The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-27

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Sneaker Reed announced his com
mittcc appointments SATURDAY.. Ding
lev of Maine is at the head 81 tn
WAYS and Means and also the hous
leader, while rx-rpeakcr Crisp head
the Democratic part Of il. Cannon o
Illinois is chairman N appropriation
with Grout of Vermont in third place
Hit of Illinois, on foreign affairs
Walker Of Massachusetts on banking
and currency, Hooker of New York ~
Rivers and llarbor. B%outclle al
Maine on naval affair. henderson u
Iowa on judiciary. Judge Powers o
Vermont Pacific railroads, Hepburn o
Iowa on IN and Sherman o
New York on Indian affairs. Gen
Grout gets the chairmanship Of thu
committee ON expenditures in the wa
department. Mccall of Massacllusett'
heads one of the election committees
and Moody goes to another. Milliker
of Maine heads the public building
committee and Morse the liquor traffic
committee. Atwood is IA member o.
the committee on ventilation and knoN
Oh territories.
Then the senate Tuesday passed, unan-
mously Hills bill removing ali disahil'
iric from cN.confodcrato officers a re-
gard their again serving in the army
or navy.
The statement of Congressman Pow.
ers in the debate on the question OF
making three house committees or
elections, that he haG invariably voted
upon contested election cases as if he
were deciding Il case as u judge in
court, called forth this warm tribute to
the impartiality of the Vermont con
gresham from Judge Turner of
Georgia, one of the ablcst Democratic
members of the house. Il wish, .
said Judge Turner, Ito assure the
gentleman from Vermont that in ad-
hitting his own inipartiality and fair.
ness I but voice the sentiment Of all
the members on this side of the house.
And if we could know that a gentle
man OF his fairness would preside over
these committees ] can say without
hesitation that there is Il numerous
group about me here who would will
ingly and cllecrfully accept the arrange
ment proposed.
Judge Powers has selected as clerk
to the Pacific railroads committee A.
S. Vcazey. son of latcr-State Com
merce Commissioner NeaZey.
The grecnback retirement plan,
the president and Secretary
Carlisle have repeatedly recommended,
has no conspicuous advocate in con
yress in either party, This is ii sub
iect on which wen Republicans and
Populists agree. No more will be
heard of il. Senator Sherman does not
believe that the presidents plan could
- votes out of the 81 in the
Congressman Hubbard of Missouri
las introduced Il bill to make train
yrecking with intent to rob = felony.
punishable by death.
Representative Walker of Massachu
ietts has a resolution to have the
House Appropriations Committee in
what, if any. appropriation Of
money have been held up by
he secretary and treasury,
Judge Powers has introduced i new
lraft Of the Torrer bill. in much the
orm in which ii was reported III tho
asst House by Col, Oates of Alabama.
Judge Powers has gone carefully over
he measure, and was disposed at one
inc to make important changes, but
correspondence and reflection convinced
Tim that concessions IN one quarter
you'd make enemies in another. He
las, therefore. made changes only
where they seemed necessary to per-
Get the text of the bill.
Senator Sherman is going to reply to
he financial portion of President
'leveland's message and Secretary
'arlisle's report. The speech will in
uguratc a long debate on the financial
uestion.
Congressman Powers asks for the re
cal of IA section of the Revised Stat
ties which provides for docking mem
of congress when absent during Il
for some other cause than sick
ess. II might as we'll be repealed, for
is not enforced.
The president has renominated
Judge W. G. Eeazey to be inter state
)mmcrce commissioner.