The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1881-03-25
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.

/ reference to- proposed treaty. The Democrats
went through the motion Of calling up the organiza-
zion resolution, but did not attempt to press it to
vote. There q little flibustering on
the part of the Republicans after which the Senate
/ adjourned. The President nominated S. Dana
Horton to be Secretary to the Commission to attend
| the International Monetary Conference at Paris.
! Also the following Postmasters: William II. Hart
| man, Waterloo, Iowa, and George B. Reichneker
! WyAndotte, Kas Surveyors of Customs: John Il
| Leonard, indianapolis, Ind, and Joseph L. CASTOR
! Chattanooga, Tenn, and j. Watson to be Nar
|. Officer at San Francisco.
| The credentials of Senator Edgerton, of Min
nesota, we're presented to the Senate on Thursday,
March IT, and he took the oath of Office Mr.. Pen
dleton said he had received information which IL
duced him to believe that it would be impossible f.
obtain voc upon the pending resolution this morn
ing, and he therefore moved to adjourn Agreed to-
The appointment Of Hon. James A. Wildman as
Postmaster at Indianapolis was sent to the Senate
this afternoon by the President Col A. F. Rock
well was also appointed as Commissioner of Public
Buildings and Grounds.
Ih. Senate was organized by the Republi-
cans, on Friday, the 18th inst, Malone voting with
them, and David Davis with the Democrats. The
vote stood 81 to 81, Edmunds and Vance being
paired and Vice President Arthur gave his casting
vote in favor of the Republicans. The committees,
~ arranged by the Republican caucus were then APP
pointed. AS soon as Senator Frye was sworn in
Mr.. Anthony, Chairman of the Republican
caucus, offered the list of committees pre-
pared in the an amendment to
the resolution offered number Of days ago by Mr.
Pend eton. The vote stood 81 to 81, and the Vice
President said that, the vote being tie, he would
vote i'll the affirmative, and declared the resolution
adopted. The President nominated Philip DoppleI
to be Collector of Internal Revenue of the ,ixth
district of Tennessee; George H. Starbuck, of New
tn hn of
for the Second district and the following Postmas
ters: James G. Sherman, Menomnee NIicl,; Jo-
seph E. Wilkinson, Sid4ey, Ohio; John G. Magaw
Coshocton, Ohio; James A. Wildman, IDdianapohs
Ind and William L. Harvey, Minneapolis, Kan
The following are the Senate Committees as
elected, the first named on each committee being the
Chairman:
Privileges and Electons-Hoar, Cameron (wis)
Teller, Sherman, Frye, Salisbury, Hill GAY, Vance,
Pugh.
Foreign Relations = Burnside, Conkling, Ed
Pendeton.
Finance-Morrill, Sherman, Ferry, Jones (Nev0,
Allison, Plat N. ~, Bayard, Voorhees,, Beck, Nc
Pherson, Harris.
AprropriatioDs-Allison, Logan, Dawes, Plumb
Hale, Davis wv. Ya.], Beck, Ransom, Cockren.
Commerce. onkling, Mcmillan, Jones (Ney.),
Kellogg, Conger, Ransom, Coke, Farley, Vest.
Manufactures Conger, Hale, Jewell Mcpherson,
Williams.
Agriculture Malone, Blair, Plumb, vanWyck,
Davis {W Va. j Slater, George.
s)S
Harrison, Sewe1, Gockrel, Maxey, Grover, Hamp-
ton.
Naval AT irs-Cameron Pa.), Anthony, Rollins,
Miller, Mahone Mcpherson, Jones Fla), Vance,
Farley.
Judiciary Edmunds, Conkiing Logan, ingalls,,
Mcmillan, Garland, Davis Qn.), Bayard Lamar.
Postofices and Post-Roads Ferry, Hill (Col),
Patt IN. ", Sawyer, Malone, Maxey, Salisbury,
Farley, Groome.
Pubic Lands-Plumb, Hill (Col), Blair, Van wyck,
McDin, Jones Fla.) Grover, Walker Morgan.
Private Land Ciaims-Bayard, Jones, Call, Ed
munds, Allison.
Indian Afairs-Dawes, ingalls,, Saunders, Logan,
Cameron (Wi3l, Coke, Pendleton, Walker, Slater.
Pensions-Teller, Patt (Ct), Blair, Mitchell, Edg-
erton, Groome, Slater, Jackson, Camden.
Revolutionary Characterization, Jones FIa),
Hill (Ga.), Anthony, Dawes
Caims-Cameron CTis), Frye, Teller, Hoar, Con-
ger, Pugh, Jackson, George, Fair
District of Columbia-lngalls, Rollins, Mcmillan,
Hawley, MoDill, Harris, Butler, Vance, German.
