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Ii UNITED STATUS NAVY. 41 tin it a I Kcpnrt r Secretary llerherl-In. cri-niii Si rough I'rirntl. WAHttt.N(tH).v, Dei1. '.. Secretary of t,he Nnw Herbert has made his minimi rv port to President ( loveland, in which ' JLiv tslrongly urges tins increase of tho feature of it is u showing of the tardi uiavy. ' ncss with whlcli tho plans for coast do- "We nre not in want of ordinary un- fonsos and armaments aro ho in if .-nnnored cruisers or of gunboats," ho carried out. "Tho original plan," Aays, "hut wo aro lamentably deficient KIly8 Secretary Lamont, "contomplatod In torpedo hoatH, and wo certainly IU, expenditure of 507,782,800 by tho need more battleships. An inspection e,i of tho present '.year. The actual of tho building programmes of other expenditures and appropriations nation will demonstrate tliat the les- for armament and omplaee- ssons taught at Ytiltt and Woi-IIai-Wel Aiavi. tended to confirm tho belief of naval exports throughout tho world In the olllciiey of these two classes of ves sels." Tho secretary recommends tho construction of two battleships and at Jonst two torpedo boats, and shows that they can ho built now at a reduc tion of from 'JO to 25 per cjiiL from former prices. Three vessels built by contract, tho Olympia, Minneapolis and Katahdin, liavo been completed since last year's report, and also three built at navy .Yards, tho Maine, Texas and Ainphl trite. Tho United States lias three battle ships in service and live building; six teen coast defense vessels in service und four building; one armored cruiser in service and ono building; thirty three unarmourod cruisers in service iind one building; eight gun vessels in service and nine building. The report shows that tho entire ex pense of tho navy department for tho i'cur ended Juno' 30, 1805, was 512. 118, :i0, of which more than half was for the pay of tho navy. Tho appropria tion for tho current year is S-il,:ia I.Orj.'i, aiud tho estimate for next year 5-0,- :uj,i;i;. The report also shows tho condition ')f foreign navies. PRELIMINARY WORK. B'lr.st Week of Hut Klf ly-fourtli Cougriw A Korcnml. Washington, Dec. '-'.The first week of tho Fifty-fourth congress, which convenes to-day, promises nothing at cither end of tho capitol in the way of ncc.iinl legislation. Tlio time before the Christinas holidays is usually do "voted to preliminary matters and tlio -work of the session does not begin un til after tho recess. The new congress Avill probably not bo an exception to this rule. The senate proceedings may "lie enlivened by an attempt at reorgan ization, but in tho house nothing can lie fioue until the committees are ap pointed. .Speaker-elect Reed says thu committees will not be announced this week, with, perhaps, a single excep tion the committee on rules. This committee formulates the rules which aire to govern the hci'so during its ses sions, and it is customary for the -.speaker to name it during tho tlrst week in order that it can immediately lcgiii its labors. While it is believed the rules of the Fifty-llrst congress, -over which Mr. Keod presided, will be reported for tlio guidance of tlio present house, it is understood a few changes will be made as a result of experience, which aro designed to .tttilL further improve tlio house inu chinery and tho facilitation of public luisincss. A KENTUCKY TRAGEDY. JCurmur KuU Snot lo Death Al'lurllo lluil KIIIimI Tin-no rriniM. Cynthia n a, Ivy., Dee. 2. Murderer cOrvillo Kals, while resisting arrest by av posse yesterday, was shot to death, sifter be had butchered his wife, killed jin ofllcer and badly wounded two other aiie.u. Kals was a farmer living near .Itrowniiiirsville, and his wife had do wertcd him for John Fields, a tenant on the place. Kals induced his wife to j-uturn on Tuesday, and killed Field. Tlal.s, -wlio defied arrest, was well armed ainil took refuge in a hut. A largo ipossc eame upon tho hut late Saturday might, and Sunday at dawn tho attack was made. When the rush was made from tlio heavy timber, Kals began fir ing. A man named McCombs fell mortally wounded, and two men, named Wells and Herbert, wero seri ously shot. The storming party eU'ect- d an entrance to the hut, and a hor rible sight mot their gaze. On the .lloor lay the mutilated body of Mrs. Eas, almost nude and covered with ugly wounds, whilo near by lay a bloody hatchet with which she had been killed. The posso fired a fusil lade of shots as it entered the hut, and Kals was shot to pieces. HhhI Will Soon Mo Gone. Washington, Dec. 2. An otllcial re port received at the treasury depart ment states that