Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-02-29

money (AppIauseJ The bill was agreed
10 unanimously.
Bills were also agreed to increasing 10
$500 u0O the limit of cost of the building at
| Charleston, :. G.; appropriating SI00 900 for
an Interstate building al TeYarkana and
and appropriating Sl25, 900 for the purchase
of additional grounds at Indianapolis Ind
Bills were also agreed TO for the erection
OF public building at Bay City, Mich. at
an ultimate cost of $3.50, 900, and appropriat-
ing 500, 900 for building at Milwaukee.
Wis.
The committee having risen, the House
ratified its action and also passed two bills
coming over from Saturday, increasing the
limit of appropriation for the building at
Chattanooga. and providing for the pur-
chase of sit at Buffalo
Mr.. Richardson, OF Tennessee, reported
back adversely the resolution offered earlv
IN the day by Mr.. Anderson, of Iowa, call
ing on the public printer for the cause of
his failure 10 comply with the order of the
House for 10000 copies of the reports of
the Pacific Railroad Commission.
Mr.. Richardson stated that no such or
der had ever been made. The House had
passed concurrent resolution ordering the
printing, which still slept in the Senate
Committee on Printing
The resolution was laid on the table, and
the House at Sis adjourned
Postal Telegraph.
WASHINGTON, February 29-The Senate
Committee on postoffices and post roads
held another meeting on Mr. Spoon
er's bill ITO regulate commerce carried on
by telegraph" A large number of amend
ments have been made to the bill as it was
originally framed, and another meeting of
the committee will be held on Saturday
next for its further consideration. Senator
Sawyer said to-day that one of the princi-
pal amendments made to the bill was that
TO exempt news associations from regula-
tion rates which shall from time to time be
fixed. In other words, said he, the restric-
lons in the bill as TO rate determinations
are not 10 apply to either the United or As
sociated Press and telegraph companies are
10 be free 10 make special or exclusive ar
rangements for carrying the news of such |
associations. Representative Vandeyer, of |
California, said this afternoon that the |
prospects for the passage of postal tele- |
graph bill were most encouraging. If we |
don't get postal telegraph this season." |
said Mr.. Nandever I'VE are sure 10 get one |
next year. believe the sentiment of the |
country is in favor of the proposition"
Senate Combinations.
WASHINGTON, February 2s.-The Senate
las confirmed the following nominations:
Postmssters-einois: S A. Murdock,
Havana. Iowa: w. T. Bailey. Marshall |
own; {. 7. Buckley, Spencer; J. p Carle-
on, Iowa Falls; S. L. Fairlamb. Rock RNp-
ds; J. II. Howell, Eagle Grove; W. 2.
Ross, Wilton Junction; J. H. Strubenauch,
leila; G. Underhill. 0nawa; F. A. Win
hell, Kingsley. Pennsylvania: H. X.
pfeffer, Carlisle. Indiana: J. p Merrill,
jrown Point. Kentucky: J. Webb,
Georgetown. Maryland J. A. Elder,
Michigan: J. B. Lucas,
Romeo. Missouri: J. p Bibbs. Hicks
lille. Ohio: F. K. Shepley, Massillon.
tennessee: Ella Lewis, Gallatin. Wiscon-
in: E. F. Donnelly, White Water Kan
as, F. Hoover, Holton. New York: H.
CoXsackie.
Indian agent-R. d. Gwydir, at ColyilIe.
agency, Washington Territory.
F. J. Moreno to be L. s. Marshal for the
southern District of Florida
f. II. Lacombe, of New York, to be addi-
ional Circuit Judge, Second Judicial Cir
uit of the L. s
Ohio Postmasters.
WASHINGTON, February 29-The follow
ng Ohio Postmasters have been appointed:
'harles S. Plum, Aurora, Portage county:
.mbury Armstrong, Bethesda, Belmont
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