Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-12-23
Partial List OF Speaker Reed. s.i.ctio,
for Standing Committee.

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| for Standing Committees.
WASHINGTON CRY, Dec 23-The imp,r.
tant business transacted in the house Satur-
day was the announcement of the standing
committees by Speaker Reed The chair
men and members of the important commit.
tees from Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan. In
diana and Illinois are given below, except as
to those already announced in these dis
patches The first name on each committee
| Is that OF the chairman:
Rivers and HarborS-lienderson of Illinois
Clark OF Wisconsin. Stephenson of Michi-
gan.
Banking and Currency-Dursey Of Ne
braska, Shively OF Indiana. Wike If mi.
nois, COnger OF Iowa
Coinage. Weights and Measures Cnnger
| OF Iowa, Taylor Of Illinois. Bland Of Mi,
souri,, Williams of Illinois
ftnsions--Delano Of New York. Van
Schaick of Wisconsin. Hill of Illinois. Par
rett of Indiana, Darwin OF Wisconsin
Foreign Affairs Hit of Illinois Chipmap
of Michigan
Public Lands-Payson Of Illinois. Lacey Of
Iowa, Holman Of Indiana
Irrigation OF Arid Lands Vandeyer Of
California
NJ
Indiana, Brewer of Michigan
Pacific Railroads-Dalzell Of Psnusylvanis
Mason of Illinois, Flick Of Iowa, Cooper ,f
Indiana.
Levees aud improvements of the Missis
sipi River-Burrows OF Michigan, Lawler Of
Illinois
JudicIary-Ezra b Taylor of OHIO Cas-
well OF Wisconsin, Adams Of Illinois, Reed o,
Iowa.
Commerce-Baker of New York. Mason Of
Illinois, O'Neal Of Indiana Sweeney of Iowa
Merchant Marine and Fisheries VI Far
quhar of New York, Hopkins Of lllinoi,
Clark Of Wisconsin, Wheeler Ut Michigan
Fithian Of Illinois
observation-disclosures Of Kansas. Conrer
OF Iowa, Allen of Michigan, Bliss OF Michi
gan, Hill Of Illinois, FOrman OF ulnui,
Brookshire of Indiana.
Military Affairs-Cutcheon OF Michigan
Naval Affairs-Boutelle Of Maine, DolliveI
OF Iowa, Wheeler OF Michigan
Post Office and Post Redistribution Of
pennsylvania, Hopkins of Illinois. HAYES of
Iowa.
Indian Affairs-Perkins of Kansas, M,
Cord OF Wisconsin, Shively OF Indiana
Territories-Struble of Iowa Smith Of I'M
nois, Springer OF Illinois
Railways and Canals-McCo Of Penn |
sylyania, Cutcheon OF Michigan. Sweeney Of |
Iowa, Mcclellan of Indiana
Mines and Mining-Carter Of Montana
Gest of Illinois, Stephenson OF Michigan NJ,
Cord Of Wisconsin, Whiting Of Michigan
Cooper Of Indiana
Militia Henderson of Iowa. Hen d,.r,nn ,t
Illinois, Brewer Of Michigan
Patents-Butterworth of Ohio R.Ikna,
Of Michigan
Invalid p,nsions-Morrill OF Kansas, Belk-
nap of Michigan, Flick of Iowa, Lane of H.
linois, Martin of Indiana
Claims-Laidlaw OF New York, Cheadle of
Indiana, Smith Of Illinois
War Claims-1hgmaS of Wisconsin. CeSt
'f Illinois, Deliver Of Iowa, Browne Of In.
llama
Private Land Claims -Caswrll of Wiscon.
nm, Gear Of Iowa
District Of Columbia Circuit of Vermont
Post Of Illinois
Rgvisions OF Laws-Browne Of Indiana
Election Of President and Vie. President
lodge of Massachusetts Rowell Of Illinois,
dangen OF Wisconsin. Henderson of Iowa
Adams OF Illinois, Holman of Indiana.
Indian Depredations Claims Herman of
Oregon, Thomas of Wisconsin, Parrot of
Indiana.
Reform in the Civil Service-Iehlback of
New Jersey, Hopkins of Illinois. Stephenson
IF Michigan
Ventilation ami Acoustic Haugen of
Wisconsin, Lacey uf Iowa
Alcoholic Liquor Traffic y D. Tay!or of
ohio, Struble Of Iowa, Kerr of Iowa
Public Buildings and Grounds-MHIken
II Maine, Van Setback of Wisconsin. Kerr
II Iowa, Post Of Illinois
Education-O'Donnell OF Michigan, Sween.
y Of Iowa
Labor-Wade OF Missouri, Haugen Of Wis
'on, Gest Of Illinois, Bliss Of Michigan.
The chairmen of the committees on expen-
iitures In the state, treasury, war, navy,
'ostoffice, interior, justice and agriculture
apartments and in public buildiugs are re
pectVely Scranton, Atkinson, and Yardley
all Of Pennsylvania; Sawyer Of New York
grower OF North Carolina, Banks of MasSa,
husetts, Sherman Of New York, La Toilette
Wisconsin, and Flood OF New York
Other House transactions.
little dispute took place between Mill,
Texas and Holman OF Indiana on a prom
sition oy the latter to reduce the salary OF
q assistant doorkeeper from g., 900 TO 81 500
or year Mills opposed this motion as be
~ picayune, as IL were, and insisted on
economy being applied to larger transac.
IONS, while Holman replied with spirit and !
id that II economy were 70 obtain IL must
egin with details. Holman won IN the end.
Or the salary was reduced A motion 70
equest the treasurer Of the United State 10
Ike charge OF the assets Of the ssrgeant-at-
rms Office until further orders.of the house
as carried. Mason, Cogswell, Struble.
urner Of Georgia and Wilson OF Yves,
irginia were appointed a committee (
investigate the Ohio ballot-box con
act forgery and the house adjourned to
an. O. 1870
Proceedings In the Senate. I
lie Dill to increase tho compensation OF I
nsus supervisors to 81 o % per annum came Z
In the senate and after ingalls, had criti.
SEQ the slow work done on the last ceusus
INCH Is not yet completed, and variou.
emoers had said something ON the collec. '
% OF statistics Of farm mortgages and such {
ALTERS, the bill went over. Morgan offered l
resolution calling on the president for all
rrespondencs In the state department re-
ting TO Brazil and when Sherman moved
go into executive session, declared that o
otlon an attempt to cut of debate on Z
Q Brazilian matter. Sherman disclaimed
10 and called attention to the fact that
ere was not quorum present, % nothing
uld be done with the Brazilian busiuess
organ then got permission 70 have entered ,
The Record q speech Of Mr. Mondonca, Of : :
MIL and an interview with q. W,