The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-22
sale of lands of the Miami Indians in

sale of lands of the Miami Indians in
Kansas.
Johnston, from the committee on
claims, reported adversely the bill to au-
thoriZe the President TO make necessary
arrangements to carry into effect any
convention between the United States
and Nicaragua for the adjustment of
claims which may be concluded between
the two governments. Indefinitely post
poned.
The House resolution for adjournment
from tomorrow until January 9Th was
adopted, ayes, AZ nays, 10.
At the expiration of the morning hour
the senate resumed consideration of
Hoar's resolution for a committee on
woman suffrage and Morgan addressed
the senate. At the conclusion of his re-
marks the doors closed for executive
session.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-The speaker
has announced the appointment of House
committees as follows: the committee
on ways and means is constituted as fol-
lows: Kelley, of Pennsylvania, chair
man; Kasson, Dunnell, Mckinley, Hub
bell, Haskell, Russell, Evrett, Randall,
Mckee, Carlisle, Morrison and Spear,
of Georgia.
Banking and currency = Carpo, of
DldSSt4SnuSSllS. OG1l6A, Vi
Illinois, Weber, Dingley, Moore, Cor
nell, Brumm, Buckner, Hardinburgh,
Flower, Ernmentrout.
Appropriations - Hiscock, OF New
York, chairman; Butterworth, CasVell,
Ryan, O'Neil. Ketchum. Blackburn,
Cox, Atkins, Farney, LIE Fevre, Ellison,
of Louisiana
Pacific rehabilitation, of Wis
con, chairman; Harrison, Camp, Robin
son, Hammond, Darrell, Farwell, of
Iowa, Mckenzie, Bliss. House and
Nolan.
The chairmen of the other committees
are as follows:
Elections Calkins, of Indiana.
Judiciary-Reed, of Maine
Coinage, weights and measures-Fish-
or, of Pennsylvania
Commerce-Page, of California.
Observation-Disclosures of Nebraska.
|. Foreign affairs-Williams, of Wiscon-
sin.
Military affairs-Henderson of Illi-
nois.
Naval affairs-Harris, of Massachu-
sets.
Post offices and post roads-Bingham,
| of Pennsylvania.
Public lands-Powell, of Wisconsin.
Indian affairs-Haskell, of Kansas.
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Railways and canals-Campbell, oil
Pennsylvania.
Mines and mining-Van VOORHEES,, OF
New York.
Public buildings and grounds-Shel
lenberger. of Pennsylvania.
Mississippi levees-Thomas, of Ill
inois
Education and labor -Updegraff, Of
Ohio.
Militia-Strait, of Minnesota.
Patents-Young, of Ohio.
Invalid pensions-Brown, of Indiana
Pensions-Marshall, of Illinois.
Claims-Crowley, of New York.
War claims-Hauk, of Tennessee.
Public expenditures Randall, ol
Pennsylvania.
Private land claims-Pacheco of Cal
ifornia.
District of Columbia-Neal, of Ohio
Revision of 1aws-McKinley, of Ohio
Expenditures in the department o.
state-Deering, of Iowa.
Expenditures in the treasury depart
ment-Belford, of Colorado.
/ Expenditures in the war department
Briggs, of New Hampshire.
Expenditures in the navy department
Robson, of New Jersey.
Expenditures in the postoffice depart
ment-Cannon, of Illinois.
Expenditures in the interior depart
ment-Hubbell, of Michigan.
Expenditures in the department o
justice-Willitts, of Michigan.
Expenditures on public buildings
Errett, OF. Pennsylvania.
Rules-The speaker.
Accounts-Urner, of Maryland.
Mileage-Jorgenson,o of Virginia.
Joint committee on library-McCook
of New York
Joint committee on printing-Var
Horn, of Missouri.
Joint committee on enrolled bills
Aldrich, of Illinois.
Joint committee on census-Prcscoit
of New York.
Public health = Vernon, of New
York.
Reform in civil service-Orth, of In
diana.
Laws respecting the election of Pres
ident and Vice President-Updegraff, o
Iowa.
Alcoholic liquor traffic-Walter, o
} Connecticut.
Payment of pensions and back pay
Joyce, of Vermont.
Additional accommodations for public
library-Erie, of Massachusetts.