The Portland daily press., 1886-01-09
FRoM WASHINGTON,
The conmlttees.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The attendance of
Representatives at the capitol today was
small, contrary to general expectation, and
but four of the committees organized. MI
Randall has not yet issued call for the as
semblage of the appropriations committee.
The new select committee on American ship
ping interests is at present without meet
ing room. There is the same state OF al
fairs as to several others of the select com
lnittees, and the speaker is experiencing
some trouble in his efforts to provide sulta-
bic committee rooms for the accommodation
of select committees
The committee on commerce organized this
morning and fixed Tuesday and Friday as
DAYS for meeting. The committee on naval
affairs also organized and named Wednesday
and Friday. In view of the additional I'M
portance of the work Of the committee, grow
ing out Of the assignment to it of the duty OF
preparing the naval appropriation bill 1t was
deemed proper to sub-divide the work. Ac-
cordingly Chairman Herbert is instructed to
prepare plan of subdivision for submission
to the committee.
The following committees were omitted
from the list yesterday:
War ClaimS-GeddeS Ohio; Klenef, Indiana;
Cone Kentucky; Tim. j. Campbell, New York;
Richardson. Tennessee; Perry, South Carolina;
Comstock, Michigan; Reid, North Carolina; Lib
by, Virginia; Smalls, South Carolina; Hiestand,
Pennsylvania; Johnston, Indiana; Lyman, Iowa.
Private Land Claims-Halsell Kentucky;
Barksdale. mississippi. St Martin, Louisiana;
Eldredge Michigan Sadler, Alabama; CroXton,
Virginia: Rall, Iowa; Reid New Jersey; Os-
borne, Pennsylvania; Ely, Massachusetts; Thom-
Chic
District of Columba-Barbour, Virginia. Hemp
hill, South Carolina; Campbell, Ohio; Dowdney,
New York; Campton. Maryland; Gay Louisiana;
Ford Indiana; Heard, Missouri; Rowell, Illinois;
Wadsworth, Kentucky; Scranton, Pennsylvania;
Davenport New York Grout, Vermont
Revision of the Laws-Oates, Alabama; Turner,
Georgia; Adams, New York; Outwaite, Ohio;
Ford, Indiana Laffoon, Kentucky; Dougherty,
Thomas Illinois; Fuller, Iowa; Gilfillan, Mime
sofa; White, Pennsylvania.
Expenditures inthe State Department-bennett
North Carolina; Tillman, South Carolina; Lore,
Delaware; Arnot, New York; Scranton, Pennsyl-
yania; Lyman, Iowa; Louttit, California.
Expenditures in War Observation-Disclosures,
Kentucky; Wheeler, Alabama; Vlele, New York;
Anderson, Ohio; johnson, New York. Warner,
Missouri;. Fleeger, Pennsylvania
Expenditures in the Treasury department
Lowery, Indiana; Bland Missouri; breckenridge.
Arkansas; Shaw, Maryland; Ham, Louisiana;
Bennett Pennsylvania; Johnston. Indiana; H.,
Expenditures in the Navy Department-Taylor
Tennessee; SoWden Pennsylvania; Davidson.
Florida; Tim. j. Campbell, New York Rowell,
Illinois; Brown, Pennsylvania; Thomas, Wiscon-
Expenditures in the Post Office Department
Reese, Georgia; Warner, Ohio; Ward, Indiana;
Davidson, Alabama; c. Taylor, tennessee; Her
man, Oregon; Bound, Pennsylvania.
Expenditures in Interior Department-Weaye
Iowa. Dargan, South Carolina; Harris, Georgia;
Culberson, Texas; Brumm, Pennsylvania; Libby,
Virginia; Davenport, New York.
American Ship Building and Ship Owning Inter
ests-Dunn, Arkansas; Holman Indiana; Mills.
Texas; ST. Martin, Louisiana; Briss, New York;
Rankin, Wisconsin; McAIin Tennessee; Com
stock, Michigan; Dingley, Maine; MsadswoHrtlh,
Kentucky; Osborn, Pennsylvania; FELTON,, Call
Committee on Election of President and Vice
President Caldwell, Tennessee; Eden. Illinois;
Ermentrout, Pennsylvania; Beach, New York; ;
Dibble, South Carolina; Gibson, Maryland; Heard,
Missouri; Johnston, North Carolina; Baker, New
York; Hiestand, Pennsylvania; Cooper, Ohio;
Mofitt Michigan
Ventilation and Acoustics-Green, North Caro-
lima; Stewart, Texas, Tim j. Campbell, New York;
burne, % New York; oiDonneI, Michigan.
Select Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic,
Campbell. Ohio; Carleton, Michgani FREDERICK
Iowa; Taulbee, Kentucky; Glover, Missouri; Mer-
riman New York; Price, Wisconsin; Eyerhart
Pennsylvania; Lindsey, New York; Romeis, ONO
Expenditures in Department of Justice-Gibson
West Virginia; Hammond, Georgia; Seymour
Gonnectic1t; Ward; Illinois; Milliken' Maine;
Expenditures on Public Buildings and Grounds
Beach, New York; O'Neill, Alabama; Seney
Ohio; Riggs, Illinois; Pettibone, Tennessee;
0'Hara, North Carolina; Gallnger New Hamp-
shire.
Accounts-spriggs, New York., Dockery, Mis-
souri, st. Martin honsana; Sips9R, F1an MafyPHanG yPapn
sylyania; Spooner, Rhode Island; l. d. Taylor,
Ohio
sippi; Stahlnecker, New York; o'Neill, Pennsyl-
Select Committee on Reform in Civil Service
~.
Pennsylvania; Blanchard, Louisiana; Fndlay,
Maryland; Mitchell Connecticut; Stone, Mis-
souri,; Pulitzer, New York; Bayne, Pennsylyanla {;
Spooner, Rhode Island Little, Ohio; Lehiback,
New Jersey; Farquhar, New York
Postal Telegraph.
The postal telegraph bill introduced by
Senator Dawes to-day comprises substantial
ly the first 10 sections of the bill reported by
Senator Hill from the committee on post
Offices and post roads during the last Con-
gress. 1t provides for the establishment OF
telegraph offices in all post offices and Tor
the transmission of kilograms by contracct
with existing lines. Rates are fixed at 70
cents far 800 miles and five cents additional
for every additional 250 miles for 20 word
messages, providing no rate shall exceed 20
cents. The provisions of the Hill bill Tor
purchase of existing lines OF construction OIL
new ones are stricken out
Judge Advocate General of the Army.
1t is rumored in army circles that the Pre-
sident will shortly recommend to Congress
the passage of a bill authorizing him to MI
the office of judge advocate general OF tne
army at once. Gen. Swain, who formerly
held the office was sentenced by conrt martlai
to suspension for - years, at the end OF
which period he will be placed on the retired
list 1t is said the President desires to NIL
| the office, but is uncertain as to his powers
in the premises and plan has been sug-
gested that he nominate person for the o1n-
| ce and let the Senate pass on the legal ques-
! tion at issue.