by aet.ial count 28,000 steals died of starvation on tlio I'riblroft islands last summer, because their mothers had been killed at sea, and that fully 5,000 moro wero on the Is in. uds in a starving condition and would lie before tho season closed. It Is esti mated that at this rato of loss, the seals in tho Rehring tea will have, be come extinct within the next threo or our .years at the farthest. tfkllT Upsut mill l-'our Drowncil. Uniontown, Pa., Doc. 2. Four por tions wero drowned in the Monongahola river below Hrownsvillo last night about midnight, .lolin Pickup, Miss JLatira Stevenson and Mr. iind Mrs. IMeKuford wero returning from Ulrownsvillo to their homo at Wood Illuu in a skiff. Tlioy got too close to the steamer .lamos 0. lllaino, which was coming up stream, and the waves upset tho slcilV, throwing them all into deep water. Nothing could bo done to ffiuln them in tho darkness. LAMONT'S REPORT. Tho Number of illsted Men In tho Army In '.in, 70(1 -In I lux Condition. Washing ion. Nov. 30 -Secretary of War Laniont has submitted his miiiiiiil .-onort to President Cleveland. 'I'ho incuts have, however, been but 8 10, (ill 1, 000. Tho average annual appropriations for these two objects has been less than 81,500,000. The work has therefore been conducted at about a seventh of tho rate proposed. If future appropriations for tlio manu facture of guns, mortars and carriages bo no larger than the average author ized for tlio purpose since 1883, it will require twenty-two years more to supply tho armament of tho eighteen important ports for which completo projects aro approved. If tho appropiratlons for tho engineer worlc aro to continue at tho rate of tho annual appropria tions since 1800, it will require seventy years to completo tho emplacements iind platforms for this armament for the ports referred to. It rests with congress to determine by its appropri ations the period which shall elapse before our coasts shall be put in a sat isfactory condition of defense. Tho amount required for the eighteen ports is about SI 8,000,000, and tho entire work can bo completed within ten years." The report shows that the expenses of tho war department for the fiscal year ended .June 30, 1805, were 552,087, 780. Tho appropriation for tlio cur rent fiscal year is S 10, Hit), 571, and tho estimate for tho following year, 551, 015.(513. "The army," says .Secretary Laniont, "is better fed, clothed and housed than ever before, and the policy zealously pursued of promoting tho personal comfort of the olllcers and men has re sulted in a devotion to the service which is everywhere apparent. It can l.u said witli confidence that never in Ms history lias the present condition of tho army been surpassed." Tho number of enlisted men in tho army as shown by tho report, is 25,70(5, and the effective 'list is placed at 20,53 . Secretary Lament renews his recom mendation of last year that the presi dent bo authorized to appoint ten cadets at largo to the military academy at West Point each year, to fill vacan cies caused by the failure of represent atives to appoint. BUSINESS ABOUT THE SAME. SHulit hlirliiluiKii In PrlccK Orniri from Nut unil I iiimi'H Wlinil llHiitf IIkIiI. Nnw Youiv, Nov. 30. It. O. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Keview of Trade, says; Iiitsiness has not improved, though there is very little change except in tlio shrinkage of prices which a period of inaction naturally causes. After the extraordinary buying of the sum mer and early fall, a marked decrease ns inevitable and it is yet too early in most branches to judge how far the future was anticipated in purchases. liOtail stocks aro still reported full in nearly all branches, with delayed dis tribution in many on account of unfa vorable weather. The movement ol crops is only fair, both cotton and wheat being largely kept back in the hope of higher prices, and there is a prevalent feeling that foreign imports will fall oil. The woolen business makes scarcely any gain, although clay worsteds aro largely sold at the advanced prices re cently made and some dress goods and overcoatings at prices partly higher and partly lower. The sales of wool, which to a largo extent represents speculation and supplies for the future rather than present consumption have boon, at tho three chief markets dur ing tlio past four woolen. 