The Portland daily press., 1875-03-10
Forty Fourth Congress-First Session.
SENATE.


To-day Vice President Wilson being absent
the Senate proceeded to the election of Presi-
dent pro tenn and Thomas w. Henry of Mich
igan, was elected. receiving 80 votes. MIR. Thur
man of Ohio. received rs votes.
The standing com mittee were announced and
the following changes were made in the chair
manships of the various committees: Conkling
has the Committee on Commerce in place of
Chandler; Hamlin on post offices in place of
Ramsey; Ogesby on public lands, in place of
Sprague: Ingalls, on pensions, in place of Pratt;
Hitchcock on territories, in place of Boreman;
West on railroads, in place of Stewart; Sargent
on mines and mining, in place of Hamin;
Boutwell, on revision of the laws, in place OF
Conkling; Patterson on education and labor, in
place of Flanagan; Clayton on civil service
and retrenchment, in place of Wright. Two
committees are gwen to the Democrats, Thur
man being chairman of that on private land
claims, and Stevenson chairman OF that on
revolutionary claims
After the announcement of the standing
committees, the Senate resumed the considera-
ton of the resolution for the admission OF
Pinchback, and Mr.. Morton continued his ar
gument.
The following are the standing committees
received:
On ams-Messrs. Wright (chsirman),
Mitchell, Wadlelgh, Christiancy, Mcmillan,
Cameron of Wisconsin. Caperton, Cockerill
and Jones of Florida.
On the District of Columbia-Messrs. Spen-
Ingalls,, Merrimon and Eaton.
On Patents-Messrs. Ferry of Connecticut,
(chairman), Window, Dawes. Johnston of Vir-
ginia and Herman.
On Public Buildings and Grounds-Messrs.
Morrill, of Vermont, tchairman), Cameron of
Pennsylvania, Paddock, Cooper and Whyte.
On observation-disclosures. Hitchcock CHAIR
man, Cragin, Patterson, Christiancy, Sharon,
Cooper and Maxey.
Craoin Hnwa Hamilton Mitchell
Sargent Dawes, RawsoD, Kelley and Caper-
ton.
On Mines and Mining-Messrs. Sargent
(chairman), Hamlin, Acorn, Harvey, Sharon,
Goldthwaite and Randolph.
On Revision of Laws of the United States
Messrs Boutwell, (charman), Alcorn, Chris
tiancy, Carpenter and Wallace.
On Education and Labor-Messrs. Patterson
(chairman), Ingalls, Morton, Ferry of Connec-
ticut, Burnside, Bruce, Gordon, Eaton and
Maxey.
On Civil Service and Observation-Disclosures.
Clayton (chairman), Rice, Og!esby, Sherman,
Patterson, McCreery and Randolph =.
To Audit and Control Contigent Expenses OF
the Senate-Messrs. Jones of Nevada, (chair-
mani, Dawes and Dennis.
On Prnting-Messrs. Anthony (chairman),
Edmunds and Ransom.
On Rules-Messrs Ferry of Michigan, (char-
man, Hamlin and Merrimon.
On Engrossed Bills-Messrs. Bayard CHAIR
man, Withers and Anthony.
On Enrolled Bills-Messrs Conover (chair-
man, Kelley and Robertson.
On Transportation Rates to Seaboard- Messrs.
Window (chairman) Sherman, Conkling,
West, Conover, Mitchell, Norwood, Davis and
Johnston of Virginia.
On Levees of Mississippi Rver-Messrs AL
corn (chairman), Clayton, Harvey, Cooper and
Cockerell.
(chairman), Logan, Alcorn, Mitchell, Wad
leigh, Cameron, Wis, Mcmillan, Salisbury and
Merrimon.
On Foreign Relations-Messrs. Cameron,
Penn, (chairman), Morton, Hamlin, Howe,
FelinghuyseD, Conkling, Nc Creepy, Bogy and
johnson, Tenn.
On Finance-Sherman, (chairman), Morrill,,
Vt, Ferry, Mich. Felinghuvsen. Logan, Bout
well, Jones, Nevada, Bayard aud KEENAN,.
On Appropriations Morril Of Me-, (chair-
mau) Window, West, Sargent, Allison, Dorsey,
Eaton, Wallace and Davis.
On Commerce-Conkling (chairman), Spen-
Ger, Boutwell,, Cameron of Wis, Burnside, Nc
MILAN, Gordon, Dennis and Mcdonald.
On Observation-Disclosures (chairmrn),
Booth, Bruce Withers and Wallace.
On Observation-Disclosures (chairman),
Robertson, Harvey, Davis and Dorsey.
On Military Affairs Logan (chairman), An
thony Morrill, of Me-, Sargent, Conover, Nor
wood and Whyte.
On Observation-Disclosures (charman) Conk-
ling, Frelnghuysen, Wright, Howe, Thurman
and Stevenson.
On Postoffices and Post Roads-Hamln,
(chairman) Ferry of Mich, Dorsey, Jones of
Nevada, Dawes, Paddock, Salisbury, johnson
or Tenn, and Maxey.
On Public Lands-Oglesby, (chairman) Win
dom, Harvey, Boutwell,, Paddock, Booth, KEEL
ly, Mcdonald, and Jones of Florida.
On Library Howe, (chairman), Edmunds
and Ransom
On Private Land Clams-Messrs. Thurman
(chairman), Bayard, Bogy, Ferry of Connecti-
cut and Allison.
On Indian Affars-Messrs. Allison CHAIR
man. Oglesby, Morrill, of Maine, Ingalls,, Clay
ton Bogy aud McCreery.
On Pensons-Messrs. ingalls, chairman, AL.
lson, Hamilton, Booth, Bruce, Mcdonald and
Wthers
On Revolutionary Claims-Messrs. Stevenson
(chairman), Johnston of Virginia, Goldthwaite
Morrill, of Vermont and Wright.
After Mr. Morton concluded his argument
Mr.. Merrimon took the floor and spoke against
the resolution. Before concluding he yielded
for an executive session.
AT o'clock the doors were re-opened and
the Senate adjourned.