Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-28
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
GENERAL NEWS AND GOSSIP.

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-ssis~ OF General ss~<ph X. Jehnsssn NJ
commissioner or Ratlrsass-Nsw OHIciais
es,srisa Upen Their Dasiss, ke.
Try telegraph 10 the Dispaich.I
wAsHrSuroN, March Ex-senator
yan wyck. from the Committee on the
Improvement Of the Mississippi River,
10 whom was referred the resolution
offered by Senator Harrison---as fol-
lows Resolved, That the resolution
e the Senate passed March 4, 1885.
orizing the Committee ON the I'm
y cement Of the Mississippi River to
ii. during the vacation Of the Senate
and TO make certain investigations
therein named be, and the same is
hereby, rescinded has prepared, and
will report back the following as q sub
stitnte and recommend its passage
:. Resoired. That all resolutions Of
the Forty-eighth Congress and of the
present extra session of the Senate au-
thcrizing any committee TO sit during
recess. and to employ clerk, stcnogra-
phcr. or messenger, be rescinded."
Several nominations were prepared
for delivery TO the Senate this after
noon. but the unusually early adjourn
meni Of that body prevented their re-
ccption. Ii is understood on high
authority that among them were the
nominations OF General Joseph Il.
Johnston, Of Virginia, to be Commits
sioner of Railroads, and Norman j.
Coleman, OF Missouri, TO be Commits
sioncr Of Agriculture. Mr.. Coleman is
a resident OF ST. Louis. He is about
sixty years Of age, and was for many
years editor Of the Rural Home, an
agricultural paper published in st.
Louis.
Mcssrs. Pendleton and McLanc, the
newly-appointcd United States Minis
tiers to Germany aud France respective
". qualified at the State Department
to-day. The date Of their departure
from this country has not been decided
upon.
Senator Teller has received the fol-
lowing telegram from Denver 4" Your
presence is not necessary. Hill denies
that he made any charge and says he
does not know of any corruption or use
of money" This is signed by mem
Der Of the Colorado Senate. IL refers
to the alleged statements made by ex-
Senator Hill and published as inter-
views to the effect that his (IIill's) de-
feat and Senator Teller's election was
secured by the corrupt use of money.
The subject has been under investiga-
ton by committee of the Colorado
Legislature.
The commission appointed to exam.
inc the methods Of doing business in the
Treasury Department, with a view to
their simplfication and improvement,
held their first meeting this morning in
the Office of Assistant Secretary Fair
child. A thorough and systematic in
vestigation Of the workings of each bu-
resu will be made. At the request Of
Commissioner Miller il was decided to
begin with the 1nternal-Revenue Blu
reau. and the commission will make
personal inspection of that bureau to-
morrow. The Sixth Auditors Office
will probably be examined next.
Ex-Prcsident Arthur will leave Wash
ington tomorrow afternoon for Fortress
Monroe ria Baltimore and the Bay
Line Of steamers. lie will be ac-
companied 10y Senator Don Cameron
and Marshal McMichael. Mr.. Arthur
VIII remain at Fortress Monroe about
ten days and then proceed to New York
to attend complimentary dinner
rendered bin by the citizens of that
city.
Henry S. Neal, Solicitor of the
Treasury. this morning rendered his
resignation in compliance with the
wishes of the President, TO take effect
on the appointment and qualification Of
his successor. Judge Alexander Nc
Cue. of Brooklyn. n. Y, has been
rendered the office, and will probably
be nominated Monday. Judge McCue
is q lawyer Of good reputation, and a
lNdH VI COuStutIdDlt iitduNs itC 10
about fifty-iive years of age, and has
Just retired from the bench of the City
Court Of Brooklyn. Ii is understood
his appointment was made at the in
stance of Assistant Secretary Fairchild.
Information has been received at the
Department of State that the Central
and South American cable was cut
Thursday by some of Barrios's sympa-
thizers. Ii was, however, repaired inn
mediately by the company.
commander Mahan, Of the Wachu-
sett. informed the Navy Department to-
day from Panama that quiet prevailed
at that place.
The horses and carriages belonging to
the Interior Department were sold at
auction to-day. and fair prices were OBJ
tanned. Those belonging to the De-
partment of Justice were sold yester-
day.
Assistant Secretary-of-lnterior Null
drow, er-oflndian-A fairs
Atkins, and Commissiener-of-Land-Of-
flee Sparks have qualified and entered
actively into the discharge of their official
duties. All of the officers named to-
day received large number of friends,
who called to congratulate them upon
their accession to office.