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louisville, Dec. 5.-rA train of hands
of the Philadelphia and Reading Rail-
road are resisting the reduction Of waGes
ten per cent, and only passenger trains
run regularly. The GOAL trains are en-
tirelyy stopped, owing to a want Of
hands Several mines have been com
pelled 70 stop work. = : Sss
New ORiEANs, Dec. '6.-The steamer
Royal ,Gcorye exploded her boiler last
night, between Jefferson and Shreve-
port. The mate and three deck hands
were Instantly killed, and five others
seriously wounded. .f-.-...7
Congregational.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The Republic
can Senate caucus agreed this morn
ing to revise the Standing Committees,
and reported by committee; and the
Democratic caucus agreed of assign
ments left them in the committees.
Bayard takes the place of Casserly OH
Engrossed Bills, and Kelly takes Bay
ards place on the Committee on Pub
lie Lands. Thurman remains at the
head of the Committee Oh private
Claims; Sumner goes on the Committee
on Privileges and Elections; Boutwell,,
it is understood, will become member
of the Finance Committee; West goes
on the Committee on Transportation;
Stockton and McCreery (Dems. are add
ed to the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons.
The motion Of Anthony, disposing Of
the election of standing committees,
was agreed to-, as was also motion to
add new committee, to be known rs
the Committee on Civil Service and
Retrenchment, and two members each
to the Committee on Foreign Relations,
Claims, Education and Labor. The
Senate then elected standing commit
tees MS follows:
Privileges and Education-Morton,
Chairman, Carpenter, Logan, Anthony,
Alcorn Mitchell, Sumner, Hamilton (of
MarylaDdl Salisbury.
Foreign Relations--Cameron, Chair
man Morton, Hamilton, Howe, FIRE.
linghuysen, Conkling, Schurtz, Stock
ton, and McCreery.
Finance Morrill, (of Ver-
monty, Scott, Wright, Ferry (of Michi-
gan), Fenton, Bayard.
Appropriations-Morill (ok Maine),
Sprague, Window, West, Ames, Sar-
gent, Allison, Stevenson AMI Davis.
Commerce-Ch Chandler, Spencer, Conk-
lin, Buckingham, Boutwell,, Gordon and
Dennis.
Manufactures - Robertson, Lewis,
Dennis and Gordon.
Military Atfimrs-Logan, Cameron,
Spencer, Clayton, Wadleigh, Kelly,
and Ransom.
Naval Affairs--Cragin, Anthony, Nor
rill (of Maine), Sargent, Conovar, Stock
ton, and Norwood.
, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Conk6ng, Car
pcnter, Frelinshuysen, Wright, Thur
man and Stevenson.
, Postoffices and Post Roads Ramsey,
Hamlin, Ferry (of Michigan), Flanagan,
Dorsey, Jones, Salisbury. Merriman
and Hamilton (cf Maryland:j
, Public Lands Sprague, Window,
Stewart, Pratt, Oglesby, Wadleigh ,
Boutwell,, Kelly and Upton. -
Private Land Claims ~ Thurman,
Ferry (of Comm, Fentons Bayard and
Bogy. =.
Indian Affairs-Buckingha Allison,
Oglesby, Morrill, (of Maine), Ingalls,.
Bo2y and McCreery. +
: Pensions - Pratt, Ferry (of Conn.
; Oglesby, Ingalls,, Patterson, Hamilton
! (of TeXasl and Norwood. -i....
|, Claims-Scott, Pratt, Foreman, Mer-
riman, Mitchell, Boutwell,, Davis, and
Goldthwait. ic ua, -Ionui t'
District Of Oolumbia-Lewis, Spen-
Ger, Hitchcock, Robertson, Jones, Dor
sey and Johnson. ,9n.' aeal .l.
. Public Buildings and Gfounls-Mor-
rill,, Gilbert, Cameron, Stockton and
Cooper. is 81 rr- lal eEta q. laH q
!, b. Territories -. Boreman, Hitchcock,
J Cragin, Clinton, Patterson, Cooper and
!, McCreery. 'haN. ~" 3t,e'"
o, Railroads - Stewart, Scott, West,
Ramsey, Hitchcock, Cragin, Howe,
| Frelinghuysen, Hamilton (of Texas,
). Ransom and Kelly. bnrr nc "a" odN
Mines and Mining -Hamlin, Chand-
t Ter, Sargent, Croker, Upton and Gold
! thwait. a.0fo -I'-f i'i'-E&o' t'lJ :
{ Revision of the Laws of the United
. States -Conkhn, Carpenter, Stewart,
lAlcorn and Ransom! III q rdi .9'l "i =
: Education and Labor Flanagan,
Patterson, ingalls,, Summer, Morton,
Bocy md Gordon. ma: rnG ~. .',,
= Civil Service and Retrenchment-
Wright, Boutwell,, Thurman, Howe,
/ Hamlin (of Maryland), and McCreery.
elE The composition OF the minor com
mittees was mot materially changed.
l. On motion of Morton, the credentials
> of Pinchbeck and McMilhn, as Sena-
l tors from Louisiana, 9 were referred to
= the Committee on Elections. After a
p short executive session, the Senate adj
:. journed till Monday. In the House, a
: large number of bills, including q bill