Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-03-09
WASHINGTON.
Congressional Proceedings.


senate.
WASHINGTON, March 3 - After the
reading Of tie journal Of yesterday, Mr..
Sargent submitted a resolution that the
senate oppsint the standing and other
committees, Agreed to, He also sub
mi,ted a resolution to suspend the forty.
sixth rule requiring the appointment Of
committees ~ be made by ballot, and Il
was agreed TO. Standing aud select com.
mittees were then announced, as follows;
Privileges and Eleotions-Morton,
chairman, Mitchell. Wadleigb, Cameron
(Wiseonsiul Mcmillan, Hoar. Salisbury,
Hill.
Foreign Relations-Camsron chair
man, Morton, Hamlin, Howe, Conkling,
McCreery, Bogy, Eaton, Johnson.
Finance-Morrill, chairman, Dawes,
Ferry, Jones Nevada Allison, Howe,
Bsyard, Kernan, Wallace,
Observation-Disclosures chairman,
Sargent, Allison, Dorsey, Blaine, Davis
U(W. Va, Withers, Eaton, Beck.
Commerce-Conkling chairman, Nc
MILAN, Spencer, Burnside, Patterson,
Gordon, Denais, Ransom, Randolph.
Manufacture s-Boo,h chairman, Rob.
ms, Bruce, johnson, Mcpherson.
Agriculure-Padioek chairman, Sha-
rcr, Hoar.
Military Affairs Spencer chairman,
Wadleigb, Cameron Penn }, Burnside.
Teller, Plumb, Randolph, MaxeY, Cock,
rell.
Naval Afai,s-Ssrsent chairman,
Anthony, CoIover, Blaine, Kirkwood,
Whyte, Mcpherson.
Judiciary-Edmu1ds chairman, Howe,
Conkling, Christianoy. Davis (Ill), Nc.
Donald, Thurman.
Postofices and Postroads-Hamlin,
chairman, Ferry, Jones (Nev J, Paddock,
Conover, Kirkwood, Salisbury, Maxey,
Bailey.
Public Lauds--0glesby chairman,
Paddock, Booth, Chaffee, Plumb, Me.
Donald, Jones (Fla) Grover, Garland.
Private Land Claims-Thurman, chair
man, Bayard, Bogy, Edmunds, Chris
tiancy,
Indian Affairs - Allison, chairman,
0gIesby, Ingalls,, Saunders, Hoar, Nc
Creery, Cook.
PensiOns-Ingalls, chairman, Bruce,
Teller, Kirkwood, Davis (tll), Withers,
Bailey.
Revolutionary Claims : Johnston,
chairman, jones Ella !. Hill, Dawes, Nc
MILAN.
Claims-McMullan chairman, Mitchell,
Cameron, wis., Teller, Hoar, Cockrell,
Hereford, Harris, Morgan.
District of Columbia-Dorsey chair.
man, Spencer, Ingalls,, Rolliugs, Saan-
ders, Msrrimon, Barnum.
Patents-Wadleigh chairman, Booth,
ChRfe, Herman, Morgan.
Public buildings and grounds--Dawes
chairman, Morrill,. Cameron, (Pa.,)
Salisbury, Jones, Ella
Territories Patterson chairman,
Christiancy, Chsfee, Saunders, Garlaad,
Grover, Hereford.
Railroads-Mitchel chairman, Howe,
Dawes, Dorsey, Teller, Ferry, Morton,
Ransom, Bogy, Barnum, Lamar.
Mines aud Mining--Sharon, chairman,
Chafe Kirkwood, Plumb, Hereford,
Cook, Hill.
Revision of Laws-Ohristiancy, chair.
mad, Ingalls,, Davis Q%llinois), Wallace,
Herman.
Education and Labor-Burnside chair.
man, Patterson, Morrill,, Bruce, Sharon,
Gordon, Maxey, Bailey, Lamar.
Civil Service and Retrenchmcnt--
Blaine, chairman 0glesby, Patterson,
Boothe, McCrsery, White, Beck.
To Audit and Control the Contingent
Expense Of the S,nate-Jones (Neva,
da), chairman, Rollins, Dennis.
Hintiug-Anthony chairman, Sar.
gent. Wbyte.
Library-Howe chairman, Ransom,
Howe.
Riles-Ferry. chairman, Hamlin and
Merrimon.
Engrossed BiIls-BAyari, chairman,
Withers and Anthony.
Earolled Bills = Conoyer, chairman,
Paddock and Grover.
Levees Of Mississippi River-Bruce,
chairman, Blaine, Conoyer, Cockrell and
Harris.
To Ex anime Several Branches Of the
Civil Service-Chafs, chairman, Conk.
ling, Windom, Merrimon and Eaton.
Transportation Routes to the Sea-
board Cameron wis } chairmaa, Win
dom, Conover Burnside, Saunders, Davis
wv. Va Harris, Lamar aud Beck.