River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-12-05

called the caucus decided that the bal
ioting should be open. The first ballot
resulted as follows. Reed. IS; Mckinley,
80; Cannon, %: Burrows, 10; Hender-
son. 10. On the next ballot Mr.. Reed
was nominated, receiving Sc votes. The
Republican majority in the House of
course insures his election.
Voting down a motion to take recess
until evening, the caucus immediately
proceeded to select nominee for clerk,
and the various candidates were pre-
scented in short speeches. The result of
the first ballot was the election of Mr..
McPherson, of Pennsylvania, who re-
ceived ll6. TO 80 for Carson, Of Penn
sylvania
A. j. Holmes, Representative from
Iowa, and A. IL. Reed, OF Minnesota,
were the candidates for Sergeant-at-
Arms, and Mr.. Holmes was elected
Mr. Adams. of Maryland, was nomi-
mated for Doorkeeper, receiving 81
votes. against so for Mr.. Wheat. Of
Wisconsin The latter received tho
nomination for postmaster of tho
House.
Ii is understood that Cannon viii get
the chairmanship of the Appropriat
Committee, as he occupied prominent
position on the committee in the last
Congress.
BUSINESS BEFORE CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, Dec. The Fifty-frst
Congress will have brought to its atten-
ton number OF matters upon which the
public has become well informed by rea-
Of. hisnnlGinn ha -
pal ones are as follows:
The Blair Educational bill the bills 10 forfeit
land grants. general and special; To declare
trusts unlawful: the Dependent Pension bill;
the bills to repeal the civil seryice and cleo
margarine tax laws, and various measures re-
lating To the tariff. internal revenue and gen
eral financial systems.
There will also be presented to the Senate the
results OF the Investigations made during the
recess by the several committees upon the
dressed-beef business, the subject OF irrigatinP
arid LANDS, the relation OF Canadian railroads %
the Inter State Commerce law, and the com
mercial relations existing between the U.uted
States and Canada, including the ALASKA sea
fisheries.
The silver question will probably con up in
some shape Senator Stewards resolui ion. in
troduced last session, declaring it TO be the
sense OF that body that the Secre AIRY Of
the Treasury should purchase the full
limit OF silver bullion Tor coinage liked by the
law-&40O0OO monthly will be PRESSED
for adoption. The tripartite treaty viii Great
Britain and Germany respecting the control and
direction of affairs in Samoa is the principal topic
to be discussed under the head OF foreign affairs.
There are, however the fisheries and
seal questions, which are likely to APP
pear again; also the proposed scheme
TO promote commercial union with Canada
with view TO its ultimate annexatOn: the
settlement Of the Mexican and Alaskan bor-
ders, and the declaration Of the sense of the
United States with respect to foreign control
Of inter-oceanic canals in the American con-
tinent
The general expectation is, and prece-
dents confirm it, that very little bust
ness will be completed before the holt
days. A good part of the time of the
Senate upto the Christmas recess will be
consumed in executive session discuss
ing and disposing of the long list of re-
cess nominations that the President has
to send in for confirmation or rejection.
In the House of Representatives. of
the total of $50 members only 1919 occu-
p ed seats in the last Congress, and the
Democratic ma jority of IL in the Fifticth
Congress has been replaced by Repub-
lican majority of S, as shown by the un~
official list prepared by the clerk,