Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-01-06

600 to complete the road from Vicksburg to
the National Cemetery; also for $l00, ,0O0 to
test magazine arms.
Bills were introduced as follows:
BY Mr.. Maxey-Authorizfng the Secretary
OF War to ascertain and report the amount
OF money expended and the Indebtedness
incurred by Texas In repelllng Mexican
invasions.
By Mr.. Kernan-Regulating the coinage
OF the standard silver dollar.
The bill repeals so much of the act of
1878 as requires the Secretary OF the Treas
ury to purchase silver bullion and coin, not
less than two nor more than four million
dollars per month. It also provides that
only such amount shall be coined as the
Secretary finds is demanded.
BY MIR. Whyte-FOr the purchase OF
Westinghouse sword, bequeathed to George
Lewis and owned by his heirs.
Mr.. Butler offered resolution calling on
the Secretary Of the Interior for the report
of the Superintendent of the Census regard
ing alleged frauds In the enumeration in
South Carolina. Adopted.
The bill appropriating 1926, 739 to pay the
claims of Benjamin Holiday for mail trans
portation, etc, was taken up. --.
Mr.. Herman offered an amendment refer
ring Mr.. Holiday to the Court of Claims.
Pending debate the Senate adjourned.
THE APPoRTIoNMENT BILL.
In connection with his remarks on the ap.
portionment bill in the House to-day, Mr..
Springer submitted various tables on the
subject. Under the bill the number of
members apportioled to each State is fixed
as follows: Alabama 2, Arkansas 5, Califor-
mia 5, Colorado 1, Connecticut 4, Delaware
l, Florida l, Georgia 9, Illinois Is, Indiana
IL, Iowa 10, Kansas 6, kentucky 10, Louisi-
ana 5, Maine 4, Maryland 5, Massachusetts,
10, Michigan 10, Minnesota 5, Mississippi z,
Missouri ID, Nebraska 3. Nevada l, New
Hampshire 3, New Jersey7, New York 80,
North Carolina 8, Ohio 10, Oregon 1, Penn
sylvania 25, Rhode Island 2, South Carolina
t, Tennessee 9, Texas 9, Vermont 2, West
Virginia 4, Virginia 5, Wisconsin S-total
293.
The following States will lose one men,
Der each: Alabama, Florida, Indiana, I'LL
n0is, Louisiana, Maine, Massach husetts, Ma
ryland, New Hampshire, Ohio, Vermont and
Tennessee. Pennsylvania would lose and
New York members. Arkansas, Califor-
mia, Iowa, Michigan, Mississippi, South
Carolina and West Virginia would gain
member each, Minnesota and Nebraska 2
each, land Kansas and Texas each.
THE HOUSE APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE ON
THE ARMY BILL.
The House Committee on Appropriations
met this morning aud agreed to add $685.
600 to the army appropriation bill for the
purpose of paying fifty per cent.
to land grant railroads In accordance with
the recent decision of the Supreme Court.
Representative Clymer, in charge of
sas Up p 9Re Sni S todsg lDsisgeed for to actsn is
by the House. Several verbal amendments
were also agreed to by the committee, and
will be offered when the bill is called up
The total amount now appropriated by the
bill is S26, ,315. 800.
NOMINATIONS. ,sf
The President to-dsy sent to the Senate
the following nominations:
Benjamin X. Flanders to be Assistant
Treasurer of the United States at New Or
leans.
Collectors of Customs-George P. Fowler,
for the district of st. Marks, Fla; Jona-
than H. Gray, at Alexandra, Va; Edwsrd
j. Davis, at Galveston, Texas; Sherman G.
Slade, at Paso del Norte, Texas.
Postmasters-John A. Whittemore, at
Sumter G. H., s. c.; John D. Gardner, at
Troy, Ala; Berrywick Craig, at Versailles,
KY.
JUDGE WOODS TAKES HIS SEAT.
Judge William B. Woods, the newly ap-
pointed Associate Justice of the United
States Supreme Court, arrived here last
night, and to-day subscribed to the usual
oaths of office and took his place on the
Supreme Bench next to Justice Bradley.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
John w. Follansbee and Henry Allen
Rucker have been appointed Internal Reve-
nue. Storekeepers and Gaugers for the Sec
ond district OF Georgia.
The International Sanitary Conference
met to day and was called to order by Sec
retarY Evarts, who made welcoming ad-
dress. John Hays, Assistant Secretary of
State, was chosen presiding officer, and DIR.
Thomas j. Turner, of the navy, and Secre-
tary of the National Board of Health, was
made Secretary. In the absence of certain
specialists expected and the lack of specific
instructions from the governments of
several delegates present, adjournment was
had to Wednesday next.
The census Office gives the population of
Kentucky at 1. 648 500, of whom 49,, ,6l3 are
males, 8l5, 1888 females, 1889. .13l native,
So, ,46S foreign born. ]. .377, or white and
271 ,522 colored. . r..g.
Mrs. ChristiancV denies the genuineness
OF the letters published as hers, addressed
TO Giro, and says her former acknowledge
meut of them was made before reading
them.