Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-03-20

AlllSOn, ingalls,, saunders, ana Logan.
On Pensions -Withers chairman
/ Mcpherson. GrOome, Call, Farley, In
gals. Kellogg and Platt.
On Revolutionary Claims-Anthony
lchairman), Dawes, Mcmillan, Jones
Fla. and Hill, Ga.
On Claims - Cockrell chairman
Hereford, Harris, GroOme, Houston
Mcmillan, Cameron, Wis, Teller anC
HOar.
On District of Columbia - Harri,
/ chairman, Whyte, Withers, Butler
Vance, Ingalls,, Rollins, Dawes and Ne
MILAN.
On Patents - Herman (chairman)
Coke, Slater, Call, Booth, IlOar and
Platt.
On Public Buildings and Grounds
JOne, Of Florida, lchairman), Salisbury,
Vest, Dawes and Morrill,.
On Territories 'chairmanl
Butler, Vest, States, Saunders, Kellogg
and Logan.
On RailrOads-RanSOm chairman
Lamar, Eaton, Grover, Williams, Pendle.
ton, Jonas, Dawes, Teller, Saunders and
Window.
On Mines and Mining Hereford
(ehairman), Gordon, Mcdonald, farley,
Cameron, Pa, Plumb and Hill, Cal.
On Revision OF Laws-Wallacc (chair.
man, Herman, Davis, Ills, HOar and
Mcmillan.
On Education and LabOr-Bailey
lchairman), Gordon, MoXey, Randolph,
Burnside, Morrill,, Bruce and Sharon.
On Civil Service and Retrenchment-
Butler, lchairman,) Whyte. Beck,
Walker, Teller, Chandler and Rollins.
To Audit and Control the Contingent
Expenses ofthe Senate-llill, of Georgia,
,chairman,l Davis, OF West Virginia,
and Jones, OF Nevada.
On Printing-Whyte, chairman, J
Ransom and Anthony.
On Library-NOorhees, chairman, }
Ransom and Edmunds.
On Rules Morgan, chairman Cock
rell and Blaine.
On Engrossed Bills-COnkling, (chair-
man. Jones, Of Nevada, and WitherS.
On ENROLLED Bills-Nance, (chair-
man, Call and Rollins.
On Improvement of the Mississippi
River and its Tributaries-Lamar,
tchairman,) COckrell. Harris, Jonas,
Blaine and kellogg.
On Transportation Routes IL the Sea-
bOard-Beck, (chairman,) Johnston,
Voorhees,, Hampton, Cameron, of Wis
cOnsOn, Cameron, of Pennsylvania, and
Window.
SELECT COMMITTEES.
To Examine Several Branches OF the
Civil Service-Nest, (chairman), Eaton,
Gordon, Logan and Hamlln.
To Take into Consideration the State
OF the Law Respecting the Ascertaining
and Declaration of the Result OF the
Elections OF President and Nice-Prcsi-
dent Of the United States-NIargan,
tchairman) Bayard, Thurman John
ston, Garland, Davis, Of Illinois, Ed
munds, Conkling and Teller.
To Investigate the Finance Reports
Books and Accounts OF the Treasury
Observation-Disclosures, of West Virginia,
chairman, Beck, Whyte, Ingalls, and
Dawes. III is provided that such COM
mittee shall hayea all the rights and pow
crS conferred by the resolution OF No
ycmber 10, 1877, creating the original
committee on that subject
To Make Provisions for Taking the
Tenth Census-PendletOn chairman J.,
Morgan, Herman, Harris, Davis, OF Hi
nois; MOrrell and Cameron, OF WiScon-
sin.
To Investigate and Report the best
means of Preventing the Introduction
and Spread of Epidemic DiSeaSeS-llar-
ris lchairmanl, Lamar, Garland, Jones,
Paddock, Sharon, and Platt.
To Inquire into the Alleged Frauds in
the Late Elections Wallace lChairraanl, +,
Bailey, Garland, Mcdonald, Herman,
Teller. Comcrun OF Wisconsin, Kirk
wood and Huar. And it is provided
that such committee shall have all the
rights and powers conferred by the resO-
luton Of December 7th and 9th, 1873,
i'm creating the original committee, and
II February 9th, 1879, adding to such
power.
To Examine into the Circumstances
Connected with the Removal OF the
Northern Chcvcnncs from the Sioux
Reservation to Indian Territory
wood lchairmanl, Dawes, Plumb, Coke
and Bailey.
70 Inquire into the Claims of Citizens
Of the United States Against the COY
ernmcnt Of hampton char
man. Cunkling, kirkwOod, Eaton AMI
Morgan.
Drawing in the Seat Lottery.
T,<mxGroS. March l9.-Therc was a
great deal of fun over the drawing "i
seats in the House. All the members re-
tired To the outer circle, and cards were
drawn bv blindiolded boy, each with
n members : name. which was announc-
rd. and he selected his seat. The first
name drawn was that of Albert :. Willis,
of Kentucky. who selected choice seat
amid great applause and laughter. The
next name, j. b. Weaver, Greenbacker,o ,oi
Iowa: then Carlisle, uf Kentucky; then
Blackburn, who walked down the aisle
amid loud applause. Right after
him came the name OF Garfield
and then the Republicans aP-
plauded. Harms, Tucker and Hutton, all
/ OF Virginia, got choice seats. In iAct,
I Kentucky and Virginia seemed 10 bs
/ iavoriteS with the blind goddess Of fate,
/ The following leading members We're
/ consigned to the outer aisle or other
/ bad positions: Mcmahon, Knott, Con-
ger, Morrison, Hooker and Fernando
/ Wood. who has the last seat on the
outer circle, near the main entrance,
Murrh. the Greenbacker, got Chitteu.
/ den's old seat, and he is badly worked
up about IT. Joe Johnston and Tom
/ N0ung were also consigned a. outer
seats. Johnston sitting next to Wool
Kelley gOt his old seat. On the Other
hand many obscure members, who take
/ little or no part in the proceedings, got
/ choice front seats, but they look out OF
place and will probably gravltate back
wards, letting more prominent members
| 10 the front.
/ Greenback Nominations.
] LITTLE RoCK, March l9-The green
I back CITY Convention nominated tol
\ Mayor. ex-CongreSSman W. W. VII
shire; Police Judge, John II. Cherry
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