Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-15
Preparations for the Meeting Of
the Republican National Com
mitte0 Next Wednesday.
Several Elaborate Plans Pre-
pared to Regulate Repre-.
sentation.
A Voice FEC m tho Netherlands Sa-
lutos tho Old Flag and Calls
f"r an appropriation.
The Mexican Treaty Commission.
CAPITAL NOTES.

Special Dispatch to THE 3EK.
THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, January 14.-It Is
expected about 80 members of the
national republican committee will be
present at the meeting Wednesday to
settle the question OF representation
on the district plan In accordance
with the resolution of the national
convention of 1880. Several elaborate
methods will be laid before the COM
mittee. The matter of proxies was
mentioned to q prominent member of
the committee. He said he believed
there was q rule that the holder of q
proxy must hail from the state for
which given. This will BIO er forced
as far az practicable. In the case CT
territory 1t will not be enforced.
1t Is understood three plans CT ap-
portiopment If representation will be
submitted to the committee, viz:
Chambers for four delegates at large
f)r every state, two delegates from
each district, and three delegates for
every republican senator and repre-
sentative, making a total of !, 306; For.
bes', for two delegates at large from
each state, one delegate for each dis
trict, and one for every republican
senator and representative, total GIL;
and Martins, for four delegates lat
large for each state, one for each dis
trict, and n for every 1900 repub-
lican votes or major fraction thereof,
total S67, on a basis of the last cleo
ton.
THE MEXICAN COMMISSION.
Gen. Csndo, one Of the commits
%sioners appointed by Mexico to nego-
tiate a commercial treaty with the
United States, has arrived. Canedo
and Romero this afternoon paid their
respects to Gan. Grant and Prescott,
the American commissioners. A
formal meeting of the commission will
be held tomorrow.
II HOLLAND EXHIBITION.
The managers of the Holland inter-
national exhibition hope congress may
be induced to appropriate 800. 600 to
provide 0 suitable display of Ameri-
can industry products. This 10 only
half the sum voted the Vienna exhibit
ton, while the trade of the United
States with the Netherlands In 1881
was moro than eight time q large g
that with Austria. Il increased three
fold the past nix years, ~ showing
the importanae the govGxnmsnt Of the
NETHERLANDS b. ;.skcs e. tAMaN<rsde
with the United bsasss, Uommi5si5Esr
Wheelwrightc cites the fact that It appro-
priated 500, 800 to enable it's subjects
to make an exhibit which they sent to
Philadelphia in 1876.
NOTES.
The ways and means committee has
agreed to recommend that the duty on
salt be increased from the rate previously
agreed upon and left as fixed by the exist
ing law. l3N
J. +. Olmstead has written to President
Arthur a letter declining the nomination
of commissioner of the District of Col.
umbia, and the nomination has been
withdrawn.
Petitions for q reduction of the tariff on
sugar are pouring in Of congress from all
parts Of the country. The prospects of
their accomplishing any result, however,
are not hattering.
Commissioners Raum comes up fresh and
smiling from his defeat for senator in
Springfield, and says he fought his own
battle and Is perfectly satisfied with the
result. Most Of the prominent politicians
think Cullom's election Is pretty certain,
despite some detection and mutteripgs.
A statement has gained considerable
circulation that thousands of those on the
pension rolls were never ia the army in
any capacity and are put on by congress.
THIS Is not credited at the pension Office,
where the subject of attempted frauds in
occurring pensiors is receiving the closest
possible attention. Evidence Of actual
military service is necessary to any action
and this m9.t appear from the ticial mus
ter rolls. Many applications of those who
have served are rejected from a variety of
causes.
Democratic senators say they won't OPP
pose the republican senator's changing the
senate officers next session, for il the re-
publicans have q ms jority they have appar-
emily no hope of controlling the senate.
One democrat says it IL understood the re-
publicans would reflect Gorham secretary
with the votes of Riddleberger and Ma
hone, and he did not see how it could re-
suit otherwise. 1t wa not O matter of
simply p~ersonsl preference on the part OF
the Virginia senators, but Gorham as the
mouthpiece of their movement from the
beginning must be sustained, and the neral
effect of his defeat would bo O very sc we're
blow to the power of the readjuster party.
The republicans could not afford to antag,
onize their choice.