The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-20

HOUSE,
Mr.. Blackburn, truEi the Committee on
Rules, admitted a unanimous repor. Of
the EVASION Of the rules. The cons!dVra.
eo:l Of the report is made the special or.
der for the 9th Of January, and from day
10 day thereafter TO the exclusion Of every
other order.
The Speaker appointed a committee
on the Inter Oceanic Canal, consisting Of
Messrs. Singleton, whitthorne, Martin,
o'Cenner, Nichols. Hutchins, Page, Con.
ger, Frye and Haskell.
The Committee on Public Buildings
have agreed to report favorably on the 40.
preparation OF S750,OOO for the public
building at Pittsburgh, and $780, 900 for
the extension Of the public building at
Cleveland.
The following communication was re.
ceived from the President:
To he SelIdte and H0USe Of Repr.sen,aiira:
l have the honor TO transmit herewith
q draft oi the bill submitted BY the
Board ot Commissioners Of the District Of
Columbia, entitled u bill to provide for The
reclamation Of the marshes In the haIbon
Of the cities Of Washington, Georgetown,
and LOT other purposes, together with the
letter ot the President Of the Board re-
questing its transmission to Congress. The
bill embraces aplan for the reclamation
Of the marshes Of The Potomac river with.
In the limits Of the city, and Is carefully
tramel with the view 10 economy in tbe
prosecution OF the work. The improve.
ment contemplated Is essential to the
health Of those who reside, whether per.
mAnentIy or temporarily, at the Capital,
and Tor the purposes Of commerce. Itis
q matter Of more than local benefit 10 he
Capital Of the Nation, and should I've 70.
lleved from every disadvantage which Il is
practical TO remove, and should pos.
seas every attraction with which Il can be
invested. The people OF the country will
sustain and approve the efforts Of their
representatives In the discharge Of thIs re-.
lSlgnsdI r. D. HAYES.
Tho Speaker appointed the following
Committee on the Yorktown celebration:
MCsSrs. Goode, Hall, Loring, Aldrich,
Hawley, Mullen, brigham, Dick, Martin.
Talbot, Davis IN. Cl, Richardson Is. C.l,
and Parsons. -"
The Speaker made the following com.
mltteeRppointments; Mr.. Hutchins, Com
mittee on Education and Labor and Er.
penditures inthS Treasury Department, In
place ol Morrison, resigned; Mr.. berry,
Committee on Public Lands. Mines and
Mining; Mr.. Davis (Cal.l, Committees on
Coinage and Expenditures In the NAVY
Department in place Of Neal (O); Mf.
PachecO, Committees on Private Land
Claims and Public Expenditures; Mr.,
Thompson (Ia.) Committees on Mines and
Mining and Enrolled Bills; Mr., Pave.
Committees on Education and Labor And
Expenditures in Department Of Justice
Mr.. Steele, Committee on Counting EIec.
torAl Vote, In place oil Dunn; Mr., bed.
ford, Committee on Mines and Mining,
Mr. Acklin asked leave to alter his Teso.
luton for the appointment OF a seIec,
committee to inquire into the claims oi
United States citizens against tho Govern,
ment oI Nicaragua, Objected to.
Mr.. kenna, from the Committee m
Commerce, reported lhebil known As tbe
Steamboat bill," which was made lie
special order for the second Tuesday In
February. '
The House adjourned to the 9th Of Jan.
uAry. -"