The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1886-02-06
Congressional Matters and Notes at
the Capital.

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The House committee on public buildings
and grounds has instructed Representative
Cole to report favorably to the House the bill
appropriating 100000 for the construction Of
q public building at Annapolis, Nd.
The House committee on pensions has
already disposed of a very large number OF
pension bills, and many have been reported
back adversely. The committee has made
an adverse report on the petition of Mrs. Mary
Ringgold Archer, widow of the late Lieut..
Robt II. Archer, of the Fourth Regiment Of
Artillery, VINO asked for arrears of pension al
the rate of SIS per month, dating back to
| 1887. Mrs. Archer was until lately the prin-
cipal of the Patapsco Institute, at Ellicott
City.
Secretary Lamar has appointed to a 5000
position in the patent office Miss Kate IL.
Worthingtoh, of Prince Georges county, a
granddaughter of the late Representative
Thos. f. Bowie, of Maryland.
Senator Wilson on last Friday presented to
the Senate a petition from the residents OF
Taneytown, Carroll county, Nd, favoring the
repeal of the coinage act.
| Col Edward Lloyd, of Maryland, was
among those who addressed the House COM
mittee on agriculture on Saturday in relation
to the bills to prevent the spreat of pleuro-
pneumonia.
Representative McComas on Monday in
troduced bill to prevent speculation by Off
GERS of national banking associations. Rep
resentative Gibson presented bill for the re-
lief of Patrick Murray, of Chestertown, Nd,
and the following petitions To pay Ferdinand
Muller, administrator, for funeral expenses
of Charles N. Muller, an ex-employe of the
House of Representatives; recommending
the appropriation of $780, 900 for the improve
ment of Chester river, between Crumpton and
Millington, Kent county; urging the improve
ment Of Cambridge harbor, no amount sug-
gested.
Representative Cole introduced bill au-
thorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to pay
to JAS H. Ayres, of Baltimore, Md, S945 due
him upon contract with the United States,
as found by the Court of Claims. Also bill
regulating the employment of children in fac
tories and workshops, which provides that it
shall be unlawful to employ or engage in man
ual labor any child, male or female, under
fifteen years of age, and, furthermore, until
said children have learned to read and write,
under penalty of $500 for each otfense.
Representatives Shaw, Gibson and Cole
gave a hearing to delegation from Washing
ton county on Monday, who advocated the
appointment of Buchanan Schley, of Hagers-
town, for naval officer at Baltimore. Rep
resentative Shaw received a delegation
who were interested in the establishment of a
new postoffice at convenient point in Balti-
more county, somewhere between Randalls-
town and Granite. Mr.. Shaw promised to lay
the subject before the postal authorities Tues
day morning.
The exact date on which the commissions
of Messrs. Stirling and McClintock, as United
States district attorney and marshal for Mary
land, expire is February II, 1886. The fol-
lowing are the applicants for Mr.. Strings
place John j. Donaldson, Richard Grason,
Mcintosh and Benjamin Price. The follow
ing are the applicants for the place of Mr..
McClintock: w. S. Forwood, W. S. Hepbron,
Duncan Mcpherson, P. S. Perkins, l.. Il.
Parlett and Peter Taragona.
1t is reported that the Ways and Means
Committee will report a bill directing the Sec
retary of the Treasury to redeem ten millions
of three per cents. monthly until the Treasury
surplus is reduced to 100000, 600.
Representative Shaw on Wednesday filed a
petition at the Postofice Department for the
establishment of new postoffice at Reah-
meyers Store, Baltimore county, Md, with
W. c. Reahmeyer postmaster. The ONCE,
which is to be known as Shaw, is located three
miles from Randallstown, in the second cleo
ton district of Baltimore county. On the
same day he received visit from Mr.. Francis
Warner and Mr.. Wentz, of Carroll county.
They afterwards called at the Postoffice De-
partment and placed on file the application of
Mr.. A. D. Wentz for appointment US post
master at Lineboro', Carroll county.
The Washington Star says that Senator
Edmunds and Senator Pugh called upon the
President in relation to the appointment of
Judge Merrick upon the District Bench, and
advised him of sentiment existing in the
committee against the appointment on the
United States Bench of men whose age would
soon fit them for retirement. The President
merely said that Judge Merrick had given
satisfaction, and did not indicate whether or
not he considered his age an objection.