The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-11-03
OUR wAsHINaToE LETTER

| HOUSE COMMITTEES
by Speaker Randall, and the prcsenta-
ton OF nearly one thousand bills and
resolutions In the House. The commit
tees are in some sense surprise to all,
but, to most, will be an aorno'''e sur
prise. The personal feeling, "i Mr..
Randall are exhibited less than was
thought probable in the composition of
the important committees, and he has
evidently done his best TO put the work.
ing material of the House where it will
do the most good to the country. The
chalrmanships are on the whole udiclally
distributed, though New England with
five Democratic representatives gets
none.
suppose that never before was such a
number OF -.....
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
presented In one day. Another oppor-
tunity will not be had for week. and
members seem to have thought the only
hope OF securing action on their meas
ures at the extra session would be in pre-
senting them as soon as possible. Among
the more important of them was a bill
approprlating money to aid in our rep
resentation of the raris Exposition next
year, to revive the Alabama claims
commission; reducing rate OF,
postage to two cents; repeating
TENURE OF OFFICE ACT;
for the removal of all political disabilities;
to simplify existing laws for collecting
duties on imports; making the Depart
ment Of Agriculture one OF the Executive
Departments; TO repeal the act providing
for resumption of specie payments; to
make U. S. notes receivable for duties Oh
imports; and one appropriation three
million dollars for the leyces of the Mis-
sissippi river. In
TIE SENATE
nothing was done. The Louisiana sem
atorial contest, in Committee Oh Flee
tons, promises to be very long and very
bitter.
NOMINATIONS.
Mr.. Hayes yesterday sent in for con-
tlrmation the name of II. W. Staughton
as minister to Russia. thus, oil the men
who managed his case before the Elcc-
toral Commission, three are In high Office
by his assistance-Eyarts, Mat
thews and Staughton. All the
members OF the Florida Returning
Board have Federal office from him, and
also the two managing members-Wells
and Anderson, of the Louisiana Return
ing Board. Thus reform marches on in
the civil service. BY the way, Evarts
received his former appointment as At
torney General by reason Of his defence
of Andrew johnson In the impeachment
trial. The senate confirms from day TO
day few appointments that are no, OBJ
jectiOnable to any one, but has not COM
menced on the main body OF them
FOSTER AND HALE.
Representative Foster Of Ohio, says
that he and Hale of Maine, are the par
ties who caused Republicans to gather
two or three times at the house of Secre-
tary Sherman to agree upon means OF
averting open rupture to the House.
Tho resolution endorsing the policy Of
Hayes was not offered yesterday IN the
House, though it was thought some
Democrat would offer it. Many Demo
Gratis, as well as all tho Republicans, seem
to wish the resolution kept back.
| THE POPULATION OF THIS DISTRICT
is about 10000; Its property, at high
valuation for assessment purposes, is put
at ninety millions of dollars; its debt
bonded and floating, is nearly II notGuite
thirty millions. New York with sever
times our population, hundred times
our wealth and thousand times oul
. trade; has only debt between three and
four times as large as ours. Our deb
: was created by Republican appointees o
a Grant, ana not by men elected to oillc,
} by citizens.
We wish it inquired into at the caries
, possible day by Congress.
This morning Mr..
4 HAYES AND PARTY.
started for Richmond, where tn, peopl,
! have prepared to receive him grandly
There is to be an election in Virginii
d shortly, but as there are no Republican
Q candidates in the field, there is no on
who remembering Ohio, might obisct t,
\ the trip. His presence cannot defeat
r Republican party where no such part,
Z exists. In the winter he goes to Ney
Orleans.
, UILTON,