The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-12-05
CONGRESSIONAL.
WASHINGTON, December 1
SENATE.


and laid on the tableto be referred to
committees hereafter:
By Mr.. Bo-emsn, Of West Virginia,
g bill to complete q water highway
from the Jsmes river to the mouth OF
the Kanawha.
By Mr. Stevenson, OF Kentucky, a
bill TO remove all political disabilities.
Mr.. Sumner, presented tae petition o:
100000 persons asking the enactment
OF the Civil Rights bill presented by
him.
I Mr.. Sherman, OF Ohio, called up .Ae
bill introduced by him for the redemp-
ton OF the loan OF 1858, which was re.
ported at length in The proceedings, yes
terdsy. and it was passed, after the
cIause in the report Of the Secretary OF
the Treasury recommending its passage
was read
Mr.. Ferry, O; Michigan, called up the
resolution introduced by him on Mon
day, ins,ructing the Financial Commit.
tee to report bill providing remedy
for the existing monetary arrangement,
and addressed the Sensse in favor
thereof.
Mr.. Anthony moved that the Senate
proceed to the elcctisn o. standing COM
mit,ees. Agreed to. He also moved
that the thirty-fourth rule be amended
by adding a new committee after that
on Education aud Labor, TO be known
"a the Committee on Civil Service aud
Retrencbment and that two members
he sdded to the committee on Foreign
Relations, Claims, Education and
Labor. Adopted.
The Senate then elected standing cOm'
mittees.
Mr.. Anthony moved that when the
Senate adjourn it be 10 meet on Mon
day. Adopted.
The following are the most important
standing com mittees:
Privileges and E'ectious-Morton,
chairman; Carpenter, Logan, Anthony
Alcorn, Mitchell, Sumner, Hamilton,
Of Maryland, and Salisbury.
FOREIGN Re!ations-CameroD, chair
mao; Morton, Hamilton, Howe, Ere
linghuysen. CoBkIing, Schurz, Stockton
and McCreery.
Fsnancs-Sherman, chairman Nor
rel, OF Vermont, Scott, Wright, Ferry,
OF Michigan. Fenton aud Bsyard.
-AppropriatiOns-Morrlll, OF Maine,
chairman, Sprague, WindOm. West,
Ames, Sargent, Allison, Stevenson and
Davis.
Commerce-Cbandler, chairman,
Spencer, Conkling, Buckingham, Bout
well, Jordon and Dennis.
Military Afars-Logsn, chairman,
Cameron, Spencer, Clayton, "sdlelgh'
Kelley and Ransom.
Naval Afdirs-Craigiu, chairmsn,
Anthony, Morrel, of Maine, Sargent,
Conover, Stockton and Norwood.
Ju4iciary-Edmunds. chairman, Car
pen,er. Conkling. Frelnghuysen,
Wright, Thurman and Stevenson.
Postoffcs, and Pos: Road;-Ramsey,
chairman HamIiD, Ferry OF Mich.
Flanagan, Dorsey, Davis, Saulsbnry"
Merrimau, Hamilton, OF MARYLAND.
Public Lands-Sprague, chairman;
Window, Stewart, Pratt, Oglesby, "ac-
leigh, Boutwell,, Kelly and Upton.
Indian 4 Afairs-Buckingham, chair,
man Allison, Oglesby, Morrill,, OF
Maine, IngoIe, Bogy, McCreery.
RailroaG5-Stewart, chairman; Scott,
west, Ramsey, Hitchcock, Craisin'
Howe Freliughuysep, Hamilton Ran
som, Kelly.
Mines and Nining-Hamlin, chsl'-
ma; Chandler, Sargent, C'osier' lip
ton and Goldthwait
Revision Of the Lac; Of. the t9t'Sa
.States-Conkling, chairman; Carpenter
Stewart, Acorn and Ransom.
Elucltion ard L15or--FI9nagan,
chairman Patterson, ingalls,, sumner
Morton Bogcs and Gordon.
Civil Service and Rstrenchmsnt-
Wright, chsirm an; Boutwell,, Sherman
Hamliu, Howe, Hamilton and Nc
Creary.
To Auda and Contro! Contingent Ec'
penses Of the ISsnats-Carpcnter, CHAIR
man; JONES and Dennis.
Printing-Anthooy, chairman; Hove