New-York tribune., 1882-02-09
TILE WORK oF COMMITTEES.

WAsHINGTOD, FeD. S.-Ihe House Committee
On the rcspco .g The election OI President Vice
Prrsdent held d meeting to-day and decided 10 invite
David dudley Field to give his upon the subject AT
the NEE ing 10 be held saturday. Iii believed the
committee report a bill the House the present
SEASON providing the arbitrauent all dIsyu,eG
questions arising nom the election OF President
Wee President by The United States Courts with rgut
OF appeal o the United s,ates supreu,e Court.
The House Committee the JUDICIARY gave q hearing
this morning to Mr. Cannon, UJau, who contestiug
the seat this Congress which was given 10 Mr. Camp
bell uon The certificate Oi the Governor Utah Mr
Cannon cont euded that the discrimination against HIN
had been made merely aud solely account The re
ious enets The Mormon Church, and disci
inaun directly opposed 10 the spirit and letter
Constitution; that he elected to the
XLvIIth Congress by overwhelming majority OF tie
votes cast and legally entitled to represent his con-
sutuents.
The House Committee Claims today agreed to re-
port iavOrably to House several claims OF post
masters for sustained by tnrOuyh having
.lier Offices roboed by burg
The House Committee Oh Iudan Afaiys today agreed
10 report 10 House with favorable
Reprontative Washburns bill authorizing secreta
~ of the interior 10 ascertain and pay the due
czns OF the United States for supplies furnished the
Sioux Indians subsequent August 1860 and prior 10
the massacre August 1867 also Representative Deer
ings bill 10 give the greek orphans $2Ji ,J55 % and
April o. ls72 which is due the treaty Of
March "A, 1882 Representative George's bill author
lie the auditing certain unpaid the Indian
Bureau b. the Treasury accounting officers Rcprc-
Van AeTnams blI 10 authorize Tie seneca
dans o New York 10 grant utIo 10 lands Tor cemetery
purposes.
Tne House Committee on Education and Labor failed
obtain quorum To-Day, bat those Oi tbs members
who present heaT0 addrcsscs from the Rev. r. M
Cranalh, president OF FsF University, Nashville, leu
nessec M. Painter and General Armstrong the suU
Ject VI geueIsI education IN the south.
A prominent Of the House Committee Oh
IacinC Railroads. II conversation to-day the su'ect
Oi the proposed compulsory forfeiture Uf land grants by
the various railroad Onane- which have not complied
win TIE law, mat te le al question luyOiyUd la
the reNeId measures which nave been Introduced
before Tie Committee the Judiciary, IL Ia quUe prob
able hat the Pacific Kar nj tOnIuilLee viii
the matter until after tneJ judiciary Commit tec has decided
a. TO the power which vested IN tus respective r
roads Dy the Issuanco OF Ibo iad grants Ia concluding
the conversation he said; To cOuIbe rutO Oa,s
YSe up thcso lads would undoubtedly work a ..,aI
hardship ana the question IN OF great gortlnce
anu VIII require nlucn careful consider un before any
definite action bc taken"
On the queouOn Oi the proposed cbance Of law for tie
taxatlon OF Melhs bier ne COlnmItt0e ON Wave ana
Means gave hearing today some New York ana New
creey representatives OF the Weiss bier bre and f
the smaller botting eSLtbsamenu Unacr te rcaeut
law Weiss Dlr Is sulj,ct tO OF one olat ner barrel
d thus II has 10 be Datreled before ~ ~ uoltrd Tie
brewers are seeking TO nave the law amended 20 tnkt