Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-12-06
EASTERN DISPATCHES
Congressional Items = Resolutions
and Bills Introduced-Speaker
Keifer-Tho Nervous Clerk-Rtc.


Kelfer-fhe Nervous Clerk-Rtc.
WASHINGTON. December 7.-Carlisle
denies that hs will soon introduce .
resolution to investigate Secretary Win
dom's financial policy.
Gsrland's Tariff Commission bill pro-
vides for nine Commissionsrs-thrss
Senators. three Representatives and
three %civiliaps-to examine the relations
Of consumer and producer. tho relative
merits Of q specific and an ad valorsm
system, what Determinations exist and
what changes are necessary.
Latham's bill for the punishment OF
attempts to take the life Of the President,
or others charged with the duties Of the
Office Of President OF the United States,
proposes the punishment, upon convic-
lion, Of imprisonment for life. such i'm
prisonmsnt TO be with solitary con.
fnemsnt or hard labor. in the discretion
Of the court.
Senator David Davis stated positively
last evening that ha would not vote to
turn out any OF the present officers or
employees OF the Senate.
Senator Saunders yesterday introduced
q bill to extend the northern boundary
Of Nebraska. 10 40 to take In COO. 600
acres Of Montana.
Concerning the Chairmanship OF the
various committees OF the House. the
impression prevails that Judge Kelley OF
Pennsylvania Is to be appointed Chair
man OF the Ways and Means COMMITTEES;
Hiscock, Chairman OF Committss on
Appropriations; Kassou, Chairman on
Foreign Affairs Robinson, Chairman
on Naval Affairs; Grape OF Massschu.
setts. or Townsend OF Ohio. Chairman
Of the Committee on Banking and Cur.
rency.
The Republican Senators. in caucus.
agreed to support Edmunds' resolution
continuing the Senate committees. a. II
wal found they had the numerical
strength to adopt 1t, even II Davis votes
with the Democrats for reappsintment,
which 10 unlikely.
Some Democrats are dissatisfied with
Bright, Ssrgesnt-a..A Arms, BECAUSE he
has discharged several Democratic en-
ployes and appointed Republicans.
One Of the first questions a stranger
asks when he visits the House 10:
..Which was Garfeld's seat" Today
Il was vacant most Of the time. Super
stitious congressman declare that under
no consideration would they occupy 1t.
As the members settle into their places
Clerk Adams produces the roll Of MEM
bers elect and begins to call their names.
He IL apparently nervous, and hagRles o
good deal ovor the names. and ire.
quently mispronouncss them. When
the names Of the members elect from
Vermont are called. 1t is discovered that
instead Of the name OF the Representa-.
tive from the Third District, that Of the
Governor OF the State, Roswell Farm.
ham, has been placed on the roll. The
nervous clerk, in announcing the result
OF the vote for Speaker. placed Ford's
vote OF 1873 instead Of 8, which created
considerable merriment.
As presiding officer yesterday Speaker
Keller did not quite answer the sIpecta.
lions OF his friends. Indeed, 1t was
hardly to DO expected that he would. In
view OF tho novelty Of his position and
the evident embarrassment under which
be laborsd. Neither did hs receive that
cordial aid and cooperation which he
had q right to expect from members OF
bis W party who are better versed than
he in parliamentary tactics. Ex.Speaker
Randall evidently watched for an oppor:
tsnity to trip the new Speaker. and
General Cox. fresh from his travels In
Norway and Palestine, was also swift 10
improve the occasion.
The leader OF the Greenbackers In The
House will be Jones Of Texas. He 10
expected to introduce shortly q refund
ing bill. providing for the issuance OF q
SUFFICIENT amount OF greenbacks to pay
the national debt and replace the nation
al bank notes. This will be pressed In
season and out Of season, a. q distinct
i've party measure. The G~resnbacksrs
were somewhat disappointed because
the Readjusters from Virginia did not
vote with them yesterday. However"
said Loves Of Alabama last evening,
They are good fellows. Elected az
Democrats, they attend q conferences
and then vote with the Republicans"