Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-05
FORTYTHIRD CONGRESS.
FsIDAY, December 5.

THE SENATE was not IN session to day.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
on hour was occupied in the reading of yester-
days journal.
On motion of Mr.. Hale, MAINE, J all bills in
relation to the salary were ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Hale IN. W introduced a bill on tn at
subject. restoring the old rate of compensation.
Referred.
On motion of Mr.. Dawes, Mass. y Senate bill
No. 81, to provide for the redemption of the
loan of 1883, was taken up. The OBJECT OF the
bill was to assume the payment of the bonds on
January 1st, 1874, or TO exchange them for 5
per cent bonds.
Mr. Garfield (ohio) inquired what assurance
there was that any of the bonds would be ex-
Mr. Dawes said some of them had already
been exchanged under law.
Mr.. Beck (Ky) inquired whether the bonds
would he paid In gold.
Sir. Dawes replied that they would be paid
according TO their tenor, and in the money Ia
which they were purchased, which was gold
referred.
MT. Lawrence Ohio) offered a resolution that
the journal of the House, and all executive and
legislative documents be printed in style aud
form of The Congressional Record. Referred
to Committee on Printing.
Mr.. Cox IN. " presented petition of three
thousand mariners asking the repeal of the act
authorizing the appointment of shipping com
missione:s. Referred to Committee on Com
merce.
The Speaker announced the following as
THE STANDING COMMITTEES
of the 43d Congress, VIZ:
On EIsctions-Messrs. Smith of N. Y, Thorn as
of n. g.. Hazleton of Wis, Todd of Pa, Pike of
n. H., Robinson OF Ohio, Harrison OF Tenn
Hyde of Mo-, Speer of Pa, Lamar of Miss,
Grassland of Ky.
On Ways and Aedns--Messrs. Dawes of Mass,
Kelley OF Pa, Burchard of III, f. II. Roberts
OF n: V, Kasson of Iowa, Waldron of Mich.
Sheldon of La, Foster of Ohio, Beck of Ky,
Niblack OF Ind, Wood of ny
On AppTopridtiOnS-Messrs Carried of Ohio,
Hale of Maine, Wheeler of y. ", O'NeIl, of
Pa, Starkweather of Conn, Loughridpe of
Iowa, Tyner of Ind, Parker of Mo-, Marshall
of Ill, Swami of Nd, Hancock of Texas.
on Bonktng and Carrency-Messrs. Maynard
OftTenn., Farwen of ILL.,, Merriam of n. Y,
Hawley of Conn, Hunter of Ind. Phelps Of N
j., Hubbell of Mich, Niles NJ ~
of Pa. Mitch =" rondo,,t
----..I UT wis. Durham of Ky.
ON Prcifc Rdilrodd-Messrs. Sawyer of Wis,
Sypher Of La, Killnger of Pa, Houghton of
Cannon of Ill. McDill OF Iowa, Wells of Mo-,
Barnum of Conn.,, Standeforth of Ky., Cream
er, y. v, Neal of Ohio.
On Cidims-Messrs. Hawley of ILL.,, Shoe
maker of Pa, Lansing of y. Y, Dunnell of
MINI, Num- of Tenn. Smith of Ohio, Burrows
of Mich, Howe of Miss, W. X. Roberts OF y
Y, Eden of H., Hamilton of NJ.
on Var C1dimS-Messrs. Lawrence of Ohio
Hazleton Of Wis, Cobb of n. c., Kellogg OF
Smith of Pa, Wilson of Iowa, Holman of Ind.
Harris Morrison, Ill.
On Commeree-Messrs. Wheeler of n. Y.
Sawyer of Wis, Conger of Mich, Hooper OF
of Ohio, Clayton of Cal. Holman of Ind,
Bromberg OF Ala, Wiley Of Texas.
On District Of Columbid-Messrs. Hale, NY,
Harmer, Pa, Cotton, Iowa, Rice, H., Hendee,
VT, Clark, Nd, Pelham, Ala, Lofsnd, Del.
This is all received up to the hour Of 60
ing to press.