Los Angeles daily herald., 1885-12-29
washington Notes.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. December 28 :
Speaker Carlisle is about half through
with his committees. He has skeleton.
ized the list and has most of his chair
manships settled and is fitting the mem
bers in ther places. The committees he
is having the most difficulty about are
those on Foreign Affairs, Labor and
Coinage, Weights and Measures. The
Star says that it is settled that Bland is
to hold the Craftsmanship of the Coin.
age, Weights aud Measures COMMITTEES,
but the composition OF the committee is
giving the Speaker much worry. A
pressure is being brought to bear by
Bland and other silver men to have none
but advocates OF the silver dollar placed
upon IT,, while ON the other hand great
influence Is exerted to have il CON
structed in harmony with the admins
tration. In this way the Speaker is sub
jected to a epss fire that is very har'
raising.
The Secretary Of the Navy, it is said
will have much to say about the compo
sitjon OF the Naval Committee. Hew
lit, il is conceded, will be at the head,
and number OF Others whom Whitney
favors will be placed ON it.
MIR. Bigelow's letter to the President,
declining to accept the office of Assist
ant United States Treasurer at New
York, will not be given out for publica-
tion at present. Colonel Lamont said
tonight: "Mr Bigelow's declination is
owing to his unwillingness to assume the
great responsibilities Of an office, the
duties OF which are not congenial to his
tastes.
The Second Assistant Postmaster
General is receiving bids for carrying
mails Oh steamboats, and star routes in
western States and Territories. The
time for receiving bids expires on the 2 |
of January. At the same time bids for
miscellaneous routes in all the States
and Territories, with the exception of
Delaware, Pennsylvania and the New
England States are being received. The
territory covered in the first mentioned
clas OF bids comprises Arkansas, Louisi.
ana, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Dakota
Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, New
Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Wash
ington Territory, Oregon, Nevada, Cali
fornia aud Alaska.
The Sunday Capitol says: "a bill is
to be introduced in Congress to lend the
name OF the government to the Interna.
tional Exposition which is to be held in
Chicago in 1892 to commemorate the
four hundredth anniversary OF the dis.
covery Of America. No financial aid or
guarantee is asked from the govern
ment, the people of Chicago agreeing to
foot oil the bills"
The question has arisen as to the va.
lidity OF Mr.. C6on's acts as Acting Sec
retary OF the Treasury for nine days
after the death of Secretary Folger,
under former designation of the Presi-
dent to act during the absence of the
Secretary. 1t is stated at the First
Comptroller's Office that such action
might effect Coon individually were
question Of salary involved, yet action as
to third parties could not be valid, and
therefore his official acts cannot be
questioned. This decision Is held under
a decision OF the Supreme Court and a
former Attorney General.
In response to urgent kilograms from
Senator Fair, the Secretary OF the Treas.
ury has decided to send search party
inter the missing whaler, Amethyst.
which is supposed to be a castaway in
Behring's Sea. Telegrams were sent to
Commander Hooper, Of the revenue
steamer Rush, and Commander Healy,
of the Corwin, at San Francisco, direct.
ing them to confer together with a view
of selecting vessels to undertake the
search.
No determination has yet been
reached in the matter OF filling the
prospective vacancy in the New York
Sub-Treasurer's office that will occur
upon the expiration OF Actions commits.
sion on December 3lst II is rumored
around tho Treasury Department that
Treasurer Jordan will 60 to New York
and cnre for the Office until : permanent