Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1869-03-20
Ci,airmen Of Standing Committees,

No dispatches this afternoon.
Chalrmen Of Standing Committees.
CHICAGO, March 15.-The following
chairmcn of House COMMITTEES have been So.
lected:
Ways and Means, Paine of Wisconsin.
Schcnck, Cooper and Seward; Appropria-
tions. Dawes. Seward, Banks and Garfield;
Pacific Railroad. Wheeler of New York !;
Claims, Washburnc Of Massachusetts,; Com
mercc. Dixon; Public Lands, Julian; Post
Offices, Farnsworth; Manufactures, Morrill, !;
Agriculture, Wilson of Ohio; Indian At.
tairs, Clark of Kansas; Military Affairs,
Logan of Illinois; Mileage, Shanks; Dis
trict Of Columbia, Cook Of Illinois; Judi
ciary, Bingham; Revolutionary Claims.
Boyd of Missouri; Public Expenditure 2,
Coburn Of Indiana; Private Claims, Blair
Of Michigan; Navy Affairs, Schoield Of
Pennsylvania; Foreign Affairs, Banks;
Territories, Cullom Of Illinois; Invalid
Pensions, Benjamin Of Missouri; Roads,
Ingersoll of Illinois; Mining. Fersiss Of
New York; Frccdmen's Affairs, Dockcry
of North Carolina; Education, Arnell of
Tennessee; Reconstruction, Butler Of Mas
sachusetts.
MOrs Diplomatic Troubles.
Mr.. Sumner will soon deliver a speech.
taking the grounds that England is rcspon-
sible for much more than the destruction of
our ships; that her action swept our COM
MERGE from the seas and prolonged the war
at least a year. Mr.. Thornton, British
Minister, hearing this remark, said to Mr..
Sumner that this means war. The French
minister says that it means extension Of
Territory. Tho matter is making much
stir in diplomatic circles.
Report Of the Agricultural Department.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-the month.
" reports of the department. Of agriculture
for February show that the number ofhors-
cs has slightly increased in most Of the
Western and Southern States, but very
little in the Eastern and Middle States.
In the principal States west Of the Missis.
sippi river and in tho Pacific States the
number is not equal to tho demand, as is
shown BY the general advance in price.
There is positive decrease in cattle. in
many States amounting to five per cent in
Illinois. A reduction in the number Of
mich cows is reported in Texas, Ohio and
Illinois, and an increase in prices is report
cd. A general reduction in sheep is shown,
except in Tennessee, Missouri, Minnesota,
Kansas and the Paci6c States. The loss
Is not much less than ten per cent. There
is large reduction in swine, representing
fifteen per cent. in some sections and \
marked advance in prices.
Butler has introduced to Secretary Bout.
we'll colored man from New Orleans,
named Joubert, recommending him as As
sistant Assessor. He don't want the Office
for the money but to test tho disposition of
the party in power regarding the rights Of
the colored race. =" ~i
In the House several new members ap-
peared and were qualified, and num-
Der of bills were introduced BY Julian to
prevent further sales Of the public lands,
except under the presumption laws. Also
to discourage polygamy in Utah, by grant
ing suffrage to women; by Poland, allow
ing defendants in criminal suits 10 testify !;
by Banks, authorizing the New York. New
Foundland and American Telegraph Com
pany, to land cable on shores Of the Uni
ted States. Also to create chief veterin-
ary surgeon for the United States; BY
Ward, to yepeal the provision, requiring
oil orders to be addressed through the Gen.
eral Of the army; by Kelly, to establish an
essay Office At Helena. Montana Territory
by Paine, to provide for = provisional gov
eminent in Mississippi. Bills were intro
duced to-day to the number Of las.
Trumbull, from the Judiciary Commit
tee, reported joint resolution relating to
removals from civil Offices in Virginia.
Also amendments to the bill to recognise
tho Judiciary system. The amendments
allow more than one Circuit Court to be
held at the same time in the same District
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