The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-03-15
chairman; Daniel, Pasco, Brice, Cor
man. Repub)icans

Uoroon, Palmer, Martin, Republicans, 5.
Relations with Canada: Murphy, chair
man; Pugh, Colquitt, Hunton, Mitchell,
of Wisconsin; Republicans, 4.
Revision of laws: Daniel, chairman:
Call, Lindsay, Republicans, ..
Revolutionary claims: Coke, Pugh,
Republicans. chairman included).
Rules: Blackburn. chairman; Harris,
German, Republicans, ..
territories: Faulker, chairman; Hill,
Blackburn, Bate, Call, White, of Cali.
fornia; Republicans, ).
Transportation routes to the seaboard:
lrby, chairman; George, Turpie, Gordon,
Republicans, 4.
Pacific railroads: Brice, chairman;
Morgan, Faulkner, White. of Louisiana;
Murphy, Republicans, 4.
Indian depredations: Lindsay chair
man, Faulkner, Kyle. White, OF Louisi-
ana; Cockrell, Republicans, 4.
Select committees to investigate the
som, Hunton, Republicans, g. (chair.
man inc uded).
To inquire into the claims against
Nicaragua: Morgan, Palmer, Republi.
cans, 3; chairman included).
Woman suffrage: Vance, George,
Blackburn, Mcpherson, Republicans, .;
chairman included).
Additional accommodations for the
library Of Congress: Voorhees,, Butler,
Pugh, Republicans, 2; chairman in
cluded).
Five civilized tribes Of Indians: But
Ter, Pasco, Roach, Republicans, 2; (chair-
man included).
On transportation and sale of meat
products: Vest. Coke, Allen, OF Ne
braska, Republicans, chairman in
cluded).
To establish q university of the
United States: Hunton, chairman; Kyle,
Vance, Jones, OF Arkansas, Turpie,
Republicans, 4.
Quadro- centennial: Villas, chairman;
Colquitt, Vest, Gray, Daniel, Gibson,
Voorhees,, Lindsay, Republicans, 6.
To investigate the geological survey:
Martin, chairman; Jones, OF Arkansas,
Republicans, 2.
National banks: Mitchell, Wisconsin,
chairman; Vance, Colquitt, Repub-
licans, l.
On forest reservations: Allen, OF
Nebraska, chairman; kyle, Morgan,
Republicans, /.
On corporations in tho District Of Co.
lumbia: German, Brice, Harris, Repub-
licans. 2, chairman included.)
10 investigate trespassers upon Indian
This list Is complete with tho excep-
ton OF the assignment OF the Senator
from Wyoming, and that place has been
left vacant until the member is sworn
In. At the conclusion OF the caucus
German sent copy of the list to the
Republican committee which was in
session in the room OF the committee
on appropriations. The Republicans
decline 10 give out anything to night,
but will report to the Republican caucus
tomorrow.
APPLICATIONS FOR OFFICES POURING IN
WASHINGTON, March 1.-the Cabi.
net meeting to-day oncroach he'd on the
time usually allotted to callers at the
White House and as o consequence the
rush OF visitors was not 80 great. But
the score or more of Congressman who
saw Cleveland had plenty of applica-
tions for office to hand in, and he was
kept busy until IL o'clock when the
Cabinet meeting began. 1t is under.
stood that Cleveland wishes it to be
known that in the appointment OF con.
suls, particularly those to places in
South and Central America, he will be
guided largely by tho adaptablity Of
the candidates for business. He wants
practical business mon. who shall be
sist in the expansion OF American trade
through their knowledge OF business af.
fairs. lie wants these consuls to be
persons OF experience in ali trade mat
tors so that they can readily recognize
whether the port is capable OF becoming
good market for American goods.
CRISP CALLS ON CLEVELAND
WAsIINGToN. March 14.-Speaker
Crisp was one Of the Presidents callers
to-day, and with him was j. w. Waters,
OF Albany, Ga, an applicant for dis
trict attorneyship for the Southern dis
trict of Georgia. Another Georgian
who called was ex.Congressman Blount,
chairman during the send Congress OF
the committee on foreign affairs. The
Cabinet meeting prevented him from
seeing Cleveland. Rumor connects
Blounts name with the Hawaiian com.
mission. He came to the White House
with Secretary Gresham.
TAKING THE PRESIDENT At HIS WORD
WAsHINGToN, March 14.-Collectors
OF customs, commissioners OF immigra-
ton, internal revenue collectors and
other Treasury officials located through
out the country are taking the Presi-
dent at his word that they are to be
allowed to serve out their term OF four
years. Only two designations of this
class so far received, that OF Colonel
Weber and Collector Hendricks, both
New York city.
Fatal Mine Explosion.
MCALIsTER, l. T., March IA mine
explosion at Anderson occurred at Il:3O
o'clock last night. and was caused by
the premature explosion of q blast.