The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-12-12
THURSDAY.


Congress was treated to its first sensation
to-day.
The Speaker laid before the house the fol-
lowing communication from j. l.. Leedom,
late Sergeant-at-A Arms of the House, directed
TO the Speaker
:" regret to report that c. Il. Silcott, late
cashier of the office OF the Sergeaut-at- Arms,
has departed from his city without settling
his accounts, and have been unable to as,
certain his whereabouts, and there is q def
cheney n the cash OF the office In view of
these circumstances | respectfully request an
immediate investigation of my accounts un-
der such action rs the House Of Representa-
tives may take in the premises"
Mr.. Adams, of Illinois, thereupon offered
the following resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted:
"WHEGEks, J. y. Leedom, late Sergeant.
alarms of the House of Representatives,
has reported 10 the House that G. T.. Silcott,
late cashier of the Office of the Scrgeant-at.
Arms, has departed from the CITY without
settling his accounts and his whereabouts
are unknown. and that there is deficiency
in cash in said office OF about So, ,OOJ
"RcsOired, That a select committee, 10
consist of seven members, be appointed by
the Speaker, to examine the accounts ot
said Office and report thereon to the House"
The committee which has authority 10
administer UathS and to report in whole OF
Speaker as follows: "Mcssrs. Adams, Stewart
(Of NermonO, Payne, Reed (of Iowa., Hol-
man, Blount and llcmphill.
The Speaker also appointed the following
committee:
On rules-Thc Speaker and Mcssrs Nc
Kinlev. Cannon, Carlisle and Randall.
On Accounts-Niessrs SpOUner, Iioutham
! Kelly (of Kansas, McCord, Hansborough
Hayes, Grimes, Lee and Kerr (of Prnnsyl
| vania).
on Enrolled Bills-Me srs. Kennedy
! Townsend (of Pennsylvania, Moore (Of New
| Hampshire), Kilgore and Williams.
The House then, ON motion Of Mr.. Nc
Kinley, at 1915 =. NJ, adjourned until Mon
day
In the Senate Thursday, among the mum
| erous memorials and petitions presented, wa
| one signed by ID. T. Webster, asking tha
the national title be changed To that of "rh,
| United States Of Columbia"
The Senate, at l;2G r. NJ, adjourned unit
Monday.
When the House reassemblcd Monday
the following committees were announced
by the Speaker, the first named being char
man
On Ways and Means-Messrs. Mckinley
Burrows, Bayne, Dingley, Mckenna, Payne
Lafa ette, Gear, Carlisle, Mills, Mcmillan,
| BreCkinrldge (Of Arkansas) and Flower.
Ga ApprOpriations-Mcssr Cannon But
terworth, McComas, Henderson (of lowa)
| Peters, Cogswell, Beden, Marrow, Brewe
| (of MichigsnJ, Randall, Forney, Sayres
breckenridge (of Kentucky and Dockery.
On Manufactures-Messrs Kelley, Bur
rows, L. Il. Taylor (of Ohiol, Arnold, Morse
! Sanford, Wilson (of West Virginia., BynuE
Mllnatns (of Illinois, Crime aud Fowler.
On Eiections-Messrs. Rowell, Houk
Cooper, Hangen, Sherman, Dalzell, Bergen
| Grcenhalge, Comstock, Crisp, q Ferrell
Outhwaitc Msish, Moore (of Texas, anC
| Wike (of lllinOisl
On Mleage-Messrs. Lind, TownsenC
| (of Pennsylvania, Wallace (of Massa
| chusetts) Clune, Remington.
The appointment of Mr. Mckinley a
chairman of the Committee on Ways ant
Means is the formal recognition of his posi-
ton rs Republican leader in the House.