The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-08
OUR LAW-GIVERs.
SECOND DAYS SESSION OF THE xLvI
CoNGREsS.
Only Routine RusIneAa Transaeted In the
seuate-A DIseuSsion Of the Eiec'
toraI Count In the House, Which
Arouses Some Earnest.
ness OF Dispute.
SEN NATE.

WASHINGTON, December 7.-Mr. Jones
presented the credentials OF Thomas @.
Manning, appointed by the Governor oI
Louisiana to fill the place Of H. N. Spot
ford, deceased, until the next meeting oi
the Legislature. Filed.
The bill fixing the duty on barley malt
at twenty-five cents per bushel was recon-
mitted to the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Mcdonald introduced bill to
authorize the local taxation of legSl ten
der treasury notes. Referred.
Mesars. Teller and Hill introduced sew.
eral bills amending the bill to rstify the
Ute agreement. Referred.
Mr. Ingalls, introduced bill authoriz'
ing the issue and providing for the ex-
change and redemption OF fractional
notes. Referred.
Mr.. Wallace offered resolution that the
standing committees OF the Senate, ss con.
stituted at the last session, be revised and
continued for this session, snd that Pugh,
OF Alabama, be assigned TO the place made
vacant bY the retirement OF Pryor; Blair
to take the place OF Ingalls, on the Com
mittee on Pensions, and Sharon on Com
mittee on Education and Labor, and
Ransom and Lamar to exchange places
on Committee on Railroads, Qhis making
the latter chairman OF that committee).
Agreed to.
He also offered resolution that the
following select committees be appointed
for the present session, with powers here,
tofore given TO each, on the subject to
whichth respectively relate, TO examine
the several branches Of the civil service:
Mr.. Vest, chairman, to consider the law
as to the election OF President and Vice
President.
Mr.. Morgan, chairman, committee on
epidemic diseases.
Mr.. Harris, chairman, committee on al
legged frauds in the late elections.
Mr.. Wallace, chairman, TO inquire into
NiCarauguan affairs.
Mr.. Hampton, chairman, freedmen's
banks.
Mr.. Bruce, chairman, on bill providing
that heads OF Departments may occupy
seats on thehOor OF the Senate and House.
Mr.. Peudleton, chairman, joint COM
mittee on library.
Mr.. Voorhees,, chairman, joint COM
miitee on Yorktown celebration.
The resolution was agreed to.
The following select committees are,
therefore, discontinued: To investigate
the treasury accountA. Davis, of West
Virginia, Chairman; on the removal OF
the Northern CheyennGs, kirkwood,
Chairman; on negro exodus, Voorhees,,
Chairman.
Mr. Blair, of New Hampshire, did not
hear the Wallace Committee named
when the resolution was read, and in
quired if it was intended to discontinue
that committee.
Mr.. Wallace said that it was not the in
tention to discontinue that committee,
but that it was retained until ils report is
finished.
Mr.. Ingalls,, OF Kansas, offered resolu-
ton, requesting the President to commu-
nicate such Information as may be in his
possession relative TO the attempted set
Elements within Indian Territory, and
what steps has been taken 10 prevent the
same. Agreed to.
Mr. Johnston, of Virginia, offered
resolution instructinE the Commissioner
OF Agriculture 10 furnish any information
in his possession relating to contagious
pleuro pneumonia OF cattle and other con.
tagious diseases Of domesticated animals.
Agreed TO.
Mr. Paddock gave notice that on next
Thuraday he would ask the Senate TO con-
slider bill to provide for the sale Of the
remainder OF the reservation OF the Otoe
and Missouri Indians in Nebraska and
Kansas.
Various communication from the de.
partments we're submitted and the Senate
went into executive session, and when
the doors were reopened adjourned.
The Senate. in executive session, merely
referred to the committees the nomina-
tions already made.