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CURRENT NEWS.
WASHINGTON.


The President has finally nominated Mr..
John Welsh, OF Philadelphia, as Minister to
England. Mr.. Welsh is a wealthy sugar i'm
porter, and was largely identified with the
Centennial Exposition. He is said to be 4
straight-out Republican, but has never fig
ured much in politics. There is likely to be
some opposition TO his confirmation in the
Senate by the more extreme party men, but
on the whole the appointment is said TO be
generally acceptable.
VIM. NJ. Burnett has been appointed Reg
lister Of the Land-office at New Orleans, and
George NJ. Norton, Of Louisiana, Supervis-
ing Inspector OF Steamboats, of the Tenth
District.
The President sent to the Senate on the
10Th a long list of nominations, among them
the following: VIM. Henry Smith, Collector
of Customs, Chicago; Theodore Roosevelt,
Collector Of Customs, Edwin A. Merritt,
Surveyor, and L. Bradford Prince, Naval
Officer, for the Port Of New York; Robert
T. Smith, Collector Of Customs, Mobile;
Edwin W. StOughton, New York, Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister PlenipotentiaTy
TO Russia; John oglesby, Louisiana, Assist
ant Appraiser Of Merchandise, and james
Lewis, Naval Officer, at New Orleans; Ed
gar NJ. Marble, Michigan, Assistant Attor-
ney-General; Gen. Guilford Milloy Wells,
Mississippi, United States Consul General
at Shanghai; Charles Allen, United States
Marshal, Western District OF Missouri.
The following is a special committee of
the Senate to consider the subject of ascer-
tanning and declaring the vote for President
and Vice-President Of the United States:
Senators Edmunds, Conkling, Howe, McMil-
Ian, Teller, Davis Of Illinois, Bayard, Thur
man, and Morgan Of Alabama.
Senator Burnside has introduced bill re-
moving all restrictions in regard to the en-
listment Of colored men in the United States
seryice-in fact, ordering the word ''colored"
20 be stricken out OF the army laws and regu-
lations wherever it occurs.
Hon. Clarkson n. Potter of New York has
declined the Craftsmanship OF the House
Committee on Pacific Railroads, solely, as he
states in letter TO the Speaker, because Of
his interest in railroads, in Pennsylvania, Of
which Colonel Thomas A. Scott is President.
This, he thought, would be regarded as I'M
fitting him for service on that committee:
otherwise, he would willingly have accepted
the position. Under the rules Of the House,
ThrockmOrton Of Texas will succeed Potter
to the Craftsmanship. This makes the COM
mittee unquestionably in favor Of subsidy
for the Texas Pacific.
Hon. ID. W. Voorhees,, 1T is reported on good
authority, will be appointed by Governor
Williams as successor TO the late Senator
Morton.
The public debt statement for November
shows a decrease for the previous month of
$685. 54, and the following balance in the
Treasury: Currency, S15,95O,632; special
fund for redemption of fractional currency,
1914, 500; special deposit Of legal tenders
for redemption Of certificates of deposit,
SJ7,02O,O 600; coin, $131 ,O22, S43; coin certifi-
Gates, So, 543, 200; outstanding legal tenders,
1854, 1884.
The Presidential party returned to Wash
ington on the LIST from their Virginia excur-
sion.
President Hayes, on the I'd, isued proc
lamation ordering the Executive Depart
ments closed on the day of the late Senator
Morton's funeral; the Cabinet and both
houses Of Congress passed resolutions of
respect and coincidence; private messages
of sympathy were forwarded to the family
Of deceased by the President, Presi-
dent and many others.
The annual report Of the Commissioner of
Pensions shows thel number of pensioners
on the rolls toIbe 232, 1O4, "a reduction of 80
pensioners as compared with last year. The
g.. =.
sions next year shows decrease Of $500, 600.
The reports from the is pension agencies
show that the consolidation of districts eff
fected few months ago has not i'm the least
embarrassed the operations of the service.
The consolidation of the rolls recently
agreed upon will be used in the December
payments.
The Postmaster General has determined
to issued an order requiring each and every
employee Of the Railway Mail service lin
Guiding local agents and messengers, as well
as route agents and postal clerks) to provide
himself during the next 90 days with a uni
form, to be worn whenever on duty.
The House Committee on Expenditures
in the Navy Department have informed the
Secretary Of the Navy of their purpose to
make a thorough investigation of the ac-
counts Of the department under the ad-
ministration Of Secretary Robson, and es-
pecially into the alleged transfer of funds
appropriated for the pay Of the Navy into
other channels.
Washington specials are to the effect that
q number of the nominations sent by the
President TO the Senate will either be unfa-
vorably reported by Mr.. Conkling's commit
tee, or else not be reported back at all be-
fore the regular session. Among those
whose combinations will be opposed are
Bell, the nominee for Assistant Secretary OF
the Interior, and billiard of Georgia, named
as Minister TO Brazil.
The Army Appropriation bill as reported
from committee prohibits any increase Of
the army during the present fiscal year.
The present strength Of the army is suppos-
cd to be somewhat less than 10000 men. The
proviso inserted by the House in the Army
Appropriation bill last winter against the
use of any portion of the army for so-caled
political purposes, ETC., is omitted from the
present measure.