The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-08
BY TELEGRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
Exclusively to the IntelllgenCer.
CBy tho Western Union Line.
0hicc Northwest cor. Of Main and Monroe sta)
HOUSE.
WAsuINGToN, December 7.

WASHINGTON, December Z,
Various bills were introduced and re
lerred, after which the House took up thC
bill codilYing the postal laws, but bGlor(
the reading Of tho bill was concluded the
morning hour expired, when the llOus(
adjourned till Monday,
A large number Of Republican Senators
and Representatives have united in u let
ter requesting Secretary Fish 10 remain
in the Cabinet. ur a
A large number Ol nominations were
sent to the Senate to-day, among which
was the name Of Douglass, for Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue.
SENATE.
MIR. SUMNER presented petition from
COlored citizens for supplementary civil
rights bill. Tabled.
Other petitions were presented, among
which was one by Gen. WILSON from the
wounded soldiers In the Dayton asylum
for modification Of the pension laws.
MIR. POMERoY presented bill To unite
the postal and telegraph services
MIR. SUMNER gave notice OF q bill to
abolish the office of Commissioner Of In.
ternal Revenue and reduce taxation.
A joint resolution to arrest the reCusant
witnesses in North and South Carolina
was called up and some debate ensued,
MIR. CARPENTER saying If the witnesses
were not connected with the press he was
satisfied with the Jurisdiction Of the Sen.
ate, as they could not punish anybody
for contempt without the consent ol the
press. fE.as .....
MIR. BUTLER introduced n resolution
regulating the pay Of officers in the Navy
and Executive Department, and bill Tor
the incorporation Of the Postal Telegraph,
Messrs. Gardner q. Hubbard, OF Massa-
chusetts and John +. Tracy, Of Illinois,
being among tho incOrporators.
Alter u recess committees were appoint.
ed and the Senate then went into eXeCu.
tive session.
The following Is the list OF committees
elected by the Senate;
PriUae9eS and ELectiOns-Sumner, Chair.
man; Morton, Rice, Carpenter, Logan,
Holland and Thurman.
F0reign ReLdti0nS-CamerO Chairman;
Morrill,, OF Vermont, Fent0n, Scott, Ames,
Wright and Bayard.
Appropriateness Cole, Clair'n; Spraguc,
Sawyer, Edmunds, Window, West and
Stevenson.
Commerce Chandler, Chairman; Cor.
bett, Kellogg, Spencer, Buckingham,
Conkling and Vckers.
MdnutdctureS-llamlin, Chairman 10.
bertsOn, Sprague, Gilbert and johnson.
A1ricUlture-MOrton, Chairman; Fre-
linghuysen, Robertson, Lewis, md Davis,
of West Virginia.
Military 10dirs-Wilson, Chairman;
Cameron, Morton, Ames, Logan, West
md Blair.
Mdml A6dirs-Cragin, Chairman; An.
thOny, Nye, Osborn, Ferry, Of Michigan,
and AlcOrn, OF Mississippi,
Judnidry y-Trumbull, Chairman; Ed.
munds, COnkling, Carpenter, Frelinghny.
sen, Pool and Thurman.
Post OBlcs and Post Roads Ramsey,
Chairman; Pomeroy, Gilbert, Cole, Ham
lin, Ferry, of Michigan, and Kelley.
7 Public hinds-Pomeroy, Chairman; Tip.
ton, Osborne, Sprague, Window, Logan
and Uasserly. M.
Pripatc Land Gdims-Davis, oil Ken
lucky, Chairman Ferry, Of Connecticut,
Caldwell, Bayard and Blair. ..a
Indian A6dus-Harlan, Chairman Z;
COrbett, Buckingham, Frellnghuysen,
Wilson, Caldwell and Davis, Of Kentucky.
PenSi0nS-Edmunds, Chairman Tip.
ton, Pratt; Brownlow, Hamilton, of Tex
as, Logan and Salisbury. .-.f'
Revolutionary GdimS-Pool, Chairman;
Brownlow, Corbett, Hill and Davis, OF
West Virginia.
C9dimsSIIowe, Chairman; Scott, Pratt,
Stewart, Boreman, Wright and Davis, Of
West Viglnia.
DtStTd Of C0lumbiG-PRtterSon, Chair
man; Sumner, Lewis, Spencer, Sawyer,
Hitchcock, and Vickers.
PdtCnts-Ferry, Of Connecticut, Chair
man, Carpenter, Morrill,, Of Maine, Win
dom, Hamilton, Of Maryland. 10Y. .
Public buildings and Gr0unds-MOrrill
Of Vermont, Chairman: Trumbull, Cole
Sumner and Stockton.
7errit0rieS-Nye, Chairman; Cragin,
Schurz, Boreman, Hitchcock, Clayton and
Cooper. ,..
Rtcifc Acknowledgment, Chairman
Ramsey, Harlon, Rice, Fenton, Scott, Kel.
logg, Hitchcock, Cooper, Ferry, Of Mlchi.
gan, and Kelly, 2 fsl q 'tt..a.sE, E
Mines dhd Minfng gARice, Chairman
Chandler, Flanagan, Upton, Caldwell
Alcorn, Salisbury.
TIItrtSion Of the LdOS Of The United States
4Conkling, Chairman, Carpenter, Stew
art, Wright and Hamilton, of Maryland
Eiucditon and Ldbor-Sawyer, Chair
man; Motrill, Of Vermont, Flanagan, Pat
terson and johnson. tf
TO audit and Control The Cdnhngen
ErpenSeS Of tho Sendte-Fenton, Chair
man; Window and salisbury.
Prfntfn0-Anthony, Chairman; Howe
and Casserly. .. a-
Li6rdry-Morrill, Of Maine, Chairman
Howe and Sherman.
Ea0rossed BhS-Buckingham, Chair
man; Clayton and Davis, OF West Virginin
Enrolled BRs-Carpenter, Chairman
Lewis and Kelly. ,.
tSelect Committee on ReUision Of RnleS-
Pomeroy, Chairman; Edmunds and Bay
ard. .H ~ .... go
Remoual Of IIliticdl Distdiiities-Rob
ertsun, Chairman; Boreman, Ames, Ham
illon, OF Texas, Vickers, Clayton ant
Stevenson.
On LcNes of The MisaissipR-Kellog
Chairman; Trimbull, schurz, AIcoll
and Blair.
IReod OItrages in the Southern Stdtes-
Scott, Chairman Chandler, Rice, Poo
Pratt, BayNrd and Blair.