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forth that the memorialists were aggrieved 10y the
election of chaplains TO Congress, and by their aP
pointment in the land and naval service OF the uJl
ted States and praying that they may be dlsPeh7su
with. Laid on the table.
ELECTION OF COMMITTEES
Mr. BRIGHT moved that the 35th rule OF the |
Senate which required the election oil tne stehuihs
committees by ballot. be suspended NO oAJechoh
being made The rule was suspended.
MI PRIGHT then sent TO the chair the following
Ist of names which he moved be declared the
standing committees for this session And the mo-
ton was agreed 70:
man: Douglas, Norris, Mangum, and Underwood.
On Finanes-Messrs. Hunter, chairmani Bright,
Gwn, Pearce, and miller.
On Commerce. -hIessrs Hamlln, chairman;
Soule Dodge Of Wisconsin, Davis of Massachu
sets, and Seward.
On Manrtacir Messrs. Sebastian, chair
man; Bayard, Clarke Stockton, and James.
On agriculture. Alessrs Soule, chairman
Walker Atchison, Spruance, and Wade.
On Military affairs hessrs. Shields, chairman;
Clemens, Borland, Dawson, and Jones OF Ten
nessee.
On the ARIitie.-Messrs. Houston, chairman;
Dodge Of Wisconsin, Borland, Morton, and spru'
ance.
On Naval affairs -Messrs. Gwin chairman
Stockton, Mallory, Badger, and Fish.
On Public Lands.-BIessrs. Fetch, chairman;
Shields, Dodge Of Iowa, Underwood, and Pratt
On Private Land Ciaims.-Rlessrs Downs, chair
man; Whitcomb, Clemens, Davis, and Hale.
On Indian 4 fdirs.- Messrs. Atchison, chairman;
Sebastian, Rusk, Cooper and Bell.
On Olaims.-Messrs. Brodhead, chairman; Whit
comb, Bayard, Pratt, and Wade.
On Revolutionary Claims.-Messrs Walker,
chairman; Chase, james, Foot OF Vermont, and
on "a. J,,aieicrv-NIessrs Butler, chairman
Downs, Bradbury, Berrien, and Geyer.
On the Post Office and Post Roads .-Messrs
Rusk, chairman; Soule, HamIn, Upham, and
Morton.
On Roads and Canels.--Messrs. Bright, chair
man; Rhett, Douglas, SPruance, and Sumner.
On Pensions -Messrs. Jones, chairman; Bor-
land Stockton, Foot OF Vermont, and Geyer
On the District If Colurn6iG.-Messrs. Shields,
chairman; Bradbury, Norris, Berrien, and Clarke.
On Patents and he Patent OBiee.-Messrs Nor
ris, chairman; James, Whitcomb, Dawson, and
Smith.
Bright, Fetch, Mangum. and Fish.
On observation-disclosures. Douglas, chairman
Houston, Gwin, Cooper. and Jones of Tennessee,
To 4udit and Control the Contingent Expenses of
Senafe.-Messrs. Dodge of Iowa. chairman; Wal
ker, and Badger.
on Public Buiidings Whitcomb, chair
man; Hunter, and Clarke.
On Printing. -Messrs. Borland, chairman; Ham
lin, and Smith.
On Engrossed BHs-Messrs Bayard, chairman;
Mallory, and Hale.
On the Library Pearce, chairman; Gle
mems, and Dodge Of Iowa.
On EnroIled BIls.-Mcssrs. Jones of Iowa, chair
man; and Badger.
oRASGE AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD.
MIR. HUNTER gave notice OF a bill Tor the relef
of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad Company.
HON. JUDGE cRAScH
Mr. DAVIS presented the petition of the Hon.
William Cranch, chief justice of the United States
circuit court of the District of Columbia, setting
forth his age and infrmies and praying that be
be relieved from the duty imposed on him by the
act of L ngress of hearing appeals from decisions
by the Commissioner of Patents. Referred TO the
Judiciary Committee.
Several notices of bills given, and hume
rous private memorials presen ted and referred.
Mr.. RHETT gave notice of bill to indemnify
the State OF South Carolina for moneys expended
and liabilities incurred by that State during the
Seminole war.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF THE SENATE.
MIR. BRIGHT gave notice of his intention TO
move TO amend the rules to require the ecc.
ton Of the Senate officers the 80 Monday in
December, at the first session of each Congress.
BRANCH MIsT IN cALIFoRs1A.
MIR. GWIN introduced bill to establish branch
mint Of the United States in California.
ABD KADER.
Mr. HALE gave notice of joint resolution au-
thorising the President to open a correspondence
with the President Of the French republic with a
view to effect intcrposition for the liberation of
Add ell Kader.
SHIP cANAL.
The following resolution was taken up and
agreed to-:
be requested to communicate to the Senate de-
spatch addressed by MIR. Niles, late American
Charge d'Affares to Sardinia, to the Hon. John NJ
Clayton, Secretary Of State, on the subject of a
ship canal TO unite the waters of the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans bearing cate both january, 1919, if,
IN his opinion, such communication can be made
without injury to the public interest.
ELECTION OF cHAPLAISs.
MIR. HALE's resolution providing for the cleo
ton of two ChaPains Tor Congress, TO serve during
the present session. to be elected by each House,
was taken up and agreed to.
cEssIos OF THE PUBLIC LANDS.
Mr.. WALKER introduced bill cedng the pub
lie lands of the United States to the States in
which they lie condition that they shall be sold
to actual settlers only, for price sufficient only to
cover expenses which was referred TO the Com
mittee on Public Lands.
WELCOME KossUTH.
MIR. SEWARD, pursuant to notice, introduced a
Joint resolution that Congress, in the name and in
behalf of the people OF the United States ten5er 10
Louis Kossuth cordial welcome to the country
and the capital, and that the President transmit a
copy of this resolution TO Governor Kossuth; which
was ordered to a second reading.
Mr.. S. asked that il have second reading at
ths time, with view to its immediate consider
alton.
Mr.. BERMEN objected, and the res Jluton was
laid over.
MIR. SHIELDS submitted resolution, which he
intended to offer amendment 10 the one pro-
posed by the Senator from New York.
Resolved, That committee of three Senators be
appointed by the Chair to wait upon Louis Kossuth,
Governor Of Hungary, and introduce him to the
Senate Of the United States.
He said that this was the course which had been
pursued in the of Lafayette. Each branch Of
Congress received him separately. He regretted
the Senator from Mississippi had withdrawn his
resolution. Kossuth was now in the country !;
he was the guest of the nation, and there could
be no improperly in receiving him the guest of
the nation. II it was INTENDED to extend courtesy
towards Kossuth let it be done with spirit Of court
esy. lie regretted his friend from Kentucky had
thought IT proper to oppose the resolution Of the
Senator from mississippi. He would pledge him
self that in no place IN the world would Kossuth
be received with more enthusiastic welcome than
the old State Of Kentucky. lie would be glad if
his resolution could now be considered.
Mr.. UNDERWOOD dscaimed any per onal
objection TO extending a hearty welcome to Kos.
suth. lie objected to the consideration Of the sub
ject
RAILROAD IN ALABAMA.
MIR. CLEMENS introduced a bill granting land
to the State Of Alabama TO aid in the construction
Of "a railroad from Selma to the Tennessee river
LIEUTENANT GENERAL.
MIR. CLEMENS introduced a Joint resolution
creating the grade Of lieutenant general, and au
thorzing the President to confer that grade by bre
vet for distinguished services Referred to the
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