Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1884-12-11
WASHINGTON TOPICS.

w 6SdiN0XON IOSlCS.
The Executive Committee On the I'm.
proyement of Western Water Ways will
meet at Washington, Jan IL.
The "old clothes" cleaners at Washing.
ton attributes great rush in their bust.
ness to the fact that Government employees
have fit of economy because of the com.
ing change in the administration.
The Treasury Department at Washing.
ton has purchased 100, 600 ounces of silver,
for delivery at the Philadelphia mint, thus
completing the monthly minimum amount
of 81, 900, 600 required by law.
It is estimated that the decrease of the
public debt for November will not be
much over one million. The decrease
is due to the reduction in revenues for the
month, and the heavy payment of pension
accounts of over S., 100000.
A delegation of Philadelphia letter-car-
riers called on Postmaster General Hatton,
and argued that their employment came
within the eight hour law, and asked pay
for extra hours of labor. Mr.. Hatton in
formed them that Congressional aciion
would be necessary in the case, and indi-
Gated his willingness to procure necessary
legislation, by all means in his power.
The House Committee on Rivers and
Harbors will endeavor to have the bill
providing for appropriations for the i'm
provement of rivers and harb DIS ready to
report to the House January 18th. The
committee has decided to make, as far as
practicable, an appropriation of twenty
five per cent. of the estimates made by the
Corps of Army Engineers, and to limit, if
possible. the aggregate to $4,000 900.
The following nominations have been
made by the President: Otis P. G. Clarke,
Rhode Island, Commissioner of Pensions;
Calvin B. Walker, Indiana, First Deputy
Commissioner of Pensions; Noah p. Love-
ridge, Michigan, Second Deputy Commits
sioner OF Pensions; Luther Harris IN, of
Pennsylvania, Assistant Commissioner
General of the Land Office; Geo. B. John
son, New York, Indian Inspector; John E
Bryant, Georgia, United States Marshal for
the Northern District of Georgia; Stephen
f. Wilson, Pennsylvania, Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court of New Mexico; Com
missioners for Alaska: J. G Brady, of
Alaska, to reside at Sitka; G. P. Ioric Penn
sylvania, to reside at Wrsngell; Chester
Reeder, California, to reside at Ounalaska
The following estimates have been SUBJ
mitted to the House Committee on Appro-
priations for the year ending June 30, 1856:
Pensions $4,000, O0o; military academy
1898 344; fortfcations, 81 1903 ,OO0 consular
and diplomatic expenses II, 623,176: navy
$50, 654 90; Postof1ice Department $50 O99.-
164; Indian Bureau 81, 1928, 0i9; army $780,
110 4S9; legislative, executive and judicial
expenses s22 366 500; Agricultural Depart
ment 5000 ITO; sundry civil expenses $32-
326 400; District OF Coum ,,ia 81 74O.O73a M
provcm.nt Of rivers and harbors $S,1774W
Total, $254, 800, 7O7. The estimates tor the
present fiscal year we've 1918, 269.6S9, and
the appropriations $177, 776,45O. The in
crease of the estimates for the next fiscal
year over those of the present year is $43,-
49,, 1854, and over the appropriation of the
present year $50, sl6,07.
The following appointments have been
made: Hugh McCulloch, Maryland, Secre-
tary of the Treasury; Frank Hatton, Iowa,
Postmaster General; General Schuyler
master Genera; James Harlan, Iowa. Pre-
siding Judge of the court of commissioners
Of Alabama claims; VIM. l.. Scruggs, Ga,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PIeni-
potentiary of the United States to the
United States of Columbia; John Baker,
Illinois, Minister Resident and Consul Gen.
eral of the United States to Venezuela:
Thomas A. Osborn. Illinois, Minister Resi-
dent and Consul General Of the United
States to the Argentine Republic; Thomas
Adamson, Pennsylvenis, Consul General
of the United States to Panama; G. II.
Heap, Pa, Consul General of the United
States to Constantinople; P. Fulton, N. Y,
Consul General of the United States to
Bucharest; Willard P. Tis,iale. Ohio, Com
missioner General of the United States to
the States of the Congo Association; VIM.
P. DunwOody, Iowa, member of the Ma
tional Board Of Health; CoEsuls of the
United States, VIM. A. Brown, Indiana,
San Juan. Del Norte. Geo. L. Catlin, New
Jersey, Zurich; J. Maurice Duke, San Sal
vador; Charles Einstein, New York, Stutt-
CART; Frederick F. Farmer. Mass. Three
Rivers, Canada; G. w. Griffin, Kentucky,
Sidney, Nova Scotia; w. Gilbert Osman,
Michigan, Auckland; New Zealand; Dewitt
L Reilly, New Jersey, athens; George F.
Underhill, Cindad, Bolivia; Robert K.
Wright, Jr., Pennsylvania. Consul to As
pinwall; Jas. F. Wilson, Missouri, Milan;
W. E. Curtis, Illinois, Secretary of the Gen.
trail and South American Commission;
Walter Q, Gresham, Indiana, Circuit Judge
Of the United States, for the Seventh Judic-
ial District.