The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-18

Public Lands, Dubois, Of Idaho.
Railroads Clark, Of Wyoming
Relations with canada, Carter OF Mon
tana. ,r.,,
Rules, Aldrich, Of Rhode Island.
Territories, Davis of Minnesota.
Transportation Routes to the Seaoodiu,
Nc Bride, of oregon.
SELECT COMMITTEES.
University of the United States, Kyle Of
Inter ational Expeditions, Thurston, of
Nebraska. - ,,,,.
National Banks, Mantle, of Montana.
Forest Reservations, Allen, of Nebraska.
Investigate TrespaSseS on lnutah bah"s'
Paxer, of Kansas.
The three Elections committees
which it is now thought will be APP
pointed by Reed are considered by
several Democrats to be only so many
guillotines, in spite of his celestial ut
terance concerning a desire for JUS
tice. On the other hand, his friends
say that the unpresented appointment
of these three committees is done to
clear the tables as preliminary to bus
mess, and that the partisan flavor will
be more lacking than ever specially in
the face of the 1873 majority of Republi-
cans 1T is thought tonight that the
chairman of the committees will be
respectively, Call, of Massachusetts,
johnson, OF Indiana, and Daniels, of
New York The composition of the
committees will be Republicans and
Democrats each. In order to make
this departure in committee-making
new rule is expected to be reported
~, 10 mr.
1t does not now seem likely that the
committees will be announced before
the latter part of the week namely, on
the day of adjournment for the holt
days.
There was something of a tilt yester-
day between Cooper, Dem, of Florida,
and Flynn, Republican. of Oklahoma.
Cooper defended Secretary Holle Smith
against whom Flynn made the charge
that the Secretary had delayed the APP
in oklahoma. for the purpose
of allowing some of his
relatives. who were attorneys, to make
money by the delay. Flynn said law
had been passed providing for the APP
pointment of those agents within
twelve months. and introduced reso-
luton practically calling upon the Sec
rotary to inform the House why he had
not done as Mr.. Flynn wanted him to
do Cooper, withdrawing his obiec-
ton, the resolution was taken up by
unanimous consent and passed.
Stewart. of Nevada, in the Senate,
made a speech ON the necessity Of leg
isIation which would protect America
against the rapidly growing and cheap
e. ~ of Tn, hx Jct
of his speech he read from Consul Jer-
nigan's report. saying it was very in
structive and should be in the hands of
every American" The showing of
Japanese manufacturing growth was
interesting, but very few Senator's
seemed to pay much attention TO Stew
art. He continued, saying that the
remedy against Japan was protection
and free silver: that the money re-
ceived by the Japanese was twice as
valuable to them as was our demone-
tized silver to us, and labor was
far cheaper to laborers who were
able TO subsist on less. He was
in favor of "a Chinese wall so high
around this country that il would keep
the sun out"
The facts and figures We're ordered
printed in the Record and
would make good reading for North
Carolinians who will send to their Con-
gressmen for the copy containing
them. Specially Interesting is the cot
ton showing in the reports from Japan.
Maj John Scott Payne, of Chapel
Hill, n. C., who died on Sunday, was a
brother-in-law of Prof Alexander,
Minister to Greece. He moved to Cha
pei Hill some years ago, and about two
years ago was appointed by Secretary
Hoke Smith to a position on the Board