The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-26
SPEAKER CARLISLE.
His Announcement of the Committees.
FORTY. EIGHTH CONGRESS.

W ASHlNGTON, Dec. S4.-SENATE.-
Mr.. Cockrell presented memorial from
the merchants and manufacturers and
business men of st. Louis, opposing the
repeal of the vaporizing law of 1879,
which permits vinegar makers to produce
low wines for the purpose of making
vinegar without the payment of tue
United States tax
After executive session adjourned till
Jan. Z.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-HoU8E. The
speaker laid before the house message
from the president transmitting the report
of the secretary of state and papers re
lating to the trial, conviction and eXecu-
ton of the late Patrick ODonnell. Laid
on the table for future action
The speaker announced the standing
and select committees. and the house
adjourned till Jan. Z.
HOUSE COMMITTEES.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Elections-
Messrs. Turner of Georgia. Davis of
Missouri, Converse, Cook, Bennett,
Lowrey, Elliott, Robertson of Kentucky,
Adams of New York, Ramsey, Pettibone,
Miller of Pennsylvania, Valentine, Hep
burn Of Iowa, and Hart.
WAYS and Reconsideration, Mills,
Blount, Blackburn, Hewitt of New York,
Herbert, Hurd, Jones of Arkansas, Kelly,
Kasson of Iowa. Mckinley, of Ohio, His
cock of New York, aud Russell.
Appropriations Randall, Forney, Ellis,
Holman, Hancock, Townsend, Hutchins,
Fallett, Bnrnes, Keifer Cannon Ryon,
Calkins. Horr and Washburn
Judiciary--Tucker. Hammond. Cui
bertson, of Texas; Moulton, BroadbeaG.
Dorsheimer. Collins, Siney, Read, of
Maine. E. B. Taylor, OF Ohio. heCord,
Brown, of Indiana, and Poland.
Banking and Currency Buckner,
Ermentrout, Potter Hunt, Miller, OF
Texas, Gambler, Wilkins, Yaple, Dengley,
Brumm, Adams, of Illinois, Henderson, OF
Iowa, and Hooper,
Coinage, Weights and Measures
Bland, Dowd, Hardy, Nichols, Pusey,
Lanham, Tulloy, Belford, Lacey, Chase
Everhart and Iona.
Commerce-Reagan, Clardy, Turner
of Kentucky Dunn, Seymour, Glasscock,
Woodward, Bayle, Barksdale, ONeil ot
Pennsylvania, Davis, of Illinois, Wads
worth, Long, Stewart of Vermont anC
Pearce.
Rivers and Harbors--Willis, Blanchard
Jones, of Alabama, Gibson, Rankin
Baocken, Bridge. Murphy, Somery, House
HOLMAN. Henderson, of Illinois, Boyne
Robinson, of Ohio, Chase, Stone ant
Burleigh,
Agriculture Hatclr of Missouri, Atkin
son, Dibrell, Williams, Beach, Green
| Winans. Willer, Hatten, Cullen, and Viii
son of Iowa, White of Minnesota, Ochil-
tree, Haney, Stephenson and Raymond o
! Dakota.
Foreign Affairs - Curtin, Belmont
Butler, Clements, Cox of North Carolina
G. D. Wise of Virginia, Stewart of Texas
Lamb of Indiana. Rice, Wait, Ketehem
Phelps and Hill.
Military Affairs-Rosecrans Slocum
| Dibrill. Morgan Wolford, Nichols Muir
ray, Duncan, Steele, Bayne, Lyman, Laird
| Cutcheon, and AIaginis of Montana.
Naval Affairs Cox Of New York
Morse, Talbot Buchanan. Eaton, Bal
/ iSHiYItB hGadObb 41dIihCAs HOl1lhSs OOIl
Jr., and Boutells
Postoffices and Post Roads Morey
Reese, Ward, Cosgrove. Riggs, Rogers o
Arkansas, Taylor of Tennessee, Jones o
Texas, Paige, Bingham. Peele, Skinne
of New York, White of Kentucky, Wake
/ field and Mccormick.
| Railways and Davidson, Hab
litzeli, Murphy. Paige, Caldwell, Turner
of Kentucky, Wemplc, Culbertson o
Kentucky, Atkinson, and Hatch of Mich
igan.
Public Lands-Cobbs, Scales, Oates
Shaw. Lewis, Henley, VanEaton, Belford
Straight, Anderson, Bayson, and Brent
of Washington.
Indian Affairs Welborn, Graves, Ste
vens, Peel, Pierce, Finerty Skinner o.
North Carolina, Smith of Pennsylvania
Perkins, Nelson, and 0ury of Arizona
Levees and Improvements of the Mis-
sissippi River-King, Dunn, ONeil, o