The New York herald., 1875-12-10
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

| WASHINGTON Dec 0, 1875
APPOINTMENT OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES
IN THE SENATE.
Mr. Wright, of Iowa, moved that the Senate pro-
! coed to appoint the standing committees for the
present session. This agreed to, and on his motion
the requiring that such committees be selected by
ballot suspended. He then submitted a resolution
declaring that the standing committees Of the Senate
| shall be as tollows:-
On PRIVILEGES AND ELECTIONS. Mr.. Morton, Chair
man; Messrs. Logan, MITCHELL Wadeigh, Cameron of
| Wisconsin, Mcmillan, salisbury, herrimon and
! Cooper
on FOREIGN RELATIONSHIP Cameron OF Pennsyl-
| vania chairman; Messrs Morton, Hamn, Howe FIRE.
linghuysen, conkllng hccreery Bogy and Eaton.
/ ON FINAsCE.-Mr. Sherman chairman; Messrs.
Morrill, of Vermont Ferry, Frehnghuysen, Logan,
Boutwell,, Jones Of Nevada, Bayard and Herman.
ON APPROPRIATIONS Morrell Of Maine, Chair
/ Davis Withers and Wallace.
OK coMMnRcE;-Mr. conklng, Chairman. Nessrs.
] McMian Ransom Dennis and Mcdonald.
| on MASUFAcTUREs--Mr. Robertson, Chairman;
Messrs. Booth Bruce, English and Wallace.
on AGRIcuLrURE Trenghuysen, Chairman;
! Messrs. Robertson Harvey Davis and Gordon.
on MILITARY AygAiEss-.ME Logan, Chairman;
| wadIegh, Burnside, Gordon, Randolph and Cockre.
On NAVAL APFArRs-M Cragin, Chairman Messrs.
Anthony Morrill, OF Maine, Sargent Conovcr, Norwood
on rIE JrDrcrsy Edmunds, Chairman; Messrs
Conkling, Frelinghuysen, Wright Howe, Thurman and
ON Posr OFFICES AND Posr ROADS, Mr. Hamlin,
Chairman hessrs s., Ferry, Dorsey Jones Of Nevada
on Pubic LANDS, MI oglesby, Chairman Messrs.
Window, Harvey, Hamilton, Paddock, Booth, Kelly,
| Mcdonald and Jones OF Florida.
on PRIVATE LAND CLAms-Mr Thurman, Chair
man; Messrs Bayard, Bogy, Edmunds and christancy.
On INDIAN AFFAIRs-Mr. Allison Chairman; Messrs.
Ogcsby Morril Of Maine, ingalls,, Clayton, Bogy and
on PEssIoNs-Mr ingalls,, Chairman; Messrs. Ali
| SON. Hamilton, Booth, Bruce, Mcdonald and Withers
OK REyoLUTIoNARY CLAiMs.-Mr Stevenson Chair
man. Messrs. Johnson, Goldthwaite, Morrill, OF Yer
on CLAIMs.-Mr Wright Chairman; Messrs. Nit
chell, Wadlelgh, Christancy, Mcmillan, Cameron OF
Wisconsin, Carpenter Cockrii and Jones Of Florida
OK THE DISTRICT or CoLUMmA-Mr. Spencer Chair
man; Aessrs Hitchcock, Dorsey, ingalls,, Robertson,
Aorrimon and English
Window, Dawes johnson and Herman.
On PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GRoUSDs-Mr. Morrill, of
Vermont Chairman; Messrs Cameron of Pennsylva-
MA, Paddock, Cooper and Whyte.
on TERRIToRIEs.-Mr Hitchcock, Chairman; Messrs.
Cragin, Patterson, Christlancy, Sharon, Cooper and
Maxey.
On RAILROADS. MFR. West, Chairman; Messrs Hitch
cock, Cragn, Howe, Hamilton, Mitchell Dawes, Ran
SON. Kelly. Caperton and Eaton
on MINES AND MINNG.-Mr Sargent Chairman ,
Messrs Hamlin Alcorn, Harvey, Sharon, Godthwaite
on THE REVISION OF THE LAWS OF THE UNITED
STATEs--Mr Boutwell,, Chairman; Messrs. Acorn
Christiancy, Caperton and Wallace.
| On EDUCATION AND LABoR-Mr. Patterson, Chairman
Messrs Morton, Morrill, Of Vermont Burnside Bruce
Sharon, Gordon, Maxey and Key.
