Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-16
AT TIE CAPITOL TO-DAY.

Nominations To-day.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day:
B. Plat Carpenter, OF N. T.. to be governor OF
Montana Territory.
VIM. H. Bliss, OF Missouri, attorney of the United
States for the eastern district OF Missouri.
Geo. NJ. Carpenter, OF Rhode Island. United States
district tudge for the district OF Rhode Island.
Postmasters-Nathan D. COPYRIGHT, jr. at Manch
Chunk, Pa; A. N. Haskell, at LampasaS, Tex; Wm
Il. Griffin, at Galveston, Tex.
District i'm Congress.
MEETING OF THE HOUSE DISTRICT COMMITTEE
The House District committee held meeting
this morning. Mr.. Barbour read to the committee
that portion Of the Presidents message which re-
lated to the District OF Columbia. The District
tee a number OF copies OF their annual report. A
resolution passed also asking the Commissioners
for their opinion concerning the bill to incorporate
the Washington central railroad and the bill intro
duced by Mr. Spriggs authorizing the Commits
soBers to convey tn IS foot alley, In square 635 to
the adjacent lot holders in return for an alley
space In another part OF the square, was agreed
upon TO be reported favorably.
AN ADVERSE REPORT.
The Senate District committee to-day reported
back adversely the petition OF Zenas c. Robbins for
reimbursement for expenses incurred for the pub
lie register Of wills for the District. The petit
toner sets forth that he was appointed register OF
wills In 1852, and for seven years prior to that the
Wills inventories, etc. that had been docketed and
sisted OF fees but he had SO much extra service to
perform In order to bring the record up that his
| pay was inadequate. He asked for SLIGO. The
Senate adopted the report and the committee was
| discharged
FREEDNEN's BANK.
MI Cannon. controllar OF the currency, who IS
| ex offlcio commissioner of the Freedmen's Saving
and Trust company, has made his annual report to
Congress OF the affairs OF that company. He shows
that the total payments made to dcpOSitOr5 since
the failure OF the institution amount TO s., ~,
or G2 per cent OF the total deposits The controller
recommends that Congress make provision for the
PAY OF the 80 per cent balance due depoStorS,
which Is estimated at $3.50 600
Capitol Notes.
FOR THR RELIEF OF THE GREEDY PARTY.
Senator Sherman to-day introduced a bill to pay
$703 rs to each of the commissioned officers and
privates OF the Greeiy expedition or their repre-
sentatlves; this sum to be In lieu of combinations
| OF 1Iel and quarters and extra duty pay.
Mr.. BAYARD AND THE CABINET.
| The statement that Senator Bayard has been Of
tered cabinet position and has signined his pref
erence for the Treasury portfolio is generally ac-
ceptei by democrats in the House as true. gen.
tleman, who Is personal friend Of the Senator's,
said to-day that, without having talked with him
On the subject recently, he was satisfied that It
was true and that Mr.. Bayard would 60 into the
ca inet
THE PENSION APPROPRIATION Bill.
The House committee on appropriations had the
pension bill under consideration to-day. They have
decided reduce the number OF pension Examiners
| from eighteen to twelve, and reduce their ex-
penSeS.