Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-12-20
tOSGRLSA SEhTERlaAY.
An InserestiRg and Lively Time In
Roth Houses

IN the u, >. S,DBte on wednesday, NJ.
In ails, from the 'oGlmittch GA the District
al Columiia, reported u bill to establish tie
new time standard In the District B,llS
were Introduced by MT Ingalls, for the ap-
poihtmenl ola commission t. investigate tbs
SUBJECT Of railroad transpOrtAg i0n, and to pro.
mote he tlilcieIey OF the amy, ma by MI.
tali 10 re4ulnt0 the sub,lettinp of mail con
tr1cts, mir. lngnlls' bin in rDlat on TO The
standard Oi time oi the Distrrt ,fCu!umi u
was taken ur and passed. The c1nsidcra-
li"n OF the unfinished business. the rulrs
"hs resumed, ana Mr., Hayard made an ad
dress ri III the Inconsistency of the RPpuhli
cans in regard to civil service methods
Pending consideration Of the rules the Sen
ate went into executive ses ion. When the
door. were re-Opeued o concurrent resolution
irOm the House for u holiday recess was
agreed to, with an amendment making the
Gutc Of rc.asSeinbny January ,th. A mcs
saRc was received from the President ThHE
hitting the correspondence recently cHllrd
lof ny resolutions In relation to the Clayton.
BulwcI treaty II senate then adjourned.
In the House, MI Scalno of North Caro-
lima, presented the credentials Of Thomas q.
Skinner AS Representative elect from the
FIRST District of that State, to succeed Poole
deceased. Mr.. kelter offered resolution
referring nlr SINNERS credentials to the
Committee on Elections with Instructions 10
tho Committee to inquire into the facts, it
tree have been changed so As to leave one Of
| tie counties in the original District without
representation, while another of the cUuntica
has two Representatives After IA long Is
cusaOu, Mr.. ke'ier withdrew the resolution.
and Mr. ok liner was sworn ia A resolution
offered Wy MT IiscUck was then adopted in.
.lructng tho Committee on Elect iOns " to re
p0rt Mt the earliest practicable moment
whether Mr. Skinner Wa. elected from the
i.rat i.trict Of North Carolina MS created
before the last COngrt ss!0ral appptl lol lucnt,
OF in District in North Carolina created In
that .tatc since tie election OF MI Poole,
and whether Mr. hkiuner was elected from
the proper II stIlct." Mr.. Morrison, Of III.
n0ls, uhcred II concurrent resolution for II
holiday recess from the 24th inst, until the
3ri ui January neat, and 1t was agreHd to,
with the Undertaking that no hu mess
should be done on Monday next except tA'
appointment OF committees. Mr. Blackburn.
from the Committee on kuIrs, reported a
resolution for the creation Of thr i"ltG"in3
select committees with Tie saue membership
which was g"" rici to similar &C tinnittces At
the last touvrcsI' tiSii Service Reform ;
Law tcspct,nR tho Election VI President
dLd Vie lrcsidcrt; Payne nj oi Pensions,
founty and Back Fay: Public Health and
We .th.tlun ana Acoustics Of the HAN Ui
representatives.. A iSo for the creation Of ii
Committee on American :~hipbuildiug hnl
>hp-Owniuy Interests. 70 rtn-el Of ever
members. whl,h shall invest {. ate the cause
| OF the decline u the hm,r>r'n foreign carr e
| ing trade. A!r kcpd, Of Maine, offered al
| hmcndlucnt 'or the cf"n,ion Ct a committee
on Al"ohoic LiIN'r TIntiic The amend
| nIcnt was opposeC by MIR, Mills, of Iex.s,
| anu advocated by Mes;it. Vance, of North
Carolina. and hantail. of Penn'vlvanin. Ii
vas 1nAliy u i"I.ci BY II vote OF ll3 ~.