Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-12-21
EASTERN.
Increasing the Com mittee,

WAsHINGToN, Dec. 20.-Black burn,
from the Committee on Rules, reported
a resolution that hereafter the Commit.
tee on Postoffies and z Postroads, consist
of fifteen members; the Committees on
Banking. Currency. Foreign Affairs,
Military Affairs, Territories, Public
Buildings, District of Columbia, of thir-
teen members each. He stated that
the increased membership fully met the
views. .of the Speaker. The resom tion
was adopted. The Committee on For
eign Affairs might be divided and to the
new committee could he referred the
whole Irish question. This also re-
lieves the Speaker of the trouble, which,
according to the press, he experiences in
appointing the head of that committee.
Robinson, OF New York, said what
he complained of was not that Congress
did not pay attention to its Irish eiti.
zens, but that it shamefully neglected
American citizens, and there had not
been energy or patriotism enough to
condemn thoroughly what it should
have done. Horr replied that there
was no doubt that it was so and ii was
owing to the fact that the Committee on
Foreign Affairs had no time to devote to
the consideration of great questions.
Hoblitzell, from the special commit
tee having the matter in charge, re-
ported that the JOINT resolution request.
ing the President to issue proclamation
recommending the people, either by
appropriate exercises III connection with
religious services on 23d inst, or by such
public oDservanees as they may deem
proper on the 2ith, commemorate the
surrender by Washington of his com.
mission as Commander-in-C Chief OF the
Army. The President was also request
ed to order national salute from the
various forts of the country ON the Path.
Passed.
Henly asked leave to introduce bill
to amend the act to execute certain
treaty stipulations with the Chinese.
Weller objected, but subsequently with
drew his objection, when it was renewed
by Skinner, of New York. Adjourned
until Monday.
SENAfE-A message was received from
the House concerning the senate amend
ment making the date of the reassembling
after the holidays Monday, January 7th.
The Texas Pacific Land Grant
Transfer CuiIum's Inter
state Commerce BiIi.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Senate-Tbe
Chair laid before the Senate communi
cation from the Secretary of the Inter.
ior transmitting copies of papers relating
to the attempt to transfer the Texas
Pacific Railroad Company land grant to
the Southern Pacific Railway Company
OF Arizona, New Mexico and California.
The secretary concludes the communica.
tion by the statement that no action has
been taken by the department on the
subject The Senate concurred in the
joint resolution OF the House relating to
the celebration of the centenary of the
surrender by Washington of his com
mission as Commander in Chief of the
patriot forces of America. Adjourned
till Monday.
"A bill was introduced by Senator Cul.
lum TO establish board of Railroad
Commissioners to regulate Interstate
commerce. 1t provides for the appoint
ment by the President OF board OF five
commissioners at salary of $1,000 each
who shall exercise supervision over the
Interstate commerce OF railroads, canals
aud other transportation companies and
the commerce of foreign countries and
to investigate all complaints made by
the Railroad Commissioners of States
and others OF determinations in charges
made by such transportation companies
in their service as common carriers.