Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1883-12-27
CONGRESS-.


reform metnOubt tue Deuhte Weut luto ossSN
tive session and, when the doors were re-
Opened a concurrent resolution from the I
House for a.holiday recess WAS agreed to, WIN
an amendment making the date OF reassem-
bling January 18th. message was received
from the President transmitting the CORE
spondencs recently called for by resolution IN
relation to the Clayton Bulwer treaty. Inc
Senate then adjourned.
In the House, Mr.. Scales Of North Carolina,
presented the credentials of Thomas u.
Skinner as Representative elect from the |
First district of that state, to succeed Poole, |
deceased. After e long discussion MIR. |
Skinner WAS sworn ln. |
The creation of select committees was |
agreed to, as follows Civil service reform,
IS members; law respecting the election of
President 10 pension, bounty and back pay, |
public health and liquor traffic, each .; yenti-
lation of the hall, Z, and American Bhil ping,
H. MIR. Blackburn also reported resolution
for Il standing committee on labor, to which |
shall DO referred measures affecting labor; |
limiting the Jurisdiction OF the committee on
education and labor, and providing that it
shall hereafter be known aa the committee on
education. The resolution was adopted. Mr.
Blackburn further reported IL resolution for
the creation of Il committee on rivers and
harbors and MIR. Keller Of Ohio, from tine
same committee, but without recommends
ton, reported resolution for committeeon
woman suffrage. Both were land over until
Thursday. MIR. Morrison of Illinois, offered IL
concurrent resolution for holiday recess
from the 9th inst, until the Sd of January
next, and it was agreed to, with the under
standing that no business should be done on
Monday next except the appointment OF COM
mtteeH.
THURSDAY.
In the Senate after the proceedings ro-
ported Thursday, communication WAS re-
frnn fhp of ha Int npin
transmitting copies of the papers recently
| called for relating to the attempted transfer
by the Texas Il Pacific railroad company of
its land grant TO the Southern Pacific railway
| company OF Arizona, New Mexico and Cali
| fornia. The secretary concludes his com
munication with the statement that no action
| has been taken by the department on the
subject The House joint resolution relative
| to the celebration of the centenary of the
surrender by Washington OF his commission
as commandment chief OF the Revolutionary
army was conquered in and the Senate then
| adjourned until Monday.
| In the House, resolution offered by Mr..
Geddes OF Ohio, giying months extra pay to
| discharged employees of that body, gave rise
| to long debate aud WAS tnally-yeas 115,
| nays 54-referred to the committee on ac-
counts, with instructions to inquire and re-
port whether there were persons turned out
| of their positions at the close of the last
hthbiou Vi COlBFtbb dHu oluerb put Ill tDeT
| places who have performed no duties. Mr.
keifer called up his resolution for theappoint
ment of committee on woman suffrage, and
| it WAS rejected yeas SS, nays 1874. MIR. Hen.
| ley of California asked leave to introduce a
| bill to amend the act ito execute certain
| treaty stlpulations relating to Chinese" but
| objection was made. The House then adj
| journed until Monday.
| MONDAY.
WAshlNeToN, Dec. 24,-Speaker Car
Isle announced the House committees
to-day as follows:
Eleotions-Messrs. Turner OF Georgia,
Davis of Missouri, Converse of Ohio,
Cook OF Iowa, Bennett of North
Carolina, Lowry of Indiana, Elliott
of Pennsylvania, Robertson of Kentucky,
j. j. Adams OF New York, Rsnhey u
Massachusetts, Pettibope OF Tonnes es,
Miller of Pennsylvania, Valentine Of Ne
braska, Hepburn of Iowa and Hart Of
ouio,
Ways and Mesus-Messrs. Morrison OF
Illinois, Mails OF Texas, Blouut OF Georgia,
Black buTp Of Kentucky, Hewitt of New
York, Herbert of Alabama, Hurd of Ohio,
Jones of ARKANSAS, Kelley Of PeDusyl-
vauia, Ksason of Iowa, McKinsley OF Ohio,
Hiseook of New York, and Russell OF
Massachusetts
Appropriations-Me Randall of
Peunsylvania, Forpey OF Alabama, Ellis
Of Louisiana, Holman of ludiena Han
Geek of Texas, Towushend OF Illinois,
Hutchins of New York, Fulle.t Of Ohio,
Burnes of Missouri, Keller OF ONO Cannon
Of Illinois. Ryan OF Kansas, Calk!ns OF.
