Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-10-16
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Proceed ings In the United
States Senate To-day.
PREPARING TO DECIDE THE CON.
TESTED ELECTION CASES.
Senator Jones' Silver Report Com.
pleted.
PR0oREss OF THE REVOLUTION
~ SAN DOMINGO.
ESPECIAL DI-pArcHEs TO rHs ooLD Hull
DAILY Nrws.l
ESPECIAL DI-pArcHEs TO rHs ooLD HILL
DA II Nrws.l
Note. From the Capital.

Soses n Cspisat.
WASHINGTON. October l5.-The mem
bers for all the Pacific Coast districts, eI'
cept the Fourth California, were sworn and
seated In tho House to-day. Tho contest
regarding Pacheco's right to be sworn In
will take place tomorrow. unless similar
struggles Of the Colorado. South Carolins
and Louisiana contestants consume the
day. which Is not probable. Tho idea oil
bringing the present session to q speedy
close within the next week or two seems
to be generally abandoned tonight. the
judgment OF the most experienced men,
bers OF both Houses being that II will IN
evitably last until nearly the first Monday
In December, when the regular session
begins by constitutional requirement.
There Il no probability Of the announce
ment Of the House committees before next
week, but meanwhile intimate personal
friends OF Speaker Randall predict that
tho following will prove to be his selection
Of Chairmen for some Of the most import
ant committees: Ways and Mcans-fer'
II uIluu VbbIs tHHtbltAattSh' f's
Pacific Railroad - Atkins Of Tennessee.
Commentaries Of New York. Naval
Affairs-willis Of New York. Tit pres.
ent Chairmen 81 other leading committees
will generally be r~cappointed excepting,
perhaps, Knott, who may very possibly DO
replaced A. Chairman OF the judiciary
Committee by Lynde Of Wisconsin.
The report OF the investigation OF the
San Francisco Mint and Custom.house has
been presented by Director Linderman to
the Secretary 81 the Treasury aud Is now
being printed for his information. Secrc-
tary Sherman has not yet read II, and says
Il will not be given to the public for per-
haps . week. Meanwhile all statements As
to Its contents are unauthorized and partly
conjecture.
Among the estimates sent to Congress
by tho Secretary Of the Treasury to-day
are the following. recommended by the
Engineer department and transmitted by
the Secretary Of War and Secretary Sher-
man without recommendation: For river
and harbcr improvements during tho cur
rent fiscal year-Oakland harbor. $780,
900; Wilmington. $4,000 Sacramento
and Feather rivera. $40. 900 San joaquin.
SIS, 900; Lower Willamette and Column
bia. $4,000 Upper Willamette, si5.-
900; Upper Columbia aud Snake rivers,
so, 900; canal at cascades Of the Column
bia, $500, 200. Also the following for for
tifcations: Fort Point. sCO,OOO; Lime
/ Point All. d klcatraz. $4,000; San
Diego. $4,000 (; mouth OF tho Columbia,
So. 1000.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l6.-The foreign APP
pointments are virtually settled As follows:
Houghton TO Russia. Collector Arthur to
| Belgium. Harlan will have the supreme
Court.
The ~Eepublicans have assigned Hale OF
| Maine 10 lead off on the Colorado con-
| testcd case. Butler ON Louisiana. Garfield
| ON Missouri, FRYE on California. The last
| two will probably DO sent Ia the Committee
/ on Elections.
IA h. moi probable that Randall received
| ths yo,e ~ every Democrat who answered
,o nj. n.me an roil call. while Garfield
r-sesivcJ .ix vote. less than the number Of
| Rsnuhlic,n. WHO answered 10 Inc first call.
| KsiIy ryey.tt ami Kulinrvr Of Ponnsyl.
yania are believed to have declined to vote
Tor uarfeii because u u aries,u NC nsA
Ia 4, noticeable that in conversation with
Senators scarcely one was found who did
not favor a SPECIFY a,rangyn'en, .ue
Ds,har all an saion,,msnt a, tho end Of
two weeks until the beginning Of the regu-
lar session.
Emile MelvmIe's Eastern Triumph.
New York. Oct. iG.-Tho press notices
Of Emile Melville are very favorable
| The Herald SAWS she has one of those rare