Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-27
'ourt adjourned until tomorrow.
CHDitNl TCnicS.

Ex-SpeaScr Randall has gone to Philadelphia, to
return saturday.
day appointed clerk Of the House committee on
public lands.
The friends OF Mr. Springer OF Illinois, are
urging him to accept the Craftsmanship OF the CON-
mttee on expenditures in the Department OF Jus
tice.
1t is definitely understood now that col! Stevens,
clerk CT the House committee on appropriations for
about twenty years paSt, will soon resign. lie has
contemplated this step for year or two.
Senator Anthony visits his committee room at
the daily and personally supervSes the print
ing work He is steadily Improving In health.
me ways and means committee will hold its first
meeting next Monday.
say the recent bloody row liz YazOo City was not n
the most remote manner connected with politics
They say that 1t Was caused chiefly by whisky: that
some negroes were drunk and got into a row among
themselves, which Was stopped by some white men
Subsequently these white men were shot from
sort OF a!nbScade by the negroes and their friends
The Capitol guides all attended the funeral OF the
twelveyear Old son of their associate, Mr. Skivng-
ton, to-d'y, and took with them beautiful floral
Several democratic members OF the House We're
to-day discussing the efforts OF some republican
papers to show that the south has control OF the
lower branch OF Congress. SWELL" said Davis, OF
MISSOURI. 'lt gives us chance, ii we do right. to
prove that the country can trust us" "!es" added
policy, and carry out reform In its true sense we
need not fear anything"
THE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND GEN. CHALMERS
statement has been published to the effect thai
the House committee on elections was made up
with the object kept steadily in view OF keeping
Gen. Chalmers, OF Mississippi from getting the
seat he claims A STAR reporter has had Opportl,-
nifty to talk with several members OF the connttee
and they say there is no truth in this assertion.
Each one declared that. so far as he knew, the
Speaker had no way Of knowing his views upon the
Chalmers case.
THE HOUSE RULES.
The copy Of the new digest OF the House rules
and practice was sent to the government printing
Office tO-day, and the book viii be printed by the
time Congress reassembies. It will contain a good
zeal more matter than has hitherto been printed,
valuable portion CT which comprises number OF
decisions in addition TO those given In past vol
umeS.
TIE HOUSE PENSION COMMITTEE.
The fact that a southern member was made
been seized upon basis for criticism of Speaker
Carlisle the ground that the subject OF pensions
for Union soldiers ought not to have been placed in
southern hands the truth is that the pensions
committee has nothing whatever TO do with any,
thing appertaining to the late war, as the rules
Show: The House rules provide that everything
committee on invalid pensions. and that to the
committee on pensions shall go all pension matters
arising from 'the wars OF the United States other
paper of New York city fell into the error OF saving
that loyal soldiers would have to 60 for their pen
sions to an ex-rebel The committee which has en-
tire jurisdiction over pensions OF the civil has
for its chairman Mr. Matson, OF Indiana. Union
soldier, who won his way UP from private to the
rank OF colonel by gallant service in the field.
Speaking to STAR reporter to-day Mr.. Matson
said he believed that ajority OF his committee
served in the Union army during the war. The
only members from the south upon the committee
are Mr.. HOuk, of Tennessee, who was colonel in
the Union army, and Mr.. John S. Wise, Of Virginia
Mr.: Fyan, OF Missouri, who has fine record as
Union soldier, Is also a member OF the committee
Aside from these three, and with the exception OF
one member from California, the committee is COM
posed OF northern men.