Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-01-05

wAsmsoroN, January 4.--The fol-
lowing committee chairmanships are
semi officially announced to be prac-
tically settled. though Speaker Carlisle
is still far from through his task; Ways
aud Means, Morrison; District Of Co.
lumbia, Barbour. Of Virginia; Private
Land Claims. Halsell, of Kentucky;
Privileges and Elections, Turner, OF
Georgia, Appropriations, Randall; judi.
clary, Tucker. of yirginiai Commerce,
Reagan, Of Texas; Rivers and Harbors,
Willis, of Kentucky; Coinage and
Weights and Measures, Bland. Of Mis-.
souri,; Naval Affairs, Hewitt, Of New
York, Public Lands, Cobb. OF indiana;
Public Buildings and Grounds, Dibbie,
of South Carolinai Labor, O'Neiii, of
Missouri; Education. Aiken. Of South
Carolina; Patents, Mitchell, Of Connect
icut; Post Offices and Post Roads. Town.
shend. Of Illinois; Accounts, Dockery,
of Missouri; Printing Bsrksdale, of Mis-
sissippi. Wilkins. of Ohio, will
probably be Chairman of the
Committee on Banking and Currency.
Before the departureof Senator Stan
ford for New York, he called upon
Speaker Carlisle and strongly urged the
appointment Of Representative Mark
nam upon the River and Harbor CoD-
mlttee. but whether his recommendation
will have any weight remains to be seen.
Congressman Loutit has also pressed
Markham's appointment and declares
that il it were made he would forego
any claims of the leading committees Of
the House.
Mr.. Henley will not be able to secure
the chairmanshi hip Of the Committee on
Public Lands, that place being booked
for Cobb, Of Indiana. Henley will be
retained on the committee and will prob
ably get good place on some other
committee.
Nobody believed the story telegraphed
from Pittsburgh about party of Pinker-
tons detectives passing through that city
en- route to Washington to investigate
the alleged conspiracy against the Presi.
dent's life, but it is true nevertheless.
They were on duty at the White House
on New Years day, some Of them in the
parlors. others in the vestibulc, and still
more among the crowd on tna outside, on
the lookout tor cranks. u was an un-
usual thing Formerly the city detect
ives have been employed on THESE occa-
sions, put tne presence oi fnkertons
force shows that the President eitner has
no confidence IN washington detecuves
or thought they were not sufficient, or
both. The PRESIDENT receives gooa
msny threatening letters, as sai' nv prea
ecessors did, and perhaps nis me is IN
danger at times from erapss, put ,ne
White House was never so closely unuer
police sursiilance as now. ueh. MIC
Cook, Secretary Of tne senate, speaking
Of the President, says don peiieVe'
however, he has any fear In ms composi-
tion."
During the holiday recess OF Congress
and since the delivery OF his speech in
| favor Of silver coinage, Senator Beck
has received more letters than any other
member Of the Senate. Letters have
come 10 him by hundreds daily, all OF
them commenting on the position he has
taken and urging him to stand firm in
support Of the silver dollar. While the
bulk Of these letters have come from the
South and West not a few have been
sent by residents Of the East. Among
the tributes Of commendation is one
from the youngest daughter of Jefferson
Davis Of Mississippi. 1t is q neat little
water color painting, representing the
silvery moon looking down through q
sheet Of silyery clouds on prosperous
landscape. Underneath was written in
Miss Davis hand. "Diana's tribute TO
the champion Of silver"
The House will meet tomorrow
and in obedience to the order of the
House the call OF - States for tho
introduction Of bills and resolutions will
be resumed at the point where it was
interrupted by adjournment for the
HOLIDAYS. The call will probably not be
completed until late Wednesday after
noon. The 1904 bills introduced the
dav before recess were introduced bv
eiehty.nine members. an average Of
over eleven bills to each Representative.
should this average be kent nm nearly
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