Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-04


Senate Of the United States agreed upon to-
day by that body.
STANDING COMMITTEES
On PTfriisges and EtscttoEs-Messrs. Morton.
tehaiTmsn) carpenter, Logan, Acorn, An
thony, Sumner, Mitchell, Hamilton of Nd.
Sdulsbnry.
Oa Foragn Relations - Messrs Cameron,
chairman Morton, Hamlin, Howe, FreIiug
huysen, Conkling Schurz, Stockton, McCreerY.
IN fiHdRcs- -Messrs. sherman, (chsirmsn.)
Morrill, OF Vt. Scott, Wright, Ferry OF Mich,
FentOn, Bayard.
On Arpropriations-Mess Morrill, of Me-,
(chsirmsn,) Sprague, Window. West, Ames,
Sargent, Allison. Stevenson, Davis.
On COmmerce-Messrs. Chandler, (chairman.)
Spencer, COukling, Buckingham, Boutwell,,
Gordon, Dennis.
IN Manu- dctures-Messrs Robertson, (chair-
man. Sprague, Gilbert, FentOn, Stockton.
On observation-disclosures relinghuysen. ( chair
mani Robertson, Lewis, Dennis, Gordon.
On Military AFGirS-Messrs. Logan, (chair-
mani Cameron, Spencer, Clayton, Wadleigh
on NacaI 4gdirs-Messrs. Cragiu. (chair
man, Anthony, Morrill, of Me-, Sargent, Con-
over, Stockton, Norwood
On the Jrdicte Ty.MesSrs. Edmunds, (chsir-
mani Conkliug, Carpenter, Frelnghuysen
Wright, Thurman, Stevenson.
on Post Offices and Post Rodds-Messrs. Ram
sey, (chalrman,) Hamlin, Ferry of Mich, Flan-
agan. Dorsey, Jones. salisbury, Merrimon,
Hamilton of Md
On Pablo, Lands-Messrs. sprague, CHAIR
mas,) Window, Stewart, Pratt. Oglesby, Wad-
leigh, Boutwell,, Kelly, Upton.
On Pirate CIdims-NIessrs. Thurman. CHAIR
man, Ferry, Conn, Baya I'd, Fenton, Bogy.
(chaiIman,) Allison, Oglesby, Morrill, of Me-,
ingalls,, Bogy, McCreery.
on Pensions-Messrs. Pratt, chairman, }
Ferry of Conn, Oglesby, ingalls,, Patterson,
Hamilton of Texas, Norwood.
On Revolutionary ClGims.-Messrs Brownlow
lehlssiTIman:l Gilbert, Conover, Johnston,
on CIains-Messrs Scott, chairman Pratt,
Foreman, Wright, Mitchell, Boutwell,, Davis,
MerrimOn, Goldthwaite.
IN the District IF Coiumbid-Messrs. Lewis,
(chairman) Spencer, Hitchcock, Robertson,
Jones. Dorsey, johnson.
On PdteEts-Messrs. Ferry of Conn, (chair-
MANI Window, Wadleigh, Hamilton OF Nd,
On PaJ'c Buildings and Grounds-Messrs
Morrill, OF VI. chairman Gilbert, Cameron,
Stockton, Cooper.
OHTsrritorjsS-Messrs. Foreman, (chairmanD
Hitchcock, Crsgin, Clayton, Patterson, Cooper,
McCTeery.
on RdilroGas-Messrs Stewart, chairman
Scott, West, Ramsey, Hitchcock, Cragin.
Howe, Frehnghuysen, Hamilton of Tex, Ran
som, Kelly.
on Mines and Mining -Messrs Hamlin, (chair-
mani Chandler, Sargent, Crozler, Upton,
| GO!dthwaite.
On the Eerision Of The Lars Of TIE United States
Messrs; Conkling (chairman), Carpenter, Stew
on Edurriion ana LaBor-Messrs Flanagan
chairman, Patterson, Ingalls,, Sumner, Nor
ton. BOgy, Gordon.
| Of the SeEdte-Messrs. Carpenter chairman,
Jones. Dennis.
on PriHting-Messrs. Anthony (chairman)
o. ne Li5rory-Messrs. Howe chairman.
