Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-12-09
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, Dec. s.


and peace, and for the vindication of the
Constitution as the guarantee of the rights
of the citizens of the several States.
Mr.. Anthony moved that the Senate pro-
ceed to the election of the Senate Standing
committees. Carried.
Mr.. Anthony-I move that the rules
whichrequire the election of Standing COM
mittees by ballot be suspended, and that the
following committees be chosen:
Foreign Relations MIR. Sumner, Chair
man; Messrs. Foster, Doolittle, Harris, Da-
Wis, johnson and McDougall.
Findnce-Mr. Sherman, ChairmandM dMessrs.
Howe, Cowan, Clark, Van Winkle, Conness
and Henderson.
Commerce Mr.. Chandler, Chairman;
Messrs. Morrill,, Ten Eyck, Morgan,
Sprague, Salisbury and Lane of Kansas.
ANicultwe-Mr. Lane of Kansas, Chair
man; Messrs. Harlan, Wilson, Powell and
Farwell.
Military Affairs and the Militia-Mr. Will
son, Chairman; Messrs. Lane of Indiana,
Howard, Nesmith, Morgan, Sprague and
Brown.
Pensions-Mr. Foster, Chairman; Messrs.
Lane of Indiana, Van Wrinkle, Salisbury,
Buckalew, Foote and Brown.
Revolutionary Claims - Mr.. Wilkinson,
Chairman; Messrs. Chandler, Wilson, Mes
NTH and Wright.
CldimS-Mr. Clark, Chairman; Messrs.
Pomeroy, Howe, Anthony, Morrill,, Hicks
and Davis.
District of COlumJid-Mr. Hale, Chairman;
Messrs. Dixon, Morrill,, Wade, Wiley, Hen
derson and Richardson.
Patents and the Patent Otce-Mr. Cowan,
Chairman; Messrs. Ten Eyck, Lane of In
diana, Ramsey and Salisbury.
Public Buildings and GroundS-Mr. Fos-
ter, Chairman; Messrs. Trumbull, Grimes,
Farwill and Hendricks.
Teritories-Mr. Wade, Chairman; Messrs.
Wilkinson, Morgan, Sprague, Hale, Lane
of Kansas, Carlile, Davis and Richardson.
On the Pdcifc-Mr. Howard, Chairman;
Messrs. Collamer johnson, Harlan, Trum-
bull, Sherman, Morgan, Conness and
Brown.
Manufactures Mr.. Sprague Chairman !;
Messrs. Morgan, Riddle, Wilkinson and
Hendricks.
Judiciary Mr.. Trumbull, Chairman;
Messrs. Foster, Ten Eyck, Harris, Foote,
Powell and johnson.
P0stQ6ices and Post RoadS-Mr. Collamer,
Chairman; Messrs. Dixon, Ramsey, Conness,
Buckalew and POmeroy.
Public LdndS-Mr. Harlan, Chairman !;
Messrs. Pomeroy, Foote, Harding, Carlile,
Hendricks and Wright.
Priudte Land Cluims-Slr. Harris, Chair
man; Mcssrs. Sumner, Howard, Riddle and
| Harding.
Indian AGairs-Mr. Doolttle, Chairman;
Messrs. Wilkinson, Lane of Kansas, Harlan,
Nesmith, Brown and Buckalew.
The following are the Joint Standing
committees:
Joint Committee on Printing-Mr. Anthony,
Chairman; Messrs. Morgan and Powell.
| Joint Committee on Enrolled BWs-Mr.
Howe, Chairman; Mcssrs. Cowan and Hicks.
Joint Committee on Part Of the Library
Mr.. Collamer, Chairman; Messrs. johnson
and Howard.
Select Committee on Sldreyy and the Treat
nlent Of Freedmen-Alr. Sumner, Chairman;
Messrs. Howard, Carllc, Pomeroy, Bucka-
lew, Brown and Conness.
The above were agreed to.
Mr.. Morgan asked that the credentials OF
the Senatros from Louisiana, presented yes
terday, be referred to the Judiciary COM
mittee, and it was so ordered.
Mr.. Morgan presented a petition signed
by w. G. Bryant, III. w. Longfellow, John
A. Dix, L. S. Grant, Peter Cooper, IL. j
Raymond, Horace Greeley and many Others
asking an appropriation for the fund for tho
support of National Home for totally dis
abled soldiers and seamen of the army anc
navy of the United States. In considera
tion of the Importance of the subject ant
the character of the memOrialists, lie asked
that the paper be printed and referred Il
the Military committee. 1t was ordered.
Mr. Sherman asked for the reference to
the Finance committee, of the bill Intro
duced by him on Monday for the construc'
tiOn of revenue cutters on the lakes. Or
dered.
Mr.. Doolittle moved that when the Sen
ate adjourned to-day it adjourn to NEE
Monday. Carried.
SO much of the Presidents message az
relates to financial affairs was referred tC
the committee on Finance.
HOUSE.
A Joint resolution explanatory of so much
of the internal revenue law as refers to the
duty on cigars, was reported back from the
Ways and Means committee.
Mr.. Brooks suggested that the bill bt
postponed.
Debate ensued, several members urging
that as the law is now construed Govern
ment was kept out of immense sums o
revenue by evasions of the cigar tax. The
subject was postponed till Monday.
A message was received from the Presi
dent recommending that Capt. WinslOw ant
Lieut.. Cushing, of the navy, receive vote
of thanks. Referred to Naval committee
The various branches of the President's
message were referred to standing commit
tees.
A bill was introduced to drop from thu
army-rolls unemployed officers. Referred
A resolution was adopted that the Way:
and Means committee inquire into the eX'
pediency of repeating that portion of thu
act concerning commercial intercourse
which authorizes the appointment of com
mercial agents for insurrectionary States.
The committee on Judiciary were author
ing % y law m disfranchising persons who Q,
abroad to escape the draft, and requiring
application to be restored to citizenship.