Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-02-27
196 per cent and the work about eight per cent
over the administration of his predecessor.

1873 per cent and the work about eight per cent
over the administration of his predecessor.
RETALIATION AGAINST GERMANY.
Inc House foreign affairs committee to-day
authorized Mr.. Eaton, Of Connecticut, to sub
init to the House favorable report upon Mr.
LeFevre,s resolution calling for retaliatory &C
tlon LOT Germany's restrictions upon American
products Mr.. Eaton takes the grounds occu-
pied by Mr. LeFevres resolution. that under
our treaIles with Germany that country has
Deen favored above all others; that the diScrim-
ination against American products WAS in vio-
iation OF the spirit Of these treaties, and that
the situation warrants the action Suggested in
the resolution.
PAPER CONTRACTS AWARDED.
The Joint committee on printing has made
supplementary awards for supplying the Gov
ernment Printing Office with paper to 1. N. Me-
garges ga &c GO and AG Elliot Co. Philadelphia,
tn1s CITY. Special instructions were given to
tne puDnc printer that when paper and parch-
ment called for under the above awards is not
promptly delivered or in accordance with the
standard sample, he shall reject it and make
purchases In open market, bringing suit for any
dlHerence In the COST
A COMPROMISE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
There is now no chance of passing the river
and harbor bill, and the committee have decid-
ed to present as substitute general bill ap-
Propriating $5, 0OO, 900 to be expended proper
tIonately upon the basis of the bill of last year.
rms gives each point Of improvement one-third
IT,
The Potomac river will not be thrown out under
IN inns pan, but will get $4,000 instead of the
$3.50, 900 provided for in the present bill. Some
IN defense OF their dignity they should let the
b1li 6e rather than propose such com promise,
s,io Gat Mr. Willis who is the author of the propo-
sltlon, suggested that it would provide q basis
upon which the Senate might work to construct
q practically new bill.
THE NAVAL CADETS AT THE INAUGURATION.
The House committee ON naval affairs to-day
authorized letter to be written to President
Arthur suggesting that he order out the naval
tom heretofore This action was the result OF
the failure Of Secretary Chandler to give the
usual order for the cadets to take part in the in
comment among democrats upon the Secretary
OF the Nays action, and it was at first pro-
posed to introduce joint resolution upon the
the House was unnecessary, and the letter to
Mr.. Arthur was decided upon, the purpose
being to ignore the Secretary Of the Navy in
NOMINATIONS BY THE PRESIDENT.
The President sent to the Senate the following
nominations yesterday:
Henry ]. Haynsworth, of New York, to be
captain and quartermaster. [Mr. Haynsworth
is m the Presidents brother-in-law.l ]. Y. Mason
Second Lieutenant Richard B. Paddock. % A 18th
infantry, to be second lieutenant, 9th cavalry.
carroll Q. Wright, of Pennsylvania, to be chap
.ohi All tuC navy LlcuIcLduG H. w llSOu,
Junior grade, to be a lieutenant. Ensign Henry
I. Mayo, to be lieutenant, junior grade. To be
post chaplains- Rev. Joseph A. Potter, of
Indiana, and the Rev. B. c. Hammond, of
Iowa.
INCREASED NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS.
The Senate committee on appropriations in
creased the naval appropriation bill as sent
from the House by the net sum of So 1854, 500.
The principal items of increase are the appro-
pr1ation OF $2,OOO,OO for continuing work on
the doubleSturreted monitors, $500, 900 for the
armament of new cruisers and gun boats, $115,-
900 on the appropriation for the construction of
steel cruisers and gunboats, and $50, 900 for the
general maintenance of the bureau Of yards and
docks.
NIGHT SESSIONS NECESSARY.
1t Is the general opinion in the Senate, on
both sides Of the chamber, that night sessions
are necessary Tor the remainder of the session,
in order to get through with important busi-
ness. There is some opposition to night ses-
sions, but the indications are that it will not
amount to much when the proposition shall be
formally submitted.