The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-03-20
WASHINGTON NEWS.

the caucus was to take measure- preliIni-
nary to the formation of standing com
Wallace was reelected chair
man and Beck secretary of the caucus.
The following named were appointed as
q committee to rearrange the standing
committees and report to an adjourned
meeting on Monday, at IL O'clock
Messrs. Wallace, Mcdonald, Eaton, Ran
som, Cockrell, Davis, of West Virginia,
Garland, Grover and Pendleton. The
caucus, after discussion, agreed upon the
following basis for reorganization of the
committees: First, seniority; second
the choice of committee by one having
two or more chairmanships and third,
the arrangement of chairmanships for
the vacancies, according to this pro-
gIamme. Eaton, the senior Democratic
member of tho Committee on Foreign
Relations, will be its chairman Finance,
Bayard; Military Affairs, Randolph;
Judiciary, Thurman Public Lands,
sions, Withers; Claims, Cockrell; Dis
trict of Columbia, Harris; Patents,
Kerran; Territories, Garland; Mines
and Mining, Hereford on Revision Of
Laws, Wallace. Salisbury has the
choice of chairman of three committees,
namely, Privileges and Elections, Post
Offices aud Post Roads, and Public Build
ings and Grounds. Davis, of West Vir-
ginia. has the choice of chairman Of APP
pr0priations aud Agriculture; Johnston,
Of Manufactures and Revolutionary Pen
sions Gordon of Commerce and Educa-
tion and Labor; Whyte, of Civil Service
and Retrenchment, Naval Affairs and
Printing; Ransom, of Railroads and Lii
brary. In addition to the above, Thur
man was chairman on Private Land
Claims, aud Johnston chairman Of the
Committee on Revolutionary Claims, the
only committees with -mocratic chair
men and n majority o. Democrats. In
addition t0 the standing committees,
there are ten select committees, only two
of them having Democratic chairmen-
Davis, Of West Virginia, and Harris.
The Craftsmanship of committees other
than these above named will be arranged
by the committee. The Republicans will
be furnished with list of the Democratic
members placed on tho committees by
the caucus, in order that they may fill
the blanks left for Republican Senators,
following the usages in such cases. The
subject of changing the elective officers
of the Senate was not acted upon by the
caucus, which adjourned until Monday,
noon, next
WAsHINGTON, March II.
An adjourned caucus OF Democratic
Senators was held in the Senate Chamber
this ofternoon for the purpose of rcceiv-
ing the report of the committee of nine
appointed by the caucus of Saturday to
prepare the Democratic membership Of
tho standing committees. The com
mittce announced that the work assigned
to them was unfinished, and it WIS re.
solved TO extend their time Until to-mor-
row afternoon Immediately after the adj
journmcnt Of the Senate. Some discus
sion then occurred with regard to tho
advisability Of proceeding to nominating
aud balloting for officers of the Senate.
It wea generally conceded TINT there was
no need for haste in disposing of that
subject, and it was therefore agrt ed to
postpone its consideration until Thursday
next. Senator Beck offered Il resolution
providing in substance that tho legisa-
tive business OF the Senate during the
extra session shall be confined to the
passage Of the two annual appropriation
bills which failed of enactment at the
last session, including the political meas
uses that were incorporated in them by
the House Of Representatives., viz, the
repeal of the Federal election laws and
of the jurors test oath, and the prohibit
'ion against the presence of troops ut the
polls. After some discussion this rcsolu-
ton aud the general subject of the order
of business were referred to the following
committee, with instructions to report to
the caucus tomorrow or ns coon there
after as practicable Messrs. Thurman,
Salisbury, Whyte, Herman, Jones, of
Florida, Bailey, Lamar, Voorhees, and
Vance. All the Democratic Senators
were present at to-day's caucus except
Messrs. Gordon, Maxcy and Hampton.
MIR. Nnrdon Is i'll. Mr.. Maxcy is ex-
pecte- 20 arrive from Texas tonight, and
General Hampton has not yet left South
Carolina.
WASHINGTON, March II.
In the Democratic caucus tonight the
first ballot for Speaker resulted as fol-
lows: Randall, 75; Blackburn, 81; Nc
Mahon, s.; Morrison, 2; Cox, i. This
insures the nomination Of Randall for
Speaker of the Forty-sixth Congress on
the frat ballot.
WAsnINGToN, March II.
The Republican members elect of the
House of Representatives held caucus
in the Hall of the House this afternoon
Frye, Of Maine. was elected chairman
and Amos Townsend, of Ohio, secretary
of the caucus, which thercupon proceeded
to nominate candidates in behalf of the
Republicans for the various elective
Offices of the .ouse. The following were
nominated unanimously: For Speaker
Gen. Garfield, of Ohio; for Clerk Of the
House, ex-Congressman Rainey, of South
Carolina; for Sergeant-at.A Arms, Gen.
jeremiah III. Rusk, of Wisconsin for
Doorkeeper, James Nj. Milton, Of Ten
nessee; for Postmaster, Gen. Ecnry
Sherwood, Of Michigan; for Chaplain,
DR.. Naylor, of the Metropolitan Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, Washington City.
Ine following were appointed to act rs
on executive and advisory committee of
tho Republican caucus throughout the
56th Congress: Representatives. Frye,
Garfield, Conger, Dunnell, James, Har-
ris, Henderson, Hafmer and Haskell.
Alter some diacussion as to its form, but
with practical unanimity in regard to its
purpose, a. 1aa resolved, as the aense of
the caucus, that no legialation shall be
entered Epon during this session other
than that for which the session was
specially called. During the preliminary
interchange Of views, Q general desire
waa expressed for short session.
THE HoMEsTEAD.-Judge Aldrich
rendered o very important decision last
week on the question ofhomestead exem-
el