The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-12-24
CONGRESS-.

unIll dlUer IIle HOlludys. IN IIle mouse,
a resolution was adopted calling for an
investigation of affairs relating to the
Special Commissionership of the Indian
Territory. a bill was introduced giving
certain soldiers and sailors their home
steads without Improvement or residence
thereon. 4 resolution was offered to
the effect that the House had no right TO
dictate regarding the nomination Of
President, but was not acted on.
DEC. 20-ID the Senate the creden-
tials of Robert II. Mari, recently ap-
pointed Senator by McEnery, as Clover
nor of Louisiana, were offered and
tabled. Mr.. Ferry was elected President
pro TEN. till January Z. A resolution
was adopted authorizing the Committee
on Commerce to enquire into the rules
governing steamboat inspectors. The
Mississippi resolutions were laid over. a
bill was introduced for an improvement
of the navy and marine, by payment of
bounties on ship building. Notice was
given that another set of resolutions on
the Mississippi question would be intro
duced. A bill was introduced for the
settlement of claims OF the heirs OF revo-
Iutionary soldiers. Adjournment to JAN
uary z. In the House the following
committees were appointed, and an ad-
journment to January followed:
EIections-Harris,o of Virginia, Thomp-
son, Blackburn, Beebe. House, Debolt,
Poppleton, Hoar, Wells, of Mississippi,
Baker, of Indiana, Brown, of Kansas.
Ways and Means-Morrison, Wood,
Hancock, Thomas, Hill, Chaplin, Tucker,
Blaine, Kelly, Garfield, Burchard, of
Illinois.
Appropriations - Randall, Holman,
Wells, of Missouri, Atkins, Hamilton,
of New Jersey, Blount, Singleton,
Wheeler, Hale, Foster, Waldron,
Banking and Currency-COx, Payne,
Goode, Gibson, Raymond, Burchard, of
Wisconsin, Wike, Townsend, of Penn
sylvania, Kasson, Eames, Hubbell
Pacific Rail Roads-Lamar, Atkins,
Luttrell, Walker of Virginia, Lvnde,
Throckmorton, Thomas, of Maryland,
Phillips, of Missouri, Garfield, Kasson,
Platt, O'Neil and Blair.
Judiciary - Knott, Hunton, Ashe,
Lynde, Lord, Hurd, Garfield, McCrary,
Lawrence, Frye, Starkweather.
Public Lands-Sayler, Goodin, Fuller,
Mcfarland, Walling, Ganse, Lane, Haw-
thorne, McDill, Morey and Crounse.
Foreign Affairs - Swan, Faulkner,
Banks, Barnum, Ely, Hamilton, of In
diana, Springer, Forney, Monroe, Will
liams. of Wisconsin, Packer.
Military Affairs - Banning, Glover,
Williams, of Michigan, Terry, Cook,
Kelley, of Pennsylvania, Hardenburg,
McDougall, ,Thornburgh, Hurlbut, Strait.
Commerce Ward, Durand,
Reagan, Piper, Kehr, Pierce, FELTON,,
Hunter. Ross, of Pennsylvania, Dunnell.
Postoffices and Postroads-Clark,o of
Missouri, WaddelI, Luttrell, Alnsworth,
Walker, of New York, Mcmahon, Slem-
ons. Cannon, Miller, Stowell, Wallace,
of South Carolina.
Claims-Bright, Neal, Brown, of Ken
tucky, Robbins, of North Carolina,
Tarbox, Cochrane, Phillips, of Missouri,
Mott, Bass, Bradley, Cason.
War CIaims-Eden, MiIiken, Warren,
Cahill, Ellis, New, Caldwell, Conger,
Smith, of Pennsylvania, Wilson, of
Iowa, Haskins.
Naval Affairs - Whtthorne, Lewis,
Mills, Jones, of New Hampshire, Willis,
Williams, of Delaware, Robbins, of
Pennsylvania, Burleigh, Harris, of
Massachusetts,, Hayes, Danford.
