TWxSTY-NINTH CON GREsS.

Senate.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 10, 1916.
There was good lot OF small business, such as
petitions notices OF bills, and requests for the with
drawing OF papers from the files, In the Senate to-
day.


Every body expected the printer or printers to be
elected this morning. and, therefore, respectable
crowd were collected in the galleries, from a lofty
curiosity to see who got these droppings of gravy
from Uncle Sans roast goose OF the public PRINT
ing, Richie " Helss, Fisks& Dow, or Gales Il
Seaton.


Mr. Dixon II. LEWIS submitted bill for the con-
summation N the Texas annexation by formally adj
mitling Texas into the Union as State, under her
adopted Constitution. Mr. Lewis said that.lt inn
portan that this subject should be acted upon at once,
as there were heavy, assignments OF goods IN New
York destined for Texas, which were detained on
account OF the duties collected in Texas upon i'm
ports from the United States in the interim to the
final ratification of the International compact mat
rimonial between Brother Jonathan and Mr.. Dick
nsons "red-haired, dark-eyed daughter of the
South" Mr.. Lewis, we are apprlsed, was the very
first man in Congress to broach the question of the
Texas annexation He Is, consequently, the man
OF all others to give the work the finishing lick.
Mr.. SPEIGHT appeared anxious for the settlement
of the question OF the printing. He accordingly
submitted resolution that the printer OF the Senate
be elected tomorrow, and asked that the resolution
be Immediately considered. But the rule inter-
posed, and the resolution lies over till tomorrow,
and the printing till the day alter Rtchie IL Hess
we predict, are the men who Will be chosen, though
Col. Benton has no particular affection tor Mr.





MIR. Bagby any very strong attachment to the late
editor OF the Richmond Enquirer, for admitting into
his columns, last session, certain most unmercilul
structures on the indignant Alabamian's celebrated
Janus.faced speech the Texas annexation. Still,
we expect they will be induced to chime in with the
great majority of the party, leaving Messrs Fisk
Dow TO abide the uncertainties OF the next Con-
gress.


The Senate next resumed the ballotng for COM
mittees, and the following were the ballots tor
charmen, IN continuation from yesterday:


On Post Offices and Post Roads-Nlles "a, Bar
row l6.


Roads,and Ccnals-Hannegan 25, Corwin II.
Petsions-Upham, whig, 42-no opposition.
District of Cotumba-Haywood 26 Miller l6.
Patent Otice, ,8c.--Cameron n, Johnson, Md, l6.
Contingent E1penses-Niles 2i, Green Is, Lew
is2


Pubic Bmildings-Cameron q, Dayton Is


Printing-Atherton 25, Upham II.


Retrenchment-D. II. Lewis 25, Morehead Is.
Isrritories-Westcott "a, Bagby7.


Engrossed BMs-Chalmers 25, Lewis l.


On motion, it was resolved that the Senate pro-
coed to vote severaly upon the committees in their
order, SO as to fill up each committee in the same
balloting.


On the first ballot, the Committee of Foreign Re-
latons, Mr.. Allen chairman, was filed with the
names of Cass, Sewer, Archer and Atheron-one
wing, four democrats.


On Finance, Mr. Calhoun chairman, Messrs.
Benton, Evans, Lewis, Jenness


Mr. SEWER moved that Mr.. Evans be placed Sc





leCt.


Mr. WEsrcorT, who has shown himself one OF
the most independent men In the Senate, protested
against any order OF primogenlture or right OF sue
cession in the committees. He had no idea OF or
ders Of rank in the Senate, and denounced any at
tempt TO the infringement Of the established rules.
Mr. BERRfEN explained, and 30 did Mr.. SEWER,
when the former Senator, with view to a better
understanding among Senators, renewed motion
proposed an hour before for the Senate to adjourn
which was carried almost unanimously, and the Sc.
nate thereupon adjourned over till tomorrow.


Of all committees OF the Senate, and many oil
them are OF mere secondary importance, there il
slons,) and he has the most aborlous and hankless
Office OF any man in the list. Mr.. Haywood, (de
mocrat) the other hand is Chairman Of two
Committees 80 is Mr.. Niles; 20 is Mr.. Cameron
The wings were evidently mortified at their being
placed exclusively at the tailend OF the committees
notwithstanding Mr.. Archer and Mr. Berrien both
declared they entirely Indifferent as TO thei
location. Tomorrow we may expect some mag
nanmous modification OF the arrangement, for ths
benefit of the wings.


II had been infinitely better had the wings as
sented in the first place, to the appointment OF m.
committees by the Vice President. Though, IL ii
likely, he would have shown them no more iavo
upon No. |, ne would assuredly have given then
some appointments as No. q Now there II
scarcely hope that even Webster, or Ber
rien, or Mangum, or Crtenden or Corwin, or Day
ton, or Johnson OF Md or Evans, or Archer, will
be elevated to higher order than No. 3.


u the democrats are going to be 80 uncourteou
IN tnls business, the day Of retaliation, when j
comes, VIII at least teach them that sauce for III,
goose IS sauce for the gander


House Of Representatives.


-, December 10th, ie4S