The New York herald., 1875-12-21
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


WAsHSGroN Dec 20 1873.
There was much larger attendance ef members al
the House to-day than might have been expected In
view OF the Christmas holiday adjournment nxed for
to-day, and of the fact that business 10 be done
except to hear announcements from the Speaker
The journal Of Friday last having read some
Executive communications having been lard before tho
House, the SPEAKER announced the standing committees
Of the House folows:-
Conmittee on Elections s-Mr Harris Va Chairman
Messrs Thompson, Mass. Blackburn, Ry. Bcehe,
| N. Y. House, Tenn. De Bolt, Mo. Poppleton Ohio
Hoar, Mass. Wells, Miss Baker IND, and Brown,
| Kan.
Committee on Ways and Mean&-Mr Morrison. m
Chairman; Messrs. Wood N Y Hancock, Texas
Thomas, Md Hill Ga Chaplin Mass. Tucker, Va ,
Blaine, Me-. Kelley Pa Garfield Ohio, and Burchard
| ILL.,
Committee ON Appropriations a&-Mr Randall Pa
Chairman Mcssrs Holman Ind Wells, Mo- Atkins
Tenn. Hamilton, N. j. Bount Ga. Singleton Mis-. .
Wheeler, N T. Hale, Me. Foster, Ohio, and wadron,
Mich.
Committee Banking and Ctrrenct-Mr Cox, N Y.
Chairman; hessrs Payne, Ohio; Goode, Va Gibson,
La Raymond, Ind. Burchard Wis Wke IN ;
Townsend, Pa Kasson, Iowa; Games H. ]. Hubbcll,
Mich.
Committee on Pacific Raiaroads.-Mr Lamar, Miss
Chairman Messrs. Atkins, Tenn. Luttrell, Cal Walk
er, Va Lyndc Wis Throckmorton, Texas; Thomas,
Nd P9Hps Sp, No. Nc s Gsrsd ei Ohio AassOn Iowa. fa't
Committee Tie Judictdry.-Mr. Knott, KY, Chair
man; Messrs; Hnnton Va Ashe, n. G. Lynde, Wis. ;
Lord, N. Y Hurd Ohio; Caulhcld, Ill McCrary Iowa
Lawrence, OHIO Frye, Me and Starkweather, Conn
Committee on Public Lands-Mr. Sayler Ohio, Chair
! man; Messrs Goodwin, Kansas; Fuller Ind McFar.
land, Tenn. waing Ohio; Ganse, Ark. Lane Oregon /;
Hathorn, N. Y. McD, Iowa, Morey La and crounse,
| Neb
Committee on Foreign ABairs -Mr Swami, Md, Chair.
man Messrs Faulkner, W. va. Banks, Mass. Barnum
| Conn; Ely, n r. Hamilton, Ind Springer Ill ;
Forncy, Ala Monroe, Ohio; T. G. Williams, Wis, and
| Packer, Pa,
Committee Military AGairs Mr.. Banning, Ohio,
Terry, Va. Cook, Ga. John Reilly, Pa. Hardenburg,
| n J. Macdougall N X Thornburgn, Tenn. Hurlbut,
ILL.,, and Strait, MINI
Committee on Conlmerce-Mr Hereford, W. Va,
| Chairman; Messrs Ward, N Y. !; Durand, Mich. ;
Reagan, Texas; Piper, Cal Kehr, Mo-. Pierce Mass. ;
Fellon, Ca Hunter Ind; Ross, Pa, and Dunnel,
Con,nittee on Post o0sces and Post ROads-Mr Clark,
Mo, Chairmani Messrs Waddel, N G.; Luttrell, Cal
Ainsworth Iowa; Walker n y; Mcmahon, OHIO
| Slemons Ark. Cannon, III !; Miller n. r.; Stowel,
Va and Wallace, s. G.
Messrs Neal Ohio; Brown KY Robbins n g Tar
box, Mass Cochrane, Pa Phillips Mo- Pratt Iowa;
Bass N ~ sra@ry Ta a~h aRh ssen liz nd Chairman
Messrs Milliken, KY. Warren, Mass Cabel Va ;
Ellis, La New Ind Caldwell, Ala Conger, Mich. ;
Smith Pa Wilson, Iowa and Hoskns, ~ Y.
Committee Naual A6aars-Mr. Whtthorne, Tenn. ;
Chairman; Messrs Lewis, Ala Mills Texas Jones,
N H. Willis, N. r.; Williams, Del Robbins, Pa. ,
Bureigh, Me-, Harris, Mass. Hayes Ala, and Dan
Regssien % Laps-Mr Durham, KY, Chairman;
Teese N. j. Douglas Va Sparks, Ill Crapo Mass ;
Dennison. W. oliver Iowa, and Robinson, ind.
Messrs s'i. Lamar, r. Miss Faulkner " Va Cutler, \.
u stepger Pa ,s Clark wsd No spri2DgSsr H. Hoar
District Of co,umbta- Buckner Mo, Chairman;
Messrs Neal, Ohio Phelps, Conn Cate, Wis Hart
ridge, Ga; Harke, Md. Stevenson, Ill McCary,
Pubic buildings and Grounds MIR Holman, Ind,
Chairman; Messrs Wells, Mo Harrison, H. Cook
Ga. Hewitt, N. Y. Walsh, Md Young, Tenn. W.
| b. Williams, Mich. Woodwork, Ohio; Plaisted Me-,
Pateats Mr. Vance, c., Chairman; Messrs
| Va Land .
Dobbns N J. sampson, Iowa and aoge S. G.