Revision of the Laws-Durham,
Southland, Bell, Metcalfe, Teese, Doug
las, Sparks, Crapo, Denison, Oliver,
Robinson.
Education and Labor-Walker, of
Virginia, Lamar, Faulkner, Cutler,
Stenger, Clark, of Missouri, Springer,
Hoar, Magoon, White, Nash.
District of olumbia-Buckner Neal,
Phelps, Cate, Hartridge, Hinkle, Ste
venson, McCrary, Willard, Hendee, Phil
lips, of Kansas
Public Buildings and Grounds-Hol-
man, Wells, of Missouri, Harrison,
Cook, Hewitt, of New York, Walsh,
Young, Williams. of Michigan, Wood
worth, Plaisted, Kimball.
Patents-Vance, BagIey, of New York,
Douglas, Landers, Hartzell, Clark, of
New York, Smith, of Georgia, Conger,
Dobbins, Sampson, Hoge.
Invalid Pensions-Jenks, Bagley, of
Illinois, Wilson, of West Virginia, Bliss,
Hewitt, of Alabama, Rice, Yeates, Rusk,
Sinnickson, Purman, Raney.
Weights and Measures-Stephens, of
Georgia, O'Brien, Potter, Sayler, Par
sons, of New York, Rusk, of Wisconsin,
Chittenden, Seelye.
Territories - Southard, Caldwell,
Mutchler, Franklin, Meade Culberson,
Wigginton, Fort, Mackey, Freeman,
Bagley, of New York, Patterson.
Agriculture - Caldwell, Harris, of
Georgia, Marsh, Davis, Rea, Goodin,
Anderson, Smith, of Pennsylvania,
Rusk, Van Vorhes, Smalls.
Mines and Mining-Bland, Turney,
Durham, Potter, Odell, Gibson, Camp
bell, Evans. Woodbnrn- Caswell Lynch.
Revolutionary Pensions = Hunter,
Hurd. Davis, Schumacher, Townsend, of
New York. Dobbins, Henderson, Will
liams. of New York
Indian Affairs Scales, Wiltshire, Boone,
Sparks. Hook r, Morgan, Lane, Seelye,
Page, Van Worries, Tufts.
Private Land Claims ms-Gunter, Buck
Ter, Parsons. Powell, Gambler, Levy,
Ketcham, Joyce, Cannon,
Lapham.
Public Expenditures-Mill Hatch
,r, Perry, Cowan, DibrilI, Jones. Reilley.
Whiting, Norton, Wood, of
Pennsylvania, HARRISON.
Railways and Cana.s-Jones of Ken |
lucky, Stone, Savage, Meade, Schleicher,
Nackey, of Pennsylvania, Lsnders, Davy,
Frost, Hoge
Levees - Ellis, Hatcher, Wiltshire, |
Honey, Roberts, Young. Sheakley. Oar
ell, Whiting, Morey, Wallace, of Penn
ylvania.
Reform in the Civil Service-White
louse, Brown, of Kentucky, Throck-
norton, Payne, Collins, Debolt, Cutler,
iurlbut, Harris, of Massachusetts. Fos-
ar. Leavenwortb.
nufactures-Stone, Dibbrell, Ross,
New Jersey, Williams, OF Alabama,
Iopkins. Money, Burchard, of Wiscon-
n. Farwell, Ballou, of Rhode Island,
OF Kentucky, Hyman.
MiIitia-Cowan, Hertord, Bell, Scales,
andler, Walsh, TarboN Ross, of Penn
ylvania, Darrell, Crounse, King.
Expenditures on Public Buildings
Letcalfe, Wilson, of West Virginia. Bag
Y. Pratt. Townsend, of New York.
Expenditures in the Navy Department
-Beebe, Mills .sSheakley, Burleigh, Ba
ar, of New York.
Expenditures in State Department
pringer, Thompson, Caldwell, Walker.
Expenditures in Treasury Department
-Elv, Bright. Hartsell Williams. of
ichigan, Piaisted.