, 1881-12-10
The Republican Leaders Making
Plans for q Southern
Campaign.
Kirkwood Admits the Existence Of a
Conspiracy in the Pension
Bureau.
Positive Denial Of The Surprising Re.
port About tho Virginia Scna-
torsllip.
Bad Prospect for Eastern Treasury Clerks
Hot n-Postal-eherman
and Wiudom.
TEE HOUSE..
NOTHING home YESTERDAY.

TEE HOUSE.
NOTHING DONE YESTERDAY.
5ptttal Dtspatth to Ths chicago Tribune
WAsItiSaToN. d. t., Dec. 0.-Tlio session
OF tho House t0ttay was merely nominal, tho
agreement TINT there shonll ba nj ntljourn-
Mcnt over until Tnestlny having been cttrrlcd
ont. All nttutliptH to trAnBnct Any business
were defeated, except TINT the Speaker NIL
notlEccd colnlnittees-ollB oil Mileage, md
one OIL the death Of President Garfield. The
Craftsmanship of tho ConnIitteB on Mileagc
goes to Pennsylvania, Il. Herr Smiti, being
appointed. lilasn,ncll us Mr.. Smith Is from
panI,sylvanfa, and WAS not upon that cOitl-
mitteu lit the last Congress, Sumo nre dis
posed to think that Ills appointment to Il
Chairn,nnsl,ip indcates that IL Is III result OF
the alleged Spealsership bargafn. Comment,
however, IL not just, rs tllorG Is III Repul>-
llcan member In the present House who wns
Il member Of tic Committee on Mileagu In
tito lust Congress. Tile principle Of
seniority. therefore. Ut which Congressman
nlake so much, Is ros ytoIntet. rllero was a
Pennsylvania member OIL tllo committee who
Is not III the prcsont Congress. A[r. \. Herr
Smith IS known for :.
HIS isl:MA1lNAnf.E TENDENCY TOWARDS
ECoSualT,
and congressman wltl not DO nblc, under Ills
auditing, 10 SECURE excessive mileage. Tie
appointment 0f tic Committee upon tho
Death ut Gen. Garfield, Of co,trse, linz l,D
political Significance. 1t Is composed ncarfY
equally Ut Democrats nlltt Republicans, ntltl
Gen. Gurfirflt'a Intimate personal friendt
Mini. Mckinley. Ut Ollfo, WIS nlndo Calair-
tnnu. An attolnpt Which was matc by Atr.
Tnylor, who succeeded (}crl. unreld In tho
11ol.sg. to secure the appointment Of 4
sDeciul committee to nidit tho expu,lses 0t-
tcMttnnt Oil tho illness aud tlentll Of
President Garfield, was objected to
for tho present, and It Is very ey-
stunt tllat whtIe both Houses will bo
dulck to do fitting llolor to tic llemory OF
tho lamuntel President, al,d to do Justice to
his w1.low, there arc those who grnycly
,!nllbt wl,cthorany OF tho surgeons employed
IN tho cusc, however distinguished could
huye earned 81, 600, or my like s..n,, during
the period that they wuro IN attendance upon
Gen. Garfield.
sPEAKEn KEIFEn
Is proceeding slowly and carefully with ills
committees. n1Nl Inns natte suc1 arrntigo-
l!cnts to Inform himself M to tho reuord ntlI
abilities Ut tle Individual members as Indk-
cnte na05t decidedly that lie Intends to nssIgn
the members llput ttleir merits. Delegations
from some of tho States are meeting liz i'll
i",'n'' ',l eun4o!u"ea ~ "st1u ",ll9ns lao'1i'
eel'cs @ upon t''e rllcos ""'ea a., 'ilo1t sHspec.7
W. h'c'noe's ptetes' a!"h NY eon!I"lttees'
yiuws, but so fur everything thnt Inns been
pnp''sncu "pout ,ns se1ocsto''Su " Nv opeane'
n.y. p"!e't spsc..'a!tts' Mt' Aoliu, s"ta ~,
n'A'tt lnus no.h'ns 'l"" ose' aoAo a'at coa'o
''o' W "1u"'".
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~, ~ .Eah.s so!o psoesass ~; ~ ao scaeetloh u
10 10 !".ss n.!o "!'' w u.o .'"st p"I "ppo'nt
.''u !., o"pe'seneeu t'9'a1a4'S "a'o 'l"u oee'
W'tn ''!u1 1oE h'any yeats W!'en '!'o l.epup'
tcMti on'Gia'a WeEs anspa''"eu Wy tae
aolm pha'an& Of uao Ue,Aoasat'c purity
WINCH '.aa conc oacK 10 .'etF iatacrs noNso
ltleS S''a, aha come 10 stay' alf. Mcfnef"
o9'. a l'."''1 M's ntst "pp"''''tue"t ,o""S'
tl'as VI LOUIS 1se1laoe1s' " cnlenEa'
10 oe o9petl'ltehoent OF u'e s"t'oa.
ery'foo'h OF une I1olse: ilo was
lof l'the Seafs coa'hcctea WIN tna1 once.
au7hR nepho!leaa rue. a1"l LUG 'atteF
pnftioia ~ tto tl'no was us o11pefi'ite!'Msit'
Clefx Mcl''!ersoi' llas also feappolniett WIZ
!ahi !le'Fy ofl|tll, tue co!ofeo a'praf'nl's WHO
nas oeel' aetInx M asi ass's'aht M0fInR no
Nen'oo'a1W a''h'lh1St5"1na, " ;'le t'uuas, a'h'
"'''sa ssss'oea "e'e 81 s"auao1o " 'I!a ue"4.
oeEals tlat 'ley very l'ot ao!e 10 a's''e!lae
"'ta t'.e'!,' Ms' a.et"osao" n@s 'l'a"e ATT
o'''''H '"'l AloFar1ah'
THE hoitsoas'
b!se"ss'n1' VI ulo 1iotiaoll H"eSt'"" lleS!
"seh WI! w asotaaN ~ lne appoM.'he"t VI