Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-04-02

WAsHINGToN, April /.
The President sent the following nomins-
ton to the Senate today:
A. Leo Knott of MARYLAND, to be second
assistant postmaster general.
A. Leo Knott of Maryland, nominated to
be second assistant postmaster general, was
born in Baltimore and is now Sc years old
He is a successful lawyer In 1868 he repre-
sented the city of Baltimore in the State leg.
islature He has been delegate to several
national democratic conventions.
The nomination OF Henry G. Pearson to be
postmaster of New York was favorably re-
ported from the Senate committee on post.
offices and post-roads today, but was no,
act~d upon in the Senate.
The Senate committee on finance has re
ported favorably upon all nominations re.
ferred to il.
The nomination of Gen. Jos. Z. Johnston
to be commissioner of railroads, was favora-
bly, and unanimously reported from the COM
mittee on railroads
The nomination of Lewis McMuller, to be
appraiser of New York, has not been reported
from the Senate committee on commerce
There is an inclination among the republicans
to make a contest over the nomination. The
office has no fixed tenure, and the present
incumbent has filled it many years. Hi.
friends in the Senate says he is an excellent
officer, and that his removal without cause
merely to give the place to democratic sub.
orninate, is inconsistent with respect to the
civil service reform. The republicans of the
Senate are in caucus again upon this subject.
Information comes through private channels
to the senators that the President does not in.
tend to make removals from offices which
have fixed terms.
The question of final adjournment hinges
upon the decision of the caucus. The opin.
ions of republican senators were divided al
between adjournment Thursday or Friday
and the prolongation of the session into next
week.
The commissioner of pensions today sus.
pended an employe OF the Office from duty
and ordered an investigation of his conduct in
"having indirectly prosecuted claim for a
pension in SO far as to give advice for wha,
said claim should be made out and the man
ner in which the evidence supporting the
same should be prepared and stating that he
himself would make an affidavit in support
thereof" Commissioner Black says: "Such
errors as these, committed by the clerk in
question. are almost objectionable, and in the
future will not under any circumstances be
forgiven"
lie new etylt vi puUllC ueUt statement
issued on recommendation of Expert Jordan
adds to the items of interest bearing the deb,
of the Pacific railroad bonds at 6 per cent,
s64 1928 ,5l2, making the principal $780,,
1881 l12, and the interest S1l ,957, SOP; total
81 ,272, ,730, ,6l4.07. The debt in which the
interest has expired since maturity shows nc
change. The debt bearing no interest, the
certificates of deposit are reduced to 1926 21O.-
900. and the gold and silver certificates tC
1928, lF, ,76G, thus making the principal
S60S .063. .946 67; unclaimed Pacific railroad
interest, 81 229.96, is dropped The aggre-
gate debt and interest therefore foots up &c
81 ,sS5, ,9SS, ,376.lS; less cash items AVAILABLE
for the reduction Of the debt, S26l, $50, I65 so
less reserve held for the rede mption of U S
notes, $780, 900 900: total debt less available
cash items. 81 .524 ,s3S, ,2l0 3s net cash il
the treasury, S22, ,259 .025.76. Debt less the
cash in the treasury April l. 1885, 81 SOP ).
$40, l84.62; do March l, 1885, 81 ,502, ,4S9 .
92S A; increase of the debt during the month
as shown by this statement SS9, ,256. Is.
Total available cash in the treasury for the
reduction of the debt, s26l, $50, ,165. so.
II is generally expected that the Senat,
will adjourn without day tomorrow. 1t i,
likely that several pending nominations viii
be protested against by individual senator.
but it is not known that opposition to any vii
be made upon party lines. 1t is not probable
that any of the important nominations will b,
rejected. but action on the same NAV be post
poned until December. Beck is creditec
with the purpose to resist with all his vigo
the nomination of Pearson to be postmaste
of New York. Should Gen. Grant die befor
noon tomorrow. the Senate would adjourn
over as a mark of respect to his memory, ir
which case the final adjournment will proba
bly, take place Friday.