The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-02-27
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WASHINGTON.
office.

The coinage of and cent coins has beer
suspended for the present.
Speaker Carlisle has been seriously I'll but
his health Is much improved.
II is said that President Arthur intends
10 nominate Mr.. Warren. a banker and cat
ueman Of Cheyenne, 10 be Governor OF Wy
oming Territory.
Pierrepont Edwards. British Consul d
New York. is here 10 urge action by the
House OF Representatives similar to that OF
the Senate In regard 10 the manufacture
and expectation Of dynamite. It is current
ly believed that he will shortly return tc
New York with u large-sized flea in his ear,
Foreign Affairs. report was adopted
affirming the action OF the last Congress In
declining the awards of the Venezuelan
Commission tainted with fraud, and recon-
mending the adoption Of resolution pro
viding for the appointment Of new com
mission.
Representative Bsckner introduced a
bill to prevent the fraudulent mutiiation of
the paper currency Of the United States. Ii
provides that persons guilty of mutilatinc
notes with fraudulent Intent shall, Oh con
viction, be. fined not more than $1,000 OF
imprisoned for not more than three years,
or both, In the discretion of the court.
Representative Deuster was instructed 20
favOrabIy report his joint resolution, intro
duced at the beginning Of the first session
OF the present congress, requesting the
President TO take the necessary steps to-
ward negotiating treaty with the German
Empire to secure more liberal and just pro-
visions In reference TO the respective rights
OF citizens (natiye born III naturalized) OF
The United States and the German Empire.
Representative Randall has sgniied his
intention of trying to pass, under suspen.
sion OF the rules, during the last SIX days OF
the session, the second Edmunds bill passed
by the Senate for the retirement of Gen.
Grant which gives the President authority
TO place general of the army on the re-
tired list without specifying by name. This
Is the bill the President desires to have
passed.
An amendment IS proposed by Senator
Morgan to the anti-silVcr coinage bill. IL
strikes out the present provision for the
suspension of the coinage OF the standard
dollar and authorizes tic President on and
after April ], 1885, and in any succeeding
month until April /, 1885, TO direct the SEQ
rotary OF the Treasury to suspend in whole
or In part the purchase Of silver bullion, for
the coinage OF standard dollars.
II is said that ex- Senator Thurman is ex-
ccedingly anxious to come back to Wash
ingtOn, finding II impossible to content him
self anywhere else. Life in Columbus has
become distasteful to him. While In Wash
ington he lived for q long time next door to
Senator Edmunds, on Massachusetts ave-
nue., and they became the warmest OF
friends. A feature of their daily life was
whist. The Senator misses the companion.
ship Of the members of those whist parties
more than anything else. His financial
condition will not permit Of his residence
here without employment, and he says he
Is too old TO attempt to support himself by
practice before the Supreme Court.
TIE NEXT SENATE.
Some Idea Of the permanency Of the mem
bership of the Senate may be formed from
the fact that while twenty-six Senatorial
elections were held TO I'll terms beginning
the 4th of March, only eight new members
were chosen, so that of the seventy-si
members OF the next Senate sixty-six ut
least will be old members, the election In
Illinois and Oregon not having taken place.
The new members will DC Spooner, Of Wis
consln, Stanford, Of California, Wilson, of
Maryland, Eustis, of Louisiana, Evarts, of
New York, Payne, OF Ohio, Jones, of Ar
kansas, and Blackburn, of Kentucky. Mr..
Chace, of Rhode Island, Is already menu
Der Of the Senate, and Mr.. Teller, of Colora-
do, Mr.. Hilrs successor, returns to the seat
vacated three years ago TO become q men,
Der of President Arthur's Cabinet. At
present there are forty-f0ur committees of
the Senate. The Craftsmanship Of seven of
them Is filled by Democratic Senators and
thirty-seven by Republicans. As there are
only forty Repnblicans IL win he seen that