21,205,050 pounds, against 1(5,120.11)0 last year, and 2-1, 371, 821 in 1803, and 21,157,000 iu tho same weeks of 1802. The western receipts of wheat con tinue larger than last year for thu week, 1,505,201 bushels against 3,5(55, 101 a year ago, and for four weeks ol November, 29,002,521 against 15,880,078 last year. As before, Atlantic exports nro relatively small, and for four weeks have been only 8,207,10(5 bushels (Hour included) against (5,712,105 last year. It is evident that with such movements higher prices can hardly bo expected, nor can tho exchange situation bo favorably affected. During the past week failures havo been 270 in tho United States against 2S0 last year and 17 iu Canada against 30 last year. SHOT HIMSELF. Potfir MrCeoch, tint I.uril Speculator, Com niltn Suicide. Mii.waukkk, Nov. 20. Peter Me Gcocli, capitalist, known throughout tho country as a daring speculator and keen financier, shot himself yesterday at his home at National avenue, just outside of tho city. Mr. Mctioooh was found dead in the bath room of his house at 11:35 o'clock. Ho had placed tho muzzle of a revolver in his mouth and fired. Tho bullet took an upward course and penetrated the brain, His domestic relations undoubtely led Mr. McUoooh to take his life. Mis wife, to whom ho was married eight years ago, had filed suit for divorce and tho pub licity of liis domestic troubles led to his suicide. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. AiiiiiiiiI Iti'jiurt i.f thu Secretary Itnform Siii;K'tl Washinoton, Nov. 20 Secretary Hoke Smith, of tlio interior depart ment, has made his annual report to tho president. The secretary dwells upon the necessity of eliminating poll tics from the management of Indian rif Fairs, and of conducting each reser vation upon strictly business princi ples, the object being to make every Indian who remains upon tlio reserva tion self-supporting and ready, as soon as possible, to assume the duties of citizenship and bo freed from tho pa ternal care of tho government. Tlio secretary recommends the reor ganization of the bureau as follows: First That instead of n single com missioner of Indian affairs, tho Indian servico bo placed in charge of three commissioners two of thorn to bo civilians to bo appointed from differ ent political parties, and one to bo a detailed army ofllcer. Second That tho tenure of ofllce of an Indian agent bo conditioned upon the faithful discharge of his duties, and appointments and removals to bo made by tho president upon tho recom mendation of the threo commissioners of Indian a f Fairs. Third That tho classified servico be extended over all the subordinate positions, both at the agencies and at the schools. Referring to the subject of the allot ments, tho secretary says there aro a number of changes which should bo made in the present allotment system, which require congressional action. According to the present law an Indian becomes a citizen of the United States upon receiving his allotment. In any case he is ready to receive land beforo he is prepared for the consequences of citizenship. Allotments should be made long before reservations are opened. Each Indian should be settled upon his homestead and be self-supporting before citizenship is conferred upon him. When citizenslilpis conferred, the government ought to let him alone and allow him to take his place, surround ing li i in witli no more restraint and giving him no more help than is !,( I ltV- I corucu hi oilier cmzciis. iiuucr wiu present system Indians to whom allot- ments have been made and upon whom citizenship lias been conferred still re ceive enormous gratuities and need every dollar they receive. Upon each reservation a part of the Indians will be ready for citizenship before others, and all are ready to own land and work it before they are ready for citi zenship. Tho law should bo changed so that allotment can bo made upon the recommendation of the agent to those who aro ready for it, and patents should be issued later, with tho ap- nrni-!,! nf llin KPurnlnrv nf flu, iiitorinTV I i ., , ,. t .1 i to those Indians showing themselves fitted to receive the lands so assigned. Tho secretary presents a copy of the report of the Dawes commission, which recommends: First A territorial government over tho live civilized tribes, adapted to their peculiarly anomalous conditions, so framed tis to secure all rights of residents in tho same, and without im- pairing the vested rights of the citizen, i Indian or other person not an intruder, S:,w.r,.1 'I'lm iivlnnclnn of fllo i.n.ic ' ,. 'Secoiid- he extension of the juris,. , diction of the United States courts in .