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Portland Daily Press.
XXXVIII O0NGREss---Tirst Session.
SEN II Z,
WAsHINGroN, Dec. |

the CONSUMPTION act TO exempt the clergyuen.
On motion OF Mr.. Foster, the Senate pro-
ceeded TO the election o! Standing Commit
tees.
The following Senators are Chairman there
of:
Mr. Fessenden. COMMERCIALS. Chandler.
Agriculture-Mr Sherman. Military Affairs
Mr.. Wilson. Naval Afiairs-Mr. Hale. Jul
diciary-Mr. Trumbul. Post Ofiices-Mr.
Collamer. Public Lands-Mr. Harlan. Pri-
vate Land Caims-Mr. Harris.-Indian Al
fairs-Mr. Doolittle. Pensions-Mr. Foster.
Revolutionary Claims-Mr. Wilkinson.
Foreign Relations-Sumner, Foster, Doc
little, Harris johnson, McDougall.
Fpdnce-Fessenden, Haines, Cowan, Clark,
Van Winklc, Conness.
Commerce-Chandler. Morrell, Ten Eyck,
Morgan, Sprague, Bowden, Salisbury.
Agriculture - Sherman, Harlan, Wilson,
Lane, of Kansas. Powell.
Military Affairs and Militid-Wilson, Lane,
Of Indiana, Howard, Nesinith, Morgan ,Spragdc,
Brown.
Nauat Afairs--Hale, Anthony, Wiley,
Ramsey, Harding, Hicks.
Judiciary-Trumbull, Foster, Ten Eyck,
Harris, Howard, Bayard, Powell.
Post Offices and Post Rowtes-Collainer,
Dixon, Ramsey, Henderson, Bowdcn, Conness,
Buckalew.
Public La.ds-Iarlan Pomeroy, Foote,
Harding, Carlisle, Hendricks, Wright.
Prirdte Land Claims Harris, Sumner,
Howard, Bayard, McDougal
Indian .9fdirs-Doolittle, Wilkinson, Lane,
of Kansas, Harlan, Nesmith, Brown, Bucka-
lew.
PeRsionS-Foster, Lane, of Indiana, Pome-
roy, Bowden, Van Wrinkle, Salisbury, Bucka-
lew.
Revolutionary Clotms--W Wilkinson, Chan
dler, Wilson, NesmiLh, Wright.
Gain's-Clark, Howe, Pomeroy. Anthony,
Morrill,, Hicks, Hendricks.
District of Columbia-Grimes, Dixon, Nor
rill, Wade, Wiley, Henderson, Richardson.
Patents and the Patent 06ice-Cowan, Ten
Eyck, Sherman, Ramsey, Salisbury.
Public buildings and GJOunds-Foote,
Trumbull, Grimes, Henderson, Hendricks.
Territories-Wade, Wilkinson, Hale, Lane,
of Kansas, Carlisle, Davis, OF Missouri, Rich
ardson.
To audit aud control the contingent, er-
peases Of the Senate-Dixon, Clark, Harding.
EngroSsed Bills-Lane, OF Iowa; Sumner
Wiley.
Joint Committee on Printing on the Part Of
the Sendtc-Anthony, Morgan, Powell.
Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills on the
part Of The Senate-Howe, Cowan, Hicks.
Joint Committee on1 Library on the part Of
the Scnate-Collamer, Fessenden, johnson.
The credentials of b. Gratz Brown, of
Missouri, were presented and he was qualified
and took his seat.
Mr. Wilson introduced the following:
ReSolrcd, That the gratitude of the Ameri-
can people and the thanks of their representa-
tiyes in Congress are due, and are hereby
rendered TO Major General Joseph Hooker
and the officers and soldiers of the Army of
the Potomac, for the skill, energy and endur-
ancc which first covered Washington and
Baltimore from the meditated blow Of the adj
vancing and powerful army of the rebels, led
by Gen. Robert Z. Lee, and to Maj. Gen. Geo.
L. Meade and the officers and soldiers of that
army, for the skill and heroic valor which at
Gettysburg repused, defeated and drove back,
broken and dispersed, beyond the Rappahan-
mock the veteran army OF the rebellion.
