The Somerset reporter., 1886-04-28
AT WASHINGTON.

President Cleveland has received set Of res
buttons adopted by the recent cncampment Of
New York veterans, and endorsing the admins
traton.
The interior department has ordered all trad
ers and settlers off the Fort Pierre Indian re,cr-
Walton in Dakota, Trouble is feared.
The President has vetoed the Senate bill for
the promotion Of anatomical science and to pre-
vent the Dissertation Of graves. The bill applies
to the District Of Columbia only.
The House Committee on Labor voted to re-
Tort to the House as "A substitute for the Blair
educational bill a measure which in substance
provides that receipts from the sale of public
lands and other revenues Of the General Land
Office shall be divided among the several States
and Territories in proportion to their school pop
uation for educational purposes for the next ten
years, twenty-five per cent OF the sum to be us
ed for industrial and technical instruction and
the remainder for the support Of common
schools.
5. H. Eaton has been appointed post
master at Somerset Mills, Fairfield, in
place of Geo. c Eaton, who has resigned
Mr. Voorhees, of Washington Territory,
offered resolution that the committee
on rules be instructed to inquire whether
lion. l.. ID. VI. SWEET or any other eN-
member of the House, who has awaited
himself of the privilege of admission to
the floor, under rule "a. is Interested as
agent or attorney for any railway or 9th
er corporation, or interested in any claim
or bill pending before Congress, and re-
port to the House the result of such in
quiry with such recommendations as may
be necessary
Secretary Manning is improving very
rapidly. 1t is expected that he will be
able to return to the active duties of his
department.
The nomination of General Rosccrans,
aS register of the treasury. is hung up in
the Senate ny a motion to reconsider the
vote by which he was confirmed.
There is much opposition to the CON
flrmation OF Capt. Beecher, the son of
Henry Ward Beecher, who has been nom
mated as Collector of Customs at Port
Townsend, Washington Territory, and
there are strong indications that he will
not be confirmed The Oregon Senators
are opposed to him.
Secretary Manning i, so much improv-
ed that it is reported he cOntemplatcS re-
turning to his desk after Easter. The
President is said to be very anxious that
he should remain in the Treasury, at
least. until after the Congressional cleo
tons.
Reagan of Texas made a vigorous pro-
test before the House Labor Committee
against the Blair Educational bill. Sena-
tor Blair, who had been invited to adj
dress the committee in support of the
bill sent in his regrets.
The House Labor Committee will en-
dcavor to frame a labor bill which shall
be in accord nee with the President
Some members of the Cab
met feel that the President is "a day af-
ter the fair a. the committee has al
ready passed a bill, and the criticisms
which he makes upon the subject are di-
rected to a bill which was before the
committee when the message was pro-
badly written, but which the committee
did not approve. Mr.. Reed Of Maine,
speaking of the message, says The
President is rather behind in the process
sion, but then he is like myself, rather
heavy and fat"