The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-12-16
From the Capitol.

1t is reported, that the president has
decided to appoint Robert W. Hughes,
late candidate for governor of Virginia,
to be United Safes judge for the district
of Virginia.
W. II Smith Of Michigan has been
elected clerk Of the new committee on
wa claims
The representatives from the Mississ.
ippi valley are arranging to secure favor.
able legislature on the transportation
question as affecting that section.
Tho Senate, on Thursday. confirmed
John A. Bingham as minister to Japan
William L. Scruggs of Ga. minister to
Columbia and Alfred 7. A. Torbert as
consul general at Paris.
Senator Carpenter of Wis. was elected
president pro ten in the absence Of Vice
President Wilson, receiving 80 votes, to
16 for Senator Thurman of o. and two
blank votes cast by Senators Sumner and
Schurz. Mr.. Carpenter in taking the
chair said; Senators, please accept my
grateful thanks"
A bill removing the political disabli.
ties of o. s. Babcock Of Virginia, John
II. Reagan of Texas aud others was
passed.
1t appears from the report Of the
Southern claims commission that the
gross amount of claims filed was $780,.
600, 900, and the aggregate amount pas.
sed on $4,000. there remaining II 600
claims, amounting to 100000, to be
adjusted. The amount claimed, in the
whole number of cases reported is $4,
178,S9l, and the amount allowed in set.
Element in the 1913 cases approved i.
S644, 366.
The department Of justice has beer
requested to institute civil or crimina
suits against all in default of the retained
bounty fund. There are no voucher,
! for one hundred and twenty one Thousand
dollars Of expenditures, and the commits
sioner, thong called on for information
). has been unable to produce any accounts
; showing its use. The responsibility o
y ! the late commissioner, so far as has nov
4 developed; is upward of two hrndret
and seventy eight thousand dollars.
. The Senate confirmed the following
!. nominations James Meredith Read, Jr
~ Of New York, late consul general at Par
; is, to be minister resident of Greece
. Egbert G. Sammis of Florida, to be con
:. sui at Stuttgart, Germany; Joseph S
u Moore Of Mississippi, to be consul a
u Trinidad de Cuba John NJ. Wilson G
l. Ohio, to be consul at Bremen, Germany
:. Alfred A. Freeman Of TENNESSEE, to b
d consul at Prague, Germany; Durham "
y Stevens of the District Of Columbia, to
!, secretary of the legation to Japan A
" A. Garguido, interpreter to the Unite
lr States legation at Constantinope also
e. long list of western and southern co
as lectors OF customs, internal revenue an
iy naval officers, surveyors and postmaster
Among the latter are Mrs. Harriet /
of Poland, North Brook6eld, Mass Georl
p b. Roberts, Rochester, N. H.. John v
r.. Hill, Waterbury, Ct Charles f. Bri
" tol Ansonia, Ct. and Bartlett Ben
m Middletown, CT.
Id A correspondent. has the following wi
en- regard to the House Committees I'll
m. list of committees as a whole is well don
II. Mr.. Blaine exhibited his usual sagaci
N, and good sense in paying no attention
he the clamor against Messrs. Dawes, Ga
field and Sco6eld 1t will be notice
however, that Gen. Butler was du
Mt placated by giving him one of the me
OR important chairmanships in the House
or that on the judiciary. lie was entitl
raj to it, SO it is said, being the second on
In. last Congress, but he was no more en-
ng to the craftsmanship Of the committee
ral education and labor, or the committee
u.s. elections. He stood second on these col
ids mittees, but his claims were quie,
on ignored. That he is fully as able in eve
III respect as Gen. Butler, and far more u.
M full to the country and the party, will
readily admitted, but it is safer to offe
Il. some men than others-to ignore t
he just claims of some members than othe
nt' There has been good deal of talk abo
d. the construction Of the civil service col
mittee, and there is some curiosity
w. know whether the speaker intended
'tn crush out all attempts to reform the ci'
ecu service or not. If he had been anxio
ne to aid the reform, Willard of Vermo
I'D should have been at the head of the COL
~ mittee instead Of second land Gen. Butt,
er- one OF the worst enemies of schemes
Jus reform, should not have been put on
on Kellogg Of Connecticut will doubtlt
nd advocate an appropriation to carry on t
all presidents scheme for another year,
he does not pretend to believe in t
RS: competitive scheme He is clev,
1d successful politician apd popular amo
ia members, but he's hardly the man
this place. lie is turned off the judic
!. ry where he vas last winter, and whe
&C. he should be now.