Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-12-20
FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
MONDAY, December %.

| relative 10 the investigation of the Usage In.
alan agency; Laid on the table, and ordered
Mr. Baysrd presented the credentials OF
| hooert III. Mari, appointed as Senator from
| tue state of Louisiana 10y John McEnery.
! signing himself governor. The credeUtialS
| were read and laid on the table.
| or. raves presented petition OF insurance
| companies OF Boston, asking to be adrnitte
! To participation in the Alabama award. He
| also introduced a bill carrying out the pray
| crs OF the petitioners. Referred TO Commit
Mr.. Davis Introduced bill for the improve
ment OF the Monong aheia river. Referred 10
| Committee on Commerce
| Mr.. Hitchcock introduced bin tranSCerripg
the Indian bureau from the Interior 10 the
! War department..
Mr.. Boutwell, introduced bill to increase
| Inc efficiency of the navy, and to promote
| The maritime interests of the United States
| Laid on the table. and ordered 10 be printel
MT. Mitchell introduced bill to repay the
| SLae OF oregon for moneys expended in the
| Modoc war Military Affairs.
| THE PRESIDENCY OF THE SENATE.
| MI Edmunds said, i'm reference 10 the res
| olutlon be had offered on Friday last con
| corning the President pro ten. of the Senate.
| that after further consideration OF the sub.
| Ject, and some discussion, he had concluded
mat The matter should not be left open for
discussion from this time until the eth of
January. He therefore asked the adoption
OF Inc following resolution:
| That Mr.. Thomas W. Ferry of the state Of
| Michigan, be the President of the Senate
until January 4, 1876, and until fresh ap-
| pointment shall be made.
MI salisbury asked if this resolution did
LOT involve one of the questions submitted
10 the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
uons. Ihat committee was directed to in
qulTe whether there is vacancy in the office
/ OF the President pro ten, and this resolution
assumes that there is a vacancy.
Mi Edmunds thought not. He had drawn
IL In Such way as not to assume that we
have or have not a President pro tenn. But If
10y any legal bubble it should happen thai
we have not a President, then this resolution
INN hot "A
ate does decide formally in the matter.
Mr., Bayard moved 10 insert the name OF
Mr. Thurman in place OF that OF Mr.. Ferry.
LOSt-ayeS p. noes ~.
The resolution was then adopted.
Mr' Morton sad that in voting he did it i'm
tne spirit in which il was off-red, and dis
subject.
Mr.. Ferry, who had vacated the chair
during the consideration of the resolution,
resumed it, and said, "Senators, desire 10
confidence"
Mr.. Mcdonald gave notice that he would
hereafter submit substitute for the states
colleague.
Mr.. Newfoundland them in now, and LET
them be printed.
Mr.. McDonald.-I prefer TO hand them in
hereafter.
On motion of Mr.. Morrill,, of Vermont. the
Committee on Commerce was instructed TO
report by bill or otherwise as to the expedi-
ency OF increasing the efficiency of the SER
vice of steamboat inspection. He said If
what was said In the papers was true, there
of the ms pectors.
Mr.. Dennis introduced bill to provide for
the settlement of the claims of the revolu-
tlonary army, and of the widows of those
who died in the service. Referred to Com
mlttee on Revolutionary Claims.
me resolution OF Mr. Morton TO investigate
the late election in Mississippi came up.
MT Eaton hoped that Mr.. Morton would
allow II TO go over till after the holidays.
Mr.. Morton consented.
The Senate then went into executive SEES
sion, and then adjourned till January ), 1876.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Immediately after the reading OF the Jour
nal, the Speaker laid before the House two
or three executive communications, and then
proceeded TO Announce
THE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE Hor-SE
as follows:
On ELeciiOnS-Mes Harris of Va. .Thomp-
son OF Mass, blackburn of KY, Beebe of y.
Y, House OF Tenn, De Bolt of Mo, PoppIe-
ton of Ohio, Hoar of Mass, Wells of Miss.
Baker of Ind, Brown of Kansas.
Ways and Med1ls-Messrs. Morrison OF Ill,
WOOD OF \; y, HANCOCK of Texas, Thomas
of Md, Hin OF Ga, Chaplin Of Mass, Tucker
OF Va, Blaine OF Me-, Kelley of Pa, Garfield
OF ohio, Burchard OF Ill.
