Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1891-12-24

VIM, Scott, O'Neill, Dolliver, Picker,
Houk, Rife.
CHAIRMEN OF OTHER COMMITTEES.
Manufactures-C. H. Page.
Levees and improvements of the Mis-
sissippi rivers. M. Robinson.
Patents-G. d. Tillmanp.
Invalid pensions-A. N. Martin.
Indian claims-B. H. Dunn, of North
Carolina.
War library-Amos J. Cummings.
Printing!. d. Richardson.
Enrolled bills-J. w. Warwick.
Reform in the civil service-J. f. An
drew.
Election of president and vice-presi-
dent. L. Chapman.
Census-W. +. Wilcox.
Ventilation and acoustics - W. G.
Stahlnecker.
Militia-Edward.
District of Columbia-J. J. Hemphill.
Revision of laws-W. I. Ellis.
Alcoholic liquors-W. f. Haines.
Expenditures i'll state department.
r. E. Lester of Georgia.
Expenditures in treasury department
&c. H. Brickner.
Expenditures in war Departmental.
B. Montgomery.
G. A. 0. McClelland.
Expenditures in postoffice depart
ment-W. G. Oates.
Expenditures in interior department
j. w. Owens.
Expenditures in department of JUS
tice-J. M. Ellen.
Expenditures in department of agri-
culture-C. Edmunds
Expenditures on public buildings H.
NJ. Youmans.
FREE COINAGE COMMITTEE.
Inquiry into the records of the mem
bers of the house committee ON coinage,
weights and measures, shows that by
past utterances or votes eight out of the
thirteen members of the committee de-
clared in favor of free coinage, while
three OF the other members are out
spoken against free coinage and the
fourth is said to be unquestionably
against free coinage. The members in
favor OF free coinage are Bland, Missouri
Williams, Illinois; kilgore, Texas Rob-
ertson, Louisiana; Pierce, Tennessee
Eppes, Virginia McKeighan, Nebraska
Bartine, Nevada. Those opposed are
Tracey, New York; Williams, Massa-
chusetts; Taylor, Illinois, and Stone,
Pennsylvania. Johnston OF North Da-
kota was not in the last congress, but is
thought by some to favor free coinage.
The silver men are very well pleased
with the constitution of the coinage
committee, and regard it as significant
of the speakers purpose to afford an OPP
portunity for the passage OF the free
coinage measure. Chairman Bland is
the most pronounced Democratic advo-
cate of silver in the house. The silver
men regard the fact that Baitine heads
the list of the Republican members, as
another indication of the speakers
friendliness to liberal silver policy.
THE TARIFF COMMITTEE.
OF the ten Democratic members Of the
ways and means committee, all except
Stevens OF Massachusetts and Bryan of
Nebraska, who are in their first term in
congress, were members OF the fiftieth,
and of these all except Whiting OF
Michigan, are recorded as voting for
the Mills bill on its final passage.
Whiting made several speeches uphold
ing the tariff message Of President
Cleveland, and was probably paired in
favor of the bill. Springer, the chair
man, has always voted for tariff reform
measures, but has by published inter
views recorded himself in favor Of pass
ing epecific bills to put few articles on
the free list, and against general re-
vision OF the tariff by the house at this
session. The majority of his Demo- |
cratic colleagues have stated in public |
that they were in favor of this line of
policy at the present time.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
In the absence of the vice-president |
today, Henderson presided over the |
senate.
Among the bills introduced and re-
ferred was one by Sherman to amend |
the Nicaragua ship canal act.
Two messages from the president of
the United States were presented, read |
and appropriately referred. One was as
to the arrangement and operation of |
electric wires in the District of Colum
ba, and the other as to uniform usage |
by all the departments of the govern
ment in spelling geographical names.
After short executive session, the |
senate adjourned till Tuesday, January |
5th.
COMBINATIONS.
The senate in executive session has
confirmed the following nominations
United States Ministerial. Loudon
Snowden of Pennsylvania, to Greece,
Roumania and Servia; Richard Cults
Shannon, New York, to Nicaragua, Costa
Rica and Salvador; Romualdo Pacheco,
to Guatemala and Honduras.
Minister resident and consul general
John S. Duraham, Pennsylvania, to
Hayti.
jeremiah Coughlin, New York. secre-
tary OF legation and consul-general at
Bogota.
Fenton R. IcCreery, of Michigan,
secretary Of legation at Santiago, Chile.
Lars Anderson, Ohio, second secre-
Bary OF legation at London.
VIM. G. Tripler, consul at Coquimbo.
Richard G. Kerens, OF Missouri: mem
Der OF the continental railway commits
sion.
Ebenezer j. Oemsbee, OF Vermont,
and commissioner in Samoa.
l.. W. Colby, OF Nebraska, assistant
attorney general of the United States.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The first Pinch gun ever made in the
Washington naval ordnance foundry.
vas tested at the proving grounds yes
erdsy. Successful results were OBJ