Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-04
THIRTY-sE sEvENTH CONGRESS.
Second Session.

THIRT US SEVENTH CONGRESS.
Second Session. ...
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WEDNESDAY, December 8, 1882.
4l.| SENATE.
Mr.. HALE offered a resolution, instructing
the Secretary Of the Navy to inform the Senate
whether the provision of the act, passed last
session, making an appropriation for the pur-
chase of land, &C., in Portsmouth harbor, has
been executed, and If not, why not and also to
inform the Senate If any attempts have been
made to negotiate such purchase. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. ANTHONY the Senate
proceeded to the election Of its standing COM
mttees. The following is the list as electe d:
Foreign Reidtions.-Messrs. sumner, Foster, Doo-
little, Wilmot, Browning, Davis, Wright
Findnee.-Messrs. Fessenden, Collamer, sherman,
Howe, Cowan, Pearce, McDougall. ---.'
Coumsree-Messrs. Chandler, King, Morrill,, Will
Miiiidry I6dirs and Ge MiiiiG.eMessrs. Wilson,
ef Mass S..N Mng Lane Of ind' Rice Howard La
Ndpai A6dirs.--Messrs Hale, Grimes, Foot, sher-
mSn kMsRnsEy aSpSSf Foster Ten Eycs
Harris, Howard, Bayard, Powell.
Post Offices and Post Rodds-Messrs. Collamer,
Dixon, Trumbull, Rice Latham, Henderson, VIII
Public Lands.-Messrs. Harlan, Clark, Pomeroy,
Rice, carlile, Wright, Harding. -
Morrill,, Howard, Bayard.
IndioR ADaiyS.-Messrs. Doolitte, wilkinson,
Lane, OF Kansas Harlan, Nesmith, Davis, Wilson,
of Mo.
Pcnsions.-Messrs. Foster, Lane, of Ind, Howe,
wilmot, Pomeroy, salisbury, Wiley.
hSrolnlohdpg 'snnsutMessrs' ming, 'hahuier,
CldIm5-AIessrs. Clark, Howe, Wilmot, Pomeroy,
fleiu, hIn9lul Lathan W 49,. ,,,.. n,. A..
DHrla g eoinmoid' Imessrs. crimes, DIXON NOR
Patents and he Patent oNce.-Messrs. Cowan, SUM
ner, Harris, Field, salisbury;
PUBLIC Sanaln9' and od0unds1Meosts' Msd foot An
''Te Tsyyy,ito,issWMessrs ,tisM Wade Wilkinson, Hale.
browning, Lane, Of Kansas, Carliie Wilson, Of Mo.
10 Audi and coniroi Me Contingent Expenses Of he
senafe-Mes.rs; Dixon, Clark, Harding ,,
NJ, Lngrossed b"'-hessfs' Lane o' ihn'' Aihoiu'
On motion, the different portions of the Pre-
sldent,s message were referred TO The several
co,nIn,..ees, n,,,5 ,,>,so>, A., ..,,..,. A..
Mr. WiLhiNSoN onereu resolution uirect-
ing the Conmi'tee on Inuian Anairs 10 report
oill provldlne ior the ,ndemnlncatlon OF the
citizens ol Minnesota VINO nave sunered from
the late ralds OF tine sioux indians'
Mr.. HALE op)ected 10 the form OF ine reso-
luton, winch was subsequently modined ny
Mr.. hice, SO that the Committee on lndiah Al
iairs DE requested 10 inquire INTO the expe-
uiehcy OF reporting pih, u. the earnest mo
ment, providing ior ihdemnihcatloh 10 the clti-
zens oil minnesota VINO nave sunered losses OF
property, &C., by the sioux Indians, in their
late attacks upon the settlers oil that state.
ADOPTED.
Mr' 'sAULsbokl onered resolution INA
the secretary OF War be directed to inform the
senate whether Dr. John Laws ana Whiieiey
Mereditn, OF ether OF them, ctlzens OF the
State OF Delaware, have been arrested and i'm
prisoned, the charges against them, by whom
made, by whose orders they were arrested and
imprisoned, and that ne communicate TO the
senate all papers relating 10 their arrest and
imprisonment.
The present consideration being objected TO,
the resolution was laid over.
Mr.. LANE, OF Indiana, offered resolution
that the Committee on Patents be requested to
inquire into the expediency OF abolishing the
Department OF Agriculture, established at the
last session, and report by bill or otherwise.
Adopted.
Mr.. SUMNER offered the following resolu-
tion:
Resolpsd, That the Secretary of War be requested
to furnish to the Senate any information which he
aS ss Viii sed saie .o IN, uy
forces: and 10 state What stems have been TAKEN 10
redress this outrage upon human rights.
Mr.. 8. read a letter from Prof. Francis Lie
ben, characterizing this as gross innovation
of barbarism upon all the laws of war among
civilized nations.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. SUMNER also offered the following res
olution.
Resolved That the Committee on Military Affair,
be directed to consider the expediency of providing
by law for the establishment OF corps composed
nt ma m m mhti.