 1861-12-04 12:00:00

More Senators join; standing committees are appointed; a resolution on slavery in the District of Columbia is proposed

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Appointment of Standing Committees

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Resolved, That the following be the standing committees of the Senate during the present session:

… On the Judiciary—Messrs. Trumbull, (chairman,) Foster, Ten Eyck, Cowan, Harris, Bayard, and Powell.

… On the District of Columbia—Messrs. Grimes, (chairman,) Dixon, Morrill, Wade, Anthony, Kennedy, and Powell.

...On Territories—Messrs. Wade, (chairman,) Wilkinson, Hale, Browning, Johnson of Tennessee, Carlile, and Pomeroy.

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