Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-26
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY.

CoiiulissloHeTs OF Alabama claims, 10
reorganize the army; to repeal the act
requiring a test oath. The following
standing committees were submitted
and adopted:
PRIVILEGES ans Elections Salisbury. chairmau
hi GA, Herman, Bailey, Houston, Vance, Cam
eron wis J, hoar, ingalls,.
Foreign Relations Eaton; chairman; Johns
ton, Morgan. Hill GAL Pendleton, Hamliu,
Conkling, kirkwood, Carpenter.
Finance-Bayard chairman; Herman, Wallace,
Voorhees,, Beck, Morrill,, Ferry, Jones New. AL.
| lison.
/ Appropriations Dawes wv, va.) cha.rmaa;
Withers, Beck. Wallace, Eaton, Window, Allison,
Blaine. Booth.
Commerce Gordon chairman Ransom; Ran.
dolph, Hereford. Coke, Coakling, Mcmillan,
Jones (Ney1 Chandler.
Manufactures Glover, chairman; Mcpherson,
Williams, Rollins, Dawes
Agriculture--Johnston chairman: Davis (W.
Na), Hampton, Slater, Paddock. Sharon, Hoar.
/ Military Affairs Randolph, chairman: Cock
rell. Maxey. Grover. Hampton, Burnside, Plumb,
| Cameron, tPa.), Logan
/ Naval Ailars--McPherson, chairman; Whyte.
Jones (Fla), Vance. Farley, Anthony, Blaine,
Cameron (Pa:h Chandler.
Judciary-Thurman, chairman; Mcdonald,
| Bayard, Garland, Lamar, Davis III, }, Edmnnds,
Conklihg, Carpenter
postohces aud rostroads -Maxey. chairman.
salisbury. Bailey, Houston. Groome, Ferry,
| Eamlln, krkwood,
Public Lands Nc Donald. chairman; Jones
| Ella !, Grover, Mcpherson, Walker, Plumb Pad
/ dock, Booth, Hill tCal
| Private Land Clalms-EdmunGs. chairman; Al.
| iSon, Window, Davis III J, Jonas
Indian Affairs Coke, chairman: Penoieton,
Walker, Slater, Williams Allison, ingalls,, Sam
Pensions withe,s, chsirmau Mcpherson
Groome, Call Farley, ingalls,, Kellogg, Platt.
Revolutionary Claims Anthony, chairman;
/ Dawes, Mcmillan, Jones (Fla), Hi,l (Ia)
Ciaims-Cockrell, chairman; Hereford, Harris,
Groome, Houston, Mcmillan, Cameron iWisl
| Teller, Hoar,
District OF Columbia Harris chairman Whyte,
Withers, Butler, Vance, ingalls,, Rollins Dawes.
Mcmillan.
Patents KEENAN,, chairman; Coke, Slater Call,
Booth. Hoar, Plat.
/ Public Buildings and Gropn is--Jones Fla
| chairman salisbury, Vest, Dawes, Morrill,
| Territories Garland, chairman; Butler, Vest,
Slater, Saunders Kellogg, Logan.
Railroads Ransom, Chairman; Lamar, Eaton.
Grover, Williams Pcndleton, Jonas, Dawes, Tel
! Ter, Saunders, Window
Mines ard Mining-lIereford, chairman; Cor
don, Mcdonald, Farley Cameron, OPal, Plumb,
/ Revision of Laws-W Wallace, chairman; Herman
Davis, (lll), Hoar. Mcmillan.
| Education ana Labor Bailey, chairman; Cor
don, Maxey Randolph, Burnside Morrill,, Brace,
Sharon.
Civil Service and Extraordinarily Butler chair
man; Whytc, Beck, Walker, Teller, Chandler kol-
| Inns.
| To Audit sud Control Contingent Expenses Of
senate-liill tGa.) chairman; Davis, (w. va,
Jones, (Nev.)
| Printing -Whyte, chairman Ransom Antho-
| ny.