Indiana, Horn Of Michigan, and Wash
burn of Minnesota.
| Ira Tea . 7
Hammond of Georgia, Culberson of Texas,
Moultor OF Illinois, BIoadhead OF
Missouri, DOrsheimer Of New York,
Collins of Massachusetts, Seney OF Ohio,
Reed Of Maine, Il. b. Taylor Of Ohio, Mo
Cold OF Iowa, Browne OF Indiana, Poland
of Vermont.
Banking and CurrsnCy-MesHrs. Buck-
ner OF Missouri, chairman, hrmentrout OF
Pennsylvania, Potter of New York, Hunt
OF Louisiana, Miller OF Texas, Chandler
of Georgia, wilkins OF Ohio, Yaple OF
Michigan, Dingley OF Maine, Brumm OF
Pennsylvania, Adams of Illinois, Hendsr-
son of Iowa, Hooper OF Virginia.
Coinage, Weights an Measures
Messrs Bland of Missouri, chairman;
Dowd Of North Carolina, Hardy st New
York, MichseIs of Georgia. Pusey of
Iowa, Lauham of Texas, Tulley of Cali
iornia, Bedford of Colorado, Lacey OF
Michigan, Chace Of Rhode Island, Ever.
hart OF Pennsylvania, Luna OF New
Mexico.
Commerce. essrs. Reagan OF Texas,
Clsrdy OF Missouri, Turner OF Kentucky !,
Dunn OF Arkansas, Seymour OF Connect
cut, Glascock of California, Woodward
OF Wisconsin, Boyle of Pennsylvania,
Barksdale of Mississippi, O'Neill Of
Pennsylvania, Davis OF Illinois, Wads-
worth OF New fork; Long OF Ma7sachu-
aetis, Stewart OF Vermont, Peters Of
Kansas.
Rivers and Harbors-Messrs. Willis Of
Kentucky, Blanchard OF Louisiana, Jones
of Alabama Gibson of 2eet Virginia,
Rankin of Wisconsin, Breckenridge OF
Arkansas, Murphy OF Iowa, Sumner of
California, Housemon of Michigan, Hen
derson of illinois, Bayne of Psnnsy lvauia.
Robinson OF Ohio, Chace OF Rhode island,
Stone OF Massachusetts, Buflsigh OF Nsw
York,
Agrioulture-Messrs Hatch Of Missouri,
Aiken Of South Caroline, plbrell Of
feunessee, Williams of Alabama, Bosch
OF New York, Green OF North Carolina,
Winans of Michigan, Weller Of Iowa,
hetuh VI IeuilHyiVhElA, Cullel OF ILL
nois, Wilson OF Iowa, White of Minne-
sofa, Oehiltree OF Texas, Howey OF New
Jerssy, Stephenson of Wisconsin, Ray
: moud Of Dakota.
Foreign Atfairs-Messrs. Curtin OF
Penpsylvauia, Belmont OF New York,
Deuster Of Wisconsin,, Clements of Gsor,
gia, W. R. Coz OF North Carolina, G u.
Wise of Virginia, Stewart OF Texas,
Lamb of Indians, Rice Of Massachusetts,
Wait Of Connecticut. Ketela AN 81 New
York, Phelps of New Jersey, Hit OF
Illinois.
Military Affairs Messrs. Roaecrans OF
California; Sloeum OF New York; Dibrell
: Of Tenues5ee; Morgan OF Missouri VOL
ford of Kentucky; Nicholas of GeorZis;
Murray OF Ohio; Duncan of Penpsylys,
mia; Steele of Indiana; bsyne OF Penn.
sylvsnia; Lyman Of Massachusetts,: Laird
{ OF Nebraska; Cutchsrn Of Michigan,
Maginnis of Moutsna. $751;.
Naval Atfsirs-Measis. Cox Of N.v
York, Talbot OF Maryland, Buchanan Of
Georgia, Eaton OF Connecticut, Ballsptine
of Tennessee, McAd0o of New Jersey
Harmer of Pennsylvania, Thomas Of
Illinois, GOT of West Virginia, Boutelle
J Of Maine.
Post Office and Post Roads-Messrs,
Money of Mississippi, Leese of Georgia
Ward OF Indiana, Cosgrovs of Missouri
Riggs of Illinois, Rogers of Arkansas.
j Taylor of Tennessee, Jones Of Texas,
: Paige of Ohio, Bingham of Pennsylvania,