Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-12-24
ROCK ISLAND THURSDAY, DECEMBER a. 1891

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Forney, j. d. Sayres, w. C. Breckenridge
A. NJ Dockery, William Mutchler, c. r.
Breckenridge, Barnes Compton, J: H.
O'Neill of Massachusetts, j. +. Livingston,
ID. b. Henderson, William Cogswell, H. H.
Bingham, Nelson Dingley, w. w. Grout
Banking and Currency-Henry Bacon,
Scott Wisle of Illinois, w. H. Grain, W II.
Cate, w. w. Dickerson, Louis Sperry, NJ.
X. Gantz, n. n. Cox of Tennessee, S. w
Cobb of Missouri, J. H. Walker of Massa
chusetts, NJ. Brosius, Hosea Townshend,
L. j. Henderson of Illinois.
Indian Affairs-S w. Peel, J. NJ. Allen,
i. A. Turpin, H. H. Rockwell, w. H.
Brawley, Thomas Lynch, T. D. English,
Is II. Glover, o. NJ. KEN J. l.. Wilson of
Washington, Joseph McKenna, w. B.
Hooker of New York, A c. Hopkins Of
pennsylvania, d. A. Harvey of Oklahoma.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce-R. @.
Mills, G. d. Wise of Virginia, Andrew
Price, lsadore Raynor, G. s. Brickner, 7.
s. Geary, G. w. Houk of Ohio, s. R. Nal.
lory, Josiah Patterson, ]. J. O'Neill OF
Missouri, Charles O'Neill of Pennsylvania,
John Lind, G. S. Randall, Bellamy Storer
j. II. Ketchum.
Naval Affairs H. A Herbert, William
Elliott, A. J. Cummings, ]. A. Geissen-
he1mer, w. F. Daniel, Adolph Myer, J.
W. Lawson of Virginia, William McAleer,
Henry Page, H. c. Lodge, J. p. Dolliver,
}. II. Wadsworth, c. A Boutelle
Agriculture-W. II. Hatch, Clarke
Lewis, 5. B. Alexander, II. NJ Youmans,
Il. w. Shell, w. S Foreman, +. K.
White, Anthony Camanet, Charles L.
Moses, j. p. Long. +. H. Funston, f. H.
Wilson of kentucky, J. l.. Jolley; Daniel
Waugh, H. p. Cheatham
Irrigation of Arid Lands-S. w. T.
l.anham, j. NJ Clancy, l. l.. Breitz, J.
ii. German, +. S. Coolidge, w w. Dick
son, Jerry Simpon, J. 4. Pickler. c. u.
randall, n NJ. Curtis, w. Sweet, j. l..
Cain.
Military Affairs-J. H. Cultivate, Jo-
seph Wheeler, w. c. Ncwberry, ID. p. Pat
ton, H. II. Rockwell, J. L. Mitchell, Oscar
Lapham, +. f. Mcdonald, j. c. Crosby. II.
H. Bingham, c. E. Belknap, W. w Bow
ers, J. A. 7. Hull.
Rivers and Harbors-Blanchard, Catch
lngs, Stewart, Lester of Georgia Clark Of
Alabama, Haynes, Weadock, Jones. Paige,
Byrnes, Henderson of Illinois, Singer, Her
man, stephen, Stone of Pennsylvania,
Quackenbush
Reform in the Civil Service-Andrew,
Boatner, Wike, Brawley. Patterson of
Ohio, Sperry, Meredith. Coombs, Harris,
hopkins of Illinois, Russell, Brosieus,
Barnes
Less Important Chairmanship.
Following are chairmen of the less i'm.
portant committees: 5. NJ. Robinson, i'm
provement Mississippi river; c. II. Paige.
manufactures: Samuel Fowler, merchant
marine and fisheries: !. b. Riley, Pacific
railways: Il. ID. Tillman, patents; A. p.
Fitch, private land claims; Edward Lane,
militia; w. H. Cowles mines and mining:
B. H. Bum, claims w l. Hayes, educa-
tion: w. F. Haynes. alcoholic liquor traffic:
ii. stump, immigration and naturaliza-
ton; Amos J. Cummings. library; +. f.
Beitzhoover, war claims: j. ID. Richardson.
printing: W. +. Wilcox. eleventh census:
y. p. Fitch. private land claims; J. J.
Hemphill. District of Columbia: w p
Ellis, revision of the laws: j. l.. Chapman,
election of president and vice president
Expenditures in the DepartmentS-R. +.
Lester, state; ). II. BricEner, treasury: A
Is. Montgomery, war: {. \ q. McClel-
land, navy; w. c. Oates. postofiice: J. NJ.
Allan, justice; c. p Edmunds, agricul-
ture.
Gives Republican Employees Month.
No comment was made on the anuouce-
ment of the committees. As soon as the
reading of the list was completed Rush
offered the usual resolution providing for
the assignments of clerks To the commit
tees for this congress by the committee on.
accounts. Stone of Kentucky objected to
its consideration at the present lime and
II went over until after the holidays. thus
giving the Republican clerks an extra