The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-10-30

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3O.-The president
has nominated Jno. Welsh, of Pennsylvania,
envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to Great Britain.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-The senate in
executive session confirmed the nomina
ton Of E. W. StouRhtOn, as minister to
Russia; Noyes, toeFrance; Kasson, to
Austria; Lowell, to Spain; Thomas A.
Osborn. Chill; James NJ. Coneiy. Hawaiian
Islands; AloDzO +. Bann, U. S. district
judge, Western district Wisconsin; Ja-
cob s. Barema, associate justice supreme
court of Utah, and several other lower
grade of diplomatic appointments.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30-John Welch,
nominated minister to England, was presi-
dent of the board of finance of the centen-
NAL commission, and is prominent mer-
chant of Philadelphia.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 81. ---George Perry,
of Cincinnati, has been chosen president
of the national convention of letter car
riers, held mainly to secure increase of
compensation.
WASHINGTON, Oct, 3O.-The Presi,
dent, Mrs. Hayes, Webb &. Hayes Bur
chard, Miss Platte, Sec'y Evarts and two
daughters, Secretary and Mrs. Sherman,
Attorney General Devens and others, lett
this morning for Richmond,
WASHINGTON, Oct 30-House com
mittee appropriations to day considered
the appropriations for the army. It il
understood the bill be reported within twt
days
The committee on ways and meaus i,
4. ,Ornnni1n4 1n rrhora roiarra1
rious subjects embraced 10 the president,
message, and will report to the house to
morrow.
Representative HuLter of Indiana, ha9
introduced bill authorizing an expedition
10 the Arctic seas The bill embraces th'
! Howgate plan.
| Standing Committees.
! The following is the organization Of th,
committees as announced by the speaker
| Committees on election-Harris, of Nir
GiBia chairman, Springer Of Illinois, Can
dler Of Georgia, Turncy Of Pennsylvania
Cobb Of Indiana, Williams of Alabama
Ellis Of Louisiana, " ait of Connecticut
Yhornburgh of Tennessee, Cox of Ohio
and Hiscock of New York.
Ways aud means-Wo0d of New York
chairman; Tucker of Virginia, Sayler o
Ohio, Robbins OF North Carolina. Harri
of Georgia, Gibson of Louisiana, Phelps 0
Connecticut, Kelly of Pennsylvania, Gar
field Of Ohio, Burchard of Illinois. Bank
OF Massachusetts.
Appropriations-AtkiDs of Tennessee
chairman, Blount of Georgia, Singleton c
Mississippi, Clymer of Pennsylvania, HeW
lit of New York, Sparks of Illinois, Dur
ham of Kentucky, Hale of Maine, Foster c
Ohio, Smith of Pennsylvania, Baker of In
diana.
Banking aud currency-Buckner of Mis-
souri,, chairman; Ewing of Ohio, Harden
bergh of New Jersey. Yeates of North Cal
oIina, Hartzall of Illinois. Bell of Georgis
Hart of New York, Eames of Rhode Isl
and, Chittenden of New York. Fort of Ill
nois, Phillips of Kansas,
Pacific ralruad-Potter of New Yorl
chairman: Throc<morton Of iexas, MOI
rison of Illinois, House of Tennessee, Lu
trell of California, Lander of Connection
Chambers of Mississippi, Elan of Louisani
, O'Neill of Pennsylvania, Blair of Ne
Hampshire, Caswel of Wisconsin, Cole
Missouri, Rice of Massachusetts.
Claims-Bright, Of Tennessee.c chairman
Warner of Connecticut. Davis OF Mort
a Carolina, Reilly OF Pennsylvania, Dickt
OF Ohio, Henry of Maryland, Lockwood
New York, Henderson of Illinois, Ell
f worth of Michigan. Lindsey of Maine, Cur
4 mings of Iowa.
= Commerce-Reagan,o of Texas, ,chairnal
e FELTON, Of Georgia. Rea of Missouri, Bi
Of New York, Roberts OF Maryland, Ro
{ of New York, KenDa Of West Virgini
e Hunter of Indiana, DunnelI of Minnesot
0 Hubbell of Michigan, Overton of Pennsy
!. vauia
e Public lands-Morrison. OF Illinois, ,chsi
man; Fuller of Indiana, Ganse of Arkansa
z Clark of Missouri, Wright of Pennsylvani
q Hewitt of Ala5ama, Smith of Georgi
y Ketcham of New York, Pacheo of Ca
:, fornia, Sapp of Iowa, Welch of Nebrask
It Kidder of Dakota.
Military Affairs-Banning of Obi
chairman; Marsh of Pennsylvania, w
liams of Delaware, Dibbrell of Tennessee
c Clark of New York, Evans Of Sou
d Carolina. Bragg of Wisconsin. Strait
d Minnesota, White of Pennsylvania, N
1t Cook of New York, Marsh of Illinois.
.e Militia-Miles Ross of New Jerse
r chairman; Douglas.of Virginia. Scales
10 North Carolina, Hunkle OF Indiana, Jon
Of of New Hampshire. Culbertson of Texs
Turuer of Kentucky,sCalking of Indiar
10 Bundy of Kentucky, Evans of Pennsylv
,t MIA, Smalls of South Carolina.
a Naval Affairs-W Whittborne, of Tenn
a see, chairman: Miles of Texas, Goode
10 Virginia, Willis of New York, Jones
s New Hampshire, Morse of Massachuset
4 Kimmel of Maryland, Harris of Mass
= chuSetts. Danford of Ohio, Harmer
Is Pennsylvania, Hanna of Indiana.
rel Foreign Afairs-SWann. of MarylaI
no chairman; Cex of New Pork, Hamilton
a. Indiana, Forney of Alabama. Schleicf
of Texas, Bridges of Pennsylvania, Wills
of West Virginia, Monroe of Oh
T. Williams of Winconsin, Grape of Mas
chusetts, KIllinger of Pennsylvania.
+ Territories-Franklin, of Missol
Ie chairman; Riddle of Tennessee. Turney
he Pennsyivania, Jones of Alabama, Muldr
be Of Mississippi Morse Of Massaehuset
ut Bagley of New York, Reed of Mai
Dr.. Aldrich of Illinois. Neal of Ohio, Magin
he of Montana.
;al Revolutionary pensions and war of i
or -Mackey of Pennsylvania. chairman.
ne Invalid Pensions Rice, OF Ohio CHI
man; Hewitt of Alabsma.
Railways and CaBals- Schleioher,
Texas. chairman
Postofice and post roads-W addell
lte North Carolina. chairman; Slemous
Arkansas, Caldwell of Tennessee. Giddi
of Texas, Garth of Alabama, Quinn
ct New York. Money of Mississippi. Can
er- of Illinois. Freeman of Pennsylvania, '
om liams of New York, Townsend of Ohio
7asi District of Williams
nR Michigan. chairman.
on judiciary of Kentucky. ch
man; Lynde of Wisconsin, Harris