National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1886-01-21
JoTTINGs UNDER THE DOME.
Hon. Benjamin +. Butler was at the capitol

Hon; Benjamin +. Butler was at the capitol
yesterday.
The subcommittee of the House committee
upon Indian affairs has entered upon consider.
alton ofthe Indian appropriation bill.
Senator German, Representatives Cole Shaw
and Gibson, of Maryland, Will go to Annapolis
to-day to attend the Inauguration of Gov
Lloyd.
The ways and means and labor committees
were authorized by the House yesterday to
have printed such documents an1 circulars us
they may desire.
Mr.. Thomas from the naval committee, yes
terday reported n bill authorizing the Presl-
dent TO retire Lieut.. w. d. Randall as q lieu
tenant commander.
The House District committee Is receiving
great number OF petitions relative to matters
now before the committee, and they arc being
properly recorded, and referred to the appro,
PIRATE subcommittees.
The naval committee of the House, through
Mr., Balleutine, has reported iavorably n bill
| authorizing the voluntary retirement of navy
officers who have rendered conspicuous service
in battle, or have served thirty years in the
navy.
Representative Dunn's bill to amend the
| Thurman act has been made special order
for next Wednesday by the committee on Pa
cifc railways, Parties desiring to be heard in
| argument on that day can file their applica-
| tOns with the committee.
NlCfkh 10 tne House committees were yoStpr-
| day appointed as follows: j. b, Peyton. Of West
| Nirginiai expenditures in Department of Jus
| tcy: T. Y. DeGraw, of District of Columbia,
| llililini Walter 5. Ayres, OtTennessee, expendl
lures In the Navy Department,
Mr.. Morrison's bill to do away with all per.
| mancnt appropriations was discussed by the
| House appropriations committee yesterday
| without reaching any conclusion. The chair
| man was instructed to make inquiry Of the
| secretary the Treasury Us to what branches
NIHHTnmpnt kAFpinn NNnulH "a "a
| by the measure,
The House committee on reform in tho civil
service yesterday unanimously instructed Mr..
Pulitzer TO report adversely unon the SenJy
blll TO repeal the civil service Got, and aP;
| pointed Messrs Clements, Pulitzer, aud
SroOncr, of Rhode Island, Il subcommittee to
consider all bills relating to the repeal Of tho
tenure OF office law
Delegates from the Western Waterway I'm
prOvement convention were heard by the com.
mittee on rivers a.d haTbors yesterday. Strong
arguments in favor of liberal appropriations
ey Congress Were made by Mr. Dunnell, of
Col, George l.. Wright, Of Missouri aud Col. J.
ID. Benton, Of Dakota, The session OF the com
mittee ON Friday viii be devoted to hearing
other gentlemen on the same subject.
The House committee on territories tackled
The Dakota question yesterday, starting of by
listening to an elaborate argument delivered
by Senatorelect Moody In advocacy of the nd
mission of southern Dakota as q state, and the
creation OF u territory out of the northern pOr-
ton. One Of the best points made by Mr.
Moody was his statement that there Is already
practically two governments in Dakota. + Elch
section has different wants, and each has
pcnitentiGry, university, and asylum of It's own.
The committee will on Friday hear Col. BOyn-
ton, of Dakota, and others who, like him, flvOT
the admission OF the territory without division
Among the: bills introduced in the Senate
yesterday Were the following; BY senator Wil.
son,of Iowa Regulating the constitution OF the
Supreme Court ana its course of DrOcelure.
also increasing the number of judges of the
court of claims TO six, and fixing thier terms
and salaries. by Senator EYarts. To facilitate
tor Teller To provide for the coinage Ofhalf
dollars, quarter dOllars, and dimes to contain
respectively one.halt one.quarter, aud one,
tenth the amount of silver contained In the
standard silver dollar. BY Senator Logan: Ey.
tending the provisions Of tho act for the relief
OF tho purchasers and loca.ors of swamp aud
OYeriloWed lands.