Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-12-15

WAssfs0roS, Dee. ~.
The following standing committees u tbt
3enste, we're ofgsoisad:
Comoitses On FOREIGN Relseione-
Mcssrs sumner, Foster, Doolittle, Harris, /
Davis, johnson and McD1ue
Committee on Finance esae nder. She.
nan. Hove, Cowsn, Clark end Vsu Wsnkt..
Committee on Military Affsiss-Wilsoo,
Lsee. Howard, Morrill,, Morgan, Spsssue
and Brown. He
Uomnittes on Naval Affair." Hale
Grimes. Ramsay, Wiley, Harding, Anthoo,
and H'cts.
Cvuu,..es on Patent Od,ce-OoIlsoer
Dixon, Henderson, Comes, Rsmssy, Boz.
den aud B scksiew.
Pensions, Foster, Chsirmss Revolu-
'ionsry claims, Wilkinson f; Claims, Clark
D'strict Of CoIumbis, Grimes; Public
Buildings aud grounds, Foote; Territories,
Wade; Expenses Of Senate, Dixon En-.
crossed bills, Lane, Of Iod. Joios standing
coDmittee On printing on the part Of tb,
Senate, Anthony JOINT committee on en-
rolled bills on the part vi the Senate,
Hove; Joint coumlstes on LIBRARY, o.
| tbs psrs .of the Senate. C0lIsmer.
NJ. Wilson istsoduoed the following res
0iussoo:
Resotoed, That the gratitude Of the PEG
pie aud The thanks o. the Representative.
IN Congress are due and hereby rendered
u Major General Hooker, and the officers
md soldiers Of the Army Of the Potomac,
Tor the skill, courage and endurance whict
Hrst covered Washington and Baltimore
from tho meditated blow OF the advancing
and powerful army 0i the rebels, led b.
General Lee !; aud to Major Gen. Meade
aud the officers and men Ut that army, foi
their skill aud heroic vaIor, which 1t Get.
~ sburg repulsed, defeated aud drove back,
broken and dispersed, beyond the RapPs
hammock, the veteran army VI the rebellion.
This resolution was read and referred
to the Military Co,anittee.
| Wilson introduced a j,int resolution tha'
the thanks OF Congress BE- hereby rendered
| 70 Msjor General Bnnks and the officer.
| and men under his command, for thei,
| Kill, courage aud endurance which CON
veiled the surrender Ut Port Hudson al,
there removed tue last obstruction to tn
I free navigation Il the Mississippi river
Referred to Military Committee.
Mr. N-smIth presented petition for tlt
establishments vi 3 port entry at Port
land and Oregon, and gave notice OF bill
to establish branch mint there.
Dool,ttle called up the INT resolution
from the lua,e, voting gold medal ane
| he thanks uf Congress {, Gen. Grant, VI,
referred to the Military Co,D'uittee.
Mr.. L,nc vi Indiana int oduced bill T.
l .u.eni tbr enrolment act, So ~ to strik.
ut the $500 c,mmut ation and to increa,.
be pa, mcnt OF the rank and file Of u.
army, VI which be had gwen previUu
| nutice.
Ga motion Of Mr. Sumner that PORTO,
of tho Presidents Message referring t.
l"riegn Ill .us vas referred ~ COMMITTEES VI
Foreign AGnrs
On aot,om Of Mr.. Hale that portion q
! 'h- Presidents Message referring to Nava
Affairs WAS referred to Committee on N =
, | sAi Affairs.
Mr. Grimes introduced his bill to encour
,ge enli,, Mcnts in tie NAv.l service an
S,vc credit Tor SAME on tue military q, vta
i the respective STATES.
NJ Ii lie bav,og Otained q unanimOu
:o,,,ent ,ntr"duc-d a bilI, more .A.ctuali,
70 rrprsss tn req llipn by prohibiting I'll
adding III slavery Ut any person in u
| | iouotry. except On contract. Ordered I
, | bo pr,nted.
Mr.. Wilkinson intro luced bill to extern
. n. ". fits IL the act Of Congress- unit
Jul, 20 h, 1862, Tor granting pensions /
r,-une,s wounded in the Indian wars i
), u,nn..n,a. Referred to Committee o
Pensions.
4 A loirned.
1 tiuusE-A large number Of resolution
IN various subjects were introduced and r.
erred.
Fernando Wood introduced resolutio
prOviding for tho appointment Of Commi'
U >iuntr. t. go to Redmond With q view .
arranging f,r the termination Uf this bloody
D destructive aud huffman war, and securin
he pace under the constitution upv
g crms Il 1T &c aud .qnaity.
Mr.. Wx,hburn movsd to lay the res or
,,u Oh tue table. Carried. Yeas, %; nay
80
TIE Speaker announced the standin
y | ,oiu,mittee., the chairman Of which are q
!, | '.'lvws:
!, Elections, DIVES, Of Mass; Ways ar
J. | Means, Stevens. Of Pa; Claims, IL lie, VI Pa
= | Commerce, Wa>hburn, Of III Putl,c Land
Jni,an, Of lad Post Office ana Pos'-road
II ,ley. ~ Mas; d str,c. of G ,iu,noia Low,
: Joy. Of III Judiciary, Wilson, OF l'wn; Put
{ C Exrcuo,,ur.s, llurltnt, IL N Y;Puva'
!, L.nd Claims, Thsyer II Pa; Asi,cuitur.
5 ny, Of Ky; lnti.n Aft .irs, Wlndum, ,
unn; M,itar. Aif.ivs, Schei ok, Of Oan
;. Nav, OF rs, r CO Of Mas F,re'sn affair
4 Winter DAVIS, of Nd; Territories, A>l
ley, of o; K.,o uions,y Pensions, Ltttl.
JOHN, Of N Y; loya,d Pensions, WualeJ
vi West Va; X ,ads snd Casais, Arnold, ,
III: Patcu.-. Jenchs. Of r l.; Public BaiiC
. ,ns- aud G.ou,:>. K,ce, u Me; X wise
e 4nh U.6aleh.a Ba.,oe,>, Boyd, u Mo
. Miiesgc, i 'hinsor. u Il A counts, X !
Tugs, Of N. IL Expenditures Of State D,
0 oa',mvn,, Pike. oi Ne Expenditures Of III
-, rrc.sur, Department. Anus Myers, OF p.
y" Expenditures Of the War Department
D,~n,ng. Expenditures Of Navy Depar,
= ment, B.xter, VI N. y, Expenditure, ut 81
Po,, Office Department, P,meroy, VI N. Y
Expenditures uf tiI. Interirr Department,
q summon, uf Cal Expenditures on Publ,
'iu'ld,ng-, l. "vy Ger. Il Mich GA L'orar,
Frank, 81 n. r.; On Pr'nting, \. W. Clar'
IN Y; o, f nv'ivd Il lis, Cotb of "
A large nun,"-r .t bills aud resolution
9 )" numerous subj .cts were introduced All
referred.
ii NJ. MoriIl introduce ,int resolutio
auth 4 NJ the Pr.sdvns ~ give the gov
erament VI Great Britain tue notice +.
quiicd for tue termination u the reclproc;
~ treny ut June S, 1854, and moved II
reference to the cvinmItsec On Ways an
Means.
Mr.. Wade moved o. an amendment /
refer the resolution to the Committee o.
| Commerce. Admitted