Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-05


Railways and Canals-Packer, of Penn
sylvania; Ames, of massachusetts; Halsey, Of
New Jersey; Morphiss, of Missouri; Knapp,
of Illinois; st. John, Of New York; Biggs,
of Delaware; Winchester, of Kentucky;
Sannison, of Ohio.
Mines and Mining-Wa ldron, of Michi-
gan; Sargent, of California; Banks, of Mas
saehusetts; Smith, of Vermont; Negley, of
Pennsylvania; Sessions, of New York;
Shaber, of North Carolina; Young, Of
Georgia; Kendall, of Nevada.
Freedman's Affairs-Cobb, Of North
Carolina; Brooks, of Massachusetts,; Butler,
of Tennessee; Seeley, of New York; Sny-
Griffith, of Pennsylvania; Braxton, of
North Carolina; King, of Missouri.
Education and LabOr-Pierce, of Missis-
sippi; Hoag, of Massachusetts; Townsend,
of Pennsylvania; Butler, of Tennessee;
Burnell, Of Minnesota, Elliott, of South
Carolina; McNeely, of Illinois; StoOm, Of
Pennsylvania; Mcintyre, of Georgia.
Revision Of Laws of the United States
Butler, Of Massachusetts,; Pollard, of Yer
mont; Amber, of Ohio; Killinger, of PennS
sylvania; Bigley, Of Georgia; Leach, of South
Carolina; Sherwood, of Pennsylvania; Sloss,
Of Alabama.
Coinage, weights and measures.-Kelly,
Pennsylvania; Hooper, Massachusetts; Beat
ty, Ohio; Slaughter, Michigan; Coucher,
Virginia; Roberts, New York; Parker, New
York.
Patents.-Myers, Pennsylvania; Steven
son, Ohio; Brooks, Massachusetts,; Marry,
Mississippi; Walden, Iowa; Warren, New
York; Hubbard, New York; GOlladay, Ten
nessee; Dubois, Georgia.
Public Buildings and Grounds.-Hallsey,
New Jersey; Tyner, Indiana; Plat, Jr., Vir-
ginia; Orr, Iowa; Farwell, Illinois; Sessions,
New York; Getz, Pennsylvania; Wells,
Missouri; Perry, New York.
Mileage.-McGrew, West Virginia; Oar
rel, Louisiana; HazeltOn, New Jersey, Col
! laday, Tennessee; Blair, Missouri.
| AccOunts:-Buffington, of Massachusetts;
Sawyer, Of Wisconsin; Harris, Of Wisconsin:
Sherwood and Lewis, of Kentucky.
Expenditures in the State Department
Conger, of Michigan; Whitley, of Georgia;
Ravens, of Missouri; Rogers, of New York;
Myers, Of Pennsylvania.
Expenditures in the Treasury Depart
ment:-Lynch, of Maine; Syphier, of Louis
lana, Hay, of Illinois; Barnum, Of Connec-
ticut; and Kendall, of Nevada.
Expenditures in the War Department
Williams, of Indiana; Barber, Of Wisconsin;
Snyder, of Arkansas; Acker, Of Pennsylva-
mia; and Kinsel, Of New York.
Expenditures in the Navy Department.
Kellogg, of Connecticut; Parker, of Mary
land; Hostetter, of Wisconsin; Biggs, of
Delaware; and Tuthill, of New York.
Expenditures in the POstoffice Depart
ment.-Bary of Mississippi, Homer of
Pennsylvania. Bigby of Georgia, Roberts of
New York, and Shaler of North CErolina.
Expenses of Interior Departmental
of New Jersey, Smith of Ohio, Reveridge
of Illinois, Adams of Kentucky and Conner
of Texas.
Expenditures on Public Buildings.-How-
ley of Illinois, Morphis of Mississippi, Shoe
maker of Pennsylvania, Wood Of New
York, Duke of Virginia, Rules Speaker,
Banks of Massachusetts,, Garfield of Ohio,
Cox Of New York, and Randall of Penn
sylvania.
