The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-12-09

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Washington, Dec. 3.
SENATE


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Washington, Dec. 8.
j sRNATE
Af. Dssis said:, wish % give uotiee
that On to-morrow / will introduce Join,
resQlution for the restoration Of the Union
49, eef fa6d fbfs1 v;sdicasion Of the
Coastitution % the guarantee of Ia
rights OF the oitisens Of the several
States.
4 NJ Ant1ssy moved that the 0e..tA
proceed TO tho elec.ion Of the Senate
Standing Committees. Carried.
Mr.. Asthony moved shat the rulea
which reqsirs the election Of St.cdin0
Committees By ballot be suspended. and
sh0 Ne following gOnn3tses - ehosep:
Foreign RelasiUns-Mr. Sumner, Chair.
man; Aessrs. Foster, DooIittle. Harris.
Deyis, Jobason, McDoasal.
Finance-lr. Sherman. Chairman !:
Messrs. Hove, Coxan, Clark, Van VIM
kle, Consen and Henderson.
Commercials. Chandler. Chsirr~a
Morrill,, Tso-Eyck. Morgan, Sprsx xae,
Saulsbury and Lane Of Kansas.
Agriculture-Mr. Lane Of Kansas.
Chairman; Harlan, Wilson, Powell and
FArvsll.
Military Affairs and ehe Militia ".
Wilson, Chairman Lane Of Indiana,
Howard, .Nesmish, Morgan, sprague and
Peosions-Mr. Foster, Chairman; Lane
Of Indiana. VsnWinkle, Saulsbury, buck.
siov, Foets and Brown.
Revolutionary ClAims-Mr. Wilkin SON.
Chsirnan Chandler, Wilson, Nesmilh,
and Wright.
Claims-lr. Clarke, Chairman: Pom
eroy. Howe. Anthony, Peck and Dsyis.
District Of Columbia-Ar. Hale, Chair-
msn; Dixon, Morrill,, Wade, WILEY.
Henderson and Richardson.
Patents and Patent Office Reparts-|
Nj Gowan, Chsirmsa; Ten Eyek, Laoe
Of Indiana, Ramsey and SALISBURY.
Public Buildings and Grouncs-Mr,
Foote. Chairman: Trumbnll, Grimes. Far.
we'll and Hesdrickson.
Territories-- Mr.. Wade, Chairman !: /
Wilkinson. Morgan, Sprague. Hsle. Lane
Of ksnsas, Carlisle. Davis and Richard
pon.
Pacific r. R.-Mr. Howard, Chairman:
Collamer, johnson, Harlan, Trunbull,
Sherman. Morg.n, Conness. ard Brown.
Manuiactures-Mr. Sprsgne, Chair
man; Morgan: Riddle, Wilkins and
hend ricks.
Judicisry-Ar. Trumbull, Chairman:
Ten Eyck. Harris, Foots, Powell and
johnsou. M
Post Office and Post Roads-Mr.
Collamer, Chairman +; Dixon, Ramsey,
Conness, Buckalow sad P mercy.
Public Lands - Harlan, Chairman i
PomeroyrFoote, Hastings, Carlisle, Hen
dricks and Wright.
Private Land Ciaims-Hsrris. Chair-
man; Sumner, Howard. Riddle and Har-
ding.
Indian Afairs-DsolittIs, Chairmao o !; |
Lane, OF Kansas, Harlan, Ne
smith, Brown and BaskaIow.
The following are the joint com n,ittecs:
Joint Committee on Printiug-Antho-
ny, Chairman; Morgan and Powell.
Joint Committee on Knroiled Bills
Howe, Chairman; Cowan and Hicks.
Joint Committee 90 Part OF the Libra
ry--CoIlamer, Chairman; johnson and
Howard.
Select Committee on Slavery and the
4tsstness Of Freedmsa-Sumner Chair.
nan; Howard. Carlisle, Pomeroy, Bucka-
low, Brown and Cooaess.
The above we're agreed 70.
A nessaRe Vas here received from
President Lincoln recommending that
Capt. Winslow aud Lieut.. Gushing each
receive vote Of thanks. one for tho de-
ssracsion OF the pirate Alabama aud the
other Tor the aastFucuop OF the rebel iron
clad Albeinsrle, this action being neces-
sarv with ths law in order that these on
cess may be advanced in grade. Referred
to Committee on Naval Affairs.
HOUSE.
The joint resolutions explanatory Of 9
nush Of The intsrnal rovsnue and refers
to duty On cigars vas reported back from
the Ways and Means Counittee.
Pr. Brooks suggested the bill be post
poned.
Debate eusued and several members
arguing that the Law q now construed
the government vas kept out Of immense
sums of revenue BY eyssions Of the cigar
tax.
The subject vas postponed till Monday.
r A message vas read from the President
that Capt. Winslow and Lieut.. Cushing
of the navy receive vote of thanks.
Referred to Naval COMMITTEES.
Ths various branches ef the President's
message we're referred 10 standing com
mittees.
"A bill was introduced to drop from the
army rolls unemployed officers.
/ Referred.
A resolution was adopted that the
Ways and Means Committee enquire into
the sxpediency Of repsaling that portion
Of ths act eosesrniug eommeroi.l inter.
ests which authorizes The appointment Of
eonnsreial agents fsr insufrecsionary
States.
l. The Committee On sJudieiary are in.
structed to enquire into the expedisncy
of passing Law donstionalixing personl
vho On nhpond "a aanasa a. A. q = i :.