The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-03
FoRTIETH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION.
Senate.

WASHINGTON, Dec. g. ~
en Of Is be s Th1h
the & OF & ths SECOND zee
established precedent, r-s
out the word .honorabie wherever il Occurred sdkns
Mr.: Johnson sMSlf would Inquire whether that
The President pro tenn. believe 1t has been the
Mr. BuckaIew said that it had grown to be a usa,,
ON the part Of the Clerks. bnt he lad always con.
nBnr Of the regular o the Forstn S me 6S 6e
Genes %ond enSne 81 bs shs usage
whether u is mo vement OF his Is Intended as pan
M BUCK aeW was 1Sde stood 10 ssy that he
not authorizedto suggest planEs tor the Democratic
Tne motion to strike out was carried.
of losses in the service and for pension
were presented and referred TO the Committee on
Mr.. Pomeroy IN w presented petition from GER
mept OF Impartial suffrage wherever the Jurisdiction
of the United States extends Referred to the Com
Mr.. Chandler mich presented a petition from
praying the award Of the amount offered for his CAP
lure. Referred 10 the Committee Military Affairs
ceeGed to the election Of the standing som@tfeeS.
disPenslpg by unanimous consent, with the vote by
On motion OF Mr.. Anthony, the committees were
Foreign Relations-Messrs Sumner !OhaIrman Fes.
sender, Cameron, Harlan. Motion. Patterson IN. HI
F,nanoe-Messrs; sherman, CbaIrmani Morgan,
Mnlams. Van Winkie, Cattell, Henderson. and
Commeree-Messrs, Chandler, Chairman; Morril
Snd Is 6oolYs spr"Sue' 00f0o'' PATTERSON 'Aenn'
Manufactures-M Messrs. sprague, Chairman; POme-
Agricuiiure-Mess Cameron, Chairman; Cattell,
Military HffSirs and the Mlitia--Messrs. Wilson,
Chairman; Howard. sprsgue' Cameron Morton,
Naval Aiialrs-Messrse Grimes. Chairman; Anthony
Judicaryy@Messrs. TfumbuIi, Chairman; stewsft
FrelInghuysen, Edmunds, Conkling, johnson, and
Post Offices and Post Roads NIessrs, Ramsey, Chair
man; Conness, Pomeroy, Van WinkIe, Harlan, Nor
Pnbljc' LapdsHMessrs Pomeroy Chairman; Stew.
art. Edmunds, Cattell, Williams, Upton. and Hen
MTyate Land Claims -Messrs Williams, Chairman;
Howard, Ferry; Norton, and Baysrd.
Ninr1 me ROSS Corbett Theyer BucSaiew and
Doolittle.
House OF Representatives.
The Speaker presented several communications
from the Secretary of War Gd iIltcrias as follows
Transmitting statement OF the AdjutaDt-9eneraps
Colorado militia employed In the military service In
transmitting commu nicatIon from the Quarter
master General submitting plan ana estimate for re-
Yania.
! TransInittDga communication rom the Chief of
tion the settlement ofaceount OF certain officers
Tran hitting In com pliance with House resolution
Of November =, statement relatiye 10 0Dnilulngs
sSsss sy the United States III New YORK and
All these papers were referred to the Committee
| Military Affairs.
Mr.. Stevens Pal having en- account of feebleness
! and inability to make himself heard by the House
from his own seat, came up 70 the Clerks desk and
asked leave 10 introduce bills and resolutions as io
"A bin 70 establish system OF common schools for
the District OF Columbia Referred to a seleoc COM
nittee Of nye. TO oonsist of the same members who
served on the same committe last session. namely
MessTs Stevens (Pal, Van Aerman Williams, (Ind.l,
LouRhTidge, ana Amber
Also, joint resolution relating to the partition of
/ Texas IL inetructs the Committee RecOnstruc-
tiOn TO inquire into the expedenoy of dividing the
| Territory lately known As the state OF Texas, into
two or more States, 10 be admitted Into The Union
when q duly qualified.
| Mr.. Eldrldge (Wisl. Objected remRrking that one
| Slate Of Texas was 0nOdEh 70 be held under dos
| pOtic Government, N