The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-05
FORTy-THIRD CONGRESS-.
SENATE.

duced and laid on the table: To complete
Il water highway from the James river to
the Ohio ut the mouth OF the Kanawha.
To remove political disabilities. To aid in
the execution of the laws in Utah.
Mr. Sumner presented petition of TO-
900 citizens asking the enactment of II civil
rights bill presented by him.
The Secretary of War was requested to
communicate all information in reference
to government property at ilarpcr's Ferry,
and the sale thereof
\ bill for the redemption of the loan of
1853 introduced yesterday, was passed.
Mr. Ferry of Michigan called up the
resolution insructing the Finance Commit
tee to report bill providing for a remedy
for the existing monetary arrangement,
and addressed the Senate in favor thereof.
At the conclusion of his speech Senator
Ferry asked that the resolution be referred
to the committee on finance when APP
pointed.
Mr.. Anthony of Rhode Island moved
that the Senate proceed to the election Of
standing committees, which was agreed
q.
He also moved that the Bath rule be
amended by adding new committee after
that on education and labor to he known
as the committee on civil service and re-
trcnchmcnt, and that two members be add
cd TO the committees ON foreign relations,
claims, and education and labor. Adopted.
The Senate then elected as follows the
STANDING COMMITTEES:
On Privileges and Elcctions-Mr Nor
ton chairman Mcssrs. Carpenter, Logan
Anthony, Mcorn. Mitchell, Sumner, Ham.
iton of Maryland, and Salisbury.
Foreign Rclations-Mr Cameron. chair
man; Mcssrs. Morton. Hamilton, Howe,
Frclinghuyscn, Conklng, Schurz, Stockton
and McCrccry.
Finance Mr.. sherman, chairman
Mcssrs. Morrell of Vermont, Scott, Wright,
Ferry of Michigan, Fcnton and Bayard.
Appropriations Mr. Morrell of Maine,
chairman Mcssrs. Sprague, Window,
West, Amcs, Sargent, Allison, Stevenson
and Davis.
Commerce Mr. Chandler, chairman
NIessrs. Spencer, Conkling, Buckingham,
Boutwell,, Gordon and Dennis
Manufactures - Mr.. Robertson, chair
man Mcssrs. Sprague Gilbert. Fenton,
and Stockton.
Agriculture Mr.. Frelinghuyscn, chair
man Mcssrs Robertson Lewis Dennis
and Gordon.
Military Affairs Mr.. Logan, chairman :;
Messrs. Cameron, Spencer, Clayton, Wad-
leigh, Kelly and Ransom.
Naval Affairs Mr. Cragin, Chairman :;
Mcssrs. Morrel. of Maine, Sargent Con
over, Stockton and Norwood,
.Judiciary-AIr Edmunds, Chairman ;
Messrs. Conkling, Carpenter, Frelinghuy-
sen, Wright, Sherman and Stevenson.
Post Offices and Post Roads Mr.. Ram
say, Chairman Messrs. lIamlin, Ferry, of
Michigan, Flanagan, Dorsey, Jones, Sauls-
bury, Mcrriman, and Hamilton. of Mary
land.
Public Lands-Mr. Spraguc. Chairman ;
Messrs. Window, Stewart, Pratt, Oglesby
Wadleigh, Boutwell,, Kelly and Upton.
Private Land Claims-Mr. Thurman
chairman Messrs. King, of Connecticut
Fenton, Bayard and Bogy.
Indian Affairs Mr. Buckingham, chair
man Messrs. Allison, Oglesby, Merrill,
of Maine, Ingalls,, Bogy and McCreery.
Pensions Pratt, chairman Messr
Ferry, of Connecticut, Oglesby, Ingalls,
Patterson, Hamilton, of Texas, and Nor
wood
Revolutionary Clams-Mr Brownlow
chairman Messrs Gilbert, Conoyer, Johns
ton and Goldthwaite.
Clams-Mr Scott, chairman Messr
Pratt, Boreman, Wright, Mitchell, Bout
well, Davis, Merriman and Goldthwaite.
The District of Columbia MIR Lewis
chairman Messrs Spencer, Hitchcock
Robertson, Jones, Dorsey and Johnston.
Patents. Mr.. Ferry of Connecticut
chairman Messrs. Wiudom, Wadleig
and Hamilton of Maryland and Jonhator
Public buildings and gro,inds-Mr MOI
ril, of Vermont, chairman Mcssrs. Gil
bert, Cameron, Stockton and Cooper.
Territories Mr.. Foreman, chairman
Messrs Hitchcock, Cragan, Clayton, PA
terson, Cooper mad McCreery.
Railroads Stewart, chairman
Mcssrs Scott, West, Ramsey, Hitchcock
Cragan, Howe, Frelnghuysen, Hamilton
of Texas. Ransom and Kelly.
Mines and mining-Mr Hamilton, chat
man Messrs Chandler, Sargent, Crozie
Upton and Godthwaite,
Revision of laws of the United States
Mr. Conkling, chairman Messrs Carpente
Stewart, Allen and Ransom.
Education and labor-Mr Flanagan
chairman Messrs Patterson, Ingalls,, Sun
nor Morton, Bogy and Gordon.
Civil service and retrenchmcnt 49, NJ
Wright, chairman Messrs Boutwell,, Ilar
lin, Sherman, Howe, Hamilton, Of Mar
land, and McCreery.
Printing Mr. Anthony, chairman
Messrs Howe aud Salisbury
Libuary-Mr Howe, chairman Mess
Wilson and Edmonds.
Engrossed bills-Mr Bayard, chairman
Messrs Lewis and Cooper
Enrolled bills-Mr Ames, chairman
Mr. Clayton.
Revision of rules Mr.. CREEPY, Mel
chairman Messrs. Hamlin, Merrima