Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-12-08
Forty-secOnd Congressional Session,
WASHINGTON, D. C. Dec. I, 1871.
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Mr.. Sumner presented petition from tho ne
groeS Of Albany for the immediate passage Of
the supplementary civil rights bill Mr. sum.
ner said that this would be the greatest :ChriSt
mas present to the coored people ever made in
human history Tabled.
Mr. PomerOy presented bill for uniting the
postal and telegraph service.
Mr. Sumner gave notice of Il bill reducing
taxation and aboliShug the office of internal
revenue commissioner.
The resolution for the arrest Of recusant wit
nesses in the south came up. Some debate en-
sued, Mr.. Carpenter saving if the witnesses
We're not connected with the press he was salts
fed with the jurisdiction of the senate, but re-
garded il settled that the senate could not pun
ish anybody for contempt without the consent
OF the press
Bills were introduced regulating officers in tho
navy and executive departments; for ncorpo
ration OF a postal telegraph, Gardiner q. Hub
bard and others being the incOrpOratOrS
The senate took a recess till two O'clock after
which committees were appointed as follows;
On Privileges and Elections-DIr. Sumner, chair
man, and Messrs. Morton, Rice, Carpenter, Logan
Hill and Thurman
On Foreign Relations Mr.. Cameron, chairman,
and Messrs. Harlan, Morton, Patterson, Scnurz,
On Finance Mr. Sherman, chairman, and Messrs
Morrill, of Vermont, Fenton, Scott, Anes, Wright
and Bayard.
| On Appropriations Cole, chairman, and
Messrs. Sprague, Sawyer, Edmunds Window, West
| and Stevenson.
On Uommerce-Mr Chandler, chairman, and
Messrs. Corbett, Kellogg, Spencer, Buckingham,
| COnkling and Vickers.
On Nianufactures-Mr Hamlin, chairman, and
Messrs Robertson Sprague, Gilbert and johnson.
On Agriculture-Mr Morton, chairman, and
Messrs Frenghuysen, Robertson, Lewis and Davis
of West Virginia.
On Military Affairs Mr. Wilson, chairman, and
Messrs Cameron Morton, Ames, Logan, West and
Blair.
On Naval AGairs-NIr Craqin chairman, and
Mpssrs AnthpuV Osborn and Ferry of MiChi-
gan.
ON Judicary-NIr Trumbull, chairman, and
Messrs Edmunds, Conkling, Carpenter, Freliug-
On Post Offices and Post Roads MIR Ramsey,
chairman, and Alessrs PomeToy, Gilbert Cole,
Hamlin, Ferry of Michigan and Kelley.
On Public Lands-Mr Pomeroy, chairman, land
Messrs Upton, Osborn Sprague, Window, Logan
| and Casserly.
On Private Land Claims-Mr Davis of Kentucky,
chairman, and Messrs Ferry of Connecticut Cald-
| well, Bayard and Blair.
On Indian AfFairs-Nlr Harlan chairman and
| Messrs COrbett, Buckingham, Freinghuysen Will
son, Caldwell and Davis of Kentucky.
On PensiOns-Mr Edmunds, chairman, and Messrs
Upton Pratt, BrOwnlow, Hamilton of Texas. Logan
and salisbury.
On Revolutionary Claims-Mr Pool, chairman,
and NIessrs BrOwnlow, COrbett, Hill and Davis of
On Ciaims-Mr Howe, chairman, and Messrs
Scott Pratt Stewart, Boreman Wright and Davis
| of West Virginia.
| On District of Columbia-Mr Patterson, chair
man, and Messrs Sumner, Lewis, Spencer, Sawyer,
| Hitchcock and Vickers.
| On Patents-Mr Ferry of Connecticut chairman,
| and Messrs Carpenter, Morrill, OF Maine, Window
| and Hamilton of Maryland.
| On Public Buildings and Grounds Mr.. Morrill,
of Vermont chairman, and MeSSrS. Irumbull, Cole,
| Sumner and stockton.
| On Terrtories-Mr Nye, chairman, and Messrs.
! Cragin, Schurz Boreman, Hitchcock, Clayton and
| Cooper.
| ON Pacific Railroads Stewart, chairman, and
| Messrs. Ramsey Harlan, Rice, FentOn, Scott KEEL
| logg, Hitchcock, Cooper, Ferry of Michigan and
On Mines and NIining-Mr. Rice chairman, and
| Messrs. Chandler Flanagan, Upton, Caldwell, Al
| corn and Salisbury.
On Revision OF Laws-Mr Conkling, chairman,
and Messrs. Carpenter, Stewart, Wright and Ham
| iltOn of Maryland.
| On Education and LabOr-NIr. Sawyer, chairman,
and Messrs. Morrill, of Vermont, Flanagan, Patter-
son and johnson.
To Audit and Control Contingent Expenses of
On Printing-Mr. Anthony chairman, and
| Messrs. Howe and CaSserly.
| On Lbrary-Mr. Morrill, of Maine chairman, and
| Messrs. Howe and Sherman.
| On Engrossed Bis-Mr. Buckingham, chairman,
| and Messrs. Clayton and Davis of West Virginia.
On Enrolled Bills-Mr. Carpenter, chairman and
| Messrs. Lewis and Kelly.
| Select Committees:
| On Revision of Rules-Mr. PomerOl, chairman,
and Messrs Edmunds and Bayard.
| On Removal of Political Disabilities-Nlr Rob-
| ertson, chairman, and Messrs Foreman, Ames,
| Hamilton of Texas Vickers, Clayton and Steven
| On Levees OF the Mississippi Rver-Mr Kellogg,
chairman, and Messrs. TrImbull, Schurz, Alc0rn
| and Blair.
On Alleged Outrages in the Southern states-Mr.
Scott, chairman, and NIessrs. Chandler Rice, Pool,
| Pratt, Bayard and Blair
The senate went into executive session, and
| subsequently adjourned to Monday.
| HOUSE.
After the introduction Of several bills, the bill
consolidating the postal laws came up, but be,
fore the reading of the bill was concluded the
morning hour expired, when the house adjourn
| ed to Monday.