The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-04-09
Wa shington.

THE pension appropriation bill, as reported
by the committee on appropriations to tho
House, appropriates $50, ,6Si 400, and provides
That any balance of the appropriation for
the current fiscal year that may remain
unexpcnded ON juno 30 shall b. reappro.
priated This balance is estimated at S6O,-
100000.
ApACKAGE Of burnt money representing
S96gO was received by tho United States
treasury department, n few days ago, for
redemption. 1t was the property of Thomas
Dowling. n uuarTyman, living near Men
osha, Wis, and represented the savings
of twenty -thrco years of hard work
His cabin was destroyed by fire on
March 6, and with it all his money, which
was In tho form Of greenbacks and national
bank notes. Tho chsrTed remains oil
the money was submitted to tho ex-
animation of committee of tho treasury
experts and all the legal-tender notes,
TO the amount OF $3.50, were identified.
They were redeemed at once. The remainder
will be Transmitted to the banks of issue for
their action, and the result will be that the
entire amount of tho burnt money will bc
restored to its owner. This Is only one of
many cases of this kind acted upon by the
treasurer.
FURTHER nominations by the President:
David j. Brewer, of Kansas, to be United
States circuit Judge for tho Eighth judicial
circuit: julius {. Burrows, of Michigan, TO
be solicitor of the treasury; Colonel David 5.
Stanley, Twenty-second infantry, to bo brig
edier. general Major John NJ. Wilson, corps
of engineers, to be licutenant-colonel of cngln-
eers; Chauncey b. Sabin, of Texas, United
States district judge, eastern district OF Texas.
AT prolonged caucus of the Democratic
Congressman n resolution was passed that the
Morrison tariff bill should be taken up for
consideration at the earliest practicable day
and reasonable time for debate allowed, ana
the reduction of duties and war tariff
axes. The resolution was declared not
10 bind the individual action of Democrats.
ont of the 19l Democratic members of the
House III were present, and the caucus lasted
intil midnight.
THE Senate confirmed the nominations OF
William M. Bum, Of Philadelphia, TO be
governor Of Idaho Territory, and Sumner
Toward, of Michigan, to be chief justice Of
the supreme court Of the Territory Of Ari-
coma.
BoTH houses Of Congress passed the joint
resolution, reappropriating for the aid OF
sufferers by the Mississippi river Hoods the
Sl25. 900 not expended on the sufferers by the
loods Of the Ohio
THE supervising inspector. general Of steam
vessels reports that 5,44l steamers were in
spected during the calendar year ended De.
cember 81, 1855, being an increase of @75
over the number inspected the previous year.
The number Of officers licensed was A,s,S,
an increase of 1907. The loss Of property by
accidents amounted to s3,99S3l an increase
NJ al S23. sos. The number OF lives lost was
IN Which was 1Si less than were lost the
previous year.
A GREAT surprise was given to the senat,
in the shape Of message from iresldch'
Arthur nominating A. A. Sargent, United
states envoy extraordinary ana ministei N,
plenipotentiary to Germany, to ILL., tn'
same position in Russia as s,icces
sor of the late Minister hule
Tho nomination was not sent in with the mes
soge containing names of nominees ior y
number of small positions, but was MADE th'
subject of special communicatoni hence
some of the Senators did not Know
of the proposed transfer OF Mll'lstt'
Sargent until the message was ial' '
before them In the executive, session
late in the afternoon, with only a briel Gus ,
cussion. the nomination was confirmed WIN