Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1863-12-24
XXXVEIIth Congress---First Session.
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SENATE.

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! He also gave notice of a bill amending the
! CONSUMPTION act in such manner as to exempt
/ all clergymen.
I On motion of Senator Foster, the Senate
! proceeded to the election of the following
STANDING COMMITTEES.
| Foreign Reations-Sumner. Chairman Fosta-
| Doolittle, Harris, Johnson, McDougaIl.
Finance.-Fessenden, Chairman Howe Cowan
| Clark, Van Wrinkle, CONFESS.
! CoR1Rerce.-Chandler, Chairman Morrill, Ten
/ Eyck, Morgan, Sprague, Bowden, salisbury
) observation-disclosures, Chairman Harlan Will
! son, Lane. OF Kansas, Powell.
! Military Affairs and Nilitia.-WiIson. Chair
man Lane, Of Indiana, Howard, Nesmith, Morgan
Sprague. Brown.
NaraJ ATairs.-Hale, Chairman Anthony.
| Wiley, Ramsay, Harding, Hicks.
Judiciary -Trumbun, Chairman; Foster, Ten
| Eyck, Harris, Howard, Bayard, Powell.
Post Office and Post R0GGS.-Collamer. Chair
ness. Buckalew.
| Foote, Harding, Carlisle, Hendricks, Wright
| Pirate Lahd ClainlS.-Harris, Chairman; sum
| ner, Howard. Bayard. McDougal.
Indian Atairs.-Doolittle, Chairman; Wilkin-
son, Lane OF Kansas, Harlan, Nesmith. Brown
| Buckalew.
Psnsions-Foster, Chairman.
| Revolutionary Claims Wilkinson, Chairman
| CtutmS.-Clark Chairman.
| District Of COlotmGia.-Green, Chairman
P"0ttc Buildings and Groands.-Foote, Chair
| man.
| Te1Titories.-Wade, Chairman.
| ErpenSeS Of S6nGte.-MaXson. Chairman.
| EngTOSSed BiUS.-Lane, of Ind, Chairman
| Joint Sta1adtng COMMITTEE on PriRting-On tha
| part Of the Senate, Anthony.
| Joint Committee on Enrolled BiUs.-on the part
| OF the Senate. Howe
| Joint Committee on Librd1v On the mart of tho
| Senate, Collamer.
| Senator Wilson introduced the following
| joint resolutions:
! Resolved That the gratitude of their Peon1e and
the thanks of the Representative in Congress are
| hereby rendered to Major General Hooker and his
| officers and soldiers of the army of the Potomac
| for the skill, energy and endurance, which first
| covered Washington and Baltimore from the blows
| OF the advancing and powerful army of the rebels
led by Gen. Lee; and to Major General Meade and
the officers and soldiers of that army for the skill
| and heroic Valor, which, at Gettysburg repulsed,
| defeated, and drove back, broken and dispersed,
| beyond the Rappahannock, the veteran army OF
| the rebellion.
| ReSolred, That the thanks of Congress be here
by rendered TO Major General Banks and the Off
GERS and soldiers under his command, for the skill,
| courage and endurance which compelled the sur
render OF Port Hudson, and thus removed the last
obstru ctions to the free navigation of the Nisss-
| sippi river.
| The resolutions were referred to the mill
| tary committee.
Senator Dooittle called up the Joint reso-
| luton from the House voting gold medal
and the thanks Of Congress to Gen. Grant,
| and on motion it was referred to the Military
| Committee.
Senator Lane, of Indiana, introduced the
bill to amend the enrolment act so as to
! strike out the $500 communication clause, and
| increase the pay of the rank and file of the
army, Of which he had given previous notice.
| Senator Grimes introduced his bill to en-
courage enlstments in the naval service, and
| give credit for the same on the military quo
| tas of the respective States.
