The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08
WASHINGTON.
Ceatrol of Navigation.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Representative Ding
ley of Maine, a member of the joint committee
on shipping N the last Congress, will present
to the House on Monday next bill which
changes the control of navigation. 1t estab-
fishes in the department of the treasury 8 bu-
reau of navigation to be under the immediate
charge of com missioner of navigation, who
shall be appointed by the President, and who
shall have charge of tho commercial marine
and merchant seamen Of the United States, so
far as vessels and seamen are not under exist
ing laws subject to the supervision of any 9th
er officer of the government.
The House and Senate Committee.
CO.. Hooker of Vermont has turned over the
office of Sergeant-at-Arms of the House to his
successor, Leedom. During Col. Hooker's ad-
miuistration there has not been single error
in the extensive banking transactions of his
office. Col. Hooker has not abandoned the ex-
pectation of being Sergeant-at-Arms OF the
Senate. He will Je q candidate on new
ticket, from which the name of George o. Cor
ham for Secretary of the Senate will be omit
ted There is excitement among the appli-
cants for the Senate offices at the discovery of
the fact that the pair of Butler ofsSouth Caro-
lima with Don Cameron specially excludes votes
on the reorganization of the Senate. A tele-
gam has been sent to Don Cameron to aScer-
4ain whether or not this is fact.
The Senate Committees.
The Republican Senatorial Committee sp-
pointed to arrange the committees of the SEN
ate will give the chairmanship of the commit
tee of foreign relations to Senator Miller OF
California, and of the committee on postofices
and post roads to Senator Hill of Colorado.
Senator Hill has been chairman of the COM
mittae on mines and mining, which position
will be made vacant by his acceptance OF the
new committee and Senator Bowen is spoken
of for the craftsmanship of mines and mining.
No change will be made in the ehairmansh ship
of the finance committee. Mr.. Merrill asked
that Senator Sherman be given the chairman
skip of the Senate finance committee, but the
committee ON reorganization have refused
unanimously to comply with the request and
retained Mr. Morrill, at the head Of the COM
mittee with which he had been connected.
The Senate Committee on rules have COM
pleted their report upon the revision of the
Senate rules and upon new code OF Joint rules
which they have prepared. In respect to the
proposed new committee on internal improve
ment the committee says 1.-Two new commit
| tees are created on internal Improvements and
on expenditure of public money. To the form
er ia to be referred al subjects relating to riv-
ers and harbors, and thelblll known as the river
| and harbor bill leaving to the committee on
| commerce now having jurisdiction on these
subjects the consideration of all subjects relat-
| ing to commerce, to shipping, to the merchant
| marine and to the life saving service and light
| houses. The necessity of this division of labor
| is, in the opinion of the committee, too appar-
| ent to demand extended comment. American
| shipping interests have appealed to Congress
has constantly demanded the aid of the legis-
| lature in vain. The committee hopes for a
| similar division of labor by the house commit
| tee on the same subject.
| MIR. Carlisle and the House Comm ittees.
| The Star prints;the following: "Mr. Carlisle's
| friends say he has not in any way committed
himself as regards the construction of the
| House committees, and the assumption that
certain men will occupy prominent places is
| based entirely upon their presumed finest for
the positions. The only thing that Mr.. Car
! Isle has given his friends to understand is pos
| itively settled is that the ways and means COM
mittee will be placed under the control of new
members from the West elected upon tariff is
| sues.
| The Chinese Restriction Act.
| At meeting of Congressman from the Pa
cific coast states today, Senator Miller presid-
ing committee was appointed to prepare a
| bill remedying the defects of the Chinese re-
| strction act to be presented simultaneously. in
| both houses
Mexican War Veterans.
The Mexican war veterans visited Mt. Yer
non to-day. At the business session in the
| evening, Gen. w. S. Hancock was elected vice
| president as the representative of the army.