Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-11
LICENSES OF DRUMMERS.
~ IMPORTANT BILL LAID BE-
- FORE THE SENATE.

FORG LIE oAh4N 1AA6s
1ist Ofthe Democratic Regimes Nom
,,atlons-SenRtOr Call Carries off the
palm for the Largest Number of Bills
Introduced-A Public Building to Cost
$4,000 Asked for Jacksonville.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-In the Senate
.odav. after the reading of the journal,
the President pro TEN. laid before the
Ssnate several communications from the
heads of departments.
resolution by Mr.. Henderson to print
Oon copies of the Presidents message
and the accompanying documents was
agreedto
A resolution offered by Mr.. Morrill, was
agreed to directing payment from the
contingent fund of the Senate, upon pre-
septation and proper audit of the
voucbers, of the acutal and necessary
svpepses of the Senate committee ap-
rointed to attend the funeral obsequies Of
Gen. Grant.
A communication was received from
the President enclosing several hundred
nominatiOns to offices in the foreign, civil,
military and naval service of the United
states which have been made since the
new administration took Office. The fol-
lowng are the principal ones:
To be Enjoys Extraordinary and Minis
srs PlentDotentlGFV Of the United States
George V. N. Lathrop, of Michigan, to
Russia; Jabez L. NJ. Curry, of Virginia,
70 Spain; Charles DENLY, of Indiana, to
China; john B. Stallo, of Ohio, to Italy;
Charles D. Jacob, of Kentucky, to the
rDited States of Colombia; John E.
BACON, of South Carolina, to be Charge
Az TAfairs of the United States to Para
gusy and Uruguay; Lambert Tree, of Illi-
Iois, to be Minister resident Of the United
States to Belgium.
MINISTER'S RESIDENT.
To be Minister Resident and ConSalS
General of the United StGteS-Boyd Win
chester, Of Kentucky, to Switzerland;
Frederick H. Winston, of Illinois, to Per-
sa; John E. W. Thompson, of New York
city, to Hayti; William A. Seay, of Lou
siana, to Bolivia; Moses A. Hopkins, of
North CarOlina,t to Liberia; Walker Fearn,
Of louisiana, to Roumania, Servia and
Greece.
To be ConSuls General of the United
SdteS-Jacob Mueller, of Ohio, at Frank
hrt-on-the-Main; Fl. Clay Armstrong, of
Alabama, at Rio de Janeiro; Michael III.
Phean, Of Missouri, at Halifax; ID. Ly-
man Pringle, OF South Carolina, to be
Secretary of Legation and Consul Gen.
los. L. Morgan, OF South Carolina, Secre-
ary Of Legation to Mexico; Henry L.
MAuldrOw, Of Mississippi, First Assistant
Secretary Of the Interior; Robert B.
Vance, Of North Carolina, Assistant
Commissioner Of Pensions; Frank Cor
. On, of GeOrgis, Principal Clerk of Sur
Veys in the General Land Office; VIM. d.
Bcxham. Surveyor General of Florida,
= THE POsTMAsTERs.
/ The following Postmasters: Mrs. Mary
1. 5. Long, at Charlottesville, Va; VIM.
l d Ritenour, at Harrisonburg, Va; John
R. Warner, at Lexington, Va; Charles
Button, at Lynchburg, Va; William
Burke, at StauntOn, Va; l.. W. Cald-
Fel, at Warrenton, Va; Bruce Gibson,
! Winchester, Va; John A. Young, at
narlotte, N. c.; Matthias Manly, at
eWbere, N. c.; Samuel A. Ashe. at Ra-
gn, n. c.; Archibald 81. Boyden,
Salisbury, N. c.; Daniel c.
rsley, at Camden, s. c.; Ben
: nn F. Hugers at Charleston.
rsderick e A. sschifley, at 0ra!ngebure,
lEkinsville. Ca; James B. Blackwell,
= Marietta, Ca; Ker Boyce, at Augusta;
arrlsOn W. Clark, at Jacksonville, Fla;
euamin Harrison, at Palatka; David
G. Wynne, at Tallahassee, l.. r.
Ais, at Athens, Ala; Samuel S.
aompson, at Birmingham, Ala; Eugene
Brown, at Eufaula, Ala; Leslie E.
ooks, at Mobile; Mary M. Force, at
ina, Ala; r. K. Hunley, at Talladega,
a. John Slack, at Bristol, Tenn;
orge W. Martin, at Chattanooga; Mary
EDWARDS, at Cleveland, Tenn; Jeptha
toulkes, at Memphis.
DIls were introduced as follows:
BY Mr. Morgan-rO provide for the ap-
1iment Of United States District
age for the Southern district Of Ala
ma.
y Nj. Voorhees-To repeal the statute
resrs
POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
ar' Edmunds introduced a bill to pro-
Tor the establishment Of a postal
sIaph 1t was referred to the Com
fl, tee on Post Offices and Post Roads.
! ~ Admunds said it was the same bill
d DC had introduced at the last session
q NVugress, which went to the Commit
l. VI FOst Offices and Post Roads, and
., leported upon by that committee 80
!. N tne session that the subject could
"a Ve considered by the Senate.
IN iylnt resolution. introduced by Mr..
llll was read three times and passed,
y Polntlng as members of the Board OF
a us OF the Smithsonian Institution
aSeLean, Of New Jersey; Asa
ID gT a,n Massachusetts, and Henry Cop
lg " pennsylvania, and also appointing
w. same board Gen. Meigs, OF Wash
], gu' 10 place of Gen. Sherman, rem
" Ineligible by removal of his resi-
IRON Washington.
REPEAL ASKED.
: Doph introduced a bill TO repeal
: sr' VI Tue last session providing for a
NY guent OF the claims of the officers aud
= n,o eu men OF the army for the loss OF
rce property destroyed In the military
V M ull VI the United States. This is the
which the President calls attention
Iessage as "indefinite IN its TERMS"
~ which he says: "If IL Is TO re-
~ 'ne statute book IL needs amend
good deal of discussion, in
irn' 'sVeral Senators defended the
bsss,iuaw Jaw as being as nearly perfect as
M XXX It's object as could be, Mr..
ni,uolll was referred to the Committee
ria,ss other bills introduced and ap-
Wely referred We're the following:
elers flatt-To relieve commercial
sda,o,nl1om rom license taxes. IL makes il
ubioieanor for any officer Of a State
war PAL corporation 20 interfere IN
hr ~. Win commercial traveller
meesogylus IN the State OF which he or
sa. 'Aaht he represents is not