▁Stephen ▁A . ▁Douglas ▁( D ) ▁| ▁style =" font - size : 8 0 %" ▁| ▁Res igned ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 4 7 , ▁at ▁close ▁of ▁con gress ▁after ▁being ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁Senate ▁| ▁V ac ant ▁| ▁Not ▁filled ▁this ▁term ▁| } ▁ ▁Comm itte es ▁List s ▁of ▁comm itte es ▁and ▁their ▁party ▁leaders . ▁ ▁Senate ▁ ▁Agricult ure ▁( Ch air man : ▁Daniel ▁St ur geon ) ▁ ▁Aud it ▁and ▁Control ▁the ▁Cont ing ent ▁Exp enses ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁( Ch air man : ▁J esse ▁Spe ight ) ▁ ▁Ch arg es ▁of ▁Cor ruption ▁Cont ained ▁in ▁the ▁Daily ▁Times ▁( Select ) ▁ ▁Cla ims ▁( Ch air man : ▁Isaac ▁S . ▁Pen ny back er ) ▁ ▁Com merce ▁( Ch air man : ▁William ▁Hay wood ▁then ▁John ▁Adams ▁D ix ) ▁ ▁Dist rib uting ▁Public ▁Re venue ▁Among ▁the ▁States ▁( Select ) ▁ ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁( Ch air man : ▁William ▁Hay wood ▁then ▁Simon ▁Camer on ) ▁ ▁Fin ance ▁( Ch air man : ▁John ▁C . ▁Cal h oun ▁then ▁D ixon ▁H . ▁Lewis ) ▁ ▁Foreign ▁Rel ations ▁( Ch air man : ▁William ▁Allen ▁then ▁Am bro se ▁H . ▁Se vier ) ▁ ▁French ▁Spo il ations ▁( Select ) ▁( Ch air man : ▁Daniel ▁Web ster ) ▁ ▁Indian ▁Affairs ▁( Ch air man : ▁Am