Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-10
The Standing Committees.
Another Dose OF Pinchback.

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| Vice Presidents Chamber, Washington,
March 6, ,1S75.-Hon. George G. Gorham-
| Dear Sir: Please state to the Senate that
an absence from the city for two or three
days will prevent me from being present
tomorrow.
Very respectfully, II. WILSON.
Mr. Anthony submitted a resolution de-
claring Thomas w. Ferry, of Michigan,
| President pro TEN. of the Senate.
Mr.. McCreery asked that the election be
/ by ballot. Agreed 70, and Mr.. Anthony
withdrew the resolut on submitted by him.
Messrs. Anthony and McCreery were sp-
/ pointed tellers.
Mr.. Anthony nominated Thomas w. Fer
", Of Michigan.
Mr.. Stevenson nominated A. q. Thur
man, of Ohio.
The vote having been taken, the result
was as follows: Whole number of votes
| cast O.; necessary to a choice 33. Mr..
Ferry received 80 and Mr.. Thurman -.
/ Mr.. Ferry having received a majority, was
declared to be electel, and was escorted to
the chair by Mr.. Thurman.
| Upon taking the chair, Mr.. Ferry said:
| SenatOIs,l for this assurance Of your con
fidence thank you. Relying upon your
| generous support to my endeayOrs to meet
with impartiality the requirements of the
| Chair, l will, at once, enter upon its du-
ties with which you have solemnly hon
Ored ME.
Mr.. Anthony then submitted the usual
resolution directing the Secretary to notify
/ the President of tho election of Mr.. Ferry
as President pro tenn Of the Senate, which
was agreed TO.
Mr.. Sargent presented the credentials of
Newton Booth, United States Senator from
California for six years, from March 4,
| 1875, which were read. Mr.. Booth was
then escorted to the desk by Mr.. Sargent,
and the oath was administered by Mr..
Ferry.
On motion of Mr.. Anthony, the Senate
| then proceeded to the election Of the stand
| ing committees, having first suspended the
rules, the chairman Of each committee to
| be elected by ballot. A list of the stand
! ing committees was then read by Secretary
GOrham, as follows:
Privileges and lElections-Messrs. Nor |
ton, chairman, Logan, Alcorn, Mitchell, |
/ Wadleigh, Cameron Of Wisconsin, McMil- |
Ian, Salisbury and Merrimon.
Foreign Relations -Messrs. Cameron Of |
Pennsylvania, chairman, Morton, Hamlin, |
Howe, Frelinghuysen, COnkling, McCreery,
BOgy and johnson Of Tennessee.
Finanee-MessHi. Sherman, chairman, /
Morrill, Of Vermont, Ferry of Michigan, |
FrelinghUysen, Logan, Boutwell,, Jones Of /
Nevada, Bsyard ard Herman.
Appropriations-Me Messrs. Morrill, of Maine, |
chairman, Window, West, Sargent, ALI
son, Dorsey, EatOI, Wallace and Davis.
Commerce Messrs. COnkling, Chairman,
Spencer, Boutwell,, Cameron Of Wisconsin, |
Burnside, Mcmillan, Gordon, Dennis and /
Mcdonald.
Manufactures--Aessrs. Robertson, Chair
man, Booth, Bru5e, Withers and Wallace.
Agriculture - MeSsrs. FTelinghuysen,
Chairman, Robertson, Harvey, Davis and
Gordon.
Military - Mess-s. Logan, Chairman,
Cameron of Penn, Spencer, Clayton, Wad-
leigh, Ransom, burnside, Randolph and
COckerell.
Naval Afairs--Messrs. Cragan, Chair
nan, Anthony, Morrill, Of Maine, Sargent,
ConOver, Norwood and White.
Judiciary-Messrs. Edmunds, Chairman,
COnkling, Freline huysen, Wright, Howe,
Thurman and Stevenson.
POstOfiices AMI Post Roads-Messrs.
Hamlin, Chairman, Ferry Of Michigan,
Dorsey, Jones Of Nevada, Dawes, Pad
dock, salisbury, johnson Of Tennessee,
and Maxey.
