Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-28


rules governing the conduct OF business in the
House Of Repre- ltatives during the last davs
aud to secure their 70 enactment R In
view of this fact the Commissioners appeal to
the Speaker for cooper alton. far as cOnsiste mt
with the duties of his high office, with the chair.
man of the committee for the District, in fur
thering the passage of the bills in question.
Ihey urge as reason for their anxiety tor this
course, the importance to the District for the
enactment OF these bills. They name the bills
in question.
Capitol Topics.
Mr.. TILDEN ON COAST DEFENsEs.
Senator Hawley has received from Samuel ].
Tilden an earnest letter urging upon Congress
the imperative duty of taking a broad and
statesmanlike view of the question of coast
defenses. 1t Is Gen. Hawley's Intention to read
this letter in a speech that he will make when
the fortif1cations bill comes up, and he will
not make it public until it has been read in the
Senate.
THE EXTRADITION TREATY.
The Senate committee on foreign relations
held meeting this morning and discussed the
new extradition treaty with Great Britain.
THE REMAINS OF CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE.
The Ohio delegatian in Congress at a meeting
last night appointed a committee to confer
with Mrs. Kate Chase in reference to the remo-
val to Cincinnati of the remains OF her father,
the late Chief Justice Chase.
The House yesterday afternoon passed the
House substitute for the Senate bill forfeiting
the Northern Pacific land grants, the vote
and discussed the interstate commerce bill
until five O'Clock.
Acting ON the Nominations.
LONG LIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY THE SEN
ATE-ONE REJECTION.
The Senate remained in executive session
yesterday until after five o'clock and confirmed
a large number OF nominations, among which
were the following: NJ. V. Buckley, A. q. Osborn
and ]. A. Moss, justices of the peace for the Dis
trict of Columbia. To be United States mar
shais-Barton Atkins, district of Alaska: Daniel
w. Maratta, Territory of Dakota. To be United
States attorneys-M. H. Sandels, western dis
trist a of arkansas; NJ D; Wilbur eastern district
OF Louisiana. To be associate justice supreme
court Territory OF Arizona, w: ". Porter; To
vile, Mo-; D. w Hutchinson, bismarck, Dak
C. F. Macdonald, st. Cloud, Minn.; ID. +. Nc
Dermott, Benson, Minn.; S. $. smith Devils
Hall, Eureka, New; F. A. Mcdonald, Dailes
Oregon; S. Z. Boom, Humbolt, Cal: Leland
Wright, Boonwiek, Mo; +. b. German. at st.
Cloud, MINI. To be collectors of customs-John
s. Hager, at San Francisco; Oliver Kelly, at
Perth Amboy; w; K. Mayo, Norfolk and
G. Savage. Cherrystone, Va; Philander Cobb,
Plymouth, Mass. To be collectors OF internal
revenue-Robert Block, first district New York;
Davis fourth district Michigan. To be assist
ant appraisers OF merchandising. +. Stott, dis
trict of New York; D. Halsted, district of New
York. To be United States consult. II. keedy,
OF Pennsylvania, at Rheims. Also, the follow
ing: Israel Lawton, superintendento OF mint, San
Francisco; John Triggs. assayer of mint, San
Francisco Irwin Dugan, OF kentucky, 10 be SUI
pervising inspector of steam vessels, sixth dis
trict; Il. w Norris, of Massachusetts. to be In
dian agent at the Nez Perces agency, Idaho;
Geo: c. MunsOn, assayer of mint at Denver; X.
l. Upshaw, OF Texas; Indian agent At Tongue
river, Montana, and L. F. Spencer, of New York,
agent at Rosebud, Dakota Also. a large num-
ber of poStmaSters and army promotions.
Postmaster Rosetta, OF Dekalb, Ill, was
summarily and unanimously rejected. His Of
Tense was the writing and publication OF an
obituary of Gen. Grant, in which the hero was
alluded to as q tryant and compared with
Julius Caesar. The question of the Presidents
right to remove territorial judge was raised
III connection with nomination for judicial
position in Washington Territory, and it was
referred TO the judicial com mmittee. The renom-
ination OF b. B. |Smalley, for collector OF Gus
toms at Burlington, VT, vice ii. III. Wells, was
received and relerred to the commerce COM
mlttes; na Inc Original nomination t was TO sue
vice Wells, resigned.