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hence that most Of the samwo. 900 Of

hence that most OF Tire 3W,W0,OO 0
them could be disposed Of ut pc
cent. The committee, however, CAV
the Secretary discretion IN The matter. h
said, and allowed him to place them on ih'
market at q rate aot exceeding ~ per cent
He bore testimony 10 the fideiIiy of secre
tarv Sherman. Here n was observable that
there were more senators In favor u . per
cent. bonds than the committee had counted
upon. A Virginia member Of The House
who was In The Senate remarked 10 your
correspondent that they would 90 until IL
would result In defeating the bill when II
went back to the House. Mp. Noor.
hees, who was the next speaker, IA
-yored the provisions OF The House bill
as to rate Of interest and the length OF the
bonds. lie said he had sought The counsel
OF leading business men. and they were OF
the opinion that q 3 per cent. bond can be
fioated at par. Although he - member OF
the committee, he reserved TO himself The
right to vote as he deemed best on this bill.
Senator Williams advocated per cent.
bond. and thought higher rate woasd be
a subsidy to capital.
FUNERAL OF FERNANDO WOOD.
The body OF the late Fernando Wood will
reach Washington to morrow night or
THURSDAY morning, and the funeral cere-
monies will take place in the hall Of the
House OF Representatives on Friday. The
committee appointed TO meet his remains
will not 90 farther west than Pittsburgh.
Mr.. Wood had been so long in Washington
and was so widely known and respected
that the ceremonies and speeches on Friday
will be unusually imposing and interesting.
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Major L. L. Livingtone, Fourth artil-
lery, has been ordered to report TO the Ar
tinery school at Old Point.
Speaker Randall has gone TO Philadelphia
to participate in the election.
Mr.. Thurman says he would not accept a
position on the Supreme Bench ii 1t were
offered him.
General Bcale, as one OF the Commerce
Committee. was busy at his post in the
House today.
Ex-Secretary McCuloch is in The city.
Senator Blaine is still sick. but the report
is that he is getting well slowly.
The weather was clear and cool today.
Government receipts to-day: Internal
revenue. 500, 1893; customs, 1856, 1872.
Associated Press reports by telegraph 10 the Dis
patch.I
ARMY APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS.
WASHINGTON, February 1j.-The Senate
Committee on Military Affairs to.d1y au-
! thoriZed favorable reports 10 be made 10 the
Senate up.n all pending nominations for
army appointments and promotions. These
include the nomination II Major George ID.
| Swain 10 he Judge dvOcale General Col
onel Charles II. Tompkins TO be Deputy
| Ouartermaster.Gcncral Lieutenant Colo
mel Zebger 10 be Assistant PaymaSter-G
eial, and forty or fifty other army nomina-
| tiCns of less note.
O'HARA VERSUS KITCHEN.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., February 1j.-At a
meeting to-day If the House Committee on
| Elections, Represt sentative Field, OF Massa-
cbusettS, made report in favor Of Repre-
sentative Kitchen in the case OF O'llara Us.
| Kitchen, OF North Carolina. The report
was adopted hy the committee, who in
stIucled Representative Field to present it
to The House. An adverse report was agi eed
to upon the petition Of Mr.. Morgan Rowles,
| OF Georgia. for compensation for expenses
| OF contest.