Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-13
WASHINGTON NEWS.
A Successful Candidate.

Successful Candidate.
WASHINGTON, April l2.
+ Z. Heath of Maine heads the list of sue
cesstul candidates for appointment As assist.
ant surgeons IN the Marine Hospital service
In the examination just closed.
Territorial Matters,
The House committee on Territories today
by vote of to 5, agreed to report fayora-
bly, bill to provide for the organization of
Indian Territory and the public land strip
into the Territory of Oklahama.
Nominations Sent to the Senate.
The President sent the following nomina.
tons to the Senate, Monday:
Howell E. Jackson of Tennessee. to be cir
cult Judge OF the United States for the. sixth
judicial circuit, vice John Baxter, deceased +;
5. .. Coffin to be collector of customs for
the district of Edgartown, Mass; Philander
Cobb to be collector OF customs for the dis
trict of Plymouth, Mass.
Republican Caucus.
we'll attended joint caucus of republican
senators and representatives was held in the
hall OF the House of Representatives tonight
for the purpose of selecting members of a
congressional compaign committee. Senator
Edmunds acted chairman of the caucus
and Representative McComas as secretary.
The only action taken was the adoption of a
Resolution authorizing each State delegation
to elect representative on the campaig.
committee.
Mondays Executive Session.
In the executive session TODAY SO MESSAGE.
making as many denominations were laid be-
fore that body The nominations were orig
lnaily made to succeed official. whom it was
proposed to >uspt nd or remove, but whose
terms of office have since expired Senator
Edmnnds offered a resolution that all these
nominations he returned to the President on
the ground that the failure Of the Senate TO
confirm the original nominations had the
effect of rejection. The resolution went over
for the day. Among these nominations was
that of Jno d. Burnett whose nomination to
succeed George M. Duskin as district attor-
ney tor the southern district of Alabama was
the occasion of the recent political contro-
versy in the Senate.
PO>toffice Bill.
Mr. Frye offered in the Senate TODAY an
amendment to the postoffice appropriation
bill, which was referred to the committee on
appropriations. providing for an appropria-
ton of 81 100000 for the transportation of
foreign mails. including railway transit across
the lsthmus Of Panama, and directing the
Postmaster General to enter into contracts
with American built and registered steam
ships whenever possible. for the transporta-
ton OF any part of said foreign mails, after
legal advertisement with the lowest RESPONSE
bic bidder. at rate not to exceed so cents q
nautical mile on trip each way actually
Travelled between terminal points provided
that the aggregate of such contracts shall not
exceed S600,000 of the sum hereby appro-
priated.
A Bill to Provide for the Preparation of a
Federal Code OF Procedure.
Senator Cockrell today introduced bill for
the preparation of a federal code of proce-
dure. The bill provides for the appointment
of federal code commission, to consist of
three members. whose duty it shall be to pre-
pare code of federal procedure, prescribing
legal practise and proceedings in all federal
tribunals of every kind and jurisdiction, and
also adapted as far as practicable to meet the
requirements of the State and Territorial
courts The commission shall report thl.
code to Congress within three years from its
ries areSinvited to cooperate in the work of
the commission, and the commission i. in
structed as far as practicable to consult with
any commissioners who may be appointed by
various States and Territories. The salary
of each United States commissioner shall BE-
$4,000 per annum
A New Bill on Arbitration.
Senator Sherman submitted in the Senate
today, a substitute in the form of an amend
ment to the House labor arbitration bill. 1t
ordered to lie over and be printed. 1t
provides that a commission be created, called
the arbitration commission, to consist of II
members, composed as follows: Two mem
bers of the Senate, to be appointed by the
president of the Senate; three members of
the House of Representatives, to be appoint
ed by the speaker of the House, and seven
members of civil life, appointed by the Pres
ident of the United States, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, not more
than four of whom shall belong to one politi-
cal party, who shall be selected for superior
intelligence as to the industrial and labor:ng
interests of the country. Civil commission
ers shall receive as a compensation for their
services each so per day when engaged in
duty. and each member Of the commission
shall receive the actual travelling and other
necessary expenses. such compensation and
expenses to ba paid by the secretary of the
treasury, not otherwise appropriated Said
commission shall choose from their own num-
her chairman and shall have the power to
employ a stenographer and messenger. 1t
shall be the duty of said commission to take
up and thoroughly investigate all the various
controversies that have arisen or are likely
to arise between the employer and employed,
whether they be corporations or associations
or private individuals, and whether engaged
in transportation, manufacturing, mining or
other industrial interests of the United States
as far they relate to such controversies
between rival and competing companies. or
between transportation, manufacturing and
mining companies and their employees, and
for the purposes of fully examining matters
which may come before it, Said commits
sion, in pursuit of its enquiries, is empower
ed to visit such different portions of the
country as it may deem advisable.
The committee shall make to congress a final
report of its investgariyn and testimony TAX
en- in the course of the same not later than
December, 1856, and especially of such meas
ure or measures as in its opinion it may deem
expedient and within the constitutional power
of Congress to adopt for decision and settle
ment of such controversies and proper means
to avoid or prevent the same, and it shall
cause so much of the testimony taken to be
printed from time to time as it may deem
advisable and 2000 copies thereof be distrlb-
uted by the public printer. one-third to the
Senate and two-,h;r Is ~ the House of Rep
resentatves.