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Members of committees are appointed; S. Res. 8, amending the Constitution, is proposed; Mr. Sumner proposes resolutions regarding the reconstruction of the rebel States
Resolved, That the following be the standing committees of the Senate for the first session of the Fortieth Congress:
... On the Judiciary—Messrs. Trumbull, (chairman,) Stewart, Frelinghuysen, Edmunds, Conkling, Johnson, and Hendricks.
... Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills—Messrs. Ross, (chairman,) Patterson of New Hampshire, and Dixon.