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were referred to the committee on epidemic dis

cases.
CONFIRMED.
The Senate confirmed the following nomina-
tions to be supervisors of census:
Observation-Disclosures A. Howell, third dis
trict; VIM. Schall, fourth; VIM. Hayes, sixth !;
j. Simpson, Africa, seventh; Howard Il. Mill
err, eighth; Alex. Murdoch, ninth; Daniel 3.
Richmond, tenth.
Wisconsin-A. A. Lopez, first district; David
A. Welcb, second; Leonard Lottrldge, third;
Thomas A. Allen, fourth.
West Virginia-John d. Laidlor, second dis
trict.
Missouri-Joseph Alverson, fourth districts
B. H. Bailey, third; John p. Duke, sixth; q.
+. Craig, seventh.
Illinois-James G. Albright, first district; ID.
W. Sunderland, second; John w. Bailey,
third; 81. II. Mcdowell, fourth; VIM. A.
Northcote, seventh; Edwin J. Udell, ninth.
Minnesota-A. A. Crandall, first district; @.
w. johnson, second district; G. @. Andrews,
third.
Iowa-Ichabos N. Kidder, fourth district;
Jas. q. Metcalf, second; j. W. Rowley, first.
w. Wintock, second; s. S. Fly, third; George
Stoll, fourth; VIM. Hoffman, fifth.
Indiana-G. II. Stewart first district; +. q.
johnson, second; j. IL. Ridenout, third; j. N.
Davis, fourth; B. P. Walker, fifth.
Tennessce-W. W. Goodpasture, second dis
trict; f. M. Hill, third; T. II. Paine, fourth;
William NJ. Smith, fifth.
Michigan-John Sharpe, first district; K X.
Pierce, second: q. ID. Long, third; ID. ".
Young, fourth.
Arkansas-Wm. f. Hicks, first district.
Nevada-Jackson Ferguson, tor the district
of Nevada.
Nebraska-B, y. Slaughter, first district; B.
Lischuck, second.
MisceIlaneous-De Forrest Porter, associate
justice of the supreme court OF Arizona; Nor
ris c. Russell, register of the land Office at Du-
luth; John Cook, Indian agent, Rosebud
agency; Milo Boynton, agent for the Indians OF
Moquis Pueblo agency.
INTER STATE COMMERCE.
Tho House committee on commerce this
morning took up the question of Interstate
commerce and gave hearing to Representa-
tive McCord, who urged the passage Of the bill
introduced in the House by him, claiming that
it was imperitively demanded by the general
interests of his State. He said that the object
of his bill was to secure an intelligent system
of national legislation controlling interstate
commerce by railroads. He opposed all legis-
lation which would interfere with the present
competition and all efforts to discriminate in
favor of water lines at the expense of the 10
to market was by rail. 1t
was the duty of the government
to provide some measure Of relief for an in
iured citizen in case of a controversy with a
railroad. AS it is now corporation can drive
citizen from the field of litigation because of
his weakness and their superior strength. He
claimed that this bill mat this ey'sency by pro-
posing the establishment of boz I'd of railroad
commissioners to take cognizancs of the g1iev-
ances of citizens and in the name of the gov
ernment, to investigate them and accord
relief.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The bill introduced by Representative Wells
provides for an appropriation of $4,000 to
continue work upon The St. Louis postofice
and custom house.
The bill introduced by representative Phil
lips provides for an appropriation of 5000
for the survey aud improvement of the Usage
river.
JOHNNY DAVENPORT.
Senators Wallace Mcdonald, Garland, Hoar
and Blair will go 10 New York Thursday to take
testimony as a subcommittee of the Senate
select committee, formerly the teller COM
mite appointed to inquire into the alleged
frauds in the late elections. 1t is understood
that this renewed inquiry viii be directed
towards the operations of Chief Supervisor
John j. Davenport.
JOHN W. ROSS
In executive session to-day the Senate dis
cursed the nomination of Surgeon John W..
Ross for advancement over eight members in
his grade. The opposition was based upon the
grounds that the law authorizing such nomi-
nations for advancement has been too extern
sively: availed of heretofore, but it was shown
that Ross, at the risk of his life volunteered to
90 to Memphis, and spent the summer of 1878
there in aid of sufferers of the yellow fever cpl
demic, and his nomination was confirmed by a
vote of thirty-two against Twenty-Five.
uAzELToN's PENSION BILL.
The bill introduced in the House by Repre-
sentative Hszelton to extend the provisions of
an "act entitled an act for relief cf certain pen
sioners, approved March 3d. 1879, TO certain
other pensioners, Extends the provisions Of that
act to all pensioners now on the pension roll.
or who may hereafter be placed thereon, for
the amputation of either arm at the shoulder
Joint The act referred to gives pensions at the
rate of $3.50 per month.
Major General Schur@, U. 8. 4.
ISt T,onia G1uhe Damocrat