The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1886-01-16

somewhat cold owing TO Cne Odliy uAocu1
sion in the Senate. He therefore gave no
tice that as early a day as a Poss,, u
committee id not report an appro,,
pirate subject for debate, he would
move that the House 60 into Committee
OF the whole in order to give these gentle
men an opportunity to deliver their
speeches-in fact, he was willing they
should have opportunity to-day. The
question was put on BANDS motion, and
although solidly opposed by the Republi-
cans, it was carried.
The committee were assigned as follows:
Organization of the Navy-Messrs. Hewitt,
McAdoo, Herbert, Harmer, and Golf:
Construction and Repair STERN Engineer
ing-Messrs. Herbert, Love. Hewitt, Goh
and Thomas.
Ordinance and Navy Yards-Messrs. Nc
Adoo, Sayers, Dove. Harmer and Boutelle.
Mr.. Boutelle's resolution OF inq uiry rela-
tive to the alleged condition OF the Norfolk
Navy Yard, was referred to q Sub-commit-
tee on Ordnance and Navy Yards.
The House committee on Agriculture Or
ganiEed to-day and appointed K. M. Wal
lace, of Missouri, clerk to the committee.
Three standing Subcommittee were re-
ported. epe on appropriations. consisting
81 ave li,Ntnbefs: one ON the Department
OF Agriculture, to confist Of five members,
and charged wifi rxsstsrs sfelatfng to the
organization and conduct Of the depart
ment; and one on Farm Products, Seeds
and Plants, to consist of five members.
The Committee on Territories, at it's
meeting to-day. referred several bills to sub
committees, among them being q bill to
create the Territory OF Oklahoma, which
went to Messrs Barnes, Perry, Herman and
Joseph, as the subcommittee.
Representative Frederick's bill to enable
Dakota to form a constitution was referred
to subcommittee of three, OF which Rep
resentative Boyle is chairman.
The Committee on Commerce OF the
House has decided to hear an argument by
DR.. Holt, of New Orleans. for Govern
mental investigation as to the efficacy OF
the Brazilian discovery of prophylactic for
yellow fever by inoculating with yellow
fever verus in an attenuated form.
The resignation OF Curten, from Pennsyl-
vania. from the Craftsmanship OF the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency, devolves
the duties of that position upon Mr.. Mil
Ter, (Texas), who will be entitled to hold
it permanently unless the committee elects
some other one OF it's members to preside
over it's deliberations, as it is authorized
to do by Rule 10 Of the House.
The Committee on Naval Affairs Of the
House met to-day and adopted plan for
the subdivision OF it's work, proposed by
Chairman Herbert.
The Senate, in executive session, to-day
confirmed the following nominations
Judge T. M. Curry, of Richmond, Minister
to Spain; Charles H. Scott, OF Alabama,
Minister-Resident and Consul-General to
Venezuela; Frank H. Winston, OF Illinois,
Minister-Residen and Consul-General to
Persia; Pierce M. B. Young. OF Georgia,
Consul General at st. Petersburg; George
V. N. Lothrop, of Michigan, Minister to
Russia; NJ. H Phelan, of Missouri, Consul
General at Halifax; John B. Stallo, OF
Ohio, Minister to Italy; Augustus Jay, OF
New York, Second Secretary OF the United
States Legation to Paris; Moses A. Hop
kins, of North Carolina, Minister. Resident
and Consul Resident at Liberia; John E.
Thompson, of New York. Minister Resident
and Consul General at Hayti; Charles
Denley, of Indiana, Minister to China; Chas.
Denley, jr, of Indiana, Secretary of Lega.
ton to China; VIM. Rockhill, of Indiana,
Secretary of Legation at Pekin; VIM.
A. Sea, of Louisiana, Resident and Consul.
General to Bolivia; Joseph F. Lee. oi
Maryland, Secretary OF Legation to Aus
tria, Hungary; Walter Fearn of Louisiana,
Minister heSlOenC anu OOuSul-OtHefdl w
Roumania, Servia and Greece; Joseph F.
Morgan, OF South Carolina, Secretary OF
EogStio11 60 Nexico1t Ohm E. Bacon
Of South Carolina, charge d'Affairs
to Paraguay and uruguay. Pension
Agents-Franz Sigel. OF New York, at New
York; Don Carlos Buell., of Kentucky, at
Louisville; Charles Zolenger, OF Indiana, at
indianapolis; Albert A. Wilson, of Wash
ington, to be United States Marshal for the
District of Columbia; Robert A. Howard
of Arkansas, Assistant Attorney-General
Martin F. Mcmahon. of New York
United States Marshal for the
Southern District of New York
Richard Mcmahon, OF West Virginia
Deputy Second Comptroller OF the Treasury
James @. Chenowith, OF Texas, First Audi
tor of the Treasury; William B. Webb, o
the District OF Columbia, to be Commits
sioner of the District OF Columbia; William
F. Welch, of Maryland, Deputy
Third Auditor of the Treasury; Francis
Whalton, OF Pennsylvania, Examine!
of Claims of the Department of State ano
Collector of Internal Revenue; William A.
Beach, of New York. Twenty-tirst District
of New York; Indian Agent, E: s. Carson
of Texas. at Ouray Agency, Utah.