Lbrary-yoorhees, chairman; Ransom, Ed
| munds.
Edgrcssed Rules--Morgan, chairman; Cockrell,
| Blame.
| Engrossed Bnls-Conkllng, chairman: Jones,
| tNev.l Withers.
Enrolled Bills-Vauce, chairman; Call, Rol.
/ lins.
improvements the Mississippi River aud ~
| Tributaries Lamar. chairman; Cockrell, Harris
Jonas, Blaine Kellogg.
/ Transportation Routes to Seaboard-Beck,
chairman; Johnston. Voorhees,, Hampton, Cam
eron, (W1s.), Cameron, (Pa.l, Window
Select Committees TO Examine Several Branch.
es OF civil Service-Nest, chairman, Eaton Cor
| don. Logan. uamlin.
! TO take INTO consideration state of law respect
Ing, asceltalning and declaration Of the result OF
! elections OF President and Vice President of
United states-Morgan, chairman; Bay ard thur
man, Johnston, Garland, Davis, (ill), Edmunds,
| Conklng, Teller,
10 investigate finance report, books and ac-
| counts of treasury department Davis wv. NA.)
Chairman, Beck, Whyte, Ingalls,, Dawes. Aud It
is provided that such commit tee shall have all
| rights and powers conferred by the resolution Of
| Nov. 10. 1877. creating the original committee on
that subject
! 10 make provision Tor taking the 10th census
! Pendeton chairman; Morgan. Herman Harris
| DAVIS Oll.(, Morrill,. Cameron lNis.)
| 10 investigate and report the best means Of
| preventing the introduction aud spread OF epid
emic diseases Harris, chairman Lamar, Gar
| land, Jonas, Paddock, Sharon, Plat.
20 inquire INTO alleged frauds IN late elections
| Wallace, chairman; Bailey, Garland McDou-
| aid, Herman Teller Cameron WIS.,. ktrkwoOd
| lloar, And II is provided that such committee
shall have al rights and powers conferred by the
resolutions Of Dec. and 10, 1873, creating the
original committee, and OF Feb. p, 1879. adding
| 10 such power
| To examine into circumstances Connected with
| the removal OF northern CheYennes from the
| Sioux reservation 10 Indian terrtory-klrkw0od,
| chairman; Dawes Plumb, Coke, Bailey.
! 10 inquire into claims OF citizens OF the United
| states against the government OF Nicaragua
| Hampton chairman Conkling. h'rkwood. Eaton,
| Morgan.
The senate then listened to the read
ing of the presidents message, which
was as follows
Feltoao citizens Of the Senate and Rou8e Of Rep.
! TeseHtatiCeS'
| The failure of The lat congress to make the re.
quisite appropriations for legislative a0d Judicial
purposes, and Tor the expenses of the several eX
ecutiye departments of the government and for
tne support OF the army, has made II necessary 10
| call a specla- session OF the fortyslXth Con.
| gress.
The estimates of appropriations needed. and
| which were sent to congress by the Secretary OF
/ the Treasury o. the opening of the last session
| are renewed, ia are herewith transmitted T.
| both the Senate snd House OF Repre- seutatiyes.
RegrettinE tie eXislauce OF an emergency which
| requires a special SESSION OF congress at time
when 1t is the general judgement OF the country
| thhL the puDilC Nctl1IS VIII DC pest pioUDleu ny
! rermanency in our legislation. and ypeace and
| rest, commend these few necessary IN assures TO
your COnsidtfat on.
RUTHERFORD 3. HAYES.
| Washington, March ~, 1879,
Accompanying the message are esti-
mates from the secretary, of money
needed for the army and the legislative
executive and judicial branches OF
government. These estimates are
the same as those submitted at
the opening of the last session,
except the items provided for at the SEES
sion. The last congress made provision
for the military academy at West Point,
and for the fortification armament. This
leaves, according to the estimates, S2S,-