-. - tho territory, both in law and equity, i to hear and determine all controversies i and suits of nnv nature coneerninir "oso " Ul IlK'11 lu" ,ur ' " ' lau uvu'" anil suns oi anj nauue t-"-L.' lllf, ,iu.nl wurt, ,mid and c.incelled and the ehanncl any ngni in or use aim occupation or tbo tribal lands of tho several nations, to which any citizen, Indian or other person, or the tribal government of any nation, is or may bo made a party, plaintiff or defendant. The report estimates the amount of public lands undisposed of to be aboin (500,000,000 acres at the close of the fis cal year, and shows that the total re ceipts during tlio year for nubile lands amounted to over 52,000,000. The un adjusted hind grants to railroads amount to nearly 00,000,000 acres. After reviewing in detail the work of tho land office during the past twolvo months, the secretary takes up tho question of tho disposition of the arid lands and tho preservation of tho forests. Ho urges that these two questions are closely allied, for the quantity of arid lands far exceeds the present water supply, even if it wero all utilized for irrigation. The increase of the water supply must depend upon tho growth and pres ervation of the forests. Attention is called to the failure of the Carey bill to accomplish the results ex pected; tho secretary attributes this to the fact tho bill intended that money for the irrigation should bo raised up on the arid lands given tho states. This has been impossible on account of tho fact that sufiloiontcontrol over the lands was not given to tlio states to niako them available as security for ' the money expended in their reclama tion. The secretary suggests the ad visability of patenting theso lands to flio states after it is fully determined that the selections mado by them un der tho Carcv act aro arid lands. Want a llounty on Wheat. London, Nov. 20. Tho marquis of Salisbury, replying to a letter in which tho writer points out that during thu past ten years tho country has spent JJ32,OOO,00() on imported wheat and Hour, and tho import of Hour instead of wheat had resulted in a loss of 18, 000,000, promises to consider the writer's suggestion regarding the payment of u bounty to wheat growers and tho admission of wheat free, while a duty ia planned for imported Hour. NATIONAL BANKS. Jtoport of thn C omptrollcr of thu Currency Numlicrof Nullum)! Ilunl: .Snu'U'i'Hlliina ItellltHl! til till) IlKTCIIHO of NlllO IsSUI'l. Washington. Dec. 2. Tho report of lion, .lames II. Eckels, comptroller of tho currency, gives information in de tail in regard to the organization, .su pervision and liquidation of tho na tional banks for the year ended Octo ber 31, 1805, and similar information as far as obtainable relative to banks, banking companies and savings insti tutions organized and doing business under tho laws of tho several states and territories. Tlio total number of national banks organized since tlio date tlio first cer tificate of authority was issued, Juno 20. 1303, to the close of the report year, has been 5,023, making a yearly aver age of 152. Of the number organized, there were in active operation on Oc tober 31 last 3,715, with an authorized capital stock of $001.13(5,015, represented by 285,100 shareholders, or an average capital stock of 8178,772 for each bank; average number of shares to each, 2.13(5, and of shareholders, 77. Tho total amount of their circulation out standing was S2T3,8S7,030, of which amount 5100,180,0(51 was secured by United States bonds and 523,70(5,(5(50 by lawful money deposited with tho treas urer of tho United States. During tlio report year forty-three banks wero organized, located in twenty different states, with an ag gregate capital stock of 51,800,000. Of these now banks, twenty-eight, with a capital stock of 52,530,000, aro in tho northern and northwestern section of tho country, and fifteen, with a capi tal stock aggregating 52,3(50,000, in the south and southwest. Tho number of banks organized during tho year was less than 30 per cent, of the yearly av erage. Tho comptroller recommends a num ber of amendments to the national banking lnJK-. In making' suggestions relative to the increase of note issues, the comp troller uses the fol'owing language: Tho Issuing of circulating notes to tho par vuluo of bonds deposited to secure tlio suiau iuhI thu rcducluit of the per cent, of scuil-nii- I lillfll In. 1ftvli.il 1111111 wilr.1i twiti.u lifiw lii. fill llriri.il ' i.t.w.. -..v .. ..,.. ...... .... u.n- .. 