Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-12-05
Congressional Proceedings.


WASHINGTON, ID. C., Dec. 4.
SENATE.
Mr.. Anthony moved that the Senate pro-
coed to the election of standing committees.
Agreed to. He also moved that the 34th
rule be amended by adding a new committee
after that on Education and Labor, to be
known as the Committee on Civil Service
and Retrenchment, and that two members be
added to the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons, Claims and Education and Labor.
Adopted.
The Senate then elected standing commit
tees as follows:
On Privileges and Elections Messrs. Nor
| ton, chairman Carpenter, Logan, Anthony,
Alcorn, Mitchell, Sumner, Hamilton OF Mary
| land and Salisbury.
On Foreign Relations -Messrs. Cameron,
Chairman Morton, Hamilton, Howe, Ere
linghuysen, Conkling, Schurz, Stockton and
McCreery.
On Fnanee-Messrs. Sherman, CHAIR
mani Morrill, of Vermont, Scott, Wright,
Ferry Of Michigan, Fenton and Bayard
On Appropriations - Messrs. Morrill, of
Maine, (Chairman) Sprague, Window, West,
Ames, Sargent, Allison, Stevens and Davis.
On Commerce-Me Chandler, CHAIR
man) Spencer, Conkling Buckingham, Bout
| we'll, Gordon and Dennis.
| Chairman Sprague, Gilbert, Fenton and
Stockton.
On observation-disclosures. Frelnghuysen,
| chairman Robertson, Lewis, Dennis and
| Gordon.
On Military Afairs-Messrs. Logan,
| (Charman) Cameron, Spencer, Clayton,
Wadleigh, Kelly and Ransom.
On Naval Afairs-Messrs. Gragin, (Chair-
NAM Anthony, Morrill, of Maine, Sargent,
| Conover, Stockton and Norwood.
On Judiciary -Messrs. EdmundS: (Chsir
MANI ConkliEg, Carpenter, Frelinghuysen,
Wright, Thurman and Stevenson.
On Post Offices AMI Post Roads-Messrs.
Ramsey, (Chairman) Hamlin, Ferry of Mich.
| Flanagan, Dorsey, Jones, Salisbury, Mer-
| riman and Hamilton of Maryland
On Public Lands - Messrs. Sprague,
chairman Window, Stewart, Pratt, Ogles-
| by, Wadleigh, Boutwell,. Kelley and Tiiton.
On Private Land Claims-Messrs Thur
| man, (Chairman) Ferry of Conn, Fenton,
Bayard and Bogy.
On Indians Affairs-Messrs. Buckingham,
| (Chairman) Allison, Oglesby, Morrill, Of Me-,
Ingalls,, Bogy and McCreery.
| Ferry of Conn. Oglesby, Ingalls,, Patterson,
| Hamilton of Texas, and Norwood.
On Revolutionary Claims-Messrs. Brown
low, (Chairman) Gilbert, Conoyer, Johnston
and Goldthwaite.
| On Claims-Messrs. Scott, Chairman
Pratt, Foreman. Wright, MITCHELL Boutwell,,
Davis, Merriman and Goldthwate.
On District of Columbia essrs. Lewis,
| Chairman Spencer, Hitchcock, Robertson,
Jones, Dorsey and Johnston.
| On Patents N essrs. Ferry of Conn.
| (Chairman) Window, Wadleigh, Hamilton of
Maryland, and Johnston.
| IN pu Pm o,l 1s
Morrill, of Vt. (Chairman) Gilbert, Cameron,
Stockton and Cooper.
| On Observation-Disclosures. Borcnian CHAIR
mani Hitchcock, Cragin, Clayton, Patterson,
Cooper and McCreery.
| On Rnlroads-Messrs. Stewart, CHAIR
NAM Scott, West, Ramsey, Hitchcock,
Craein, Howe, Frelinghuysen, Hamilton of
Texas. Ransom and Kelley.
| On Mines and Minng-Messrs. Hamlin,
| chairman Chandler, Sargent, Crazier, Tip
ton and Goldthwate
On revision of the laws of the United
| States Messrs. Conkling, (Chairman) Car
penter. Stewart, Alcorn and Ransom.
On Education and Labor-Messrs. Flana-
gan, (Chairman) Patterson, Ingalls,, Sumner
Morton, Bogy and Gordon.
On Civil Service and Rctrenchment
Messrs. Wright, chairman Boutwell,. Sher-
man, Hamln, Howe, Hamilton of Md and
McCreery.
To audit and control the contingent expen
SEES of the Senate-Messrs. Carpenter CHAIR
man, Jones and Dennis.
On Printing-Messrs. Anthony, Chair
mani Howe and Salisbury,
On L'brary-Messrs. Howe. (Chairmsn)
Allison and Edwards.
On Engrossed bills - Messr> Ba, ard,
| (Chairman) Lewis and Cooper.
On Enrolled Bils--Mrssrs. Amcs (Chalr-
MANI and Clayton.
On the Levees of the Mississippi Riv>I-
Messrs. Alcorn, (Chairman) Ciait Schulz,
Crozier and Cooper.
| On Transportation Routes to the Seab jard
-Messrs. Window, (Chairmap) Shcrm IN,
Conkling, West, Conoycr, Mitchell, Davis
and Norwood.
Mr.. Anthony moved that when the Senate
adjourn it be to Monday next. Adopted.
Mr.. Morton moved that the credentials OF
Pinchback and Mcmillan, as Senators from
Louisiana, now on the Presidents table, be
referred to the Committee on Elections. Also
that portion of the Presidents message.
agreed to.
| Executive Session-After session of five
| minutes the doors were re opened.
Adjourned.
! HOUSE,
| The Speaker announced AS tho special
committee on the reduction of salaries as fol-
lows; Messrs. Hale of Maine, Maynard.
Kesson, Scofeld, Hale of n. y, Niblack and
Jewett.
The House then adjourned, the Speaker
stating that he would announce the standing
committees tomorrow.