National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-13
The Committees Settling to Work.

Yesterday was generally devoted by mem.
bers of the House to committee meetings. The
committee on ways and means organized and
fixed upon Tuesdays and Thursdays for days Of
meeting The clerks Of last session were re-
tained. The Presidents message was dlstrib-
uted to the proper subcommittees. No subdl-
vision of the committee was made, as under
the new rules the committee is relieved from
the press Of private bills that formerly neccssi-
The appropriations committee was called
together by Mr. Randall and arranged to meet
subcommittee were formed as follows:
on the slindry civil appropriation bill
Mcssrs. Randall, Forney, Burnes, Ryan, and
On the legislative, executive, and judicial
bill-Messrs, Holman, Townshend, Cabell,
Cannon, and Butterworth.
On the deficiency bill-Messrs. Barnes,
Adams, Lefevre, MCComas and Cannon.
On the District of Columbia bill-Messrs.
Wilson, Leievre, Adams, Henderson, and Nc
Comas.
Randall, Holman, Butterworth, and Ryan.
On the pension bill-Messrs Townshend, Ca
bell Wilson, Long, and Henderson.
The clerks and messengers last session were
retained.
The committee on military affairs agreed to
meet on Tuesdays. The following subGommit.
tees were formed:
On the general army appropriation bill-The
chairman Gen. Bragg and Messrs. Viele and
Steele.
ON the military academy bill-MesSrs. Whee-
Ter, Ermentrout, and Negley.
The committee determined that counsel rep.
resenting persons having business before the
committee shall submit their Arguments in a
written or printed form, and ora argument
will not be allowed.
The committee on Indian affairs met only for
organization. TWAS decided to meet hereafter
on Tuesdays and FRIDAYS.
The committee on rivers and harbors has
extended q cordial invitation to all senators
and representatives TO appear before the COM
mittCe when their states are reached in the
consideration OF the appropriation BILL and set
out the needs of their sections. The commit
tee will meet on Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays. Three conventions have applied,
leave TO appear and mako arguments in fnyor
of the improvement of rivers and harbors.
They aro the South Atlantic ports convention,
the Monongahela Improvement Association,
and the Kansas City convention. The requests
will be granted. The committee made some
arrangements preparatory to the formal con
sidcration OF the appropriation bill, and dis
cussed the practicablllty of disposlng at ouc
time of the rivers and harbors In each state
Instead OF separating the two subjects. IL was
finally decided to follow that course.
The judiciary committee was the first TO
settle down to routine business, and agreed 10
report filvorably Mr.. Hammond's bill, to
the removal of criminal prosecutions from
state to federal courts. The bill establishing a
| United States court in the Indian territory and
| the bill preventing the United States from Off
| setting claims for war taxes against claims of
states against the government, were referred
| TO subcommittee.
The committees on pateRts simply met and
organized.
The committee on claims met and adopted a
number of rules for It's government,