Senator Hale, having obtained unanimous
| consent, introduced a bill to more cffectually
repress the rebellion by prohibiting the hold
| ing i'll servitude of any persons in the coun-
| try except on contract. The bill was ordered
to be printed.
| Senator Wilkinson introduced bill to ex-
| tend the benefits Of the act of Congress of
july ,, 1862, granting pensions, to persons
wounded in the Indian war in Minnesota,
| which was referred to the committee on pen
i sions. Adjourned.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
The Speaker announced the Standing Com
mittecs, the chairmen of which are as fol-
| lows:
| Elections Dawes, of Massachusetts,
| HnyS and McanS.-stevens, of Pennsylvania
ClGimS-IIalc, OF Pennsylvania.
CODlnlcrce.-WashburnC, OF Illinois.
| Public LundS.-Julian, of Indiana.
| Post Offices and Post RoGds.-Alley. of Massa-
| chusetts.
! District Of CoI1ra55o.-Lovejoy, of Illinois
JHdiciG7y.-Wilson, of Iowa.
| revolutionary CIaimS.-Price, of Iowa.
| Public ErPenditureS. -llurlbut, OF Ncw York.
| IyIc0te Land ClaimS-Thaycr, of Pennsyl-
Vania.
Manufacturers. -Moorchead, of Pennsylvania
AgricMtaye.-C Clay, of Kentucky.
Indian AfdirS-Windom, of Minnesota
Military Affairs. of Ohio
NopaJ AfairS-Rice, of Massachusetts,.
Foreign A5'dirS.-I Winter Davis of MARYLAND.
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revolutionary tons.-Littlejohn, of N York.
IpcaLid Pensions .-Whaley, of West Virginia
Roads and CGnGlS--Arnold, of Illinois.
PatentS.-Jenkes, of Rhode Island.
Public Buildings and Grounds.-I.ce, of Maine
ReriSed and Unfinished Bu$5nesS.-Boyd, of Mis-
souri,.
Mie0ge.-Robinson, of Illinois.
Recommendations, of Nem Hampshire.
Expenditures Of State Departments. of
Maine.
Expenditures Of the Treasury observation-disclosures
Myers, of Pennsylvania.
Expenditures Of the Var DepGrtment.-Deming, of
Connecticut
Enpesditures Of the Macy Departments Baxter,
of New York.
Expenditures Of the Post Office DETERMINATIONS
Expenditures Of tie Interior OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
non, of California.
Michigan.
On Librcry.-Frank, of New York
on i'ranttng-A W. Clark, of New York.
on Enrolled BiHS.-Cobb, of Wisconsin.
Mr.. Morrill, introduced joint resolution.
authorizing the President to give the Govern
ment of Great Britain the notice required for
the termination of the Reciprocity Treaty of
June 9Th, 1854, and moved its reference to
the Committee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Wood moved an amendment, to refer
it to the Committee on Commerce. He also
introduced joint resolution for the appoint
ment of commissioner to negotiate a treaty
of Reciprocity with Great Britain for the
British provinces of North America, based on
the true principle Of reciprocity, which was
referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Mr.. Elliot introduced bill to establish a
Bureau OF Emancipation, which was referred
to a Select Committee.
Mr.. Davis introduced a bill providing for
the election OF representatives from the states
| of Tennessee and Alabama, which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Elections.
Mr.. Stevens introduced bill granting the
public lands in aid of the Peoples Pacific r.
+. Co., by the northern route, which was re-
terred to select committee; also bill to
fix the pay of cOlOred chaplains and musicians
which was referred to the committee on Mill
tary affairs; also bill to fix the time for
holding elections for Representatives to Con-
gress and to enable soldiers to vote for State
officers, which was referred to the Committee
on the judiciary.
Many other bills were introduced and re-
ferred, including a bill enabling Colorado and
Nevada to form State governments, and pro-
vide for their admission into the Union, and
bill providing temporary government for
the Territory of Montana, both of which
were referred to the Committee on Terrific
ries; also bill providing for recruiting ne
groes in insurrectionary districts, which was
referred to the COMMITTEE on Military Affairs :;