The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-11-03

=! Grsnde.
The president prociaims lhe 2sth q
November as = day of national thanks
giving
The cabinet meeting to,day was de
voted to clearing up several matters o
minor Importance.
The president leaves at ten toner
row for Richmond. Evarts, Sehurz
Devens and Sherman will swell tn
presidents train.
| The committees were announced
Woaiie. Of New York, as ehairmai
OF ways and means, aid Atkins, o
| Tennessee, chairman OF appropriations
The call of the states for bills TO
reference occupied the house for fiv,
/ hours, and the consequence was tn,
introduction of the largest number
OF hiiis that were ever presented IL
one day in the history OF congress
They reached eight hundred aud forty.
five bills. They might be classified
int some half dozen prominent sub
Jeets- The repesl of the resumption
act, RECOMMENDATION OF silver, repeal Of
the bankruptcy Law, abolition of take,
on sales of tobacco by producers, ex.
tension of pension laws to the south
| the repeal of the test oath, and sppro-
priatinns for works of internal im-
provealent, Among the latter will be
the bills for the appropriation o. three
million dollars for the Aississippi
levees, and one million for the Mis-
souri, river.
Senate--lngalis, of Kansas, intro
daeesl bin 10 fix the date of the m eet
ing Of the first regular session OF the
ALVth congress, upon the first Mon
day OF November. Referred 20 the
committee on privileges and elec-
tions.
Nominations New York custom.
house rs previously telegraphed
smith, collector of customs at Mobile
0slesby, Lewi4 aud Mcmillan for thaiy
respective offices in New Orleans
Wilson, james and Forbes for Virgins
postmAstess a. w. Stougl,taf, mi MS
ter to Rdssia.
Conarinations-At the call of states.
John baxter, of Tenn.sses, was con.
hrmed % circait judge of the sixth dis
trict; Parsons, district attorney O,
Alabama; VIM. Henry Smith, coilec
tor OF customs, Chicago; J. ID. Brady
collector OF second Virginia district;
titzsimmone, Marshal of Georges; G.
Wiley Welis, consul general 10 China,
Walden. marshal of West Tennessee;
Pearsona, marshal OF Alabama.
A hasty glance discovers no othe,
important southern or general nomi
nations.
House--fhe call of states progresses
slowly. Many bills are being intro.
dneec, which will delay the Announce
nent OF the standing committees 10 8
late hour in the afternoon.
Nominations DeFreese, public prin.
ter : L. Piatt Stratton, inspector o,
steamboats, second district Hagh J.
Campbell, of Louisiana, attorney 70,
Dakotsh; postmaster, Wickersham.
Mobile; Thompson, Memphis; Jones,
Nashville; Thompson, Louisville Up.
ton, second comptroller; GiInllen,
United States treasurer; Bates, OF New
York, examiner-in.ch chief, patent office.
Postmasters-Wofiard, Corinthe, Mis-
sissippi; Green, Jackson, Mississippi ;
Waddell, Oklahoma, Mississippi.
The committee on privileges and
elections OF the ser ate met but ad.
journed, the matter not having been
printed.
The committees were announced.
The most important ones are reported
ia full aud southern mem bers ia others
given.
Eiections-Harr;s, Chandler, VIII
liams, Ellis, Thornhnrg.
Wars and means Wood, Tucker,
Saylor, Robins, Harris of Georgia, Gib-
son. Phelps, Kelly, Garfield, Burchard.
Banks and appropriations-Atkins,
Biount, Singleton, Ciymer, Hewitt,
Sparks, Durham, Hale, Foster, Smith,
Baker.
Banking and currency - Buckuei
succeeds Cox, Yestes, Hill.
Pacific raiiroad--Potter, Throck nor.
ton, Morris, House, Suttreli, I.anders,
Chalmers, Elam, 0Neil, Blair, Cas-
well, Cole, Rice.
Claims = Bright Davis, Perry. All
the rest are from the north, exciting
some surprise.
Commerce Reagan, FELTON,, Rea-
kenna.
Public Morrison formerly
ways and meansl, GAUGE, Clark, De-
witt tAlabama), Smith (Georgia).
Postofiices and post roads Waddell
{ North Cafolina), Ciemonds, Caldwell,
Garth.
District Columbia --Williamsf Michi
gam, Hunton, Black burn, Hinckie.
Judisiary-Knot;, Harris (virgInia),
Partridge, Ctibertson.
War elaims-Eden lIllinois), Cabell,
Scheiley, Caldwell.
Public OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES tMis-
souril, Pridemore, Davidson, Manning.
Private land claims--Gulter (Arkan-
sas), Caldwell, Giddens, Turner, Cain.
Manufacturing-W Wight, DIbreil, Viii
son, Logan, Davidson.
Agricultnre-Cutier, of North Caro-.
lima, Pridemore, Aiken, Steele.
Indian Afisirs-Seaies, of New York,
Hooker, Throckmorton, Gunter.
Military Misunderstanding, Dlbrell-
Evans.
Militia-Miles, Ross.
Naval Afiairs-w hittlehouer, Mills,
Goode.
Foreign Afnirs-Swapn, Forney,
Schieicher, Wilson.
Territories ,klin.
Revolutionary Pensions-Makey.
Invalid Pensions-Rice.
Railways AMI Canals -Schleic hor.
Cable, Crittenden, Schalley, McKen-
xG.
Mines and Mining-Beebe.
Education and Lator-Goode.
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