Morning journal and courier., 1881-12-07
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. IA SHORT RECESS. The House Adjourns Over
 Until Friday FOR THE SELECTION OF COMMITTEES. The Drawing of Seats in
 the House. GUlTEAU CLOSES HIS DEFENSE After a Bitter Tirade Against
 His Counsel.
GUITEAU CLOSES HIS DEFENSE
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The House Adjourns Until Friday-Not Much Business Until After the Holidays Favorable Comment on President Ar thurs Message-Heports About the Com mittees-Other Matters.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The House has taken recess until Friday in order to allow Speaker Keifer time to prepare his commit tees. It is stated that when the House meets on Friday it will immediately adjourn for some purpose until next Tuesday, It is not expected business will be transacted to any extent in the House until after the holi-
 days. The Senate being ready for business will of course do considerable committee work at once. No attempt will be made at present to change the present officers Prominent Senators think that no Cabinet | nominations except probably Frelinghuysen | for Secretary of State and Brewster for At | torney General, will be sent in before Janu- ary. These two, and possibly some one as Postmaster General, are expected tomorrow l or Thursday.
 | A pair was secured to-day for Senator Ma | hone for the first time since he has been Sen- ator. Senator Rollins has paired with Sena- | tor German, reserving the right to transfer \ his pair in the event of either being present. He accordingly made the transfer to Senator Malone. Some of the Democrats, since Malone has received the endorsement of his State as the opponent of the regular Democ- l racy, are disposed to recognize him and 8 | pair could probably be secured by him at any time now that the ice is broken.
 The business of the patent office since the beginning of the fiscal year, July 1st, has | shown steady and rapid increase. The ! statement made to-day shows the receipts for l the last month. to be $69, 761. .O5 against | $55, ,172. 50 for the same month last year, | 1os-, zR dn1X roo | 55. If proportionate increase continues | during the year the increase will amount to | over $50, 900.
 ! Comment regarding the Presidents message | where it can be obtained is quite favorable. | Comparatively few persons outside the mem- | bers have read it, and many members are un- willing to express an opinion regarding it un- | til they have more carefully read and thor ! oughly dgested it: With those who speak of l 1t, however, the expression is that 1t is a | clear, concise business-ike document and ! able. It is especially commended for its pointed business-like qualities, and when the ! fact becomes generally known that it was written without the aid of. Cabinet officers, ! save such information as their reports af- ' forded, 1t will doubtless be more highly con- ! mended. With Republicans and the majori- l ty of Democrats the comments are generally 1 favorable. On the financial and other dis puted topics there are of course some who ! oO AOb dSGSS WILL bA0 IE061O0uG $ VIEWS, DuI | from these expressions of difference come
 with generally kindly expression. Much
 anxiety was felt in regard to the message and
 it was subject of much inquiry during the
 early portion of the day. The length of the
 document, however, prevented a sufficiently
 close reading to give general expression to- | night.
 The air is full of rumors tonight concern ing committee organization. It is generally
 conceded that Kelly will go to the Ways and
 Means, Hiscock to the Appropriations, Dun
 nell to the Commerce, Kasson to the Foreign Relations. Harris, of Massachusetts, will
 probably go to the Naval committee; Neal, of Ohio, to the District of Columbia Sher. win, of Illinois, the Census. The latter has
 8 resolution prepared recreating the Census committee which will frame reaportionment The bill also provides for a deficit in the cen sus bureau. Young, of Ohio, will have 6
 prominent committee, probably Public Lands