The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-12-11
Washington Notes.
ROBINSON DEMANDS REPUBLICAN SIN


| Washington Notes.
ROBINSON DEMANDS REPUBLICAN SIN
PLICITY.
WASHINGTON, Dec. i.-Mr. Robin son
of New York. has prepared resolution
which he will offer on Monday, provid
ing for return to the simplicity of the
inaugural ceremonies as practiced by
Jefferson. 1t prohibits the erection OIL
triumphsl arches and the display OF
hayonets in Washington on Inaugural.
ton days, and provides that the chiei
| justice sha call on the president-eleci
and accompany him either or
foot or in plain carriage, drawn
and without decorations or livery to the
capitol, whore he shall take the oath OF
office and address such citizens a. may
| be- there to hear him.
| NO HAsTY ADJOURNMENT.
| A number of Democratic leaders in
the house say no adjournment will be
| taken to give members an opportunity
to attend the opening of the Worlds
| Fair at New Orleans. They propose to
adjourn only for the usual holiday re-
cess.
THAT DEPUTY MARSHALL INvRsTIaA-
The committee on expenditures in the
department of justice, which, by order
of tho house, is TO conduct the investI-
cation into the appointment and en-
ployment Of deputy United States mar
shals in Cincinnati, ut the October cleo
ton, will get TO work shortly. The in
yestigation will begin in Washington,
" here a number of witnesses are to be
examined, and then the committee will
go to CINCINNATI.
A (}DytRNM ARrIIrKGr WANTED.
Representatig Hopkins bill to estab-
fish the office of government architect,
provides that the president shall ap.
point government architect, to hold
Office four years, who shall receive an
annual salary of 5. Whenever the
the erection of a public building shall be
advertised for competitive plans and
specifications, accompanied with esti-
mates, the cost of which shall be sub
mitted with the architects own rec
concentrations to board composed of
the treasurer,the postmaster-generai,t the
secretary of the interior and the sttor-
ney-general. The plan approved by
the board shall be carried out in the
construction of the building and no
change shall be allowed, except with the
sanction of the board upon the recon-
mendation of the government architect.
The ARCHITECT whose plans are adopted
shall receive the usual compensation.
The bill provides that,the Office ofsuper-
visng architect of the treasury and
architect of the capitol shall cease to ex-
list on April l, 1885.
ARKANSAS RIVER scHEMg.
The bill proposing the Arkansas river
applied to the improvement from the
mouth to the head waters Of the river,
including the Improvement of the har-
bors of Pine Bluff, Little Rock, OAR
danell, Van Buren, and Fort Smith.
THE ELECTORAL VOTES
of several OF the states we're received to-
day by the president of the senate.
NEW PARDON CLERK.
The sttorney-general has appointed
eler, Of West Virginia, to be pardon
clerk In the department of Justice.
POST OFFICE CLERKS.
Delegates representing clerks in post
offices throughout the country, to-day
called on POstmaster-G General Hatton to
lay before him the proposition to classify
post-office clerks and place them on an
equality with clerks in other branches
of the government. The delegates
tended to scure those results, and the
postmaster-general suggested they cause
r bill to be introduce in congress, when
he would pass an opinion on dts merits
10 representatives,
THE LITTER CARRIERS.
To the Philadelphia letter carriers, who
seek to secure the benefits of the eight
hour law, Mr.. Hatton to-day, formally
responded that the department had
never held that the eight-hour law APP
Piled to letter carriers, and without con-
the legal aspect of their cause,
he was Of the opinion, that the depart
ment could not move in the matter,
without clear definition of the act OF
congress-.
NOMINATIONS.
Otis Z. q. Clark, of Rhode Island,
co n missioner of pensions; Calvin b. |
Walker, OF Indiana, first deputy COM
missioner of pensions: Noah p. Love-
ridge, of Michigan, second deputy COM
missioner of pensions; Luther Harrison,
Of Pennsylvania, assistant commis-
general of the land office; George |
b. Anderson, OF New York, Indian in. |
spector; John T.. Bryant, of Georgia,
United States marshal for the northern
district OF Georgia; Stephen +. Wilson,
of Pennsylvania, associate justice of the
supreme court OF New Mexico; ommis- !
sioner for Alaska, John q. Brady, OF
Alaska, to reside at Sitka; George p.
Thric, of Pennsylvania, to reside at
Wrangel; Chester Seeber, Of Cali
fo;nia, to reside at Ounalashka.