The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-11-01
FORTY FIFTH CONGRESS

tcStcu clccClOn case was taken up WQcn Nlr.
Harrison made speech in favor of Patter-
sons right to the seat. Mr.. Garfield support
ed BelfOrd the Republican nominee, as having
the prma facic title. The House adjourned
without action.
SENATE Oct. 25.-Petitions were pre-
sented from citizens of New Yord against the
repeal OF the bankrupt law. The committee
on elections were authorized in the Louisiana
contested cases of Spofford and Kellogg to
troduced authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to adjust and settle the indebted
ness of the State Of Arkansas to the United
States. Adjourned.
HOUSE, Oct. 25th.-The Colorado con-
tested election case was referred to the CON-
mittee on elections, ayes 1877 nays 113. Peti-
tlOn for the removal of the National Capital
and for encouragement of rife practice were
presented and referred. Mr.. Garfield present
ed petition of 210 men of color asking an
appropriation of 500 each ia enable them to
emigrate to Liberia. Mr.. Wright presented a
petition of q, 600 workingmen from Pennsyl-
vania, asking government aid to settle on the
public domain.
SENATE, Oct. 29.-Bills were intro
duced to provide for the coinage of silver dol
lars and making the same legal tenders. The
Vice President laid before the Senate a Joint
resolution of the Wisconsin Legislature ask
ing increased postal facilities in that Stats, in
favor of legislation to improve the condition
! Of the Oneida tribe of Indians, asking for
in the northern part Of the State from St.
Paul, Minn., to the Falls of Sault Ste. Marie,
Wis, for an appropriation to aid in the sur
vcy Of the st. Croix river. Adjourned.
HOUSE, Oct 20th.-A large unmber of
bills relating to financial and tariff matters
were introduced and referred after which
Speaker Randall announced his committees
a N1,n foil sv> %1no
of the committee OF Elections Harris Vir-
ginia, Chairman: Springerlnl.; Chandler, Ga. /;
Turner, Pa; Cobb, Ind; Williams, Ala. ::
Ellis, La; White, Conn; Thornburg, Tenn.
Cox, o.; Hicliock, N. Y.
Ways and Mcans-Wood, N. Y, Chairman;
H%sfs HsiF' ea eXa GSyon GSf{s kfSsips fSeps q
Kelley, Pa; Garfield, O.; Burchard, Ills. !;
Banks, Mass.
Appropriations Tennessee, Chair
man ;Blount Ga; Singleton Miss. .Clymer, Pa.
Hewitt, n. Y; Sparks ILL.,; Durham, Ky. !;
Hale, ae,,; Me-; Foster, O.; Smith, Pa:; Baker Ind
chairman:- Ewing, o.; Hardenburg, N. j.:
Yeates, N. c.; Hartsel!, Ill., Bell, Ga; Hart,
n: T.; Eames, r. l.; Chittenden, N. Y; Fort,
Ill; Phillips, Kan.
Pacific Rallroad-Potter, n. Y, chairman;
TThrockmorton; Tex; Morrison, H.; House,
Tenn renni lily Luttrell, Cal; Landsrs S, Con- Ghal-
N. H.. Caswell, Wis; Cole, Mo-; Rice, Miss.
Claims-Bright, Tenn, chairman; Warner,
Ct; Davis, N. c.; Reilly, Pa; Dickery, o.;
Henry, Mo-; Lockwood, N. Y; Henderson,,
ILL.,; Ellsworth, Mich; Dindsey, Me-; Coum-
mings Ia.
Commerce-Rcgan, Texas, chairman; Eel
ton, Ga; Kea, Mo: !; Roberts, Md; Ross, N. j.;
kenna, w. Va; Hunter, Ind. Dunneil, MINI. !;
Hubbel, Mich. Overton, Pa
Public Lands-Morrison, ILL.,, Chairman; !;
Fuller, Ind; CAM, Ark; Cla"lz, Mo; Wright,
Pa; Hewitt, Ala; Smith, Ga; Ketchum, NY;
D.T.
Postof1ices and Post Roads --Waddell, n. c.,
chairman; Slemons, Ark; Caldwell, Tenn ;
Giddings Texas; Garth, Ala; Quinn, N. r.;
Morey, Miss; Cannon, Ill; Freeman, Pa; Will
liams, n. Y; Townsend, Ohio.
