The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-21
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Forty-Fourth Congress.
SENATE.

United States senator from Louisiana, 10
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
of W. L. Mcmillan. Laid upon the table.
Mr.. Edmunds of Vermont said he de-
sired to state, before. offering "a resolution
which he proposed, that in regard to the
resolution offered by him last Friday
touching the president Of the senate, there
had been some discussion, and, upon fur
ther conference with the senators, he
thought that there should be no question
of doubt as to who is president of the sem
ate between this date and the day of the
meeting of congress after the holiday re-
cess. He therefore offered the following
Resolved, That Thomas w. Ferry, SEN
ator from the state of Michigan, be presi-
dent of the senate until January z, 1876,
and until fresh appointment shall be
made.
Mr.. Hitchcock introduced bill to trans
fer the Indian bureau from the interior de-
partment to the war department. Referred
to committee on Indian affairs.
Mr.. Anthony from the committee on
printing reported back the resolution to
print extra copies of the presidents message
and moved that Its further consideration
be indefinitely postponed and it was so Or
dered.
In making the report Mr.. Anthony said
it had been customary to print extra copies
sofl httt tI,n haI n1r Ixr
been sent by telegraph and published all
over the country, and he saw no use to
print extra copies now.
MFR. Mcdonald gave notice of substi-
tute for Mr.. Mortons national and states
rights resolution.
Mr.. Conklng presented the resolutions
of the common council of Rochester, N. Y.
in favor of the passage Of a law authorizing
the erection of suitable buildings in that
city to meet the requirements of the United
States courts and other officers. Referred
to committee on public buildings and
grounds.
The senate at 1910 went into executive
session. At lilo the doors were reopened
and the senate adjourned until Wednesday
January 9th, 1876.
HOUSE.
The following are the committees in full
Eleciions-Harris of Virginia, Thomp
son of Massachusetts, Blackburn Of Ken
lucky, Beebe of New York, House of Ten
nessee, Debolt of Missouri, Appleton OF
Ohio, Hoar of Massachusetts, Wells of Mis-.
sissippi, Baker of Indiana, Brown of Kan
sas.
Ways and Reconsideration of Illinois
Wood of New York, Hancock of Texas
Thomas of Maryland, Hill of Georgia.
Chaplin of Massachusetts, Tucker of Vir
gina, Blaine of Maine, Kelley of Pennsyl
vania, Garfield of Ohio, Burchard of Hi
nois.
Appropriations-Ran of Pennsylva.
mia, Holman of Indiana, Wells of Missouri
Atkins of Tennessee, Hamilton of New Jer.
sey, Blount of Georgia, Singleton of Mis-
sssippi, Wheeler of New York, Hale o.
Maine, Foster of Ohio, Waldronsof Alichi
gan.
Banking and Currency-Cox of New
York, Payne of Ohio, Goode of Virginia,
Gibson of Louisiana, Raymond of Indiana
Burchard of Wisconsin, Wike of Illinois
Townsend of Pennsylvania, Kasson Of
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Michigan.
Pacific Railroad-Lamar of Mississippi
Atkins of Tennessee, Luttrel of California
Walker OF Virginia, Lynde of Wisconsin
Throckmorton Of Texas, Thomas OF Mary
land, Phillips of Missouri, Garfield of Ohio
Casson, of Iowa, Plat of New York
O'Neil of Pennsy lvania, Blair of New Hamp
shire.
Judiciary-Knott of Kentucky, Hunter
of Virginia, Ashe of North Carolina
Lynde of Wisconsin, Lord of Iowa, Hurt
of Ohio, Caulfeld of Illinois, McCrary o
Iowa, Lawrence of Ohio, Frye of Maine
Starkweather of Connecticut.
Public Lands-Sayler of Ohio, Goodil
of Kansas, Fuller of Indiana, Mcfarland
of Tennessee, Walling of Ohio, Ganse o
Arkansas, Lane of Oregon, Hathorn o
New York, McDll of Iowa, Morey o
Louisiana, Crounse of Nebraska.
Foreign Affairs-Swapn of Maryland
Faulkner of West Virginia, Banks o
Massachusetts, Barnum of Connecticut
Ely of New York, Hamilton of Indiana
Springer of Illinois, Forney of Alabama
Monroe OF Ohio, G. G. Williams of Wis
consin, Packer of Pennsylvania.
Military Misunderstanding of Ohio
Glover of Missouri, A. s. Williams o
Michigan, Terry of Virginia, Cook o
Georgia, John Kelley of Pennsylvania
Hardenberg of New Jersey, McDougall o
New York, Thornburgh of Tennessee
Hurlbut of Illinois, Strait of Michigan.
=Commerce-Hereford of West Virginia
Ward of New York, Duraud of Michigan
Reagan of Texas, Piper of California
Kehr of Missouri, Pierce of Massachusetts
FELTON, OF Georgia, Hunter of Indiana, RIOS
of Pennsylvania, Dunnell of Minnesota.
Postotiices aud Post Roads-Clark @
Missouri, Waddell of North Carolina, Lu
trell of California, Ainsworth of lows
Walker of New York, McMahon of Ohio
Slemons of Arkansas, Cannon Of lllinoi
Miller of New York, Stowell of Virgins
Wallace of South Carolina.
Claims-Bright of Tennessee, Neal {
Ohio, Brown of Kentucky, Robbins {
North Carolina, Tarbox of Massachusetts
Cochrane of Pennsylvania, Phillips of Mi
souri,, Pratt of Iowa, Bass of New Yorl
Brady of Michigan, Cason of Indiana.
War Claims--Eden of Illinois, Millik'
OF Kentucky, Warren of Massachusetts
Cabell of Virginia, Ellis of Louisiana, Ne
OF Indiana, Caldwell of Alabama, Cong
OF Michigan, Smith of Pennsylvania, Wi
son of Iowa, Haskins of New York.
Naval Whitthorn of Tennessee
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