, 1880-01-28
tin on the fllcs OF tho House .the petition
wl,icli wns presented In favor Of the bill In
tic Forty-fiftl1 Congress.
= NOTES AND NEWS. e.
THE NAVAL sun0EoN-GENERA1~

WARRINGTON, D. G., Jan. G5.-The lntimh.
TIM, tl,tnwn ont 1T these dispatches sthleht
that the legality Of tho appointment OF III:
l'hilip s. Wales, confirmed by the Scnnso
yesterday to tho of'ce or Chiet OF he
l]treh,. of Medicine and Surgery, Of sur
RconGenernl OF tho Navy. ~ the rositloh 10
nnre commonly lcslgnnted, las impelletl Ills
frtcnt,s tn Invoke tho ntt Of Congress 10 &C.
euro Ills title, there being grnvo doubts 0sto
his eligibility. With this end In View, Se',a-
tor pcnllcton to-day introduced b'!l 10
authorize tho appointment Of Medical m
spectors, TINT being Dr.. Wales grade prior
to his recent elevation TO tie uf'icc Of Chief
of tito Bureau OF Medicine and Surgery, ahu
to remove tho tllsabllityof Tho present incum-
bent, The Importance OF this movement |
arises out Of the fact TINT DR.. Wales has held |
tho oElce for several months. laHlng hecn
appointed by tho President to I'LL vacancy |
occurring during the recess Of Congress- aia
having, rs CaIitf OF tho bureau, perioFmeu /
many Ottlclal acts tl'a legality OF Which turn
upon the question OF his eligibility, ne De!6g
at the time OF Ills selection Medical III
s,u,c,or md Will, a rank bclpw that Of Med |
'cal Director.
MERRIAM
Collector Merriam was accorded tho privi-
1cue Of tic floor Of the House this afternoon,
and held quite reception amons ths 1lnos NOS
1nemoefs. aeYesnl !ao neleEa.,''. sa - 'voN s'o
pains 10 assure nm that thcS nnu ao pel-
sohat ihtefest III .ie eoMiest M"sn wi '''a ~
suited Iii Nerrtaf'rs triumph, puL Wheh
asked why they then signed tho paper rccom-
4ha arnotntmont ~ Mitchell. their nh.
.ae "ppv.''''s.'' ';, 4 49,, ~ ", ~ so.IsS, Mar.
sweT8 nlu nut seem ~ sat's.s ~ -.
rla'n' SUMS VI tne'I "e4o e1.ot .opo.Ia -
have signed 10 satisfy otheTs. oenMlol l."h""
reported as 81. having st a ne tn"s GE,es
,",,o ia hnra, inatsts thnt t,e case oueht 10 be
WIG ~ 'ie'e, s'a.s ~ III %sen".od ~ necent to
lcopeneu, a'lu ID hos ulspo'1u ~ 1922 49,. w
e as been et a endepe se G Msrss notwtstsna M,
~ ~ on1 mno',t,nont ~ t tn tha CollectorshIn was
~ "ppu'ns''.ens ~ ,..1. ~. ,,,nnn
t'a' ne Is p'0F rl,EHom u1,ts mngas c1A1Ms s,r p'
Tho Sims to be pafd by each Government
under the new French treaty will probably
.rrnch nhort 81 zoo oo0. The French Govern
mcnt las nlreatty pail American citizens re-
eidinE iii aid near Paris S., ,o00, coo for. losses
sns dr EH Fa e eas tssk q On 9ss es s1sSe o I
ya,le basis Us those Of French cItfzcns. A
good many werS REJECTED, and the9S % VII noW i.,
be laid before tho Commlsstol. Iho - clnllns n1a
Gfsg 9t q inG f1ennn r. t Is not e
allowing many Of them.
MORTON.
Thu nomination OF Join Morton to be Col
1ectnr af Gustntns ut Ban francisco has beef,
fornraf,iv cnnal,iernd hV the Seintn FInnnre
d,oWmittar. tif nil;l the indtcasions nre tint he
S"iii ha nnnf,rmnfi hv a mnIoritV of from fif-
fnnt, IL ninnfean yofrs.
rms n,,1.rs.
rho 1ro,so ,o.,1av % oo;r rce,mol ,ts cor,.
ne uusy ~ iSa o fo,r4. 10 ,,o.1o
hv Rnrkh,,rn ami Garficid In si,nnOrt nf tho
. 1,roDoscj revision. The Indications now are
Tint the entire week will be occupied In a
further debnte OF this q,lestion Under the
tiye.Mtnute rule, and that 1t will be passed
fhe lit Of February, before the first In,~
1nrtant anpropriation Bill is reportei to tic
fiouse,