The first committees in both the Senate and House were select committees. The Committee on Ways and Means became the first standing committee in the House during the Fourth Congress, whereas the first standing committees in the Senate were established during the Fourteenth Congress in 1816. What is an advantage of standing committees over select committees?​

The Taking of Property for Public Use. Eminent domain is the power of government to take private land for public use. This power is limited by the federal Constitution and by state constitutions -- when the government does take private property for public use, it must fairly compensate the owner for the deprivation. So no they can unless they have the owners permission :)