The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-01-19
WASHINGTON Notes.

Fair, Of Nevada, gave an elepan
entertainment at WOrmley's thi
evening, to thirty friends, incIudin,
several senators and representative
and their wives and number O
citizens prominent in society here
The floral display was beautiful an(
the whole affair was one of the mos,
attractive OF the Sri ason.
The House Committee on Elections
has decided to seat neither Chalmers
nor Manning.
At a meeting of the Senate Com
miltee on Public Lands, Senate,
Wyck's bill for the relief OF
settlers on the public domain in
Nebraska and Kansas, was ordered
To be reported favOrab!y. Itprovides
for the payment Of two dollars ana q
half per acre to persons who took up
lands under the homestead pre-.
emption laws within the limits of the
northern Kansas land grant.
The President has nominated Al
| bert Shuneman, colored, receiver of
public monies in Prescott, Arizona
territory.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18.-A Joint
Representatives was held 10 night to
appoint the Congressional Campaign
Committee. More than l25 mem ers
Of Congress were present. Senator
Edmunds presided, Representative
Miller of Pennsylvania acting as Sec
retary. Senator Edmunds said the
outlook for the Republican party in
1884 Was at this early period of the
campaign better than at any time for
the past Is years. There was every
reason to believe the party would be
successful il 1t only exercised wisdom
IN selecting its candidate The fol-
lowing resolutions were offered by
Senator HOar:
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this meeting that the Republican
Congressional Campaign Committee
tie Immediately organized, consisting
of one member from each State and
Territory. having Republican Repre-
sentatives for the preparation aud
OF documents concerning
the subjects pending in Congress, |
aud o!her political information, and |
such other campaign work as may be |
agreed npon by that committee and
the Republican National Committee.
Resoived, That we express our
sympathy and will extend our Coop
eralion in all practicable ways to all
Republicans in their strug-
gle for the exercise Of their funda-
mental right of free suffrage:
md no less dn we lledge
,ur friendship and assistance to all
citizens of the United States VINO
lave not been represented. but are
contending against pro.
crip1'on or murder IF voters and ia
or freedom in politics, honest p0-
i'icat methods, public education of 4,
he Whale people, and we recommend
he prompt aud cordial union of rep
esentatives with all such patriotic
it,zens and their combined efforts to
edeem their STATS from fatal dOmi. f;
alton, false ideas and dishonest
ractices The resolutions were ap-
lauded by the caucus when read, l
nd after being fav0rably commented r
pom by Senators Hoar, Logan and
lOwl-y and representatives Hisock
I'd May, were unanimously adopted.
he members ofthe committee agrt ed
pnn by the representatives of their
stes were. California, Senator Mil
r; Florida, H. B'sbee; Illinois. G.
l.. Davis; Kansas, Thes. r. gan; 4
ass, Senator Hoar; Mjnn., w. Il.
'ashburne; Mss, Jud % Jetfries;
evada, Senator Jones; New Hamp-
lire, Senator Blair; New Jersey,
'nator Sewell; New York. :,
Hiscock; North Carolina, =
mes E. Chase; Ohio, William q
rMurtrr; Penn-! Ivania, J. NJ.
South Carolina. E. w M. 81
ackeN; Vermont, J. w. Stewart; "
est Virginia, Nathan G. If. Jr;
i>coHsin, Senator Sawyer; Oak ,La, -,
B Raymond; Idaho, Theodore :,
ngisrr; New Mexico, F. Luva; ~
ashlngton Territory, r. H. Brents.
hen Il call was made FIR a member "
tie committee from Utah, Senator m
lmunds remarked, of course, that of
representative is a Democrat. at
e other Sta:e delegations not in
Dg fully represented. those present ce
led leave to present the name of q
nbrr OF the committee at some M
ure time. nj
he secretary was authorized to te,
ii meeting of the mm,ttte next ca
'nday night, at the Arlington GO
use. At that meeting & chairman mi
l aa executive committee OF tn
en will be appointed. vi,
tn,