Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-12-21
F0rty.Fourth Congress- First Ses sion.
SENATE.
Nashlnpton December %.

Washington, December 20.
a communication was received from the Secy
Of the Interior, transmitting the various papers
connected with tie investigation of the Usage
Indian agency
Ordered printed
Mr.. Bayard presented credentials of X. II.
Mari, signed by John McEncry, as Gov. of La
appointing him United States Senator from La
to ill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Mr.. Mcmillan.
Tabled.
Mr.. Edmunds of Vt. presented the following:
Resolved That Mr.. Ferry, Senator from Mich
igan, be the President of the Senate until Jan.
I, 1876, and until fresh appointment shall be
made.
Mr.. Hitchcock introduced bill to transfer the
Indian bureau to the War Department.
Referred to the committee on Indian Affairs.
Mr.. Dawes introduced bill to amend the act
Of June %, 1874, for the creation of the Alabama
suit.
Referred to the committee on the Judiciary.
The bill proposes to repeal the 18th section Of
that act, so as to allow insurance companies to
participate in the distribution of the Geneva
awards, and extends the time Of the court one
year, being similar to other bills on the subject,
heretofore introduced.
Mr.. Mcdonald of Ind, gave notice that he
would, at the proper time, offer resolutions and
moved their adoption, substitute for those re-
Gently submitted by his colleague, Morton, in re-
gard to National and State rights.
be printed.
Mr.. McDonad--I desire to introduce them here
after.
Mr.. English of Conn, presented me mortal of
the citizens of Bridgeport, tayoring the repeal OF
the bankrupt law,
Referred to the committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. Davis presented memorial Of the Equity
Safety Insurance Co. of Boston, of creating a
court of Alabama claims, so as to allow insurance
companies to participate in the Geneva award.
Referred to the committee on Judiciary.
The Senate then went into executive session,
after which it adjourned till Wednesday, Jan 9th,
1876.
The Speaker announced the standing committees
of the House, as follows:
Elections Messrs. Ham, Thompson, Blackburn,
Beebe, House, Debolt, Poppleton, Hoar, Wells,
Baker and Brown.
Ways and Means-Munson, Wood, Hancock,
Thomas, Hill, Chaplin, Tucker, Blaine, Kelley,
Garfield and Burchafd
propriations-Randall, Holman, Wells, At
kns, Hamlin, Bount Singleton, Wheeler, Hill,
Foster and Walden.
Banking and Currency-Cox. Payne, Goode,
Gibson, Raymond, Burchard, Wke, Townsend
kasson, Eames and Hubbell.
Foreign Affairs-Faulkner, Banks, Barnum,
Williams and Packer.
Military Afiairs-Banning, Glover, Williams
Terry, Cook, Reilly, Hardenberg, Mcdonald
Thurnburg, Hurlbut and Strait.
Commerce-Hereford, Ward, Duraud, Reagan,
Piper, kehr, Pierce, FELTON,, Hunter, Ross and
Cunnell.
Post OAices-Clark, Waddell, Lutterell, Aims
WORTH Walker, Mcmahon, Stevens, Cannon, Mil
Ter, Stowell and Wallace.
Naval Observation-Disclosures Lewis, Mills, Jones'
Willis, Williams, Robbins, Burlcigh, Harris, Dan
forth and Hayes.
Revision of Laws-Durham, Southland, Bell
Metcalf, Teese, Douglass, Sparks, Grape, Denni-
son, Oliver and Robinson.
Education and Labor-Walkcr, Lamar, Faux
ner, Cutler, Slenger, Clark, SpinSer, lloar. Ma
COON, White and Nash.
District of Observation-Disclosures, Neal, Phelps,
Cato, Hartridge, Hinkle, Stevenson, McCreary,
Willard, Hendel and Phillips.
Public neutrality-suspicious., Wells, Harrison,
Cook, Hewitt, Walsh, Young, Williams, Wood
worth Plaisted of Me. and Kimball
IIartzell, Clark, Smith, Conger, Dobbin, sampson
and Foyc.
Pensions-Jenks, Bagley, Wilson, Bliss, Rice,
Hewitt, Yates, Rush, Tennckson, Penman and
Rainey.
Pacific MISUNDERSTANDING Atkins, Lutterel,
Ns!ker; l.ynlle, Thomas. Phillips. Garfield. kas-
son. Plat, ONeil and Blair.
,Iudciary-Knott, llunton, Ashe, Lynde, Lord,
llurd, Caulfed, McCary, Lawrence, Frye of Me.
and Starkweather.
Public Lands-Taylor, Goodwin, Fuller. Nc
Farland, Walling, Cause, Lane, Hawthorne, Nc
Dill, Morey and Crounse.
Ciaims-Brght, Neal, Brown, Robbins, Tarbox,
Cochrane, Phillips, Pratt, Bass, Bradley and Ca
son.
War Claims--Eden, Milliken, Warren, Cabell.
Ellis, New, Caldwell, Conger, Smith, Wilson and
lloskins.
Adjourned until after the holidays.