The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-03-10
SENATE. ..ExECUTIvE SESSION


After the reading Of the journal Of yei
terday, Mr.. Sargent submitted u resolr
tion that the Senate appointthe standin
and other committees. Agreed 10. n'
He also submitted resolution to SUI
pend the forty.sixth rule, requiring tn
appointment Of committees 10 be made b
ballot, and i was agreed 10.
The standing and select committee
were then announced, as follows:
Privileges and E'cciiOns-Morton (Chair
mani, Mitchell, Wadleigh, Camero
| (Wis), Mcmillan, Hoar, Salisbury, Mer
riman and Hill.
Foreign RelaiiOas- Cameron (Chair
man, Morton, Hamlin, Howe, Conklinq
McCrcery, Bogy, Eaton and johnson.
FnaHee-MOrrill lChairman), Dawes
Ferry, Jones New, Allison, Howe, Bay
ard, Herman and Wallace,
Experimentation Chairman
Sargent, Allison, Dorsey, Blaine, Dayi
W. Na.), Withers, Eaton and Beck.
Conmrce-Conkling (Chairman), Spen
Ger, Burnside, Mcmillan, Patterson, Cor
don, Dennis, Ransom and Randolph.
Manufactures = Booth Chairman
Bruce, Robins, johnson and MCPhCrs on
Agrieul'urc-PaddOck (Chairman), Sha
ron, HoRr, Davis Nv. Va. J, and Gordon
Military ABaHS-Spenccr Chairman
Wadleigh, Cameron ga. }, Burnside, Tel
Ter, Plumb, Randolph, Cockrell and
Maxey.
NaralA6ars-sargcnt (Chairman), An
Lhony, Conover, Blaine, Kirkwood
Whyte anti McPherson.
JudieiIy-Edmunds Chairman Conk,
ling, Howe, Christiancy, Davis (Iliinois),
Thurman and Mcdonald.
POsto6ces aud Post Roads liamliu
Chairman, Ferry, Jones (Ncv.), Pad.
dock, Conovcr, KirkwOod, Salisbury
MaXcy, and Bailey.
Public Lands Oglebay Chairman
Paddock, Booth, Uhallee, Plumb, McDon,
aid, Jones, Grover and Garland.
Pirate Land Caims-Thurman Chair.
mani, Bayurd, Bogy, Elmunds and Chris.
tiancY. .... -.
Indian A6rirs = Allison (Chairmnn,,
oSlesby, ingalls,, Saunders, lloar, Me-
Creery and Cook.
PeaSions-Ingalls Chairman, Bruce,
Teller, Kirkwood, Davis (IlID, Withers
and Bailey. : ...3.
Revolutionary Cainp-Johnson (Chair.
mani, Jones fla, Hill, Dawes ard Nc.
MILAN.
Cyaims-McNIillan (chairman), Mitch.
ell, Cameron Wis Teller, lloar, Cock.
rell, Hereford, Harris and Morgan.
Diatricto( COlumJid-Dorsey (Chairman),
Spencer, Ingalls,, Rollins, Saunders, Mer.
rimon and B;rnnm. '-'-
RltcHis-- -Wadleigh (Chairman), Booth,
ChaiIee, Herman and Morgan.
Public buildings and Groun1s-Dawcs
(Chairman), Morrill,, Cameron (Pa,),
Salisbury and Jones (Fla) "
Territories : Patterson Chairman
Christiancy, ChaIlee, Saunders, Garland,
Grover and Hereford.
Rdiirodis-Mitchell (Chairman), Howe
Dawes, Dorsey, Teller, Ferry, Morton,
Ransom, Bogy, Barnum and Lamar.
Mines and llining-Sharon (Chairman),
Chafee, Kirkwood, Plumb, Hereford,
Cook and Hill. -H
Rerisioa Of Lars-Christiuncy) Chair.
man, Ingalls,, Davis Qlls), Wallace,
and Sherman.
Education and Labo-Burnside, (Chair.
man) Patterson, Morrill,, Bruer, Sharon,
Gordon, Maxey, Bailey and Lamar.
Ciri STriec and Retrcnchmcnt-Blaine
lChairman), Oglesby, Patterson, Booth,
McCrecry, Whyte and Beck.
10 audit and Control he Coniinqent Er.
pe,iScs Of the Sendtc-Jone8 (Ney.) tChair.
man Rollins and Dennis.
Printing Anthony (Chairman) Sar.
gent and Whytc.
Library-Howe (Chairman) E,lmunds
and Ransom.
Merrimon.
EngroSsed BMs-Bayard tChairman),
Withers and Anthony.
Enrolled BAis-Conover (Chairman),
Paddock and Grover. f"
Lcrtes Of Mississippi Rirer-Bruce (Chair.
mani, Blaine, Conover, Cockrell and
Howe.
10 Examine the Strcrul Branches ojMeCira
Strrice-Chaiiee Chairman, Conkling,
Window, Merrimon and Eaton.
Transportation Routes 10 tic Seuboarl-
Cameron (Wis.) (Chairman), Window,
Conover, Burnside, Saunders, Davis (W,
Va.), Harris, Lamar and Beck.
Mr.. Thurman called up the resolution
submitted by HIM yesterday TO refer the
credentials off. B. Eustis, claiming the
seat from Louisiana, TO the Committee on
Privileges and Elections. Agreed 10
without lewiston.
Mr.. Grover, Of Oregon, submitted the
following:
RcsOlred, That the thirteen memorials
here, presented to the Senate by Hen. J.
II. Mitchell, purporting to be signed by
36O citizens OF Oregon, reciting that it was
currently reported and generally believed
that the election Of l.. +. Grover, IA Sem
ator Of The United States, was procured
by bribery, corruption and other unlaw.
ful means in the Legislature Of the State
of Oregon, and that said L. +. Grover
did corruptly and fraudulentIy issue a
certificate Of election to one L. A. Cronin
as Presidential Elector on December 6,
1876, and that said l.. +. Grover did bear
false witness before committee on or
about January 6, 1877, be now re-
ferred to the Committee on Priv.
ilcgcs and Elections; who shall thorough
ly investigate and report upon the fore.
going charges, with power to send for
persons and papers.
Agreed to without division.
The Senate then, on motion Of Mr.. Sar.
gent, went into executive session, and,
when the doors were re.opened, adjourn.
cd until tomorrow.
COIOred South CarOlinInmS In.
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