Mexico weekly ledger., 1877-03-22

In the Senate, on the 9th, upon !
of Senator Grover, the memorials preseI
Senator Mitchell, charging Grover with st
his election by improper methods an
fraudulently issuing a certificatc to Gre
Presidential ElectOr, were referred 10 tn
mittee on Privileges and Elections,
structions to thoroughly investigate the T.ass14
The credentials of j. e.. Eustis. claiming a
seat from Louisiana, were referred to the
Committee on Privileges and Elections without
division. The Cabinet appointments were re-
ferred TO committees as follows: Schurz-Com-
mittee on Finance: Devens-Judlclary Commit
tee; McCrary-Committee on Military Affairs;
Thompson-Committee on Naval Affairs; Key
Committee on Post Offices and Post roads. The
Standing and Select committees were then APP
pointed, as follows:
SENATE COMMITTEES.
Privileges and Elections-Morton. Mitchell,
Wadleigh, Cameron Nv is }, Mcmillan, Hoar,
Salisbury, Merrim"n, Hill
Foreign Observation-Disclosures pa }, Morgan,
Hamlin. Howe. Conkling. McCreery, Bogy,
Finance-Morril Dawes. Ferry Jones [Nev.),
Allison, Howe, Bayard, Herman, Wallace;
Appropriations-Windom Sargent. Allison.
Dorsey, Blaine, Davis (W.Na.) ,Withers, Eaton,
Beck.
Commrrce-Conkling. Spencer. Burnside,
McMillen, Patterson, Gordon, Dennis, Ransom,
Randolph.
Mannfactures-Booth, Bruce, Rollins, john
ston, Mcpherson.
Observation-Disclosures, Sharon, Hoar.
eron (Pa). Burnside, Teller, Plumb, Ran
dolph, Cockrell, Maxey.
Blaine, Kirkwood, White. Mcpherson.
MISUNDERSTANDING, Conkling, rowe, Chris
tiapncy. Davis, G!l4 Thurman, Mcdonald:
Jones [Nev:l, Paddock, Conover, kirkwood,
Saulsbslry, Maxey, Bailey.
Public Lands.Oglesby; Paddock, Booth.
Chaffee, Plumb, Mcdonald. Jones Ella }, Gro
yer, Garland.
Private Land Claims-Thurman, Bayard,
Bogy, Edmunds, Christiancy.
Indian A~ffairs-AlIison, Oglesby, Iagalls,
Saunders, Hoar, McCreery, Coke.
Pensions-lngalls, Bruce. Teller, kirkwood,
Davis (Ill }, Withers, Bailey.
Revolutionary Claims--Johnston Jones Ella },
Hill, Dawes, Mcmillan.
Claims-McMillan, Mitchell. Cameron (Wis.) J,
Teller, Hoar. Cockrell, Hereford, Harris, Nor
District of Columbia-Dorsey, Spencer, In
gals, Rollins. saunders, Merrim"n, Barnum.
Patents-Wadleigh, Booth, Chafee, Herman,
Morgan.
Pnolic Buildings and Grounds-Davis, Nor
rill. Cameron (Pa.), salisbury, Jones (Fla.).
Acknowledgements, Christiancy, Chafee,
Saunders, Garland, Grover, Hereford.
Railroads-Mitchell. Howe, Dawes, Dorsey,
Teller, Ferry, Morton. Ransom. Bogy, Bar
Mines and M~ining-sharon, Chaffee, Kirk
wood, Plumb. Hereford. Coke. Hill.
Revision of Laws-Christiancy ingalls,, Davis
Education and Labor Burnside, Patterson,
Morrill,, Buchanan, Gordon, Maxey, Bailey.
Lamar.
Oglesby, Patterson, Booth, McCreery, Whyte,
| Beck.
To Audit and Control the Contingent Expense
of the Senate--Jones (Nev.), Rollins, Dennis.
Printing Anthony, Sargent, hyte.
Library-Howe, Edmunds, Ransom.
Rules-Ferry, Hamlin, Merrimon.
Engrossed Bills-Bayard, Withers, Anthony .
Enrolled Bilis-Conover. Paddock. Grover.
Levees of the Mississippi River-Bruce Blaine,
Conover, Cockrell, Harris.
NO xoro;, ~ tho CaxacaI Rronnhas nf tho civil
Service Chaffee, Conkling, Window, Merri-
mon, Eaton.
Transportation Routes to Seaboard-Cameron
wis }, Window, Conover, Burnside Saunders,
Davis wv Va), Harris, Lamar, Beck.
The only business transacted by the Sem
ate, on the II tn, was the confirmation in execu-
tive session of the Cabinet appointments, all OF
which were reported favorably from commit
tees and confirmed by the Senate with but one
or two dissenting votes in the cases of Key
SchurZ and Evarts. A number OF Senators, how
ever, r~efrained from voting. Adjourned till
Tuesday.
The Senate met on the 18th, but trans
acted no business except confirming some APP
pointnents in executive session.
The Senate, on the 14fh, appointed a
committee t. wait upon the President and in
form HAM that, unless he may have some further
communication to make, the Senate would ad-
~ reported that the President weuid not re.
quire the presence of the Senate any longer than
saturday or possibly Tuesday next.
In the Senate, on the 10Th, provision W s
made for the printing of a volume containing
the proceedings of the Electoral Commission
and the two houses of Congress relating thereto
After a short executive session the Senate al
! journed.