, 1885-04-03

NATIONAL MATTERS.
The Senate Adjonrns After
Confirming all Nominations.
Uncle Sans Weak Bluff at
Central America.
Colon Totally Destroyed and
Great Suffering Ensues.
Washington News.

WASHINGTON, April2. In announcing
the result Of the vote on adjournment thi.
afternoon, the vice president said: ''Sena.
tors, | desire to express to you my obliga
tons and thanks for the kindnesses and
support l have received at your hands.
The senate stands adjourned without de-
lay"
Among the nominations by the presi-
dent which were not acted upon by the
senate are: Henry P. Kernochan, to be
naval officer at New Orleans; James O.
Henderson, to be collector Of internal
revenue for the Eleventh district of In
DINA; John T. McGraw collector of in
ternal revenue for the district of West
Virginia.
Secretary Manning left Washington
for Albany this evening, to attend to
some pressing private business. He will
be gone about ten days.
The members of the Utah commission
had a very satisfactory interview with
the president to-day They made a yer
bal report to him of the condition of af-
fairs in Utah, and outlined their plans for
future work, The president listened to
them with attention and expressed salts
faction at the progress made, and ap-
proval OF their plans. He promised the
commission that whatever could be done
by the administration towards strengthen
ing their hands and sustaining them and
the judiciary of Utah in their efforts to
root out the practice of polYgamy, would
be done. The members of the commits
sion also saw the attorney general and
received from him similar satisfactory as
surances of support. Tomorrow they
will call upon the secretary ofthe interior,
and after seeing him will start immediate
ly for Salt Lake City, where they will
hold a meeting on the 10th inst.
A prominentn navy officer speaking ofthe
Panama difficulty and the sending of a
force from the United States said
to-day: at is a subject of regret among
naval officers that sailors who willprobably
form part of the forces to be sent to the
isthmus will not be as well armed as the
marines, or equally as well as the forces
with which they will have to contend. Their
arms consist of short magazine guns, which
do not compare in range with the Spring
field rifles. Neither are they supplied
with bayonets. Government officials are
of the opinion that the transit will not
continue closed for any length of time. 1t
will depend upon the information derived
in the meantime whether any additional
force will be sent to Aspinwall on Monday.
The Pacific Mail Steamship company has
reduced the rate for taking the men to $40
per man, including their subsistence upon
the passage and including tents and camp
e~quippage. This covers about the actual
cost to the company far taking them. The
four ships of war which will be at Aspin-
wall by the time the Pacific mail steamers
arrive, have Calling guns for use on land
and a force of sailors trained to their
management.
The United States steamer Despatch
will join the flagship Tennessee in the
West Indies subject to orders to sail for
Aspinwall. About forty-fve marines and
all officers of the marine guard at the navy
yard, except Lieut.. Poder, are under or
ders for Aspinwall.