The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-12-11

chairuee i o1e@srs 0hAmss,sN Nsllians, Tip
t3a, desdrieks, Vanee,
On Peivsts Land GlAims-Messrs. VII
liaps, eAeipnaav xpnaabs Ksiioss, sRsesg-
IS kss Affair.". kss.rs. H.as~sps,
thsirmsn, Morrill,, Corbets, Thayef, Bucks
lev, Doolitsls.
On Pensions -Messrs Van Wyntle, chair
man, Edmunds. Fowler, Davis, Spencer,
sawyer.
Revolutionary Cla;ns-Nys, chairman !;
Chandler. of Tenn, Saulsbufy.
Caims-Hews chairman Wiley, Frslin>
huysen, Cole. Davis.
Disssict Of Coiumh bis Harlan, chairman !;
Sumner. Rice, Patterson, of n. a., Harris,
Patterson, Vickers.
Patents Wiley, chairman Osborne, Tha-
yer. Terry, Norton.
chsirmasi Tsunboli, Ferry, Davis, white.
gin, fssRs Fosi asbes.ls, Don s. asor..;s, Davis.
Pacific &. R.-Hovard, chairmaa; Sher-
man, Mssps, Counsss, Ramsey, Stewart,
W. Y ~ aatl1a esess 95..s e E.,.s s.s...-
Crag;n. chairman; Morrill,, VT, Bockalew.
On Enerossed Bills- Asssrs. Fowler, chair
msn, Sunner, Norton.
On Misesend Mining lessrs. Connssa
Nafao9 cAandlss Nln, Boss. saatIeas,,
.os Revision Of Lsv,-he.srs. Goblin.
chairman, Sumner, Cole, Bayard, Poole.
Special Commiitee on Ks,lroads-Messrs.
Sherman, chairman, Sumner, Buckalew,
Chandler, Stewart Ramsey
Communities to enquire whether improper
means had beea us<d or attempted for iH6u.
encine the vote of Senators on the inns
parchment Buckalev, Morrill, Of Maine,
Chandler. Stewart, Thsyer.
Joint Committee on Printing Anthony,
White. Harris.
Joint COMMITTEES on Library, on the part
Of the Senate Morgan, Howe, Fessenden.
Joint Committee on Retrsnchmeut-Ed-
muuds, Williams. Patterson Of New Hamp
shire. Buckalew.
Joint Committee to revise the pay Of OH
Gers of the Two Houses -Fessendsn, 6her-
man, Buckale~.
To exsmise claims and accounts for repairs
and furnishing Executive Mansion--Harlan,
Chairman; Horton.
On Ordnascs-Howard, chairnan; CAns-
ron, DrAks.
On Revising the Rules Of the Senate
Anthony, CaairaAs, Ponsroy, Edmunds
Mr. kice moved to add two members to
the Committee on The Union Pacific Rail-
road, ~ representatives Of the South, but at
the suggestion Of Mr. Edmunds he Withdrew
il ittempryafiiy.
The President then directed the Secretary
10 read the cAlendsr OF bills aud resolutions
on the table, most Of which were referred TO
Committees.
On n0tion Of Mr.. Sumner his bill to res
sumo specie psyment on the 4lh fJnly, was
laid over until next week, when he would !
move to refer il to the Committee on II |
nance
Mr.. summer explained the purpose of the
bill introduced by him to carry out the Re- |
10 certain extent the power OF Congress- /
over Georgia, 10 consequence Of the Legisla-
lure having been illegally constituted, which |
wass rsterre1 70 he JudcaAsy Cpumittes. )
Nh sDe4h t1plAned biz b1l - relation o.
I'd 6plSS fGeteral ard u61,eiant Gem
srai 10 the army. and Admi al and Wee Ad- !
niral in the navy to be takennp; those |
trades ARE nrsr-svs ssrsvsrds for sex,raor-
linsry public sorvices, and not leaving them |
open 70 b reached by regular promotion and |
hsfslfed u 0commi.tes on |
4ilitaE4 Ahhifa,
Tie hss.s blll q t.euia.Is ID, -.datis. %
copper. was referred to the Committee on
Aines and Minin9, when the House bill to |
estore the Bureau Of Indian Affairs to the
Var Department, wss reached.
Mr.. Thayer moved to refer to the commit
- on Indian AGaire f8
Mr.. Wilson moved reference to the COM
nittee on Military Afsirs.
Mr. Ferry opposed sending II to the com
nittee on lndian Affairs becsnAs he thought /
I would be fatal to the bill
Mr.. Upton favored the motion to send il
o the.commiltee on Indian Affairs. /
Tbs resolution 70 adjoarn unlil Monday /
sas adopted. 8
Mr. Edmunds called for the unfinished bu-
iness Of yesterday, stating that he was in
avor of having the message read in order to /
Ihow the country what kind Of man occu
pies the presidential Office.
The reading Of the message Was continued
o the end
Adjourned.