The daily gazette., 1875-12-10
WASHINGTON.
APPOINTMENT OF THE SENAT TIE
STANDING COMMITTEES.

QUESTIONS SOON TO Re DISCUSSED IN
CONGRESS.
Correspondence OF the World.
WAsH1SGroN, December Cit is
very generally admitted that little or
no public business will be done in
Congress during December. An inter
change of views among Senators and
Members of both parties TO day shows
that this must necessarily be the case.
Though the Standing committees for
this session were announced in the
Senate this afternoon there were but
three measures of any Importance to
be referred to them-the Texas Pacific
subsidy scheme, Mr.. Morton's bill
regulating the counting of the elector.
iai vote, and for Bayaro's bill increas-
ing the salaries of the judges of the
Court of Claims. There will hardly
be n committee meeting on public
bills before the first week in January.
In the meantime the Senate, which
has already adjourned over till Mon
day, will probably occupy its time to
the holiday recess with that interim
nable feature of the Louisiana question
covered by the claim for the admission
of Pinchbank as Senator from that
State. The Republican majority is
reduced 10 so small a margin by the
increased Democratic representation
and the protracted abse of Radical
Senators, that Pinchback is not with
out hope that he may he admitted as a
reinforcement The House will meet
to morrow, but will at once adjourn
over Monday next SO as to avoid the
food of bills and ad captdnddm, reso-
lutions which can be presented under
the rules on that day. If the commit
tees are announced the last of next
week or even delayed till Monday Of
the week after, no bills can be presen-
ted till the Goth,
The usual holiday adjournment
takes place on the 22nd or 23rd till the
3rd or 4th OF January, when both
houses will be in complete working
order.
This delay, however, is already prov.
ing profitable TO the Democratic mem
bers of the House, who are getting ac
quainted with each otter and compar'
ing notes on the questions which are
likely to come before the session.
Other consultations, regarding the
channels of investigation, &c, have
been held One important question
which may possibly be brought befor,
the House before the holiday recess, i!
that relating TO the status Of Messrs
King of Minnesota, and Schumaker,o o
New York, who where inculpatcd, al
is well known, in the Pacific Mail in
quiry of last session, the evidence OF
which was certified Ivy the last House
to this for such action as the lattel
might deeeln proper, under the decis
ionof the House in the case of Messrs
Ames and Brookes in the famous Cred
it Mobilier case il is maintained tina
this House can either censure or expe
MIR. King for acts committed while
an officer OF previous House. ,Cht
case of Mr.. chImaker is different
He was not q member or officer o
Congress At the time of the passage o
the Pacific Mail subsidy, though h,
was member OF the last Congress
when he testified, and it is the evi
dence he gave, it is understood, ths
{ is SO be made the basis of the CON
plant against him as well as in tn
case of Mr. King. The case OF KID
Tor perjury comes up in court her
next month, and he announces tha
he is most anxious for trial. Forum
atcly no partisanship can enter int,
: the case of either member, as one is
Republican and the other Democrat