Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-17
CONGRESSIONAL.
The Senate I'm Extra SesAlen,
WAsH1scros, March 9.

The Senate i'm Extra Session. ).
WAsH1sGros, March 9.
Mr. Ssrgentpresepted the credentials
of Newton Booth, Senator from Cali
fornia, and Mr. Booth took the oath Of
Office. ,s5 e
On motion Of Nj. Anthony the Sen.
ate proceeded 10 the election Of the
standing committees, which resulted ~
follows: s53ss y
Privileges and Elections Morton,
Chairman Logan, Alcorn, Mitchell,
Wadleigh, Cameron, of Wisconsin,
Mcmillan, Merfimon, and salisbury.
. Foreign Relations - Cameron, Of
Pennsylvania, Chairman; Morton,
Hamlin, Howe, Frelinghuyse sen, Conk-
ling, McCreery, Bogy, and johnson, Of
Tennessee. sla
Finance -Shsrmsu, Chairman Nor.
rill, of Vermont, Ferry, Of Michigan,
Frelinghuysen, Logan, Boutwell,, Jones,
Of Nevsda, Bayard and Herman.
Appropriations s-Morrill, of Maine,
Chairman; Window, West, Sargent,
Allison, Dorsey, Eaton, Wallace, and
Davis.
Commerce - Conkling, Chsirman
Spencer, Boutwell,, Cameron, of Wis
consin, Burnside, Mcmillan, Gordon,
Dennis, aud Mcdonald.
Indian Affairs-Allisop, Chairman:
Oglesby, Morrill,, Of Maine, Ingalls,,
Clayton, Bogy, and McCfeery.
Pensions-Ingalls, Chairman; Al
ison, Hamilton, Booth, Bruce, Nc
Donald and Withers.
Revolutionary Claims-Stevenson,
Chairman; Johnsoo, Of Virginia,
Wright.
Cisims-Wright Chairman; Mitch.
ell, Wadleigh. ChristiaDcy, Mcmillan,
Cameron, Of Wisconsin,, Caperton,
Cockerill, and Jones, Of Florida.
Columbia - Spencer, Chairman :;
Hitchcock, Robertson, Doreey, IDgalls,
Merrimon, and Eaton.
Patents - Ferry, of Connecticut,
Chairmaa; Window, Dawes, johnson,
Of Virginia, and Herman.
Public Buildings AID Grounds
Morrill,, Of Vermont, Chairman; Cam
eron. of Pennsylvania, Paddock, Coop
er, and White.
Cragin, Patterson, ChristiAncy, Sharon,
Cooper and Xaxey.
Railroads-West, Chairman; Hitch.
cock. Cragin, Howe and Hamilton.
Manufactures ~ Robertson, Chair
man Booth, Bruce, Withers and WAL
lace.
Agriculture -Frelinghuysen, Chair.
man; Roberts, Harvey, Dawes, and.
Gordon.
Military Affairs Logan, Chairman
Cameron, of Peunsylvania, Clayton,
Wadlcigh, Ransom, Burnside, Ram
dolph and Cockerill.
Naval Affairs-Crsgin, Chairman; !;
Anthony, Morrill,, Of Maine, Sargent,
Conover, Norwood and Whyte.
judiciary - Edmunds, Chairman !;
.COaklips, Freliughuyseu, Whyte,
Howe, Thurman and Stevenson.
Postofiices and Roads = Hamlin,
Chairman; Ferry, OF Michigan, Dorsey,
Jones, Of Nevada, Dawes, Paddock,
Salisbury, johnson, Of Tennessee, and
Maxey.
Public Lands-0g 0glcsby, Chairman; ;
Window, Harvey, boutwell,, Paddock,
Booth, Kelley. Mcdonald and Jones,
of Florida.
Private Land Claims - Thurman,
Chairman Bayard, Bogy, Ferry, Of
Connecticut, Allison, Mitchell, Sargent,
Ransom, Kelley, and Csperton.
Mines and Minjng-Sargent, Chair
man Hamlin, Alcorn, Harvey, Sharon,
GoidthwAite and Randolph.
Revision OF Laws of the U.S.-Bout-
well, Chairman; Alcorn, Christiancy,
Caperton and Wallace. ,
Education and Labor - Patterson,
Chairman; Ingalls,, Morton, Ferry,
of Connecticut Burnside, Bruce, Cor.
don, Eaton and Maxey.
Clayton, ChairnAan; Wright. Oglesby.
Sherman, Patterson, McCreery, and
t. Audit and Control Contingent
Expenses Of the SenAte-Jones, OF Ne
vada, Chairman Dawes and Dennis.
Printing - Anthony, Chairman !;
Howe and Saulsbury.
Library = Howe, Chairman; Ed.
muuds and Ransom.
Rules-Ferry, OF Michigan, Chair.
man Hamlin and MerrimOn.
Engrosscd Bills-Bayard, Chairman |:
Withers and Anthony.
Enrolled Bills-C Conover, Chairman /;
Kellcy and Robertson.
transportation Routes to the Sea.
board d-Windor,, Chairman Sherman,
Conkling, West, Conover, Mitchell,
Norwood, Davis, and johnson Of Vir-
ginia.
On Levees Of Mississippi River
Alcorn, Chairman Clayton, Harvey,
J Cooper, and Cockerill.
WASHINGTON, March u-Clay ton, OF
Ark, asked for . decision on point
OF order of q resolution for the ap.
| pOintment of committee to visit the
Indian Territory during recess, Clay
ton, Norton, Howe and Sherman
+! agreed that the resolution was In or
1 der.
Hamlin, OF Me-, aud Thurman con
tended it was not.
Finally Anthony moved to lay th
the whole subject on the table. Agrees
to yeas 80, maya -.
Senate then at 10 proceeded /,
Executive business.
WAsuINGToH. March IL.
After transscting some nisscella
neous business the Senate resumod th
confederation Of the PinchbAck reso
lution.
Il NEW YORK.