Printing.-Beatty Of Ohio, Pendleton Of
Rhode Island, and Price of Georgia.
Library.-Peters of Maine, Wheeler of
New York, and Campbellof Ohio.
| Enrolled Bills-Messrs. Buckley of Ala
bama, Foster of Michigan, and Bird of New
Jersey,
Joint Select Committee for Insurrection-
airy States-Messrs. Pollard of Vermont,
| Maynard of Tennessee, Scofield of Penn
| sylvania, Farnsworth of Alabama, COlman
| of Indiana, Stevenson of Ohio, Butler of
! Massachusetts,, Lonsing of New York, Cox
Of New York, Beck of Kentucky, Stan
wood Of Ohio, Waddell of North Carolina,
Robinson of Illinois, and Hawkes. Of Arkan-
! sas.
Select Committee on Mississippi Levees-
Messrs. MOrry Of Louisiana, Weldror Of In
| diana, Mckee of Mississippi, Getz Ct Penn
! sylvania, and Duke of Virginia.
Business-Beck Asking Hard Ques-
lions.
Mr.. Butler, of Massachusetts, offered a
resolution to print 10000 copies Of the
Treaty Of Washington. Referred.
Mr.. Beck (of Kentucky asked leave TO
offer resolution requesting the President
to inform the House under what law he
had caused the constitution and laws of
the State of South Carolina to have been
violated by proclaiming martial law and
suspending the writ of habeas corpus in
certain counties of South Carolina. 1t also
requested the President to lay before the
House all acts of instruction committed in
these counties and the names of citizens
arrested, with the charges against them;
also to give the House full information as
to all statements or facts on which the iSSu-
ing Of the proclamation was based, in order
that the House may determine what steps
are necessary to restore the citizens of such
counties to their rights, and give those not
guilty Of offenses against the United States
the equal protection of the laws.
Dawes (Of Massachusetts, objected, and
the Speaker declared the motion out of or
der.
Butler (of Massachuetts) asked if there
was any objection to its being referred, and
none being made the resolution went to the
Committee on InsurTectionary States.
New Members.
Anumber Ofnew members were sworn in.
The credentials of Herndon and Clark Of
Texas were referred.
Delegates Chapman Of Columbia, and
Claggett of Montana, took seats.
A Stab at Kentucky,
Stevenson of Ohio, asked leave to offer a
resolution asking the President for informa-
ton Of the security Of life and property in
Kentucky.
Butler (of Massachusetts, objected, and
the resolution was referred to the Commit
tees on InsurrectiOnary States.
Mr.. Lynch, (of Maine,) introduced bill
for the revival of navigation and CONNER
cial interest; providing for the admission of
of all ship building materials, ship stores
and coal, free Of duty, and for the resump-
ton Of specie payment.
On motion Of Mr.. Dawes, labOrers, etc,
employed by the Government between the
25th of January, 1868, and the 10Th of May,
1869, be allowed full days pay for eight
hours work.
Taxation on Basis of wealth.
Mr.. Campbell offered resolution for the
amendment of the Constitution, so all d.
rect taxes assessed on basis Of wealth;
providing that but one rate of duty shall be
assessed on all duty paying articles, and
for specific free list of articles not profit
ably produced in the United States, and for
a specific rise in duties in case the annual
revenues fall short of ten or more millions.
Referred.
The New LOan-Pryfng Tax-Gatherers.
Cox offered a resolution, which was re-
ferred TO the Committee on Wars and
Means, for the investigation of the nego-
tiations by the Secretary of the Treasury of
the new funded loan.
Cox also introduced bill to provide ju-
dicial proceedings in all cases Of assessment
and collection of Federal taxes, to prevent
seizure of books, etc, to abolish moieties to
infOrmes. Referred to the same Committee.
The Presidents message was then read,
and the House, at $40, adjourned.