The Somerset reporter., 1886-01-13
At WASHINGTON,

Secretary Whitney has decided not to
r"convene the Court Martial In the case
Of Paymaster General Smith Of the Navy.
| He will spprove the findings OF the court
aud summit the case to the President for
| mis- action.
| Maine Is represented as follows on the
principal Hou committees Reed on the
ways and means, Dingley on the banking
and currency and American ship building
and ship-Owning interests and Boutelle on
the naval affairs Miilikin is on the COM
mittec on public buildings and grounds
aud on that on expenditures In the Depart
ment of Justice. New England gets one
nsbip-Mitchell, OF Connecticut,
On patents.
After some debate the Utah bill was
passed in the Senate by a vote of 80 to 7.
Although the measure may seem severe in
its terms, Senator Edmunds believes that
| the only way to deal with the disease.
The commission, who have studied the
question in all its phases and who
thoroughly understand the Mormon stu
alton, heartily approve tn provisions Of
the Edmunds bill
The complexion of the coinage COM
mittee as regards the silver question seems
to be matter of doubt. OF course the
views of the chairman are well known,
but majority of the committee are new
men who have not committed themselves
publicly, at least. Congressman Warner,
one of the champions of silver, does not
like theicOmmittee, but on the other hand,
neither do the champions of the other
side.
Among the bills introduced by Mr.. Bou-
telle, not already reported, was one grant,
ing part of Fort Sullivan Reservation for
public park at EastpOrt; to bridge the
st. John and St. Francis rivers; to relieve
certain enlisted men in the navy and ma
rine crops from the charge of desertion;
to AUST the claims of States for expenses
incurred in the defence of the Unitdd
States. The bill to bridge the St. John
and st. Francis rivers makes an appropria-
ton of $50, 900 and fixes the location of
the point selected by the commission of
the State of Maine and the engineer of
the Canadian Board of Public Works.
Mr.. Boutelle also had bill to establish .
beacon light on Mile Island, Ledge Island
and Deer Island, in Moosehead Lake.
The chairlnen Of the House committee
are as follows Turner of Ga, elections |
Randall Of Pa, appropriations; Morrison,
Ills, ways and means; Herbert, Ala,
naval affairs; Bragg, Wis, military affairs |
Belmont, NY, foreign affairs Curtin, Pal
banking and currency; Bland, Mo-, coin
age weights and measures: Willis, KY,
rivers and larbors; C'Neal, Mo-, labor;
Mitchell, Conn, patents; Throckmorton, |
Tex, Pacific railroad; Reagan, Tex,
commerce; Cobb, Ind. public lands;
Tucker, Ia, Judiciary; Wellborn, Texas, |
fees; Springer. Illinois, claims; spriggs, |
New York, accounts; Watson, Indiana, |
invalid pensions, Muller, New York, mill |
tia; Gedes, Ohio, war claims King, Lou
island, Mississippi river; Aiken, South |
Carolina, education; Eldridge, Michigan,
pensions; Halell, Kentucky, prevail land |
claims; Barbour, Virginia, District of
Columbia; Cox, North Carolina, reform /
In civil service; Dunn, Arkansas, ship
building.
last week In the house TOO new bills I
were presented. Bills fur the erection OF 4
public buildings 10 Hnulton and Belfast |
were presented. Mr.. DiDgley's bill for
the further relief Of American shipping
was presented. Mr.. Frye who claims that |
Sec. Bayard has exceeded bis authority 10
his action respecting the fishery treaty,
has introduced In the Senate resolution |
asking for the o6icial correspondence on
the ext nsion Of the fishery rights under
the treaty Of Washington. The Senate,
Wednesday, declioed u strike out the
section OF the Utah bill. disffanchising
women. Mr. Blair again reported favor
sbiy tha bill IN give aid 70 common echoo Q
Intended particularly " extend The primrr
In the South. On Wednesday go new
bills we're offered In toe house. The con-
mittees were annOunced Tharsday.
Friday The House wss not In session.
II The 6ssais bill 70 give soldisrs who
hibising lsssing Of sov~rpnsst onu11aeae
~ psvsOna employing c0sv,cs lshoe. 4
similar nil Wss istl0dooe1 u ~ Hoaso
~ CosarsesaAa Diaslsy lass Wssk TAsse
wss dseaaa o. he neosssity of nakiol |,
'oos ptovlsl0a for relieving Cosyrsss q
pgivaie hllla.