Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-11-26
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exempting from the provision of the wool
| tariff act, passed March I'd, articles actual
| ly imported on the ID, Sd, and 4th of
March, and authorizing the Secretary of
Treasury to refund over the paid duties.
Mr.. Edmonds offered resolution thas
| all monies received by any officer or en-
ployes of the government, or any depart
ment hereof, from sales of captured or
| abandoned property In the late insurree-
| tionary districts, shall be Immediately
| paid into the Treasury to cover any inter.
est which may have been received thereon.
Laid over and ordered to be printed.
! Mr.. Sumner offered resolution granting
the use Of the Senate chamber to- morrow
evening to Rev. Newman Hall, which was
| opposed by Mr.. Trumbull and others. al
establishing bad precedent, and it was
| rejected.
A resolution by Mr.. Sumner was adopted
| requesting the President to communicate
| any official information in his possession
! in regard to the treaties of the United
States with North Germany.
Mr.. Morrill,, of Maine, offered resolu-
ton instructing the Committee on Military
Affairs to inquire into the expediency of
| immediate reduction of the military forces
of the United States. Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, resolution
returning the thanks of Congress to Gems.
| Sheridan, Sickles and Pope, was referred
to the COMMITTEES on Military Affairs.
On motion of Mr.: Edmunds, the Sergeant
alarms was directed to arrest Edward T.
Dunbar and bring him before the bar of
| the Senate to answer for contempt of Con
! gress, in refusing to communicate certain
facts within his knowledge. Referred to
| Committee on lsetrenchment.
The Senate then adjourned.
| House of Representatives.
The proceedings opened with prayer by
Rev. Newman Hail. @
| Mr.. Ingersoll introduced bill TO pro-
hibit further reduction of the currency.
/ Referred to the Committee on Ways and
| Means.
| The Speaker presented the credentials of
]. S. Galloway, Republican Representative
from the third district of Kentucky, in
place of Mr.. Hise, deceased.
Mr.. Davis, Chairman of the Committee
on Elections, stated that there was pend>
ing before that committee, the application
of Mr.. Blakely, who claimed his seat
| against Mr.. Hise. If that claim was all
| lowed, then there would not have been.any
vacancy, or any necessity for a new ell &C.
| ton. He therefore moved that the Gre
dentials of Mr.. Golladay be referred to the
Committee on Elections, and in the mean
time he be not sworn in.
After considerable debate, the motion
was agreed to-
The Speaker announced the commit
tee and fortieth Congress as follows:
+ On Elections-Messrs. Davies, Scofeld,
Upton, Shillebarger, McCIury, Cook,
Palund, Chandler and Kerr.
Ways and Means-Messrs. Schenck and
| Moorehead.
| Banking and Currency-Messrs. Pom
| eroy, Hooper, Buckland, Lynch, Hub
bard, of Western Va, Judd, Coburn, Ran
dali and Barnes.
Pacific Railroad-Higby, Donnelly,
Clark, of Kansas, Mallory, Allison, Girls
void, Logan, Maynard, Brooks and Nib
| lack.
On Appropriations-Me Stevens, E.
| B. Washburn, Spaulding, Blair, Bean,
Butler, Kelsey, Phillips and Nicholson.
On Claims-Messrs. Bingham, Wash
burn of Massachusetts,, Ward of New York,
Holman, Harding, Cobb, Mercer, Stokes,
| and Hubbard of Connecticut.
On Commerce - Messrs. Washburn of
Illinois, Elliott, Dixon, O'Neill, Eggles-
| ton, Humphrey, Sawyer, Robinson of New
York, and Arnell
On Public Lands : Messrs. Julian,
Dregg, Glass, Bremen, Donnelly, Ander-
| con, d. r. Ashley and Tabor.
Postofices and Postroads- Farnsworth,
Of Illinois, Terry, R. Lawrence, R. w.
Clark, Lincoln, Lynch, Hill, Fox, John
| son.
District of acknowledgements, of Illi-
nois, Walker, Baldwin, McCulloch, VIM.
Williams, Kountz, Woods, HaIsey, Van
| Horne, of New York..
Judiciary-Wilson, of Iowa, Boutwell,,
| Thos. Williams, of Pa, Woodbridge, Law
renee, Churchill, Marshall, Eldridge.
On Revolutionary Claims Messrs.
Ward of New York, Stevens of Mime
sofa, Trowbridge and Lawrence of Ohio,
Pabley of Wisconsin, Robertson, EIdridge,
VanAnken.
On Public xpenditures-Messrs. Hurl.
bert of New York, Broomall and Hurburt
of Iowa, Plant, Brownell, Coburn, Peters,
Tabor and Getz.
On Private Land Claims--Messrs. Orth,
Langridge, Woodbridge, Woodward, Trim
bic, Bailey, Benton, Hamilton and Stone.
Manufacture-Morrill, sof Pennsylva-
MIA, Ames, Sawyer, Saith, of Vermont,
Seely, Moore, Lofin, Barnum, Van
Trump
Agricultural-Trowbridge Lawrence, of
Pennsylvania, Ross. Newcomb, Fields,
Withon, of Ohio, Loughridge, Kitchen,
johnson.
indian Afairs-Windom, Hubbard, of
Iowa, Sidney, Clark, Ross, VanHorn, of
New York, ScofeId, Hanks, Lafe, Mine
ger.
On Military Affairs-Messrs. Garfield,
Pile, Ketchum, Washburne of Indiana,
Dodge, Baum, Hawkins, Silgrayes, Boyer.
On Militia-Messrs. Pile of Missouri,
Harding, Buckland, Banks, Gravelly, G. |
Sanks, Adams, Arker.
On Naval Affairs-Messrs. Pike, Kelly,
Faitchell, Stewart, Stakweather, Ferry,
Steams of New Hampshire, Archer, !
Hayght.
On Foreign Affairs-Messrs. Banks,
Orth, Cullum, Washburne of Wis, Nc |
earthly, Blair, Myers, Robinson of New |
York, Morgan.
On Territory-AshIey of Ohio, Cullum,
Marvin, Hunter, Taylor, Mullins, Taffe, |
Wood of New York, Hotchkiss.
On Revolutionary and War of 1872 PEN
sions-Loan, Mullins, Price, Washburne
of Mass, Miller, Elliot, Washburue of /
Ind, Burr, Morrissey.
On Invalid Pensions-Messrs. Psrham,
Vanaman, Brigham, Hamilton, Mum,
Miller, Pattsly, Burr, and For.
On Roads and Csnals-Cook, Conneil,
Wilson, of Ohio, Coke, Newcomb, Dodge,
Mccarthy, Kerr, and Barnum.
On Mines and Mining Affairs of Calls
fornis - Ashley, of Nevada, Dreggs,
O'Tenisy, Hunter, Mallory, Woodward,
and Silgraves.
On Freedmen's Affairs-Messrs. Elliott,
Trimble, Loan, Paine, Morrill,, Baker,
Adams and Hotchkiss.
On Education and Labor-Messrs. Ba-
ker, Cory, Julian, Boutwell,, Wilson, of
Pennsylvania, ONeill, GroveIly, Barnes
and Stone,
On Coinage, Weights and Measures
Messrs. Kelly, Judd, Smith, Ferris, Hill,
CORY and Axtell.
Patents-Messrs. Jennicks, Chandler,
Myers, Brownell and Petiss.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Messrs,
YanHorne, of New York, Cobb, Moore,