Allison, Edmunds.
IN Eagrossed Buls-Messrs. Bayard CHAIR
mani. Lewis, Cooper.
| N, Enrolled BWs-Messrs. Ames chairman,
| Clayton.
0s Cig1 !serriee and Retrencspent-NIessrs
| Wright, (chaiIman,) Boutwell,, Sherman, Ham
| lin, Howe, Hamiito OF Md, McCreery.
SELECT COMMITTEES.
On the RsriSion Of fhe Rules-Messrs. Ferry of
Mich. (charman,O Hsmlin, Merrimon.
On the LsreeS cf The NstsiSslPPi RiUer-Messrs.
AlcOrn. Clayton, Schurz, Crozier, Cooper.
Messrs Window, (charmau1 sherman, Conk-
ling, West, Conoyer, Mitchell, Norwood, Davis,
| johnson.
about five minutes but took no &C ton on any
| presidential nominations.
THE RuMoR which has gained currency that
| A. NJ. Clapp, Superintendent of Public Print
ing, has resigned, is positively denied, upon the
authority Of that gentleman.
Caucus To-DAY.-The republican members
| OF the Senate upon adjournment to-day went
INTO caucus to nominate a candidate for chap
lain. 1t is also understood that a test would pe
made as to the sense of choosing a new presi-
dent pro tempore in place OF Mr.. Carpenter.
REMOVAL OF THE LIGHTHOUSE BoARp.-On
account of lack of room, the Secretary of the
| Treasury issued an order yesterday directing
| the re moval of the clerks and documents of the
Lighthouse Board to the third and fourth floors
| OF the new Republicdn building, corner of Penn
| sylvania avenue and 18th street. As those floors
are not quite ready for occupancy, the removal
| viii be delayed a few days.
CONTEST OVER A Posi- OFFIcE.-A delega-
| fiQll of nrOmiuart cifizanc nF lpo;,
Delaware, headed By Mr.. Howard NJ. jenkins
| editor OF the Wilmington Commercial, called
| upon the President to-day to ask for the ap-
pointme nj Of Mr. Pile as postmaster of the city
| named, In place OF Mr.. Lewis, resigned. Mr.
PIE Is at present deputy postmaster, and the
delegation urged that HIS promotion would bt
IN accordance with the civil service reform
4 Representative LOtiand, of Delaware, and
| Judge Fisher, of this city, on behalf of dele
cation of ten gentlemen from Wilmington, alsC
saw the President, but in behalf of Capt. Gal
| lagher, prominent political manager in Della
ware. The President did not indicate what BIZ
| action would be.
| THE REPEAL OF THE "sALARY GRAB" 90
pretty well started to-day in the House by the
introduction of upwards of seventeen bills be ar
i-g on that subject. resolution offered b,
MI Hale was adopted to the effect that all bill
| introduced on the subject should be referred e
sleelai SGmm t to be appointed by the
any time. Each of the bills as were offered n
| good faith fix the pay of members at S. 900 pc
| annum, and actual expenses in gong to ant
! returning from a session of Congress-. On N,
| democratic side of the House, Mr. Beck intro
Cuced hili ioTbitding any approprI atoms to bS
| made Tor the household expenses of the Execu
| tive mansion and thus equalize so much a
| concerns the President. Another bill cominl
from that side provided for the entire repeal O
the law, 80 far as it provides 10 any public OF
| Ger. MIR Ehridge provoked some mcrrimsn
by the Introduction of bill providing tina
members should pay their salary to their con
| stltuents in consideration for their votes An
other enthusiastic democrat proposed a bill pro
viding that members should serve without sal
airy or mileage.
| POSTAL TELEGRAPH carriage is a deyjci
recently introduced in England for temporar,
communications. 1t Is q movable Off CO. carry
ing all necessary appliances, with workin,
room for eight clerks, AMI half a mile of three
wire, ron-sheathed cable lie slowed away in the