, 1888-01-12

Dun, of Arkansas.
AggicultnTn-H@tc Of Missouri.
Foreign ataiIa Belmont, New
York,
Military aG..:rs Townsend, llli-
nois.
Naval Afia Herbert, AIahama.
P0stoiice ana Post Roads-Blount
Georgia.
Public Holman. Indiana.
Indian Affairs Peel Arkansas.
Territories Springer, Illinois.
Railway and Canals-DaEidson,
Fla.
Mines and Mining -Oftewall, Eir-
ginia.
Pacific RaiIroads-O Outhwaite Ohio.
LubOr-UNciI, Missouri.
Naturalization. New Jersey.
Pensions Bliss, New York.
Il az CIaims-Stone. Kentucky.
Private Land Claims-McCreary,
Ky.
Census Cox, New York; Wood-
bury, Nevada.
Nandey,r. u California and O'Tooie
Of Montana. are on the coinage,
Weights and Measures COMMITTEES.
Thompson. Cf California Is On tho
Rivers and Harbors committee.
LAIRD, Nebraska, and Dubois, Ida
10, ore on the Agriculture commit
tee; Morrow. OF California. is on the
Foreign Affairs committee: FELTON,,
OF California, Is on the Merchant,
Marine ami Fisheries committee.
HOUSE ADJOURNED.
The House adjourned till Monday
next.
Laird Of Nebraska and Carey of
Wyoming are on the Military Affairs
Committee: Caine of Utah IS on the
Post Office and Pest Roads Commit
tee, MGhenna of California and
Voorhees, of Washington Territory
are on the Public Lands COMMITTEES
McShane Of Nebraska and Clifford of
Dakota are on Indian Affairs Com
mittee; Dorsey of Nebraska, Symes OF
Colorado and Joseph OF New Mexico
areon the Territories Committee.
SENATE.
The Presidents message concern
ing the right of way for railroad pur-
poses through the various Indian
reservations, also I, lating to tresDas-
ses on Indian lands, and timber tres
passes. were presented and referred to
the committee on Indian affairs. In
the petitions presented was one by
Blair, in favor of a national prohib-
itOry amendment, and one by Hoar,
against the admission OF Utah as a
state, so long as its power is in the
hands of the Mormon priesthood.
Dawes, from the committee On Indian
affairs, reported bills to provide for
the compulsory education of Indian
children and in relation to marriages
between white men and Indian
women.
Among the Lills introduced were
the following by Hoar: To provide
for worlds exposition at the nationa
capital in 1892, and thereafter per
manent exposition of the three Amer
cas- in honor of the 400th anniversary
of the discovery of America. Re.
ferred to 4 select committee on cen
/; tennial celebrations.
, By Dawes, to establish a posta
. telegraph system.
BY Platt, for the formation and ad
mission into the Union of the state q
North Dakota.
Mitchell called up the joint resolu-
ton introduced by him for the ap-
pOiniment Of commission to select
site fOr naval station on the Pacific
coast. and addressed the senate in ad
yocacy of it. 1t was raferTed to Tho
Naval Affair committee.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-There was
full meeting of the house committe;
on elections today, to agree upon /
line OF procedure in tue Thoebe
Carlisle contested election case.
Thoebe was present with his coun-
sell No one formally represented
Carlisle. Thoebe's Representative
began the presentation of his client.
case immediately after the committee
had been called to order He made
a long argument, replying to the pre-
liminary declarations, and urging the
Importance of the committee going
into the district and taking testimony
declaring it to be the duty of the
committee He said Carlisle had
himself acknowledged on the night
after the election that he was defeat
ed, and that Thoebe was elected.
Thoebe followed. and spoke briefly
He said he came ont OF the shop tc
appear before the committee, that il
might see and know him, and that
he might have the opportunity OF
making a personal statement of the
facts in the case. He was questioned
by the members of the committee
and at the close of his statements
said If the case was decided against
him he would retire to his work in
the shop. Theobe says that on the
night of the election Carlisle's defeat
was so evident that conference OF
his friends was held and decision
reached to hold back the returns
until they could be fixed up SO as to
give him majority. The committee
at 2 o'clock went into secret session.
TARIFF REFORM.
| Chairman Mills, of the committee
of ways and means, says he will call
the committee together without DELAY
and proceed at once to the considers
tion and PRONUNCIATION of the tariff
reform bill, having in view the tax
reduction as well. He says the con-
dition of the country and treasury is
such that it requires immediate ae-
tion upon the question OF taxation
and revenue. 1.-The president asks it,
and the secretary of the treasury
urges it, and l shall do all can 10
carry out heir wishes.
ANNUAL STATEMENT
SAN fRANKIsCo, Jan 6.-The an
nual statement OF the SaE Francis~
co Produce Exchange shows the
number of centals of flour remaining
III the state january Ist, to be 10000
as against 10000, January 1st.
1887. The number of centals
of wheat on hand January 1st. 1886,
9.7OOO,O00, as against 100000 no
January Ist. 1887. The number of