Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-01-14

COMMITTEES Speaker Carlisle announced
the several committees Of the house; Of which
the following are the charmen;
Elections, Turner, OF Georgia.
Appropriations, Randall.
Naval affairs, Herbert, OF Alabama.
Military affairs, Bragg, OF Wisconsin.
Foreign affairs, Belmont, OF New York.
Bankruptcy and currency, Curtin, Of Penn
sylvania.
Mississippi River, King, OF Louisiana
Education, Aiken, Of South Carolina,
Pensions, Eldrdge, OF Michigan.
Private land claims, Halsell, Of Kentucky.
District OF Columbia, Barbour OF Virginia.
Reform In civil ceryice, Cox, OF North Caro-
lima.
American ship building Dunn, Of Arkansas
Coinage, weights and measures, Bland, Of
Missouri.
Rivers aud harbors, willis, Of Kentucky
Labor, o'Neill, Of Missouri.
Patents, Mitchell, Of Connecticut.
Pacific railroads, Throckmorton, Of Texas
Commerce, Reagan, Of Texas.
Public lands Cobb, Of Indiana.
Judiciary, Tucker, OF Virginia.
Indian affairs, Wcllbourn, OF Texas.
Postofllces and postroads, Blount Of Geor-
gia.
Claims, Springer, Of Illinois,
Accounts, Sprigg, OF New York.
Invalid pensions, Maston, OF Indiana
Militia, Miller, OF New York.
War .laims, Geddes, OF Ohio.
Iowa members are assigned as followes:
Henderson, on appropriation committee
Fuller, on coinage, weights ana measures, and
revision Of laws. Holmes, on Pacific railways
Hall, on elections and private land claims,
Hepburn, on judiciary. Frederick, on ngri'
culture, and the select committee on alcoholic
libuor traffic. Murphy on railways and ca
nails. Weaver, on labor, and expenditures In
the interior department. Conger, on invalid
pensions. Struble, on pensions. Lyman, on
war claims, and expenditures In the state de-
partment
WASHINGTON, Jan. s.--The Chair laid be-
fore the senate the resolution OF the New York
Produce exchange, dfging congress- TO make
liberal provision for the signal service. Re
ferred. Eustls offered n concurrent rcsolu
tion with preamble, setting forth that where
as the act of congress Of 1873 declared the sill
yer dollar a legal tender for oil debts, public
and private; that by an act Of 1869 the faith OF
the United States was solemnly pledged TO the
payment In coin or equivalent, for oil oblga'
lions not bearing interest, etc; that by refund
ing the act Of July, 1870, the principal and In
terest OF the debt were made redeemable IN
coin OF The then standard value, that since
the enactment Of those laws II has been the
practice of the secretary Of the treasury, 10
AZ anl Tat In frnII api
that the secretary OF the treasury had issued
call for ten million dollars OF the bonds paya-
the first Of February, 1886. Therefore be It re-
solved, etc, in the opiolon Of congress, said
bonds Of ten million dollars, payable on the
LIST day Of February, 1885, should be paid in
silver dollars, such payment being In strict
compli ance with the existing law and the said
financial policy established by the Legislation
OF congress. Eustis desired that the resolu
tons would be referred 10 the committee on a.
nance, and expressed the hope that tho com
mittee would report ut an early day In order
that II may be determined whether the prac-
tlce OF paying United States bonds and inter
est shall be exclusively in gold coin, rs was ap-
proved by congress as the resolution so refer
red. On motion of Ingalls, the senate agreed,
when II adjourned today II should be for
| Monday next Voorhees, resolution of inqui-
ry relating TO the pension Office, was, with his
consent, allowed to 20 over to next Monday,
with q view that q resolution Of like import
may be drafted that will be acceptable 10 both
| Voorhees, and Harrison, for whose resolution
that of Voorhees, was offered as substitute.
The Senate then proceeded TO the bills ON the
calendar. In the debate arising upon the bill
for private relief, Dolph commented on the de-
creasing number OF meritorious bills coming
before Congress. He thought II would be nee
cssary to make general provision for the con.
sideration Of private bills, and take them away
from Congress. He showed that during the
first fifty years Of our government the number
OF bills introduced in the House was SIT,
while the number introduced during the Forty
eighth Congress was $3.50. The Utah bill was
taken up and quickly brought TO vote. While
the bill was on its final passage, Van Wyck
endenvored 10 fix the duties Of the proposed
fourteen trustees upon the members Of the
| present Utah Commission, but was ruled out
Of order. He asked Edmunds whether he had
any objection TO such an amendment, TO which
that Senator answered that he had. The bill
then passed, yeas 3s, nays T. The nays were
Blair, Cali, Gibson, Hampton, Hoar, Morgan,
Vance,. Hoar, explaining his vote, said he
voted against the bill only because Of the sec
ton DISTINGUISHING women, but even with that
section In he would have voted for II had his
vote been necessary 10 It's passage. Ad-
iourned till Monday.
WAsHrSGToS, Jan. LA number Of petit
lions were presented praying for the suspen-
sion OF silver coinage. Harrison reported ia
vorablv from the Committee on Territories the
original bill to admit Dakota and provide for
the Organization Of the Territory Of Lincoln.
Butler reserved the right TO submt the minor
fly report II after pcrusal and consideration OF
the majority report he should conclude TO do so.
Harrison, from the same committee, reported
adversely on the resolution heretofore offered
by Butler and Vest calling for inquiries as TO
the organization Of State government In Da-
kota. The resolutions were placed on the cal
endar. Frye introduced bill for the relief OF
| the American merchant marine. Morgan Of
| fered resolution relating TO the trustees pro-
| yided for by the Utah bill to manage the
| property and affairs Of the Mormon Church
| organization Henderson called up his bill TO
| increase the efficiency Of the infantry branch
OF the army. The bill provides that each in
| fantry regiment shall consist Of twelve com
| panies, one Colonel, one LieutenaDt-Colonel
three Majors, one Adjutant, one Quartermas-
| ter, one Quartermaster-Ser and one Chief
Musician. All the appointments to the origi-
nal vacancies above the grade OF Second
Lieutenant, created by an act, shall be filed by
the seniority In the infantry branch OF the
service. Henderson addressed the Senate on
the bill. Among the bills introduced In the
Senate to-day are the following: By Spooner,