The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1881-12-29
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.

house in full:
Elections = Calkins, chairma,
Hazelton, Waite Thompson,
Iowa, Ranney, Ritchie, Petition
Miller, Jacobs, Paul. Belizhooye
Atherdon, Davis, of Missouri
Jones, OF Texas, and Moulton.
Appropriations-Hiscock, chai
man; Robeson,- Cameron, BurroW
OF Michigan, Butterworth, Caswel
Ryan, ONeil, Ketchum, blackburn
| Cox, of New York. Atkins. Forne,
Lefever and Ellis.
Ways and means-kelley. cbai,
man; Kasson, Dunnell. McKinIe,
Habbell, Haskell, Russell. Everet
Randall, Tucker, Carlisle, Morriso
and Speer.
Jndiciary-Reed, Chairman VIII
llams, Robinson, of Massachusetts,
Briggs, Humphreys, Taylor, Nc
Cord, Payson, Knott, Hammond. O
Louisiana, Culberson, Converse
Manning, of Massachusetts, an,
Townsend. of Illinois.
Banking and currency-Crapo
chairman; Smith, of Illinois. Web
Der, Dunkley, Moor, Cornell, Brnnn
Buckner, Hardlngburg Flower ant
Ermentrout.
Coinage, weights and measures
Fisher, chairman; Belford, Mcclure
Laer, Washburn, Payson, Haxletor
stephens, Singleton of Mississippi
Rosenoranz, Bland aud Luna.
Commerce - Page. chairman
Richardson of New York. Town
send OF Ohio, Hoar, Washburn,
Chandler. Ward, White of Georgia
Gunter, Reagan, McClave, Gihson
Ross and Herndon.
Valtinc. chairman
Updegratf of Ohio, Carpenter, An
derson, GoOdschalt, Wordsworth,
Rich of Michigan. West. CuIlom,
Hazleten, Hatch, DebreIi, Aiken,
Latham, Black and Post.
Foreign affairs - Williams of
Massachusetts, Dunnell, Lord.
Walker, BloGnt, Wilson. Demster
and Belmont.
Military afiairs--lieuderson, Nc
Cord, Bayne, Steele, Davis of ILL
nois. Spalding, Spooncr. Sparks,
Upson, Bagg, Wheeler and Magin-
mis-.
Naval aflairs-Harris of Massachu-
setts, Robeson, Harmer. Thomas.
Watson, Ketchum, Dehendorf, Morse.
Davidson of Florida, Talbot end
Harris ofNew Jersey.
Postoffice and post roads-Bino-
ham, chairman; Anderson, Jorgen-
son, Lacey, Peele. Farwell of Iowa.
Morey, Springer, Money, Evans,
and Brent.
Onpublic lands-Pond, chairman
Belford, Hepburn, Dwight, Watson.
Strait, Rice Of Missouri, Cobb. Cra,
vens, Phester and Matchler.
Indian affairs-Haskell, chairman:
Deerlng, Rice of Massachusetts, Ma
son, Spalding, Buck, Richardson OF
New York, Hooker, SchoIes, Wei
born, Blanchard and Kinslev.
Territories - Burrows of Miehi-
gan. chairman Aldrich, VanVoor-
hees, Miller, Dawes, Crowley, Grout.
Mills, Richardson of South Carolina.
Dugray, Seedom and Pettigrew.
Pacific railroads - IIazIcton. of
Wisconsin, chairman; IIarmer.
Campbell, Robinson, of Ohio, Ham
mond, of New York. Paul. Darrell,
Farwell, of Illinois, Mckenzie, Bliss.
House, Dunn and Nolan.
Mississippi legess-Thomas, chair
man; Carpenter, Prescott. Dunnell,
Rice, of Ohio, Moore, Jones, of
Texas, Burrows, of Missouri, King.
Thompson, of Kentucky, Gunther,
of Arkansas, Clary and Whitthorne.
Education and labor Updegraff,
of Ohio, chairman; Sherwin, Carp
enter, DAVIS, of Illinois, Page, Tyler,
Wells, Clements, Money, Di0ble and
Dowd.
Railways and canals-Townssnd
of Ohio. chairman Dwight, Hen
derson, Schuetz, Lord, Brewer,
Kenna, Wise of Pennsylvania, Chal-
mers and Hoblitzell.
Manufactufes-Campbell, chair
man; Hammond of New York,
Jones of New York. Miles,
Gotschalk, West, Chase, Finlay,
Harris of New Jersey, and
Mines and mining-VanV Voorhees,
chairman; Davis of Illinois. Burg
helm, FuIkerson, Hubbs, Calkins,
Young, Cassidy, Berry, Wood,
Brown and Oury.
Public buildings and grounds
Shellebarger, chairman Lewis,
Cuts, Denote, Scranton, Ford,
Smith of New York, Cook, Hewitt
of New York, Singleton Of Illinois,
and Herbert.
The following arc the chairmen of
the various named committees
Expenditures in department OF
state, Deering, of Iowa; expendi-
lures in treasury department,
Belford, of Colorado; expenditures
in war department., Briggs, of
New Hampshire; expenditures in
navy department, Robson, of
New Jersey expenditures in post
offices, Conner, of Illinois; expendi-
lures in interior department., Con-
ner, of Michigan expenditures in
department of justice, Miller, of
Michigan; expenditures ON public
buildings, Everett, of Pennsylvania !;
rules aud the speaker accounts |;
Urner, of Maryland mileage, Jor-
genson, of Virginia joint Commit
lee on library, McCook, of New
York joint committee on printing,
Van Horn, of Missouri; joint com
mittee on enrolled bills, Nc
of Illinois joint conf
mittee on census, Prescott,
of New York; public health,
VanA ernan q, OF New York; reform
in the civil service, Orth, of Iudi-
ana; law respecting the election of
president and vice president, Upde-
GRAFT, of Iowa; traffic in alcoholic
liquors, Waite, of Connecticut pay
ment of pensions and back pay,
Joyce, of Vermont; additional ac-
for the public IL
Drary, Rice, of Massachusetts.
The speaker laid before the house
4 message from the president, trans
a communication from the
secretary of the interior recon-
further appropriation for
he payment of the expenses of the
ienth census. Referred.
Hammond, of Georgia, introduced
/ bill amending the constitution as
% the Office and duties OF president
md vice-president. Referred.
On motion of King, of Louisiana,
/ resolution was adopted calling on
he secretary of the navy for infor-
nation in regard to the establish
nent of naval coaling stations on
he Isthmus of Panama,
Robson, of New York, offered a
which was referred, cali
ng on the president for the names
If all persons claiming to be Amer
can citizens, who, during the past
Tear, have been arrested and i'm
)risoned in Great Britain.
The house, at 8 o'clock, adjourned
until January 5, 1882.