OK CIVIL SERVICE RETRENcHMENT T-Mr. Clayton,
Chairman; Messrs Wright, ogesby, Alcorn, Patterson,
McCreery and Randolph
To AUDIT AND CONTROL THE CONTINGENT EXPENSES OF
| THE SESArE.-Mr Jones OF Nevada, Chairman; Messrs.
Dawes and Dennis.
on PRlSrIxG.-Mr. Anthony Chairman; Mcssrs
Sherman and Salisbury.
ON THE LBRARY.-Mr. Howe Chairman; Messrs.
Edmunds and Ransom.
On RULEs.-Mr Ferry Chairman; Messrs. Hamn
and Merrlmon.
on ESGRossED BnIs-Mr. Bayard, Chairman
Messrs Withers and Anthony.
ENROLLED BILLS-Mr. COnoyer Chairman
| Messrs Robertson and Kelly.
OK LEvEEs or THE MISSISSIPPI RIvER.-Mr.
| Acorn Chairman; Messrs Clayton, Harvey Cooper
To EXAMINE TIE SEVERAL BRANCHES OF THE cIvrI
/ SERVICE RoUTEs.-Mr. Boutwell,, Chairman; Messrs.
ConKng, Allison, herrmon and Eaton.
or TRANSPORTATION TO THE SEABoARD.-Mr. Window,
Chairman; Messrs Sherman, West, Conover Mitchell,
| Burnside, Norwood, Davis and Johnston
MIR. BAYARD, of Delaware, said on behalf OF the
minority OF the Senate, he desired express regret
that upon the Committee Finance, numbering nine
members they had not been allowed the proper.
ton which the of justice the part OF the
jorty had given the minority on other committees.
At this time, considering the importance Of the duties
OF that committee the number OF the minority and their
share OF the responsibility in moulding the legislation
in regard finances the ratio deemed by the majority
and minority just upon other committees should
| prevail upon this committee. He had understood,
however, that two members OF the Finance Committee.
the Senator from Illinois Alr Logan and the Senator
from Nevada Mr. Jones) would be here soon and upon
their arrival it proposed to consider the subject Of
allowing the minority greater representation He
hoped the proposition would be carried out
The resolution OF Mr. Wright appointing the com
mttees then agreed to-
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.
The President sent the Senate to-day a very large
number Of nominations, almost all of them being ap-
pointments made during the recess. Among them arc
the folowing:-Ayres ?. Merrill of Mississippi,
Minister Resident to Belgium; Richard Gibbs,
Of New York Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plen
potentary to Peru; Christian Wulweber, OF Iowa,
Minister Resident Ecuador; John G. New, Treasurer
OF the United Staes Curtis f. Burnham, OF Kentucky,
Assistant Secretary oil the Treasury; Henry
A. Lockwood, Commissioner OF Customs r. Hol-
land Ducl, Of New York Commissioner OF Patents
John q. Smith, of ohio, Commissioner Of Indian
Anairs; Edward s. Tobey, Postmaster at Boston
Austin Chase, Postmaster at Syracuse, n Y; Major
Robert MacFeely, Commissary Of Subsistence to be
Commssary General Of Subsistence with the rank o
brigadier generals Colonel William Mckee Dunn, AS
sisant Judge Advocate General to be Judge Advocate
General, with the rank Of brgadicr gcncral First
Lieutenans T. y. Whitehead and John f. Weston to be
tenants T. r. Thornburgh and William Arthur and
Mcssrs William NJ. Maynadicr, OF Maryland, and j. A.
Brodhead Of Massachusetts, to be majors and paymas
tcrs Commodore $. D. Trcnchard to be rear admiral
Commodore John Irwin to be captain; Commodore
Daniel Ammon be Chief Of the Bureau of Navqation
Lieutenant Commanders H. H. Smith and O H. Hunt
ington to be commanders; George w. Emery Of Tenn.
essee Governor Of Utah; S. b. Axtel OF Cali.
iorua Governor OF New Mexico Territory;
John Tarcc Secretary Of Colorado Territory; William
sanborn. Secretary Of Arizona Edward G. David to be