The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-10

Donald.
Manufactures - Robertson, chairman
Booth, Bruce, English, Wallace.
Observation-Disclosures, chairman
Robertson, Harvey. Davis, Gordon.
Military Affairs-Logan, chairman; Cam
eron of Pennsylvania, Spencer, Clayton
Wadleigh, Burnside, Gordon, Randolph
Cockrell.
Naval Affairs-Cragin, chairman An
thony, Morrill, of Maine, Sargent, Conover
Norwood, Whyte.
Observation-Disclosures, chairman Conk
ling, Frelinghuysen, Wright, Howe, Thur
man, Stevenson.
Postoffices and post-roads - Hamlin
chairman I; Ferry, Dorsey, Jones of Ne
vada, Dawes, Paddock, Salisbury, Maxey
Key.
Public Lands - Oglesby, chairman
Window, Harvey, Hamilton, Paddock,
Booth, Kelly, Mcdonald, Jones of Florida.
Private Land Claims Thurman, chair
man Bayard, Bogy, Edmunds, Chris
tiancy.
Indian Affairs-Allison, chairman Og-
lesby, Morrill, of Maine, Ingalls,, Clayton,
Bogy, McCreery.
On Pensions ingalls,, chairman ALI
son, Hamilton, Booth, Bruce, Mcdonald,
Withers.
Revolutionary Clalms-Stevenson chair
man johnson, Goldthwaite, Morrill, of
Vermont, Wright.
Claims Wright, chairman Mitchell,
Wadleigh, Christisncy, Mcmillan, Cameron
of Wisconsin, Caperton, Cockrell, Jones of
Florida.
District of Columbia-Spencer, chair
man ; Hitchcock, Dorsey, Ingals, Robert
son, Merrimon, English.
Patents-Wadleigh, chairman Window,
Dawes, Johnston, Herman.
Public buildings and grounds Morrill,
of Vermont, chairman Cameron, of
Pennsylvania, Paddock, Cooper, White.
Observation-Disclosures, chairman Ora
gin, Patterson, Christiancy, Sharon, Coop
er, Maxey.
Railroads West, chairman; Hitchcock,
Cragin, Howe, Hamilton, Mitchell, Dawes,
Ransom, Kelly, Caperton, Eaton.
Mines and Mining-Sargent, chairman !;
Hamlin, Alcorn, Harvey, Sharon, Goldth-
waite, Randolph.
Revision of Laws of the United States
Boutwell,, chairman; Alcorn, Chrstiancy,
Caperton, Wallace.
Education and Labor-Patterson, chair
man, Morton, Morrill, of Vermont, Burn
side, Bruce, SHARON, Gordon, Maxey, Key.
Civil Service and Retrenchment-Clay
ton, chairman; Wright, Oglesby, Alcorn,
Patterson, McCreary, Randolph.
To Audit and Control the Contingent
Expenses Of the Senate--Jones of Nevada,
chairman Dawes, Dennis.
On Printing chairman Sher-
man, Salisbury.
On Library-Howe, chairman; Edmunds,
Ransom.
On Rules-Ferry, chairman; Hamilton,
Merrimon.
Engrossed Bills - Bayard, chairman !;
Withers, Anthony.
Enrolled Bills-Conover, chairman Ro-
bertson, Kelly.
MIR. Bayard of Delaware said he regretted
that the majority had not consented to
allow more than two members of the
minority on he committees. He had learn
ed informally that it was proposed by the
majority TO consider the subject further,
and he hoped the minority would be al
lowed a large representation on the COM
mittees.
Mr.. Bogy of Missouri introduced bill
authorizing the payment of duties on i'm
ports in legal tenders and national bank
notes, and by unanimous consent addressed
the senate in favor of the bill, stating that
in his opinion it would lead to the resump-
ton of specie payments.
MIR. Morrill, of Vermont said the measure
was one of contraction, and would at once
drive out from the country the little specie
we have.
The bill was referred to the committee
ON finance.
Mr.. Conkling of New York presented
the memorials of the Seneca Indians of
New York, asking an amendment to the
act touching certain lands in their reserva-
ton; referred to the committee on Indian
affairs.
Among the nominations sent TO the SEN
ate by the president was that OF Elias Root
for collector of customs at Oswego.
Mr.. West CT Louisiana presented a letter
from w. L. Mcmillan of that state asking
permission to withdraw his credentials as
senator elect from the state of Louisiana
by the McEnery legislature. Mr.. West
sent to the clerks desk and had read the
letter recently published by Mcmillan,
giving his reasons fsr Withdrawing his Gre
dentials. He submitted an order that the
request for the withdrawal of the papers
be granted, but objection was made by
several senators on the democratic side and
it was laid over.
Mr. Conkling of New York introduced a
bill to amend the act creating tribunal to
adjudicate the Geneva award referred to
the judiciary. 1t repeats SO much of the
twelfth section of the act as excludes in
surance companies and allows them to par
ticipate in the award. 1t extends the time
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it to hear and dispose of such additional
caims-such period not to exceed one year
from the expiration of the time for filing
claims under this action.
Mr.. Ingalls, of Kansas introduced bill
to amend the act of July I'd, 1864, to aid
In the construction Of q railroad and tele-
graph line from the Missouri river to the
Pacific ocean.
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