Holman OF Ind, Wells OF Me, Atkins of
Tenn, Hamilton OF n. j., BIount of GA, Sin
gleton of Miss, Wheeler of n. Y, Hale of
Me, Foster of Ohio, Waldron of Mich
BGnkiHg and CI,TTelcg-Messr Cox of NY
Payne of Ohio, Goode OF Va, Gibson of La
Hayward of Ind, Buchard of Wis, Wike of
OF r. l., Hubbell of Mich.
Pacific RdtrOdd-MessrS. Lamar OF Miss,
Atkins of Tenn: Luttrell of Cal, Walker OF
Va, Lynde of Wis, Throckmorton of Texas,
Thomas OF Nd, Philips OF Mo, GARFIELD of
Ohio, kasson OF Iowa, Platt Of Y. y, O'NeiI
OF Pa, Blair OF n. II.
Judici01 s-Messrs Knott of KY, Hunton of
Va, Ashe of n. C., Lynde of Wis, Lord of
y. y, Hurd of Ohio, Caulfield of H., Nc
Crary OF Iowa, Lawrence of Ohio, Frye of
Me, Starkweather of Conn.
Public LdIlciS-Messrs. Sayle of Ohio Good
in OF Kansas, Fuller of Ind, Mcfarland of
Tenn, Walling OF OHIO, Ganse of Ark, Lane
of Oregon, HathOrne of MY, McDilI or Iowa.
Morey OF La, CrOunse of Neb.
Io.etJl AD0rS-Messrs. Swami of Nd,
Faulkner OF w. Va, Banks OF Mass, Bar
mum OF Conn, Ely of \. Y, Hamilton Of
roe OF Ohio, Williams of Wis. Packer OF Pa.
Military a tGirs-Messrs. Banning of ohio
Glover OF Mo, A. ;. Williams of Mich, Ter
ry of Va. Cook of Ga, John Reilly OF Pa,
HarGenburg Of \. j.. McDougan OF Ny,
ThQrnbuTg OF Tenn, Hurlbut Of H., Straight
OF MINI.
Wand of \. Y, Durand of Mich, Regain OF
Texas, Piper OF Cal, kehr OF Mo, Pierce OF
Mass, FELTON, of Ga, Hunter Of Ind, Ross Of
Pa, EuGneil Of MINI.
Posi- Ogiee aud POSt ROdcLs-MessrS. Clark of
Mo, " dddell of NC, Luttrell OF Cal. Aims
worth OF Iowa, Walker of NY, McMahOn OF
OHIO, SlemonS OF Ark, Cannon OF ILL.,, Miller
OF \. Y, StOwell of Va, Wallace of - c.
Claims Messrs. Bright of Tenn, Neal OF
Ohio, Brown Of KY, Robbins OF n. c.. Tar
box Of Mass, Cochrane of Pa, Phillips Of
Mo, Pratt Of Iowa, Bass Of n. y. Bradley
OF Mich, Cason OF Ind.
Var CGdElS-Messrs. Eden of H., Milliken
Of KY, Warren of Ne S., Cabell of Va, Ellis
OF La, New Of Ind, Coldwell OF Ala. Conger
of Mich. Smith Of Pa, Wilson OF Iowa, Hop
kins of \. Y.
Ndrd 4 Tdiys-Messrs Whitthorne ofTenn.,
Lewis of "A Ia, Mills ofTeXas, Jones of y. H.,
Willis of n. Y, Williams of Del, Robbins OF
Pa, Burleigh of Me-, Harris of Mass, Hays
of Ala, Danford Of Ohio.
ReriSion Of LdtcS-Messrs- Durham OF Ky,
Southland of Ohio, Bell of n. H., Metcalf of
n. V, Teese of N. j., Douglas of Va. Sparks
of ILL.,, Grape of Mass, Dennison of VI, Oil
yer of Iowa, Robinson of Ind.
Education aud Ld6or-Messrs. Walker OF
Va, Lamar of Miss, Faulkner OF w. Va,
Cutler OF y. j., Stepger OF Pa, Clark Of Mo,
Springer OF III, Hosr of Mass, Masoon OF
Wis, White of KY, Mesh OF La.
District OF Cotdabid-Messrs- Buckner OF
Mo-, Neal of Ohio, Phelps of Conn, Cate OF
Wis, HartTidge of Ga Henkle of Nd, Ste
vepson of Ill, McCrary Of Iowa, Willard o.
Mich. Hendee of Vt. Phillips of ansas,