Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-13
DIRECT TAX BILL PASSED.
If a Law It Would Make a Big
 Hole in the Surplus.
AN OUTLINE OF ITS FEATURES.

tors to Hold Up President Cleveland's ontroversy-Presidential Nominations. WASHINGTON, Dec 1S-The event in the house was the passage of the direct tax bill by a vote of ITS to 96. The bill makes 1t the duty of the secretary of the treasury to credit each state and territory, and the Dis Erict of Columbia, a sum equal to all collec- tions by set off otherwise made rom said states and territories and the District | of Columbia, or from any of the citizens or | inhabitants thereof, other persons, under the act of congress approved Aug. 5, 1Sol, | and remits all moneys still due the United | States on the quota of the direct tax. It appropriates such sums as may be necessary to reimburse each state, territory and the District of Columbia for all money found due to them; and tho treasurer of the United States is directed to pay the same to the governors of the states and territories, and to the commissioner of the District of Colum- bia; provi,lel that where the sums or any part thereof, credited to any state, territory or the District of Columbia, have been collected by the United States from the citizens or inhabi- tants thereof, or any other person, either dl- rectly or by sale of property, such sums shall be held in trust by such state, territory or by the District of Columbia for the benefit
  representatives; and provided further that no part of the money collected from indi- viduals, and to be held in trust, shall be re- tained by the United States as set off against any indebtedness alleged to exist against the state, territory District of Columbia, in which such tax was collected: and provided further, that no part of the money hereby appropriated shall be paid out by the governor of any state or territory, or ftasyN fn at under any contract for services now existing or heretofore made between the representa- tives of any state or territory and any at torney or agent.
 All claims under the trust shall ba filed with the governor of such state or territory and the commissioners of the District of Columbia respectively, within six years next after the passage of this act, and all claims not so filed shall be forever barred, and the money attributable thereto shall belong to such state, territory or the District of Colum- bia, respectively, as tho case may be.
 The senate continued the discussion of the tariff bill, and incidentally discussed civil service reform and the recent election
 SAVING THE VACANT OFFICES.
 It is understood that the Republican sena- tors have agreed to ''hold up" certain nomi- nations sent to the senate by the president at the present session of congress until March 4,
 
 President Harrison to fill without the neces- sity of removing any one. It is said the nomination of Gen. Newberry to be postmas ter at Chicago is one of them. It is even said that the Republican senators will adopt the policy of "hanging up" all of the nominations now before the senate or to be sent in by the president at this session of congress. Re publican senator said that it was hardly likely that this pan would be followed in the of all ha said, be wise for the Republican senators to refuse to confirm nominations to life offices, if any vacancies on the bench should occur, but it would be as easy for President Harri- son to make removals as to fill ready made vacancies ill other offices
 THE INGALLs-wHITNEY CONTROVERSY.
 The response to Mrs. Whitney which Sen ator Ingalls, made was delayed for several days by a correspondence which ensued on the publication of the interview with Mrs Whitney. MT. Ingalls, wrote to Mrs. Whit ney to ask if she was responsible for the in- terview published in The New York Tribune and elsewhere. The only denial which he made on Saturday of the charges contained in the interview was in conversation with a representative of the United Press. At that time he simply denied, in an emphatic way, that he was responsible for the origin or the circulation of the stories about the presidents
 
 Mr. Ingalls, it is said that Mrs. Whitney does not claim to possess any other authority than her suspicious based on MT. Ingalls, public criticisms of the president.
 NOMINATED BY THE PRESIDENT.
 The president sent to the senate large number of nominations, among them:
 Walter c. Newberry, postmaster at Chi cago; Walter l.. Bragg, of Alabama, to be an interstate commerce commissioner; Orrin B. Hallam, of Kentucky, to be deputy first auditor of the treasury; Lieut.. Col. H. C. Hodges, to be assistant quartermaster gen eral, U S. A, and a number of army anc navy promotions
 The list of nominations for postmaster. include the following:
 Pennsylvania-F Laird, Saltsburgh; J. S Mercy, Jr., Royer's Ford; J. Ritzman Osceola Mills; P. J. Duggan, Dunmore; R J. Fleming, Lock Haven; G. G. Messenger Ridgway; J. A Schilbe, Tamaqua-
 New York-D. H. Jennings, Far Rocka way; E. w Grifis, Hancock; J. R. Green Honeoye Falls; c. J. Ackert, New Paltz Emma J. Saliers, Floral Park; John H Grapotle, Cape Vincent; J. C. Truman Binghampton; J. Medbury, Cuba; J. Norton Glen Cove; T. D. Van Devort, Dunkirk; E Williams, Granville; H. J. Moore. Ham mondsport; c. s. Harvey, Hudson; Georg H. Thompson, Middletown; D. c. Bishop
 
 F. Guinar, Lima.
 New Jersey-W. H. Alpaugh, Bound Brook; J. H. Wynne, Edgewater; Mary F Strong, Matawan-
 Connecticut-O. S. Todd, Clintonville; " W. Cowles, Manchester.
 THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL,
 Chairman Blanchard submitted to th house long report with the river and har bor bill, urging its passage. He defends tn Last river and harbor bill against the charg that it was excessive. As to the present bil the report quotes the chief of engineers the war department as saying that objection able items have been reduced to a minimum Replying to criticisms of the press on tf river and harbor bills in general, the repol says:
 ssThe objection to river and harbor bil urged by portion of the public press of u country, your committee conceive to l based upon editorial provincialism.
 The estimate upon which the bill VI