Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-12-22
following resolution, which was
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adopted:
Whereas, The melancholy event of
the violent and tragic death of James
A. Garfield, late President of the
United States, having occurred dur
ing recess of Congress, and the two
Houses OF Congress sharing in the
general grief, and desiring to mani-
fest their sensibility on the occasion
of public bereavement,
Resolved, That the two Houses of
Congress will assemble in the hall
of the House Of Representatives, on a
day and hour to be fixed and an
nounced by joint committee, and
that in presence of the two Houses
there assembled, an address on the
life and character of James A. Gar
field, late President of the United
States, be pronounced by Hon.
James G. Blaine and that the Presi-
dent of the Senate pro TEN, and the
Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives, be requested to invite the
President of the United States, the
heads of the several Departments,
the Judges of the Supreme Courts,
the Representatives of the foreign
courts, the Governors Of the several
States, the General of the army, the
Admiral of the navy, and such Off
GERS as have received the thanks OF
Congress.
Resolved further, That the Presi
dent Of the United States be request
ed to transmit copy of these reso-
lutions to Mrs. Lucretia r. Garfield,
and to assure her Of the profound
sympathy of the two houses of Con-
gress for her deep personal affiiction,
and their sincere coincidence for the
la e national bereavement.
The speaker of the House this
morning announced the appointment
of the committees of the House, con-
stituted as follows:
Committee on ways and means
Kelley, of Pennsylvania, chairman
Kasson, Dunnell, Mckinley, Hub
bell, Haskell, Russell, Errett, Ran
dali, Mckinzie, Carlisle, Morrison,
Speer, of Georgia.
Committee on banking and cur
rency-Crapo, of Massachusetts,,
chairman; Smith, Of Pennsylvania
Weber, Dingley, Moore, Cornell,
Brumm, Buckner, Hardenbsrgh
Flower, Ermentrout
Committee on appropriations
Hiscock, of New York, chairman
Robson, Cameron, Burrows, Butter
worth, Caswell, Ryan. O'Neill, Ketch
am, Blackburn, Cox, Atkins, Forney
LIE Fever, Ellis, of Louisiana.
Elections-Calkins, of Indiana.
Judiciary-Reed, of Maine.
Coinage, weights aud measures
Fisher, of Pennsylvania.
Commerce-Page, of California.
! Agriculture-Valentine, of Ne
| braska.
Foreign afairs-Williams, of Wis
consin.
I Military affairs-Henderson, o
Illinois.
Naval affairs-Harris, Of Mass
achusetts.
Post offices and post>roads--Bing
ham, Of Pennsylvania.
Public lands-Pound, Of Wiscon
! sin.
Indian affairs-Haskell. of Kansas
! Observation-Disclosures, of Michigan
Railways and canals Townsend
of Ohio.
Manufactures-Campbell, of Penn
sylvania.
Mines and mining-Van Voorhis
of New York.
Public buildings and grounds
Shallenberger, of Pennsylvania.
Pacific railroad Hazelton, of Wis
consin.
Mississippi levees-Thomas, of Il
linois.
Education and labor-Updegraf
of Ohio.
Militia-Straight, of Minnesota.
Patents-Young, of Ohio.
Invalid pensions-Brown, of In
dianna.
Pensions-Marsh, of Illinois.
Claims-Crowley, of New York.
War claims-Houk, of Tennessee
| Public oxpenditures-Randall, 0
Pennsylvania.
Private land claims-Pacheco, O
California.
District of Columbia-Neal, c
Ohio.
Revision of laws-McKinley, c
Ohio.