Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-12-12
NUMBER 36.
Pratt, Borcman, Wright, Davis, of West vi
fzinia mud Machnn -

Pratt, foreman, Wright. Davis, of West vir
ginia, aud Machen.
District Of Lo:un,bia-Messrs. Patterson
chairman; Lewis, Spencer, Sawyer, Hitch
cock, Ferry: Of Michigan and vickers.
! P0tenGs-Messrs. Ferry, OF Connect ut
chairman; Carpenter, Window, Hamilton, O.
Maryland and Ranssm.
Public Bui1dings and Grounds- -Messrs Nor
ril, Of Vermont, chairman; Gilbert, Cameron
Stockton and Hamilton. OF Maryland.
1s''ritories-Messrs. Nyc. chairman; Cragin
Foreman, Hitchcock, Clayton, Cooper. and
Pacific Railroad -Mcesrs. Stewart, chair.
man; Ramsey. Harlan, Scott, Kellogg, Hitch.
cock, Ferry. Of Michigan, Cragin, Cooper, R,ce
~ %;.es sss(; and x..ing-Messr.. Hamlin. chair.
man; Chand1er, Fl.nagan. Caldwell, Aicorn,
Kelley and Goldthwaite.
Revision Of tie Lz,cs Of Tie United States =
Messrs. Conkling, chairman; Carpenter, Stew
art, Edmunds and Goldthwaite.
Enrolled BMs-Messrs. Window, Chairman ;
Educotio,a and Labor-Messrs. Sawyer,
chairman: Morrill,, Of Vermont, Flanagan,
Patterson and johnson. -
Investigation and Retrenchment- -Messrs.
Buckin CHAM, chairman; Pratt. Howe. Harlan,
Stewart, Baysrd and Trumbull.
To Audit and Control the Contingent Expense
Of ne Sen0te-Messrs. Carpenter, chairman !;
Morton and Salisbury.
Printing -Messrs. Anthony, chairman :;
Howe and Casserly.
Library -Messrs. Morrill,, Of Maine, chair
man Howe and Sherman.
Eegr0ssed BMs-Messrs. Casserly,. chair
man Clayton and Cooper. =
Select 0o'Rneittee on RSvfsioa ef Losos- -Hesars.
POmeroy, Chairman Ednunds and Stevenson.
RemouM Of Political Disabadttes- -Messrs.
Foreman, chairman; Aues, Clavton, Lewis,
Vickers, Ransom and Upton.
NJ fho
Kellogg, chairman Alcorn, Clayton, Blair and
Rice.
To Inquire into Certnin Alterations againa
Hon. PosoN Cyayon-Messrs. Wright, chair
man Morrill,. Of Maine, and Norwood.
On Alleged Outrages in Southern States.
Pool. Pratt, Spencer and Blair.
Mr.. Wilson, Of Massachusetts, st his own re-
quest, was excused from further service on the
Committee on Military Affairs. Mr.. Morton
introduced bill creating . commission to
adjust the claims under the Geneva award.
Mr.. Morton also introduced bill to refund to
states the interest on money borrowed to
equip, pay, supply and transpor: troops for the
service of the United States in the late war.
Mr.. Ferry, of Connecticut, introduced bill to
repeal the act Of 1861 prescribing the iron-clad
oath. Mr.. Cole introduced , bill to replace
the national bank notes with United STATES
notes: A resolution was adopted instructing
the Finance Committee to ascertain what leg
islation 10 necessary to relieve tho stringency
Of the money market. After = discussion Of
Arkansas matters, the Senate went into Execu-
tive session.
HoUsE-A bill was introduced for
the payment of property destroyed during the
rebellion by authority Of the government. A
resolution Was adopted calling on the secre-
tary Of War for information as to the probable
cost of a ship canal from the Mississippi, near
the mouth, to deep water near the Gulf OF
Mexico. Mr.. Dawes, from the Committee of
Ways and Means, reported bill ab0lishing
the Offices of Assessor and assistant of intef-
nal Revenue, and transferring their duties to
the Collectors and Deputy Collectors, tho law
10 60 into effect on the 1st OF July. Passed.
The death Of W. W. Dantz, IN empioye of the
House, " th his wife and child, by railroad
accident in Pennsylvania, was announced,
and . resolution adopted directing that ar
rangements be made to transport the bodies
back to their late home in Princeton, Niscon-
sin, and have them inferred at the expense of
the House.