, 1873-12-01
WASHlNG GT0N.
6pscfal Dspafch 10 7ns Chfeeao Tribune,
uErtI1I.iUAN nA1tnIfHra.

b2pEebA!!H L!lU uuulullH1bllpH commence or the
entire delegation III Con. Garfield, and tho hope
that he would ba continued at tho head Of ti9
Appropriations Committee.
In the regular Republican oaucus tonight,
Con. Ooburn, OF Indiana, introduced propoal.
lion looking to the abolition Of thb Appropria-
tiona Committee, "a woll as.to the hitherto uas-
loss oommittooa on expenditures iu tho various
departments. Ills proposition was to glve to
tho regular committees OF tho House tho task Of
preparing the bills for appropriations, viz: For
eign Affairs Committee to prepare tho bill making
appropriations for the State Department and the
diplomatic and consular asrvico the Committee
on Military Affatra to prepare tho Arlny-Appro-
Propape tho % Si oto b..
eides this, each committee Ia to bc chargol With
tho duty Of following up former appropriations
to aeo how thoy Wero expended. Atr. Coburn i'd
vocated his proposition with great force, but Il
Mas opposed by Measr8 Dawoa mud Whoelor, OF
Now York, II not appropriate for consideration
In = party caucus and m adjournment WAS had
Without further sotion.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATING oAuouH,
IN tia Democratlo cauoua tonight Jt1dgo
Holmau, Of Indiana, moved that no ons should
pe supported for SpcAker who had boon involv-
cd In elthor tho Credit Arobilior or tho baok-psy
grab;, Afsex T. ho9tea diHouaaion tho motion
Holman and Sunset Cox Withdrew. bubsoouont.
y, Fernando Wood made q epeooh, In which he
diaclatmed any responsibility for tho baok-pay
and inoreaae-of of-Halary law. On the frat ballot
1sobinson, Of Illinois, 10. It was tho undor-
standing that Cox Hhonll receive nobinson's
Totes in tho second ballot, but, ,aH ho had loft tho
caucus, thoy wero thrown for Wood
REPUBLICAN, Noht1NAT1oNB.
Tho Indiana Republican delegation were 4
unit In support Of Col. Markland for Sergeant
At~Arms, but as llo saw no chance Of securing
tho nomination hiH name WA not presented.
Joe Dwyor bud four votea In the Ohio Ropubli-
eau cauoua last night inatoad Of one ID tolo-
graphed. To-day hla support failed lin, and
hin inatno was not presented. MUM and Ortlwav
Sherwood, tho nominee for House Postmaster,
Tar, and Is deserving i s man. .''S ''s a'fs 'n*
tao Tie Aasoeiattd Pressl
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS NOMINATIONS.
WARRINGTON, D. G., Nov. 20.-Tho Republic
osn caucus tonight Tas presided over BY nepro-
nominated Blaine for Speaker, which was cur
Clork, Edward Mcphe,uon, which was also thus
inaoracd. n. e. ordway WAS nominated for
Sergean nt-at-Arns, receiving LIT voteH, and liB
opponent, Mum. Of Illinois, 40. Col. MARYLAND,
a prominent candidate in opposition to Ortlway,
Withdrew 10 his favor. Ho was earnestly sup
ported By the cntiro Indiana delegation. 0. b.
Of his opponent, scanlon, being Withdrawn
before tho ballot WAS counted. All these oc-
cupicd tho placo for which they wero tonight
Horny He $; Herwoo4, q Michigan. vas. nominated
doolin,ng to BE- a Candidate. Tie nc1t liah.
eBt was ox-RopresentatiYe Pierce, OF Siissisenni.
TIC 10y. J. G. l'ntlor, present Incumbent, waa
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS.
Tho Democratic membora Of tho Houso held a
cA1lcna In tho Judiciary Committee room for the
purpose Of nominating candidates for officers Vi
and Gen. r. III. D. Young, Of Georgia, was Sec
rotary. The following nominations for Sneaker
wero made Fornaudo Wood and s. s. Cox. Of
Now York, and j. q. Robinson, Of Illinois. On
the first ballot; Wood received 50; Cox, 20;
Robinson, 10; A. II. Btophon, Of Geor-
gia, /; and Lamar, of mississippi, l. On
tho second ballot Wood received IL; Cox,
az; Lamnr, 1; Robinson. 1; Stephens, l and
Niblack, /. Wood having rocoivad ma-
jority, was declared tho candidate for Speaker.
Clork. George 9. Webbcrburn Of Virginiu; Hor-
goant-at-Arms, Potter Rapp, Of WISCONSIN;
Doorkoeper, Charles ". 0rmbs, of Maine
Chaplain Rey ey as.15[. l.; Il: Moon. Of kentucky.
Tho Attorney General will appeal tho Credit
hIobilior quits from tho decision Of tho United
States District Court for Co1neoticut to the Su-
prome Court OF the United states. Tho subject
tion Of the report OF the Attorney-Gou6ral,
which will be ready OIL Monday,
REPORT OF TIE COMMISSIONERS oF THE LAND Of
F1oE.
tsne
Inc forthcoming report OF tho Commissioner
OF tho General Land ollco shows that tho NUM-
ber OF aorca Of land surveyed during tho year
enalng june ~. 1878, was 10, 4ss, 13a. The
amount o. public land disposed Of during the
same porlod waa II, D3o, ,G06 acres: Tho number
Of Surveyors General has boon Increased since
1868 from ton to seventeen; tho number OF land
Offices from llrty-three to ninety aud tae'nmo,1nt
Of land annually diBposel Of from 100000 to
10000 900 acrea. In regard to tho operations Of
the Homestead law, tho Commissioner reports
Us follows:
Tho demand for lands by actual gettlors under
tLo Homostoad law continues yory lnrgo. During
the fiscal year ending Juno 30, 1878 81, ,2lG pre-
liminnry entries wero malo, covering an urea Of
$3.50, ,947.26 acres, Tho number of iinal entries
were 9,804, being an increase in linal entries Of
4,115 oyor the preceding fiscal year. Thia Law,
with son,o alight a,nondmontg, would moot all
the requirements aud ncccHsilics OF actual uot-
tiers. and again rcspeclfuIiy renew NV recon1-
rnnndr+;on f1ro oo,nrIoto o,n,,i1, ~, ~ III