The resolution was read twice and referred
to the Military committee.
Mr.. Wilson also introduced joint resolu-
ton that the thanks of Congress be hereby
| rendered to Mai. Gen. n. p. Banks and the
officers and soldiers under his command. for
the skill, courage and endurance which com
PEELED the surrender OF Port Hudson, and thus
| removed the last obstruction to the free nayi-
CATION Of the Mississippi river.
The resolution was referred to the Military
committee. .,
The joint resolution from the House, voting
a gold medal and the thanks of Congress to
tCh. oiauts hoo iStNAiNN w VIZ
committee.
Mr. Lane, of Indiana, introduced bill 10
amend the Enrolment Act SO as to strike out
the $500 Communication, and to increase the
pay OF the rank and file Of the army.
Mr. Hale introduced bill to prohibit the
holding in servitude of any persons in the
country, except on contract. Ordered to be
printed.
Mr.. Wilson introduced bill to increase the
bounlies to volunteers. Referred to the Mill
tary ommittec.-Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The standing committees arc announced.
The chairinen are as follows:
Committee on Elections-Mr. Dawes, of
Massachusetts,. Ways and Means-Mr. Stey-
ems, of Pennsylvania. Clains-Mr. Hale, Of
Pennsylvania. Commcrce-Mr. Washburne,
of Illinois. Public Lands-Mr. Julian, of
Indiana. Post Oflice-Mr. Alley, Of Massa-
chusetts. District of Columbia-Mr. Loyejoy,
of Illinois. Judciary-Mr. Wilson, of Iowa.
Revolutionary Claims-Mr Price, of Iowa.
Public Expenditures-Mr. Hurbut, of New
York. Claims-Mr. Thayer, of Pennsylvania.
Military Affairs--Mr. Schenck, of Ohio. Mill
tia-Mr. Van Valkenburg, Of New York.
Agriculture-Mr. Clay, OF Kentucky. Indian
Afiairs-Mr. Window, of Minnesota. Naval
Afiairs--Mr Rice, OF Massachusetts Foreign
Aflairs-Mr. Davis, of Indiana. Territories
Mr.. Ashley, of Ohio Revolutionary Pensions
MIR. Littlejohn, OF New York. Invalid PEN
sions-Mr Whaley, Of West Virginia. Roads
aud Canals-Mr. Arnold, of Illinois. Patents
Mr. Jencks, of Rhode Island. Public Build
ings-Mr. Rice, Of Maine Unfinished Bust
ness--Mr Boyd, ofWisconsin. Mileage-Mr.
Robinson, of Illinois. Expenditures Treasury
Departnent-Mr. Myers, Of Pennsylvania.
Expenditures War Department-Mr Deming,
OF Connecticut. Expenditures Navy Depart
ment-Mr. Baxter, OF Vermont. Expenditures
Interior Department-Mr. Shannon, of Cali
fornia. Expenditures Post Office Department
Mr.. Pomeroy, Of New York. Expenditures
on Public Buildings-Mr. Longer, of Michi-
gan Library-Mr. Frank, OF New York
Printing!. n. Clark, of New York. En-
rolled Bils--Mr. Cobb, of Wisconsin.
A large number of bills and resolutions
were introduced and referred.
The Speaker announced the following Stand
ing Committees:
EtectioaS-Dawes. Of Massachusetts,; Voor-
| hees, of Indiana Baxter, of Vermont; G..
Clay Smith, of Kentucky; Nelson, of New
| York; Scholaeld, of Pennsylvania; Smithens,
of Delaware; Epson, of Michigan Brown, of
! Wisconsin
Ways and Means Stevens, OF Pennsyl-
vania; Morrill,, of Vermont; Pendleton. of
| Ohio; Fenton. of New York; Hooper, of Mas
sachusettS; Mallory, of Kentucky; Blow of
Missouri; kasson, of Iowa; Stebbins, of New
| York.
CIdiBiS-Hale, of Pennsylvania; Holman, of
| Iowa; Webster, of Indiana; Ashley, of Ohio !;
| w. j. Allen, of Illinois; Hatchkiss, of New
| York; Brown, of Western Virginia; Pruyn,
| nf Naw Nnrly I of Ohio