Public Lands--Nessrs. Oglesby, Chair
man, Window, Harvey, Boutwell,, Pad
dock, Booth, Kelly, Mcdonald and Jones
of Florida.
Private Land Claims-Messrs. Thurman,
Chairman, BayarJi, BOgy, Ferry Of Con
necticut, and Allison.
Indian Aff4i-s--Messsrs. Allison, chair
man, Oglesby, Morrill, Of Maine, ingalls,,
Clayton, Bogy ard McCreery.
Pensions-Messrs. Ingalls,, chairman,
Allison, Hamilton, Booth, Bruce, McDOn-
aid and Withers.
Revolutionary Claims-MessTs. Steveu-
son, chairman, Johnston of Virginia, Gold
thwaite, Morrill, of Vermont, and Wright.
Claims-MesSrs. Wright, chairman,
Mitchell, Wadleigh, Christiancy, Mcmillan,
Cameron of Wisconsin, CapertOn, Cock
erell and Jones Of Florida.
District of CO.umbia-MeSsrs. Spencer,
chairman, Hitchcock, Robertson, Dorsey,
Ingalls,, MerrimOn and Eaton.
Patents-Mess IS. Ferry, of Connecticut,
chairman, Window, Dawes, Johnston, Of .
Virginia, and Kelly.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Messrs.
Morrill,, of Vermont, chairman, Cameron. ,
of Pennsylvania, Paddock, Cooper, and
White.
Te1fitories-A,esSrs. Hitchcock, chair
man, Cragin, Patterson, Christiancy,
Sharon, Cooper and Maxey.
Railroads-Messrs. West, chairman,
Hitchcock, Crayin, Howe, Hamilton,
Mitchell, Sargent, Dawes, Ransom, Kelly,
and CarpertOn.
Mines and ldining-Messrs. Sargent,
chairman, Hamlin, AlcOrn, Harvey, Spencer,
GOldthwaite and Randolph.
Revision of the Laws of the United
States-Messrs. Boutwell,, chairman, Al
corn, Christiancy, Caperton and Wallace. {
Education and Labor-Messrs. Patter- {
son, chairman, Ingalls,, Morton, Ferry Of '
Connecticut, burnside, Bruce, Gordon,
Eaton and MaXGy. '
Civil Service and Observation-Disclosures I
Clayton, chairman, Wright, Oglesby, Sher- q
man, Patterson, BIcCreeIy and Randolph.
To Audit and Control the Contingent ]
Expenses Of the Senate-Messrs. Jones of
Nevada, chairman, Dawes and Dennis.
Printing-Messrs. Anthony, chairman, j
Howe and salisbury.
LibraTy-Messrs. Howe, chairman, Ed
munds and RaIsOm.
Rules-MeSsIs. Ferry of Michigan, chair /
man, Hamlin and MerrimOn. +
EngrOssed Bills-Messrs. Bayard, chair j
man, Withers and Anthony.
Enrolled BIlls-Messrs. Cono7er, chair
man, Kelly and Robertson.
Transportation Routes to the SeabOard q
-Messrs. Window, chairman, Sherman, t
COnkling, Wess, ConOver, Mitchell, Nor ?
wood, Davis, and Johnston of Virginia.
Levees Of the Mississippi River-Messrs. s
Alcorn, Chairman, Clayton, Harvey, Cooper
and Cockerell.
The Senate then resumed the cOnsidera- 4
ton of the resolution for the admission Of
Pinchback, anil Mr.. Morton continued his
commenced yesterday.
After Mr.. Morton Concluded his argU-
ment, AIr. MerrimCn, of North Carolina, q
took the floor and spoke against the resolu-
tiOn.
Before he concluded he yielded for a mo- 4
tiOn for executive session, and the Senate
proceeded to consideration Of executive Q
business. After a short time, the doors l
were reopened and the Senate adjourned. y
Meeting Of the Ohio State Orange a
Prosperous Condition OF the Order. a
COLUMBUS, o., March 9.-The Ohio