Bayley, IN Wilson, W. Va Bliss, N y; Hewitt
Ala Rice, Ohio Yeates, N. G.. Rusk, Wis. sInnick-
so1 y s and EaHHy RSnon va Chair
man; Mcssrs. Boand, Mo Phelps Conn Clarke, Ky.
send, y. " Dobbins, N J.. Henderson, Ill, and WI
Com Counitet on Indian A6airs-Mr Scales, N c.
Sparks, ILL.,. Hooker, Miss Morgan, Mo-, Lane,
Oregon seelye, Mass Page, Cal. Van Worries, ohio
Consmi2ec on Weights and Aeasures-Mr stephens
Ga, Chairman Messrs o'Brien, Md Potter Mich. (;
sayer, Ohio; Parsons, Ky. Levy, La Mash, Pa /;
| Willard Mich. q. ". Williams, WIS Chittenden, ~
Coran,.tee on Territories southard Ohio Chair
man, Messrs Caldwell, Tenn. Mutchlor Pa. Frank
lin, Mo. Meade N y. Culberson, Texas; Wggnton,
Cal Fort ILL., Mackey, s c.. Freeman, Pa Bagey,
N. Y, and Patterson, Colorado.
CoDlnlitee Agriculture MIR. Caldwell Ala, Chair
man; Messrs Harris Ga Mash, Pa Davis n G. /;
Rea, Mo; Goodng, Kansas; Anderson, ILL., Smith,
Pa. Rusk, Wis. Van Vorhes, Ohio, and Smalls, s Q.
Committee Mines and Mining.-Mr. Bland, Mo-,
Chairman Messrs. Turney, Pa Durham, Ky. Potter,
Mich, odell, \. y. Gibson, La Campbell, Ill
Evans, Ind. Woodburn, New. Caswcll Wis, and
Comniuee on Private Land Claims Mr. Gunter,
Ark, Chairman; Messrs Buckner, Mo-. Parsons,
Ky. Powell, Pa Gambler Ga. Levy, La Ainsworth,
Iowa; Ketchum, Pa Joyce, VI Cannon, Ill, and
tommittee on Public Expenditures Milliken,
Ky, Chairman; Messrs Hatcher Mo erryT, Va.
Campbell, hi Whiting ILL., Norton, N. "; Wood,
Pa and Haralson Ala
Rait,oGys ana Canal.-Mr. Jones, Ky Chairman;
Messrs. Stone, MOI Savage OHIO; Meade, n. y;
Schiecher, Texas; Mackey, Pa Sanders, Ind. Davy,
n. Y. Henderson III Frost Mass, and Hoge, G.
Mississippi Mr.. Ellis, La Chairman Messrs.
Hatcher, Mo. Wiltshire, Ark. Mooney, Miss Roberts,
Md. Young Tenn. sheakey Pa; Dunnell MINI.
Whiting, III. Morey, La Wallace, Pa
Reform Ctpil Scruce-Mr Whitehouse n ",
Chairman Messrs Brown. Ky Throckmorton, Texas
Payne, Ohio; Collins Pa DeBolt No. Cutler, n. J.
H1r6ut I'll Harris, Mass Foster, ONO and Leaven
han.tact,cres. Mr. Stone, Mo, Chairman; Messrs
Dibrel, Tenn Ross, N J. i Williams, Ala Hopkins,
Pa Money, Miss Burchard, Wis Farwel Ill.
Baou, r. /. Williams n r., and Hyman, n G.
ford W. va Bell, y, \. Scales n q Gambler Ca
Walsh Md Tarpox, Mass. Ross, Pa Darrall La
Crounse, .Neb., and Knk, Mnn.
Pratt Iowa, and Townsend N. Y
Expenditures in uae Navy Department. rt.-Mr Beebe,
N Y, Chairman; Messrs Mills Texas; sheakcy, Pa.
Burleigh, Me, and Baker, N. Y.
Expenditures IN he State Departrnent-Mr Spsinger,
H., Chairman Mcssrs Thompson Mass. Caldwell,
Tenn. Wallace, Pa and Leavenworth ~ Y.
Expenditures in he Treasury Department nt-Mr. Ely,
~ " Chairman, Messrs Bright Tenn. Hartzell, LII.
W. B. Williams, Mich and Plaisted, Me.
Committee on Account.- Williams, Ind Chair
man; Messrs. Roberts, Md. Powell Pa Hosklns,
N ", and Fort H.
Expenditures IN The Var DepdrtmenL-Mr Clymer,
I Pa Chairman; Messrs. Robbins, N. G.; Blackburn,
Ky Bass NJ Y, and Danford, Ohio
Expenditures IN tie Post Office Department Mr..
Stone, Mo-. Chairman Messrs. Reagan, Texas; Walker,
NJ Y. Stowell, Va, and Adams, N. "
Expenditures in Me Interior Department Mr. Mutch-
Ter, Pa Chairman; Messrs Boone, KY. Anderson,
Ill Woodwork, Ohio and Tufts, Iowa.
Expenditures the Department of Justice.-Mr.
Culheld Ill., Chairman; Messrs Gambler, Ga. House,
Tenn. Starkweather, Conn, and Joyce, VI
Mitedge-Mr. Egbert, Pa, Chairman; Messra Brad
ford, Ala ode n " Caswel, Wis, and Walls, Fla
Println9.-Mr Vance, Ohio, Chairman Messrs Sin
gleton. Miss and Ballou, r. l.
Committee on Rues-The Speaker, Mr. Randalli