Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-13
WASHINGTON VIKINGS.
SPEAKER CRISP NAMES TWO OF
THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
The List Not to Be Completed Before
the Christmas Recess-Many Appli-
cants for Minor Positions in Congress.
Who Will Be Secretary of War?

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today, the speaker announced the ap
pointment OF the following committees
Accounts-Messrs Rusk md J, Cooper
Ind.) }, Moore IS. c., Seerly Qa.) Pear
son (O.), Quackenbush IN. W, Girls
| wold (Pa.), Cutting (Cal.)
Mileage Messrs. Castle (Minn. y
Crawford IN. o., Kendall (Ky.), Cald-
we'll (O.), Flick (Ia)
An adjournment was then taken until
Wednesday.
Speaker Crisp said this afternoon that
he was afraid he could not complete the
organization OF the committees before
the Christmas recess, though some OF
his friends think the work can be done
in few days after he gets started on
the actual work. The failure of the
speaker to announce the committee on
rules today, was disappointment, for
it was generally supposed last night that
he would settle the matter. 1t is under
stood that Crisp desired to consider the
selection more carefully.
There are from four to ten applicants
for each Office under the control of the
house, and this afternoon Kerr, clerk OF
l.
Postmaster Dalton held a conference to
consider the distribution of the patron
age, Kerr decided to appoint Walter II.
French of Massachusetts file clerk, vice
Ferris Finch of Illinois, resigned. The
place is worth $1,000 year. Frank II.
Hosford of the Detroit Free Press will be
tally clerk and j. F. Snyder of Pennsyl-
vania disbursing and confidential clerk !;
both are places paying good salaries.
1t is understood that Representative
Culberson OF Texas has accepted posi-
tion on the interstate commerce COM
mission; that his name will be sent to
the senate Monday, and that he will
resign from the house at once.
1t is not likely that the president will
make any new appointments before the
end OF the week. Many important new
appointments are to be made, the chief
OF which is the vacancy in the war
department caused by the resignation OF
Senator Proctor. Stephen B. Elkins of
West Virginia is mentioned as most
likely to receive the appointment, but
Assistant Secretary Grant is thought
to stand very good chance of getting
it.
There was a notable gathering in the
home OF Mrs. s. S. Cox this afternoon,
to witness the presentation to her on
behalf of the officers and men OF the
life saving service OF a magnificent vase
of silver, intended to express the ap-
probation of the members of the service
OF the labors of her late husband, in its
behalf. Among those present were
Acting Secretary Spaulding, Senators
Frye and Kenna and several members
of the life-saving service.
Treasury Agents Williams, Lavender
and Murray, who spent the past season
on the Alaska seal islands, have sub
mitted their final report in regard to
the seal fisheries to the secretary of the
treasury, but the contents. will not be
made public until Secretary Foster re-
covers sufficiently to take the matter
under consideration.
British commissioners from Jamaica
were at the state department today in
consultation with General Foster, spe-
cial plenipotentiary of the United States,
to arrange the terms of reciprocity
agreement between the United States
and Jamaica. 1t is believed the con-
vention will be concluded next week.
Consul Dougherty at Callao, Peru,
desires to learn the names and addresses
of the heirs of John Spaulding, an
American citizen who died at lea, Peru,
in 1888. Spaulding's place OF residence
in the United States is not known.
The exports of breadstuffs from the
United States for the eleven months
ended November 80, 1891, amounted to
$l94, ,077 ,607. against $l26,7l9, l60 for the
same period in 1890; and the EXPORTS of
beef, hog and dairy products for the
eleven months ended November 80, 1891,
were $10S, ,9l9, as compared with
$1l8, 1876, OPT for the same time in 1890.
The bureau of American republics is
informed that the present crops OF wheat
and wool in the Argentine republic are
said to be the largest ever known in the
country. and the railway companies
have not rolling stock enough to carry
the produce to market. The immense
crops have also caused revival of immi-
grafton. Wages have been doubled and
trebled, and even quadrupled in some
districts.
To BE Amicably Adjusted.