The Portland daily press., 1886-03-19
FROM WASHINGTON.
The President Appoints New
Postmaster for Saco.
John D. Anderson, ESQ.,, Confirmed
as Pension Agent.
Democrats Fear They Will Lose the
Next House.

Especial to the PREssl
WASHINGTON, March 18.-The President
today appointed George P. Q. McKenney,
postmaster at Saco Maine
The New Pension Agent.
The confirmation of John d. Anderson as
pension agent at Augusta was made public
after the executive session tonight.
Personal.
A. f. Packard and wife of Auburn, and c.
F. Barker and wife of Lewiston, are here on
their way home from Florida, where they
have spent the winter. They intend to re-
main here about week.
Nominations to be Reported Favora-
bly,.
The Senate committee on finance has vOt-
ed to report favorably upon the nomlna-
tiOns of number of internal revenue col
lectors whose predecessors are suspended
and is likely to report all the nominations
before it within a few days. A mutual un-
derStanding between the committee and the
secretary of the treasury has been reached
covering all suspensions from and nomina-
tions to offices which have no fixed tenure
The nature of the arrangement is not made
public but a considerable number of letters
have recently been sent by the secretary to
the committee in response to an equal num-
Der of inquiries, and the correspondence is
still in progress. This arrangement covers
all nominations before the finance commit
tee.
Temperance instruction in the Pub.
lie Schools.
Senator Frye, today, presented the petition
of 18O people of SearsmOnt, North Ans0n
and Skowhegan, urging the passage of bill
providing for temperance instruction In the
public schools
Lieutenant Schuetz's Mission.
The United States minister at St. Peters
burg has reported to the secretary of state,
under date of February %, 1886, that on the
evening previous he received letter from
Lieutenant w. I'll. Schuetze, dated Yakutsk,
East Siberia, December %, 1885, where the
lieutenant arrived ON December II. He was
Hospitality received by the governor, and was
informed that instructions had been given to
render him all possible assistance. On De-
cember %, he sent forward large part of
his stores in chargeo of a Cossack. He ex-
pected to leave Yakutsk on December 29
and to have all his stores in Belun by the
middle of February. From Belun he wonld
proceed to Kurrachsqrb village, 100 versts N
farther north, on the Lena. he hoped to be
able to reach lrkutsk on his return before
the spring break up in April.
Probable Length of the Session.
Mr.. Randall said recently to one of his
Democratic colleagues: IF we do not ad-
iourn by June 10, we shall lose the next
House." Congress will not adjourn by June
10. 1t may be gravely doubted whether there
will be an adjournment by July Is. Many
experienced Congressman fix August as the
date of adjournment. The appropriation
bills are not well advanced. Within the last
two weeks the House committees have made
better progress, but there is & disposition to
prolong the debate. 1t is not probable that
political debate can be avoided on the Post
Office Appropriation bill. The policy of the
Postmaster General with respect to the sub
sidy appropriation of the last Congress is to
be made the text for an assault upon Mr..
Villas, and for general discussion Of admin
istrative policy, and a debate once begun
upon this subject will probably be indefinite
ly prolonged The desire of Representatives
to attend the Congressional nominating con-
ventions will be the most active influence in
securing final adjournment.
Considering the Tariff Bill.
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