Patents-Platt (Ct), Hoar, Mitchell, Edserton,
Observation-Disclosures, Kellogg, McDin, Sawyer,
Butler, Garland, Vest.
Rairoads-Kellogg, Saunders, Teller, Hawley,
Sawyer, Sewel, Lamar, Grover, Williams, Jones,
Brown.
Mines and Mining-Hiil (Col.), Jones New, Van
WICK Miller, Hampton, Fair, Camden.
Revision Of Laws-McMillan, Piatt (Ct), Hale,
Davis Qn.), Pendieton.
Education and Labor-Bair, Morrill,, Burnside
Edgerton, Malone, Maxey, Brown, George, Fair.
Civil service-Hawley, Rollins, Jones New, Hill
(Ool), Butler, Walker, Williams.
Contingent Expenses-Jones (Nev), Platt (Ct.),
Vance.
Engrossed Bills-Saulsbury, Call, Conklng.
Ru:es-Frye, Hoar, Sherman, Call German.
improvement of the Mississippi River-MitcheIl,
Kellogg, Van Wyck, Frye, Jones, Cockrell, Jackson.
Transportation Routes to the Standardization,
Cameron SPa) Blair, Plat IN. ", Beck, voorhees,.
Camden.
Joint Committee on Public Printing Anthony,
Hawley, German.
Joint Committee on Enrolled BiIs-Platt IN w,
Rollins, Pugh.
Joint Committee on Library-S Sherman, Hoar,
JOINT Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds
Rollins, Morrill, Cameron wis.,, Jones (Fla.),
Vest.
Civil service-sawyer Rollins, Dawes, Hampton,
Groome.
census-Hale, Morrill,, Cameron wis.,. McDi1l,
Pendleton, Morgan, Harris.
Epidemic Dseases-Harris, Lamar, Garland,
Jonas, Teller, Miller, Sewel.
Nicaragua Claims = Davis (W. Va), Groome,
Johnston. Hawley, Mitchell.
On Erection Of New Library Building-Voorhees.
Butler, Morrill,.
On the morning of Monday, March q, the
Vice President laid before the Senate conmunca-
ton from the Governor of Wisconsin transmitting
joint resolution Of the Legislature of that State rela
tive to the death of III. H. Carpenter. The Chinese
treaties were reported favorably from the Foreign
Relations Committee. The President nominated
Thomas Wilson, of the District of Columbia United
States Consul to Client; Thomas E. Douglas, Post
master at Mansfield, Ohio; Charles EssInger, Post
master at Manitowoc, Wis., Ronello w. Berry, Col
ector of Internal Revenue, Idaho.
| In the Senate, Mr.. Voorhees, offered resolu-
ton, Tuesday, March %, setting forth that the
hostile attitude assumed by the national banks to-
ward refunding tho national debt at low rates. and
the recent attempt to dictate the legislation of Con-
he c11hia c6pt n he haSfi
terests Of the people, and well calculated to
excite their alarm for the future 1t was
| objected to on the ground that it was
in the nature Of legislative business and not proper
to be considered at this session. At Mr. Conking's
suggestion it was deferred for one day The Presi-
! dent nominated Stewart L. Woodford to be United
| States Attorney for the Southern district Of New
| York. Asa W. Tenney 10 be United States Attorney
for the Eastern district of New York. Lewis F. Paine;
| to be United States Marshal for the Southern dis
| tict of New York. Clinton ID. McDougall, to be
United States Marshal for the Northern district of
| New York; John Tyler, to be Collector Of Customs
for the district Of Buffalo Creek New York; Albert
Weodcock, to be Collector of Internal Revenue for
the Third district of Illinois, Edward s. Meyer to be
United States Marshal for the Northern district of
States Marshal for the Eastern district t-'C Of
| Wisconsin; A. NJ. Jones, to be United States
Marshal for the Northern district Of Illinois The
| Republican Senators in caucus determined to COM
plete the reorganization of the Senate by the election
nees for the principal Offices: Secretary,
George G. Gorham. California : sergeant-at-
| Arms, Henry Riddelbarger, Virginia; Prin-
cipal Executive Clerk, James R. Young, Pennsylva-
mia; Chief Legislative Clerk, Charles W. johnson,
| Minnesota; Chaplain, the Rev. DR.. Byron Sunder-
land, of Washington, D. c. Riddelbarger is par
| hcular friend of Malone, and is now editor of a
| weekly Readjuster paper at Woodstock, Va.
A LITTLE girl OF or 4 years old
learned the Bible text, Glove one an
other" "What does love one an
other mean?" asked her sister. why,
I must love you, and you must love me,
and I'm one, and you're another, was
the answer.
A BOSTON paper somewhat sarcastic
cally remarks: "The police of New
York are being vaccinated. But what's
the use Of it? They never catch any
thing.