Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-27

/ = .s ~ SVStet rceslOhi up TO recess al
O'CLOCK, was consumed BY Senators
tornees and Harrison speaking for and
AGAINST the confirmation OF Collectors
thompson and Hanlan OF the Seventh
INDIANA internal revenue district on the
adverse report from the finance commit.
Tee. The case was still pending when 4
recess was taken.
Upon reessembling at 3 O'Clock IL was
discovered that there was no quorum nnd
pages were sent out 70 summon 40.
sentees.
Few minutes later a quorum had as.
semoled and consideration OF the uauion
case was resumed.
atb O'Clock this evening the Republl.
can senators assembled in caucus in the
judiciary committee room. The com.
inittee appointed az the caucus at Senator
onerinan's house to offer a
substitute resolution recommended
That the minimum reserve he
nxed at one hundred and ten millions and
ire maximum Mt one hundred and thirty
mlllions. A proviso was added author
lIing the president to suspend the opera
ton OF the resolution In an emergency
A quorum OF the caucus did not wait TO
hear the full report, and when Senator
Allison had finished readlug and explain.
ing II, 1t was decided 10 adjourn without
action, leaving the result to the nnAnce
committee at its meeting to.morrow
morning.
PosToflTcR STATISTICS,
WASHINGTON, July 2G.--The annual re.
port OF Edwin q. Fowler, chief of the an.
pointment division of the postofIlce de-.
partment, for the fiscal year ending June
10, 1856, has been made and details fur.
nished for publication,
The appointments OF which this di.
vision has char e are those OF postmas-
tiers only. The report is summarized as
follows:
Number of postofllces established dur.
Ing the fiscal year, 3is2. Increase dur
ing the year, 1861
Number OF postoilices discontinued dur
ing the year, ll20. Whole number OF
postoillces June so, 1886, 5s,6ll. In
crease during the year, 1862.
number OF presidential offices, 22Gb
Increase during the year, 90.
Number OF fourth-class Offices. 81 .84g
increase during the year, 1896.
Appointments have been made during
the year as follows!
On designations and commissions ex-
PRED, 9ll2i increase during the year,
zoos
Removals and suspensions 95GC, in
crease during year 175.
On establishment of new postofllces
Sis2, increase during the year 1861.
Total number appointments made dur
ing the year 22,747, increase during the
year 1920.
Total number OF money order offices at
the close OF the year was 1856, net In
crease of 227 over the previous year. OF
these Illinois holds the largest number
500, Iowa next with 500, New York 1876,
Ohio 4Gs, Pennsylvania 400, Michigan
S44, Kansas S42, Indiana 8l5, Missouri
2l8 and Wisconsin pol
The greatest Increase Of any state Is 20
n Kansas.
NOMINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, July 20 Nominations
Charles M. Thomas OF Kentucky 10 be
associate justice OF tbs supreme court Of
Dakota.
Esera Baird, marshal for Idaho.
Wilson II. Talbot OF Colorado, agent
for the Indians OF Tullali, w n.
REFERRED TO GARLAND.
WASHINGTON, July 2G.--The president
has referred the oleomargarlne bill TO the
encouragement for his opinion as to It's
constitutionality.
THE sUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
WASHINGTON, July 2G.--As It passed
the senate Saturday night the sundry
civil appropriation bill appropriates an
aggregate OF S24, 1885, or an Increase OF
S3,l06,S50 over the amount appropriated
by the BILL as 1t came from the house.