The Lake County star., 1877-11-08
FROM WASHINGTON.

FROM WASHINGTON.
In the distribution of the chairman
ships Of the House committees the
South gets 25, and the North %. The
Pacific Railroad Committee will APP
prove the Texas Pacific bill by large
Hoyt, Of Michigan, appointed Gov.
ernor OF Arizona, and Burch, United
States District Attorney, for the West
ern District, were confirmed without
The following Michigan postmasters
have been nominated II. j. Kelly,
Alpena; III. M. Hamilton, Eaton Rap
ids; J. III. Fee, Adrian; It. III. Heath,
Ionia; p. II. l.. Pierce, Grand Rapids;
l.. s. Smith, Grand Haven; Q. Il.
Sherwood, Dowagiac; L. p. Alexan-
der, Buchanan; j. M. Crossman,
G. d. Fisher, Portsmouth.
Tt was expected that Mr.. Conkling
would ask the reference of the New
York appointments to the Committee
on Commerce, of which he was chair
man, and he did so, the Senate making
no objection. This is equivalent to
telling President Hayes that he can
make no appointments to Office In
New York without Mr.. COnkling's
consent. The Committee on Com
merce, to which they were referred,
consists of Messrs. Conkling, Spencer,
Mcmillan, Howe, Burnside, Patter-
son, Ransom, Dennis and Gordon. A
majority of these gentlemen will sus-
tain Conkling, and the consequence
will be that the nominations will
be pigeon-holed and not reported to
the Senate. III they are not confirmed
at the close Of the extra ses-
sion, the President will have to
make new nominations, and the
present officers will hold over until
their successors are appointed and con-
firmed, Collector Arthur and naval
officer Cornell have refused to resign,
in Difference, IL Is understood, to the
wish ofConkling.
The army bill is being drawn up by
a subcommittee, on o basis OF 27,OOO
men.
The President has nominated John
Welsh, of Pennsylvania, Envoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister Plenipoten-
tiary to Great Britain. Mr.. Welsh is
| rich sugar importer, has never taken
an active part In politics, but did as
much as any one man to make the
great Centennial Exhibition q success.
The Senate in executive session con-
| firmed the nominations of Mr.. Slough
ton as Minister to Russia, Mr.. Noyes
to France, Mr.. Kasson to Austria, Mr.
Lowell 10 Spain, and several other
lower grade diplomatic appointments.
The Comptroller of the Currency re-
ports the additional amount ofnational
bank circulation issued during the
month at 3,030,050. Eighty per cent
| of this amount, or 2,424. .040, will be
retired in legal tender notes by the
Secretary of the Treasury, leaving the
amount of legal tender notes Novem-
ber 1 1854, 400, ,892, while the amount of
additional circulation from Januory
IA, 1875, to date is $34, 1886, 1856.
A cable telegram was to-day receiv-
ed at the Treasury Department from
Mr.. Conant, the representative of the
department in London, announcing a
marked advance in the European de-
mand for United States per cent.
bonds, which the syndicate are en-
deavoring to dispose of. The dispatch
also states that the ruling rate Is 1O2,
with firm tendency.
Among the postmasters confirmed
by the Senate are the following from
Michigan: Robert J. Kelley, Alpena
Daniel M. Gardner, Stanton; Charles
ID. Fisher, Portsmouth l.. p. Alexan-
der, Buchanan G. l.. Sherwood, Dow
agiac; p. r. l.. Pierce, Grand Rap
ids; A. III. Heath, Ionia; j. III. Fee,
Adrian; III. nj. Hamilton, Eaton Rap
ids, l.. s. Smith, Grand Haven; j.
M. Crossman, Williamstown.
The Senate, in executive session,
confirmed VIM. Ct. Leduc, of MINES
ota, Commissioner of Agriculture.
From the votes on the bill intr0duc-
ed by MIR. Ewing, to repeal the clause
fixing the time for resumption, 1t ap-
pears that there is a majority in the
House of from 80 to 40 in favor Of re-
peal.
The silver bill, as reported by the
committee on Banking and Currency
in the House, provides that there shall
be coined, Mt the several mints of the
United States, silver dollars of the
weight of 412t grains troy, of standard
silver, as provided In the act of Janu-
ary Is, 1887, on which shall be the de-
vices and superscriptions provided by
said act, which coin, together with al
silver dollars heretofore coined by the
United States of like weight and fine.
ness, shall be legal tender for all debts
and dues. public and private, excep,
/ where otherwise provided by contract
and any owner OF silver bullion may
dispose of the same at any u. 8. coin
age, mint, or assay Office, to be coinet
into such dollars for his benefit upor
the same terms and conditions as golC
bullion is deposited for coinage under
existing laws. t-t