Show wa3higEon Washington 29The ways and means committoe devoted the entire session today to consider tho notion no-tion of the tariff commissions schedule on wool and woolens less than half of which they completed II None but verbal changes were made except in the item of woolen rags shoddy and flocks on which tho rate was changed from 12c to ICe per pound Senate confirmations Robert Campbell of Louisiana vice consul at Monterey The following named postmasters were commissioned yesterday Levi M Parker Castroville Cal Philar mon P Livermore Downie Gal John F Paris Mariposa Cal The postoffieo on the route from Soledad t3 Santa Barbara from January 15 1883 with service from San Luis Obispo to Los Alamos and the supply sup-ply office of Arroyo Grande Sauta Maria aud Guadalupe is decreased a distar ca Of S3f < miles The Senate today confirmed James H Evans as register of the land office at Lakeview Oregon Receivers of public money Frank G Ward Susanville Caj Henry Z Oaborne Bodie California Chandler B Watson collector of customs for the southern district of Oregon There is considerable doubt as to what action the Senate committee on pensions will take in relation to the proposition to increase the pensions pen-sions ot soldiers in the late war who lost an arm or leg in the service Senator Mitchell Pennsylvania who was chosen chairman of this committee by the republican caucus says he does not favor a uniform rate of pension to soldiers wno nave lost limbs in the service He is in favor of granting them permanent pension but wants it to range from S23 to S45 a month according to the degree of disability resulting from the loss of limbs Thousands of petitions for the passage of this bill granting this increase of pension has been received by Congress this session but it is very doubtful if any bill of this character can be passed till next Congress Tho President moves into the White House from the Soldiers Home tomorrow and will receive on New Years |