The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-21
Washington.

THEHouse committee on invalid pensions
has instructed Representative Morrill, to re-
port favorably bill to pension prisoners Of
war. The bill provides that all persons in
the service Of the United States during the
civil war who were prisoners OF war for
sixty days or more and who are now suffer-
ing from any disability which can reason
and hardships endured while in confinement
as prisoners Of war and not the result Of
their misconduct or vicious habits, shall be
entitled to pension at the rates now provided
by law for similar disabilities.
THE war department has just issued gen.
eral order making the following important
assignments: Major General J. NJ. Schofeld
to the division Of the Atlantic; Major-Gen-
eral A. II. Terry to the division of the Mis-
souri,; Major-G General 0. o. Howard to the
division of the Pacific; Brigadier General
Cook relieved from command Of the depart
ment of Arizona at his own request and as
signed to the department Of the Platte; Brig
adler General N. A. Miles to the department
Of Arizona.
SECRETARY MANNING on the 4th was much
improved, and reported to be recovering rap
idly. Secretary Lamar and Attorney Gener.
al Garland, who had also been confined to
their houses by illness, were likewise much
ness at their homes.
THERE are seven Knights of Labor in Con-
gress.
In the Iowa contested election case of
Campbell VS.. Weaver, the House election
committee has decided by party vote in
favor of Weaver, the sitting member.
THE Senate has confirmed Mr.. Trenholm's
nomination to be comptroller of the currency.
The Mexican pension bill passed by the
House directs the secretary Of the interior
to place the names of all the surviving Off
GERS, soldiers and sailors who enlisted and
served in the war with Mexico for any period
during the years 1915, 1916, 1847 and 1S4S,
and were honorably discharged, and their
surviving widows on the pension roll at the
rate of IS per month from and after the pas
sage Of this act during their lives Persons
under political disabilities are not included.
ADDITIONAL nominations by the President.
Job H. Lippincott, to be attorney of the
United States for the district Of New Jersey;
Caleb w. West, of Kentucky, to be governor
of Utah Territory. Consuls-Louis D. Bey-
land, of Pennsylvania, at Kingston, Jamai-
ca; L. j. Dupre, of Alabama, at San Saliva
dor; J. Cecil Legare, of Louisiana, at Tam
pico; Moses H. Sawyer, Of Connectl-
cut, at Trinidad. Postmasters-Andrew
Shanahan, at Rockland, Massachusetts,
William Buttrick, at Concordia, Mass. Theo-
dore H. Fem, at Lee, Mass. jeremiah Muir.
ply, at Beverly, Mass. Lenuel A; Keith, at
Mortified. Mass. Hartford D. Nelson, at
Oneonta, N. Y; Benjamin F. Val at War
wick, n. Y; Frederick P Newkirk,. at OK,
ford, n. Y; VIM. j. Moses at Auburn, n
Y. Alice NJ. Crabtree, at Belmont, n. y;
Thomas Hill, at F[aldonfield, n. j.; Charles
F. Young, at Columbia, Penn.
THE Senate has confirmed the nominations
of John D. Oberly, of Illinois, and Charles
Lyman, of Connecticut, to be civil service
commissioners, and S. NJ. Stockslager, of In
diana, to be assistant commissioner of the
general land office.
A NUMBER Of nominations for internal
revenue collectors having been reported
favorably by the Senate finance committee
upon receiving notice from Secretary Man.
ming that no charges against the officials
whose places were filed had been filed, they
were confirmed in executive session. This, it
is stated, is hereafter to be the policy of the
Senate majority.