1... nil ,1... Li,i.nt...l..U nf 1.n l.nnutt.M .!!.. have touched udoii tho suliluct at all uml Uv every coiaptrollor from the time of nml includ- Comptroller Knox. Tho provision of tin-law prohibiting tho former ami tho provision of tho law KovernliiK tho amount of tho hitter, however, tiro still unclmnuuil upon tho statute booh. At a tlmo when tho Ueslro Is so frcqunatly expressed that there lie n lurtfor Issue of bunk notes mid complaint is Hindu Unit national bunks uro IndtlTorout to the note Issuing func tion vested In thotn, It inuy well bo considered by congress whether It would not bo wise to do that which will make It of sutUcleut Inter est to tho iiiitlonul banks to pav greater at tention to note issues. Tho profit of bunkitu; la tho United Slates Is now largely In the de- posit feature of It, and thus it is of greater Concern lllldor OXistlnj,' Clrcumst.UICOS to tlio ' banks to secure deposits than it Is to Issue ,, , ' ..,, i ... . t,...-....i Justlfy tho expense and troublo entailed uuiui iiiiiiii ii iului ii itj ritiiiiii - 11 tV'i ibi i t. ercby. Hanks aro not eleemosynary institutions, and therefore piiriiko only In that whljli prom ises a iniirKla of prolK. While on the ono hand entitled to no moro favors linn ura granted to other corporations or enterprises carried on by associated individuals, on tho other they should not be denied any privileges which tlioy may justly claim, and for the de nial of which no possible excuse can bo given. It is unquestionably true that national banks would largely increase their note circulation if UlO Otllbiirr.lSStllOIlt linsltlg frOU! tllO llCOd- ,ess locklnB ,, ()f u ,nrK0 ,,ilrt or lnolr capttl. uvinhililn for other nuriinsns. and the lessened ItVlllliilllU ill I Willi" 1 J profit through execs' ll(l not confront the isslvo taxation now Imposed 10m. Thev certainly would II0W dogged by them freed for luak-aotu clr- eolation. The experience of this and other countries conclusively demonstrates that tho b st am) most nitlonal not- Issues aro those put forth by banks. It likewise demonstrates that Is sues made direct by government aro always expensive, and under overv circumstance v source of danger to such governments anil loss to their people's business Interests. No clearer proof of this could bo had than that furnished by tho illlncultles viilch wo have witnessed on tlio part of this government in its efforts to maintain the full credit of its pr.ctlcally lim itless amount of demand obligations. Tho advantage accruing to tho government bv tho substitution of a bank note for a treas ury note currency would be imme'isurably great. Tho need of maintaining a gold reserve to meet tho recurring demand obligations, now nevor retired, would, within u reasonable time, bu obviated, and. delivered from this voxatlous and oxpenslvo dltllculty. tho trnns ury department could return to Its legitimate function of collecting tho revenues of tho gov ernment needful to meet governmental ex penses and disbursing the same. With the relief gained to it through tho ro moval of this burden would come a greater ono to tho business interests of tho individual citi zen, whoso every operation would no longer bo harassed by tho uncertainty .springing from a fear that either in the present or tho futuro the currency obligations now forced by his government throuch tho provisions of an in flexible law into tho avenues of trade and com merce may bo discredited and dishonored. Tho relegating of note issue onttroly to tho banks would give a bettor guarantee of meet ing the varying wants of trade, which Is im possible with a legal inundate decreeing mi amount of treu-.tirv Issues of no creator and no less volume at One season of the yo.ir than an other, whether or no there bo a corresponding Increase or lessoning of the demand for cur rency to transact tho business in hand. It Is suggested iu connection with the above that as a necessary element to the security of proper elasticity of issue in our bank-note currency sec tion 0 of the act of .luly 12, 1S82, regu lating the retirement and issuing of circulation to banks within a fixed period of time, should be repealed and also that such amendment should be made to the law as will necessitate the banks keeping in the ofllce of tho comptroller, of tho currency a sufficient amount of bank notes as will enable them to secure circulation at once, in stead of after a period of delay, fre quently of hutllciont duration as to make tho issue unavailable to relieve the pressure existing at the tiiuo of ordering thu same. BAD TRAIN WRECK. Thn Cniiclic"i Tiiko lrlr ami I'linlc-Htrlckon Puixengdrs lliive it (line Cull. SviiAfTHi:, N. Y., Dec. 2. Tho New York and Philadelphia express on tlio Delaware, Lackawanna ,fe Western railroad, which loaves Syracuse at 10:10 p. in., was wrecked M mile north of Preble station. 