District of COlumbia-Williams,M Mich chair.
man.
Judiciary-Knott, Ky., chairman; Lynde,
Pa; Mcmahon, Ohio; Culberson' Texas; :;
Frye, rye; MaiSe; N Butler, Mass; conger, Mich;
-1Ssa5i War ciaims-Eden, ILL.,, chairman; cabell,
Ky; Vieder, N. Y; Reilly, Pa, Oliver, Iowa;
Thompson, Pa; Keifer, Ohio; Robinson, Ind,
Public Expenditures NO., chair
man; Hartsell, H.; Pridmore, Va; Finley,
Ohio; Davidson, Fla; Benedict, n. T.; Man
ming, Miss. Baker, N. Y; Keighley, Mich. :;
Burdick, Iowa; Bayne, Pa.
Private Land Ciaims-Guntcr, Ark, chair
man.
Manufactures-Wright, Pa, chairman; Di-
brell, Tenn; Warner, Conn.,; Wilson, w. Va;
Higon, Ala; Davidson, Fla. Harrison, III. /;
Peddsl, n. j.; ntner, Mo-; Upton, ILL.,: Ba-
Agricuiture-Cutler, N. j., chairman; Glo-
yer, Mo-; Prldmore, Va; Cavert, n Y; Aiken,
9; N. G.; Finley, c.; Steele, N. G; Dening, Ia.
Hayes, ILL.,; Watson, Pa; Calkins, Ind.
Indian Affairs Scales, n c., chairman; ;
Boone, Ky.; Hooker, Miss; Morgan, Mo.
Throckmorton, Tex; Gunter, Ark; Beebe, N.
send, n. Y; Stewart, Mimi; Ferrin, Idaho.
Military Aaairs-.Banning, O., chairman
Marsh, Pa. Williams, Delaware; Dibrell,
Tenn; Clark, N. Y; Evans, 8. c.; Bragg,
Wis.,; Strait, Minn.; White, Pa; McCook, n.
T.; Marsh, I'll:
gla;s, ya:,, Scales \: G.. . Msnkle, Nd, % Jones
Ind, Bundy, Ky, Evans, Pa, smalls, s. c.
Naval Affairs-Whittho chairman; Mills
Texas, Goode, Va, Willis, N. Y, Jones, N, H.
Morse, Mass, Kemmell, Nd, Harris, Mass,
Danford, O., Haines, Pa, Hanna, Ind.
Foreign Aflairs77swain, Nd, chairman; Cox
er, Texas, Bridges, Pa, Wilson, W. Va, Mon.
roe, o., Williams, Wis.,, Crapo, Mass, Killing.
Territories Missouri, ch1irman
Riddle, Tenn, Mills, Texas. Turney, Pa, Jones
Ala. Muldrow, Miss. Morse, Mass, Bagley
n. Y, Reed, Me-, Aldrich, ILL.,, Neal, Ohio.
Maginnis, Montana.
Revolutionary pensions and war of 1872
Mackey, Pa, chairman.
Invalid pensions-Rue, Ohio chairman;
Hewitt, Ala; Riddle, Tenn; Walsh, Md.
Mackey Pa; Crittend on, Mo. Cavelt, N. "
Sinnockson, N. j.; Rainey, 8. G. Joyce, Vt;
Romcrs, Me.
Railways and canals -Schleischer, Texas,
chairman; Cobell, Va; Crittenden Me. Shelly,
Ala; Mckenzie, KY; Muller, N. T.; Clark, n
/; Evans, Ind; Mitchell, Pa; Camp, N. Z.
Haselton, Wis.
Mines and Mining -Beebe, n. r, chairman
Davis, N. c.; FELTON,, Ga; Collins, Pa; Boone
KY: Jones, Ala. Rea, NO.; Wren, New; Ran.
dolph, Tenn; shellabarger, Pa; Stone, Mich;
Education and Labor Goode, Va, chair.
man; Fuller Ind. Southard, O.; Willis, Ky.
Manning, Miss. Bright, Tenn; Bell, Ca; Lor.
Ing, Mass; Campbell, Pa; Hungerford, N. r;
Revision Of Laws-Walsh, Nd, chairman
Walker, Va; Bland, Mo-; Bicknell, Ind.
Herbert, Ala; Wells, KY; Cravens, Ark.
Field, Mass; Clark Iowa; Leonard, La.; Nc.
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