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Nominations H.jsoted,

WASHINGTON, Feb. Esd. - The
Senate Committee on Naval At
fairs this morning voted to reject
the nominations OF Watmough to
be Paymaster-Genersl of the Navy
and Stevenson to be Pay Director.
Some days ago the committee
agreed to an adverse report on
Watmough, but held it back in or
der to give the President time to
withdraw the nomination, if he
saw fit. Several members of the
committee waited on the President
aud advised him OF this action.
The committee waited until to-day,
and not receiving any intimation
from the President as to his pur.
pose, formally adopted the adverse
report aud ordered it to be present.
ed to the Senate. The nomination
of Stevenson was then taken up
and q motion to report adversely
adopted.
WISH Keepers F.Vorsbiy.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23rd.-The
Senate Naval Committee has
agreed to report favorably on the
nomination of Theodore Wilson, of
New York, for Chief of the Bureau
Of Naval Construction.
Biis 90 Penst"n E2-Pres,aenss.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2Sd.-SEN-
ATE-Bayard has offered q substi-
tute for the bill to retire Grant, pro-
viding pension for all ex.Presi-
dents equal annually to one.fourth
the amount Of his annual pay
while President.
Tine supreme Coure vaoanoy.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23rd.--It is
rumorsd that nomination for Su-
preme Court Judge will be made
to-day or tomorrow and that it
will be New York man. It Is
said that the President had at one
time decided to nominate Senator
Edmunds, hut that the pressure
from New York has been go great
that he cannot resist it.
SHss 81 essss spLuuheus
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23d. - The
President has nominated Colonel
Rufus ingalls,, Assistant Quarter
master General, to be Brlgadier-
General and Quartermaster- Gen.
eral.
Tbs Grsns B,.f Passed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3d. The
Senate passed the Grant retire.
ment bill by vote of 40 against
IL, and adjourned without deter
mining what bill shall be taken up
next. Several motions in behalf
of the immediate consideration of
various measures, including one
earnestly urged by Miller to take
up the Chinese bill, being still
pending.
Memorials Asking Relief.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %. SEN.
ATE-Harris presented the memo.
rial and report of the Mem phis
Cotton Exchange upon the danger
to the river front of Memphis from
the encroschments of the Missis-
sippi. George introduced a joint
resolution authorizing the Secre-
tary of War to issue rations for the
relief of the laboring classes in dis.
tricts overlooked by the Mississippi
pi river. A telegram from Gov
ernor Lowrey of Mississippi was
read, urging immediate relief, rep
resentiDg the destruction of prop.
erty aud stock as immense, and
that starvation is imminent.
Atd for she Fload sufferers.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23d,-HoUsE
Chalmers stated that in cepse.
quence Of the overflow of the Mis-
slssippi river thousand colored
persons are starving, and intro
duced bill for government aid to
the sufferers. Referred.
6snerai Rucker Kesircd.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23d.-Geu-
eral Rucker, lately appointed
Quartermaster, was placed on the
retired list to-day, and General Ru-
fus ingalls, appointed to the va.
cancy.
a step ia sbe Right D1rectsos.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Dollhouse
The Committee on Naval Affairs
has agreed to recommend the i'm
mediate appropriation of $40 00O,-
900 to begin the construction of q
new navy.
Cannon ana OsmpbsiI.
NEW YORK, Feb. 23d.-A Nail
and Erpress Washington special
says: The House Committee on
Elections will take a vote to-mer-
row on the disputed election case
between Cannon and Campbell.
The following points have been
agreed upon, and will be reported
on that day to the House: First,
that minorities never can elect;
that Campbell Is not enti-
tied to the seat; third, that Can
aon, having received a majority of
all the votes cast, should be given
, seat, unless disqualified by some
constitutional objection; fourth,
that Cannon, admitting that he |