National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-01-28
Com,nlltee Mork Yesterdny.

The House Judiciary Committee yesterday
resumed the hearing on the Geneva Ava rd
question Arguments have thus fur been
made by Messrs Manning and Spotiord, of
Boston, and Wilson, of this city, in advocacy
Of the claims of the war premium men. Sove-
raj bills have been referred to the committee
providing for the re-establishment of tho
Court Of Claims with Wow of securing the
distribution of the balance Of the Geneva
award, and the committee will undoubtedly
report favoraby upon some one of them. The
present hearing in the mattor will continue
several days.
The House Committee on Military Affairs
adopted a resolution calling OH the Secretary
of War for information upon tho name aud
character of service being performed by all
army officers who are now absent from their
regiment.
They also agreed to report favo1bly Repre-
sentative Proscotts bill to consummato the
resolution of the Continental Congress and
erect a monument to the memory Of Brigadier-
General Herkimer. The bill appropriutes "a, 100
for that purpose.
The House Committee on Appropriations re-
sumed the consideration of the Indian appro-
priaton bill and adjourned till tomorrow
without perrecLing IT, The Star route inves-
tigation, which was to be resumed to.morro "
will therefore give way to the full committee
meeting.
lie llOWSO committee OH lslbGIlOnS LOOK up
the case of Boynton VS.. Loring, Sixth Massa-
chusctts district, on petition of tho contestant
to file additional evidence. John A. logan
made an argument in behalf of Laring against
the petition. This morning B. L. Butler will
be heard for the contestant
The Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections resumed consideration of the Ingalls,
case Mr.. G. NJ Faulks was called and tcsti.
fed that he was in Topeka during the Senate.
rial contest, and was an active friend ard sup
porter o. General Ingalls,. lie denied having
used money or any corrupt means what.
ever to influence any member Of the leg
islature to vote for ingalls,.
Mr. +. S. Stumbaugh, II Republican member
of the Kansas legislature, was also called, but
his testimony was unimpOrtant Tho COM
mittee adjourned until to day.
| Miss Josephine Meeker appeared before the
| House Committee on Indian Affairs and gave
her testimony upon the Ute outbreak and the
incidents of the Meekcr massacre. She will
be further examined by the committee today.
The Committee of the House on Public
| Buildings and Grounds agreed to report bill
appropriating 100000 for u public building
ut Brooklyn, n. Y. Tho committee also
agreed to report bills appropriating Sl25,0OU
| for public building at Montgomery, Ala;
| 100000 for Jackson, Miss; SO 600 for Lynch
burg, Va, and 100000 for Charestown, W.
| Va.
| Al the meeting oil GehoTal Zen lie feNre )
committee, for tho Investigation of COmmis-
sioncr lie Dues department, held yesterday,
the following resolution WAS unanimously
adopted
| RCs0'rti by the sub committee of the Committee
| of Agriculture charged with the consideration Of
such measures may tend to promote tile UggiCul-
| turu interests of the country, and to investigate
| the system and workings Of the Department of
! Agriculture, That the Commi ssiOuCr Of Agr-
| culture be invited TO appear before said sub
committee TO make Il statement, cOverlng-FrSt
| the needs OF the Department second, the past
present aud prospective work of the Department
and fourth, what appropriations have been made
| each year during the administration ofthe present.
| Commissioner and what disposition has been made
| OF thcsamc, including amounts expended for seeds
Tho next meeting of the committee will be
held on Friday, when it is expected General
| lie Due will bo present.