The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-03-14

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pending action In the matter was to
obtain an opportunity to examine
fully into the merits Of thecompany's
claims. ...a, .-., og,.s.-. -. +.
The Secretary Of ths Treasury had
large number Of callers to-day, in
cludingsthree large delegations, one
from Kentucky hsaded by Senator
Beck and Speaker Carlisle, auother
from North Carolina, headed by Een-
ator Vance, and third from Vir.
ginia, ht AIDED by Representative Rar-
bour. Secretary Manning appointed
Eugene Higgins Of Maryland, chief
of the appointment division of the
treasury department, In place of
Trevitt of New York, resigned.
Higgins is friend Of Senator Cor
man. -. -. ..t ...,,,, a.
Vice President Hendricks. rec recently y Il,
applied to Postmaster General Villas
to have . friend appointed to the
position OF superintendent Of free
delivery at the Chicago spostodlce to
take the]place of the Republican in.
incumbent. Mr.. Villas upon inquiry
learned tho above named officer Is
usually appointed by the Chicsge
pOstm aster ana 80 informed MI.
Hendricks he could not interfere.
General Black, the newly appointed
Commissioner Of Pensions, arrived
here to-day and called upon the
President and Secretary Lamar He
met q cordial welcome and will as
sumo his official duties ~ soon as he
IL confirmed by the Senate. 49,.
WAsH1NaT0N, March IL. - The
caucus Of Republican Senators and
its caacas, eomnitteeh which have
been engaged early and late since the
sessi on began upon the. allotment Of
places on majority sides Of the Sem
ate committees. finished their task
to-day, bat the result will not be
formally declared until tomorrow.
Senator C0nger succeeds to the
chairmanship Of the cou. .mittee on
post Offices aud post roads. made va
cant by the retirement. of Senator
Hill. -. t,r-.-, 81. .,.s,,s.i -
Senator Pike takes the chair Of the
committee on claims, held by Sena.
tor Cameron Of Wisconsin, - 49,
senator Newell takes Senator
Logan's place at the head of the COM
mittee on military affairs. c...s,.
Senator Evarts is made q member
of the committee on judiciary aud
foreign relations. ~ e. - -..
Senator Teller 10 made, chairmsn
of the committee on mines and min
ing and member of the committee
on public lands. a>-.j a... ....--.
The judiciary committee ID increas-
ed by one and the commerce and
public building committees by two
members each. =
Many other changes were made In
the membership committees for
the purpose Of equalizing honors,
resp0n sibilities and labors of the
committee rooms, The task OF
the caucus committee was found
one Of considerable difficulty. It's
members are unusually reticent
about their proceedings, but II is un-
derstO0d the feature Of their work
which proved tho; most perplexing
related to the finance committee. A
senator. it is said, asked to bs relieved
from service upon this committee
unless its composition was changed
III SVAA0 1C0pcCI0s no II CAOuSVSO Will
the impression that New England
ideas were dominant In the commit
tee and it Is said he gives this as his
reason for wishing to withdraw.
This, 1t Is reported, when brought
before the full caucus, precipitated
discussion on the tariff in which
wool aRd pig iron figured as lead.
ing elements. Neither. the csu-
Gus nor the caucus committee seems
to have seen Its way clear to make
the change desired by the sena or
from Ohio for the Republican men,
bership on the finance committee, AS
it stands tonight is the same as at
the last session. Many senators have
urged Sherman to remain upon the
finance committee, upon the ground
that his familiarity with financial af-
fairs of the government would there
by be most conspicuously servlceable.
His name stands second upon the
committee list. He was not at the
capitol to-day, and his further pur-
poses In regard to the matter are un-
known.