The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-19
WASHINGTON.
work Of Committees.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-The committee on rules
Of the House met this morning. 1t was determined
the old education and labor committee to consider
the two subjects separately 1t was also decided to
recommend the creation OF a committee on rivers
and harbors; and the retention of all select COM
nttees of the last House except such as related to
personal subjects. The census committee drop
ped as also the committee on accommoda tion
for the Congressional library,
Ex-speaker Keifer was Instructed to report
resolution, without recommending its adoption, for
appointment of committee of nine on Woman
suffrage The requests of correspondents that
they be admitted to the House lobby was considered
and unanimously disagreed to.
Nominations by the President.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate today:
George B. Clark of Georgia to be United States
consul at San Louis de PoIosi, Bolivia,
Edward E. White to be United States consul at
Puerto Cabello, Venezuela.
Nathaniel r. Banks to be U. S. Marshal for. the
district OF Massachusetts.
William Henry to be U. S. Marshal for the dis
trict of Vermont.
district OF Georgia; James A. Hallowell for the dis
trct of Kansas.
U. 5. District Judges, Geo. Sage for the Southern
district of Ohio; VIM. A. Woods for the district of
Indiana
A. " Sheldon of Maryland to be Associate Jus
tice of the supreme Court of Arizona
Mm. j. Goldbraith of Montana to be Associate
Justice of the Supreme Court of Montana.
Commodore Robert W.. Shufeldt, Alex. c. Riend
ana lAOl1d5 fACtlSOn 10 DO Rear AumlraIS.
Captains fhos. S. Flllebrown and John II. Russell
to be COmmOdores.
Postmasters, Frank B. Conger at Washington. d.
c.; Elliott w. Wood at Winthrop, Maine, f, III.
Banks at Biddeford. Me-; Jacob b. Thomas at Hal
lowell, Maine; W. M. Dunn at Waterville, Maine;
Everett Jenkins at Pittsfsld, New Hampshire;
Luther Gage at Penacook, New Hampshire.
Cabinet Meeting.
The cabinet meeting today was attended by all
the u. embers except Secretary Folger, who while
he is almost recovered from his recent illness is
still uaable to attend to his public duties.
Ccntest Over Credentials.
very interesting contest will arise over the cre-
dentials of Skinner of North Carolina. The point
in the is that after the election of Poole Re-
publican. in November 1882, the Democratic Leg
islature redstricted North Carolina. Poole had
been elected by majority of 5S5. The legislation
took BERTHE county of the old First Dis rict it
being county which gave about 700 Republican
majority, and transferred to it Carteret county,
which gives Democratic majority of 300. From
this district Skinner has been elected. The re-
suit, if he is admitted, will ne that BERTHE county
will be without while Carteret coun
ty will be twice represented. The precedents are
against the admission of Skinner. {.
Gov. Dingiey's Shipping Bills.
Coy. Dingley is receiving much encouragement
for his shippining bills. he has memorials from
tue Board OF Trade of San francisco, Baltimore
and Providence, approving them, which he will
room present, and he expects similar memorials
from other commercial bodies.
Mortality IN the Forty-eighIh Congress.
1ne ISb OF cEhllget LndJ nave atfeaQV taken place
in the membership of the Forty-eighth House OF
Representative is extraordinary in extent if NOT
unprecedented. First, in November, 1882, came
the death of Mr.. A. S. Heron of Louisiana who has
been succeeded by Mr. L. I. Lewis; next, that OF
Mr.. j. L. Updegraff OF Ohio, whom Mr.. j. d. Tay
lor succeeded; then Mr.. j. E. Kenna of West Vir
ginia resigned and Mr.. G. p. Snyder was chosen
in his stead; soon after came the death of Mr. T. III
Herndon of Alabama, whose successor is Mr. j. L
Jones; then followed. within four days of each 9th
er, the deaths of MIR. W. II. Pool of North Carolina
whose successor, Mr.. T. G. Skinner presented his
certificate Of election to-day, and Mr.. NJ. f. Cutt;
of Iowa, in whose present place Mr. J c. Cook has
already been sworn in; while last September came
the resignation of Mr. John Paul of Virginia, and
now the list is forther increased by the death of Mr.
ID. @. Haskell of Kansas. Here are eight changes
and six of them caused by death, in House whiel
| ony came together fortnight ago. So many cas-
ualties at so early date in the history of Congress
are certainly rare, and perhaps unexampled.
Confrmed by the Senate.
Tie Senate in executive session today confirmed
| the following nominations
| Nathaniel P. Banks, United States Marshal o.
| the District of Massachusetts.
| Col. Samuel b. Holabird, to be Quartermaste
| General with the rank of Brigadier General.
John $; Tooker of Michigan, Secretary of the Ter
| ritory of Montana.
| VIM Stephenson of Maine. to be Assistant Sur
/ geon in the army with the rank of First Leuten
| ant
Charles A. Dazen of New Hampshire and james
| A. Mahoney Of Massachusetts,, to be Second Lieu
| tenants in the Marine Corps.
Miscellaneous.
| Second Assistant Postmaster General Elmer re
ports that the,postal service has been placed o.
5000 miles of new railroads from July /, 1883, tt
| December 10, 1888.
| The court of claims today heard arguments ol
cases growing out of destruction by the Albemarle
Governor Butler appeared for,the claimants In th
case involving the right OF the government to tax
and use patent shell without compensation to tn
| inventor
At the request Of the Secretary of State, Col
Thomas l.. Casey of the corps of engineers, u S. A
has been detailed to superntend the erection of h
monument to mark the birthplace of Genera
| Washington.