Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-12-24
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IHY TELEGRAPH TO THE JoURSAL.
WASHINGTON.

WASHING ron, Dc. % SENATE
Bsyard presented the ,.td-.sti,sis a..
Robert Ell Mari a. Seustor from Lou
i@iana The credentials were rea! an4
laid on the liable, which IL the u4nat
cOa.se.
Hitchcock introduced e bill tran"-
farriug the Indian tf,irs 30 the Nar
Dep rim nj.
TIE folio wing resolution r2a adopted :
That MIR. Thomas W. Ferry. "f til"
STATE OF Michigan. be the President of
tl.. Sci ate until January 7. 1876, and
until fresh appointment ahsl. he
made"
De m ,tion TO insert Thurman i.
the place Of Ferry, the vote was Il t1.
"a
Mortou's resolution TO investigat,
the Mississippi election went over to
he executive s:'s=iun. Adjourned.
HoUsE-Severai executive commu-
ucatiOns were received when the COM
mite ca re announced.
The following. are the Chairman and
Southern mambsrs of the more i'm
portant ones:
E;ectious- Harris, of Virginia,
Blackburn.
H,n4e-D Bolt, Wells.
Ways and Naturalization, Han
cack, Thomas, Hill, Tucker.
Appropriations - Raudall, Atkins,
B omit, Slug'etnu-
Banking and Currency-Co Goode,
Gibson.
Pacl tic RailrOad-Lamar, Atkins,
Walker, Ihorne, Morton. Thomas,
Phillips
Judlciarv-Knott, Hunter, Ashe.
Public Lands-Sayler, McFarland,
Cause, Morey.
Foreign ATtirs-Swaau. Faulkner,
Foruey.
Military Az irs-BAnnirg, Glover,
Ferry. Cook, Thor1 berg.
Commerce-Herefor Regain, Fulton
Postoffices and Post. Road 50 ark
Waddeil, Clemous. Stoweli, Wallace
Ciaims-Brlght, Brown, Robbins
WIZ Caim--Edens, Mi 'ik-n, Cebeli.
Ellis, Cad veil.
Naval Aft .irs- Wni thorne. Lewis,
Revis,ou of L4nds-Durharn, Doug
las
Education aud Labor-Walk4r, La
mar, Faulkner. White, Nash.
ID strict OF Coiu "a bia-B nckner,
Hartridge.
Public Buildings and frounda-Hol-
m.u. W.-iis, OF Missouri. CoDk Walsh,
Young
P.teuts-Yance, Douglass, Clarke,
Smith, 81 ,ge.
Invalid Peusinns-Jenks. Wilson,
HEWITT. Yates. Purmsn. Rainey.
R-vo ntion Nv Hunter
Bland, Clarke, Davisi
Indian 4fT.IrS-Snoi.-
ar. Morgan.
Coiuag+, Weights and M-asurss-
Stephens. O'B,Izn, Parsoa4, Ivy.
Territories - Southland, Ctd veil,
Franklin. Cdtb-rsou
Agricultura-Caldwell. Harris. OF
Georgia, Davis, kea, Smalis.
Mines and Miuers-Biand, Durham,
Gibson, Lvnch.
Private LAND Claims CLUTTER. Back
ner, Parsons. C4n,iIer. Levy
Public Expe ndtures : Miiiken,
Hatcher, Terry, Dibrell. Harraldson
Railways and Canals-Joues, Of
Kentucky, Stoue. Schlei>c er, Hoge.
Mississippi Levees-Ellis, Hatcher,
Money, Roberts, Young, Morey.
Reform in Civil Service--W iIitehouse,
Brown. Tbrockmorton, DEB bit.
Mauufactnres--Stone Dibreli, Vii
iiams, Morey. Hyman.
Militia -CpwaG, Hereford, Scales,
Gambler, Wash, Darrall.
Committee On pkins,
Hancock, O'BrIen. Rainey.
Immediately after the Announcement
of the com mittees the House a3-
journed.
Lhe reports of the Sothern Claim S
Commission reached the House few
minutes ADJOURNMENT. The aggre ate
amount allowed for the past five years,
is over 'hree millions, settling about
Eve thousand Claims for property
taken from legal citizens by the Fed
eral army curing the war in the South
ern States.
The President has returned,
Nearly all the CongressmeR have
gone home for the holidays.
The Acknowledgement is expected to
return to morrow
Chief Justice Waite and jude Bond
are hearing the Chesapeake aud Ohio
railroad case at Alexandria to-day
No Southern combinations to- day.
After the House of Representatives,
adjourned, imWediately upon the An.
nouncoman' of the committees to day
there was quite general Interchange,
Of opinion among the members III re-
gard to the selection. Those who have
been we'll provided for, commended
the Speaker, : judgmentor said nothing,
but the prevalent expression Was ons,
of dissatisfaction. The Speaker finds
account for this 10y the fe~ness OF the
priz g and the preponderating mum oer
OF the competitors for theG. On til .
other hama there 'aIe many among
the Democratic members who severely
critlcise his selections for cons idera
Die number Of the prominent positions
as unsn BILE or as unfair to Congress
uan OF extended servic who hay
beerI passed over in the distribution Of
chairmanshIps and important com :
nittee places. to make room for new
men without legislative experience.
The At chair .nanships exclusive OF
he committee on rules, of which the
Speaker is eI-oDf;io Chairman, "a are
given to Western members; 10 to
southern and ID to ths Middle and
Eastern States. OF the latter Is, 6
are of third rate importance. being
Committees On the expenditures IL
the various Executive d DEPARTMENTS.
&c, and Of the chairmanships
gwen to she Western members
are of the same description or
OF the Southern Chairmanships are
also unimportant.
The West therefore holds the first
place In the number of Chairmanships
of the first and second class commit
tees. Out of the At OhairmanshipS,
Ohio and Missouri have each 5; Ills,
4: KY, 4; Iud., 2; Tenn, 3 Va, 3;
Pa, B; N. G, 2. NJ other State has