25 miles south of this city, at 12:30 this morning. Tho train, which consisted of ono baggage car, one mail car, two day coaches and a sleeper, was running at a rate of 50 miles an hour when the wreck occurred. The siding at Preble had been opened to allow a freight, train to got out of tlio way of tho ex press and tho switch was left open. Tlio train crashed into tlio freight cars on tho siding, completely telescoping three of them. The engine and tender of the express wero completely demol ished, and the engineer, Ocorgo Young, of Syracuse, was instantly killed. Webster Hoof, of Syracuse, tho fireman, was taken from beneath tlio wreck of tho engine and died soon afterward. At least a dozen passengers aro badly in jured. No sootier had tho wreck oc curred than the baggage car, which was reduced to kindling wood in tlio collision, caught flro from the engine. The panic-stricken passengers had hardly timo to got out of tho car beforo the whole train was in a blaze. MISSOURI MANUFACTURES. Interesting Points from tlui Keport or tho Slate I.ubor CohiihIbmIoiut. .Ii:iTi:itso.v City, Mo., Dec. 2. Ac cording to tho annual report of State Labor Commissioner Meriwether, SOI principal manufacturers of tho state have $75, (5 1 7, '17(5 capital and buildings, grounds and machinery worth 54(5, (521, 20(5 more. They produced goods worth 5113,810,0(53, and employ 4, 23(1 clerks at an aggregate of 55,201,051 iu wages and 42,00(5 laborers at an aggregate of 517,851.028 wages an average of 5115 for each. The selling value of the goods amounted to 52,(517 for each workman. Urewery men wore paid an average of S015, brickmakers an average of 5300 and distillery workers an average of 5700. The lowest average was 5214 to coffin makers. More goods wero manu factured in the tobacco than iu any other one industry, tho selling value of the tobacco manufuctured being 514,474,03S, not in cluding SI, 188,220 worth of cigars. The next largest item of manufacture is 512,4(53, 135 worth of pork and beef. Ilrewerics come third with a total of 2.133,713 barrels of beer, worth SU, 008,152. Tlio rovenuo tax on beer ag gregated 52,055,755 and on tobacco 53, 3SS.014. CONDITION OF OKLAHOMA. Interesting Kurt Tnki-n from tlio Annual Itiqiort of (inv, Ken Trow. Washinoton, Dec. 1. Gov. William C. Henfrow, in his report on the condi tion and progress of the territory of Oklahoma for the fiscal year ended Juno 30, 1S05, shows that the taxable property in the territory has increased from sii),t 17,022. 8(5 in 1801 to 539,275, 1S0.21 in 1805. He anticipates a great increase next year in real estate, as many farmers aro making final proof on their claims. KducMtiou lias received much atten tion from the people, and an excellent system of public schools has been es tablished. Tlio university is prosper ing, and has an attendance of 100. q'ho agricultural college is doing good work, and has an attendance of 113. The normal school is efficient in its work, and has an attendance of 1(51 students. The report respecting the leasing of school, college and public building lands is very satisfactory, and shows the net proceeds for the year to have been SSS,(527.07. Tho governor asks that all tho public lands in the terri tory, not filed on at this time, bo do nated to the territory for tho use ami benefit of public schools. HOUSE REPUBLICANS. They Hold a Ciiueus and Select riindldiit cr for the Various OIIUch. Washington, Dec. 2. The republic ans of the house of representatives net in caucus Saturday night and unani mously nominated ex-Speaker Thomas 15. Heed, of Maine, for speaker of the Fifty-fourth congress. This action was anticipated, as at no time had any effort been inaugurated to con test his election. Mr. Heed's elec tion was followed by tho elec tion of the entire combine ticket, with the exception of He v. II. I). Fisher, of Kansas, for chaplain. Hev. Fisher came within ono vote of receiv ing the nomination, and Representa tive Miller, of Fisher's district, tlio Second Kansas, refused to vote for him and give him the nomination. The othei olllcers selected were: Alexander McDowell, Pennsylvania, for clerk; IS. F. Russell, Missouri, sergeant-at-arms; William .1. tllenn. Now York, doorkeeper; Joseph C. Me Kirov, Now York, postmaster; Rev. II. N. Condon, Michigan, chaplain. HOLMAN'S SUCCESSOR. C'ongreHSiiian Culberson Chosen Chairman of tliti Democratic Congressional Cau cus. Washington, Dec. 2. Tho house democratic caucus, before proceeding to tho nomination of officers, elected Congressman Culberson, of Texas, permannent chairman of the caucus, to succeed Judge Dol man, of Indiana. Messrs. Rusk, of Maryland, and Robertson, of Louisiana, wero chosen permanent sec retaries. Mr. Richardson, of Tennes see, nominated .Mr. Crisp, of (Jeorgia, for speaker. n i 4