The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-12-22
WASHINGTON.

The principal changes IN the Membership
Of the Senate committee are those caused
by the resignation q senator Morrill, and
the death Of senator CspertOn. Window
becomes Chairman Of the Committee on Ap-
preparations, rice secretAry Morrill,, aud
Blaine il made = member % tais committee,
snd also Of the Committee on Naval Affair.".
Of which Secretary Morrill, Was : member.
Dawes Is assigned 20 the place vacated BY
Morrill, on the Indian Committee. Boutwell,
retires from the Committee on Commerce
and from the special committee % examine
the several branches Of the civil service.
Dawes taking his place on the former. ard
Harvey succeeding him n Chairman o, the
latter. Mitchell Of Oregon j. made Chair
man Of the Committee on Transportation
Routes 70 the Se4boArd, rice Window, who
resigns, but retains plzce on the Commit
tee. senator Price i assigned 10 Caper-
tons position on Claims. Railroads. and %
Revision Of Laws Committees. Mr.. Chat
fee !. placed on the Territories. Patents.
and Minis, and Mines and Mining, aud
Teller on Claims and Pensions.
The President, on the 9Th. Transmitted 70
Congress the report OF the committee q
Northern Republicans who visited LOuisi-
ana for the purpose OF Witnessing TIE eAu-
vass Of the vote In that State for Prssiden-
tial Electors. IL j. signed by Senator Sber-
man 81 Ohio, Representative Eugene
Hale o. Maine. j. A. Garfield OF Ohio, and
W. ID. Kelley % Pennsylvania, and Nessrs.
L. ". stOughfon and J. II. Van
Allen Of New York. c. Parker % New
Jersey, and sidney Clark and j. c. Wilson
Of Kansas. The report j. q considerable
length, giving full particulars A. to the
composition Of the Returning Board and
the law under which IL acts. and the MAJ
ner in which the final canvass Of the
votes was conducted. The evidence
OF intimidation and violence In
several parishes and polls, a. presented 70
the Board. and upon which evidence The
votes Of such parishes and polls were reject
ed from the final count, j. aid BY the CON-
miitee 70 be conclusive, aud the fairness
and impartia'ity q the Returning Board in
conducting it, investigations are highly
commended.
A Washington special SAYS that Congress
will probably adjourn for the holiday recess
from Friday. Dec. Is, until NondAy. Jan.
IN nAlfs inc -%trEA Nullmlt-
ses will pursue their investigations in he
Southern States.
The senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections have decided 10 Immediately send
subcommittee 70 L0uisiana, FLORIDA and
South Carolina, TO investigate the recent
elections In those states. The following are
the visiting committees appointed: FOR
L0uisiaua-Messrs Howe WaHfefgh Ne
MILAN, Boutwell,, salisbury and Melon
aid. For F.0r.da-Messrs. Mitchell. Teller
and Cooper. For south Caroiina-NessTs. /
Cameron (Wis.), Christiancy a1d Merri- 1
mon. Messrs. Morton, Logan and Herman I
have been appointed subcommittee 10 .
inyestlg gate the fscts attending the appoint /
ment o. Presidential Electors in oregon, and 4
also % investigate the elections In Alabama,
Mississippi and Georgia. The inyestiga- \
tions % this committee viii be conducted ia I
Washington, and GOV. Grover viii BE- SUBJ
I0naed 20 attend Immediately.
Senator Price, Who flls the vacancy made
ty the death - the late senator Carpenter.
GO West Virginia, o. a nan about ~ years
81 age, with snow-vhiie hair and beard.
lie Sas in tie Confedsrlte army.
A Washington dispatch says that Msssrs.
Randall, Warterson and Ky, having had in
terievs with C0v. Tilden recently, are IN
ders,ood 20 have communicated 20 the Dem
ocratic caucus the views expressed by him,