Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-03-19
NoM1NAr1oNs.-The President sent the follow

f'IcSlucuC ScIC luc IOuUW.
ing nominations to the Senate eto-day:-Consuls-
general-James Riley Weaver, of West Va. at
Vienna: David II. Bailey, of Ohio, at Shanghai
Consuls-John NJ. Morton, of California, at Ho.
nolulu; Henry D1thmar, OF New York, at Bres-
lau. MiscellaneOuS-EdWard NJ. Neill, of R. l.,
secretary OF legation in Mexico; E. B. Turner
Y: S. district Judge, northern district of Texas;
Alex'r White, c. s. attorney for same district.
A. b. Norton, Z. s. marshal for ditto; A. Josiah
Page, postmaster, Reading, Pa; Alfred C. Bell,
army promotions.
ACCOMPANYING THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE are
estimates from the Secretary of the Treasury OF
the money needed for the army and the legisla-
tive and judicial branches of the government
These estimates are the same as those submitted
at the opening Of the last session with the ex-
ceptfon OF the items provided for at that session
The last Congress made provision for the mill
tary academy at West Point and for fOrtifca-
tiOns and armament. This leaves, according to
the estimates; $2S, 500 yet to be appropriated
for the support and maintenance OF the army.
None OF the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriations were even provided for In part.
The estimate for these expenses is SIC $50, COL 81
To these appropriations are also to be added the
item for court expenses, which is generally
placed in the sundry civil bill but which was
left out OF that bill at the last session. The estt-
mate for these expenses is s3oOo,Ooo.
THERE SEEMS TO BE DECIDED IMPRESSION
t1on, but will confine its work to the special
duty for which the session is now convened by
the President. IL such proves to be the deter
minatlon, Speaker Randall Will not arrange the
committees until next winter, except the COM
mittee on appropriations and accounts.
THE APPROPRIATION BLLs.-Representativ
Sparks, OF Illinois, member Of the House COM
mittee on appropriations of the last session of
Congress, has been authorized by prominent
submit to the House at the first practicable
moment the army appropriation bfl and call
for its immediate consideration. The bill as it
provisions with that passed by the last I'll House 10 s
and which failed OF enactment in consequence
OF the Incorporation therein of the clause pro-
hibiting the presence of troops at the polls on
election days; 1t IS anticipated by prominent
members Of the last committee on apprOpria-
tons that there will be little or no delay at this
time In securing the passage OF the army bill.
is stated on good authority that the present in
tention of former members Of the committee on
appropriations and leading members of the
House is to obviate the necessity OF organizing
any OF the regular committees during the extra
session by pursuing this course In the case of
the legislative, executive and judicial approprf-
alton bill, which also failed to become law at
the last session.
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS KEsoLUT1oN.-The
following is the resolution which was offered In
the Senate by Mr.. Edmunds today In accord
ance with a unanimous agreement of the re-
publican caucus. Its present consideration was
objected to by Mr.. salisbury, and IL therefore
went over until Tomorrow
'Whereas the necessity for the present special
session OF Congress has been OccaSioned by the
failure OF the last Congress to make appr0pria-
tions for the support Of the army, and for the
legislative, executive and judicial expenses of
the government for the next fiscal year, and
whereas the business and other public interests
OF the country Will be best promoted by con-
iining legislation at this session to making pro-
vision for the objects aforesaid, and by an early
adjournment: therefore, be it Resolced, That all
bills and joint resolutions, excepting those for
the aforesaid purposes, shall be referred to ap-
prOpriate committees, and not reported until
the next December session..