Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1888-09-28
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Ex-Land Commissioner Sparks has con.
sented to act as chairman of the board of
references to award compensation to the
Cherokee Indian Nation for a right of way
through their territory. Secretary Villas
says that Mr.. Sparks integrity and famll-
iarity with land matters will be of great
value in determining the amount of dam
ages
President Cleveland has gone to visit Mr.
Singerly, the Phiadelp lia millionaire and
newspaper proprietor, who is for revenue re-
form and keeps very comfortable yacht.
The president means to have little rest be-
fore cold weather comes, and will probably
run off to the Adirondacks in few days to
join Mrs. Cleveland, who will spend several
weeks there.
The president has signed the Notifications
and army appropriation bills.
The senate has no unfinished business and
the order in which expected events may come
up is problematcal. The programme in
cludes the passage Of the general deficiency
bill, hundred or more private pension bills,
one or two of the teri itorial admission bills,
a Sherman trust Dill, and final action upon
the sundry civil bill.
The indignation expressed by merchants
and manufacturers throughout the country
at the course pursued by the transcontinental
roads in fixing their new tariffs has caused
the interstate commerce commission to in.
Vestigate the matter without waiting for
formal complaints to be made. Commission
er A. F. Walker has taken the matter in
hand, and is now collecting evidence on
which to base decision.
George W. Childs is to present the United
States government with portraits of the
three great Union generals of the civil war,
the late Gems. Grant Sheridan and Gen.
Sherman. The portraits will tie hung to-
gether on one Of the walls OF the mess build
ing at West Point, that Mr.. Child5 has
named Grant hall"
The president has nominated John G. Park
hurst OF Michigan to be minister to Belgium;
Capt. Henry w. Lawton, 4th cavalry, to be
major and inspector-general, and Gen. Wal
ter c. Newberry to be postmaster at Chi
cago.
Congressman Morrow of California, re-
Gently said to an interviewer that, in view
of the great financial success of the last ball
game, he would suggest that another game
be played for the benefit of the yellow fever
sufferers, but that the teams Tor the second
game be composed of nine senator's and nine
members. "Of course" said he, sit would
be necessary for the nine to play a practice
game or two beforehand"
The postmaster-genera has appointed the
following postmaslers: Edward F. Reed,
East Dummerston, Vt, and Warner Bing-
ham, West Concord, VT.
Harold NJ. Sewell, our consul to tho
Samoan islands, is in the city to present to
the government the necessities of the Samoan
situation.
The docket for the coming term of the
United States supreme court, which begins
on the 9Th Of October already embraces ITO
cases, which means that the court has bust.
ness enough for three, and probably four,
years ahead.
The conferrees on tire sundry civil bill at
a recent meeting decided to report disa-
greement on the provs. ons relating to the
new public library building. They say,
that, to adopt the house policy OF stopping
work and advertising for new plans, etc,
will reopen the whole library controversy
placing it where 1t was prior to the adopt on
of the VOORHEES, bill, and that years would
intervene before completed building could
be hoped for Hence, the senate is practi-
cally unanimous in favor of CARRYING for
ward the work as proposed, placing it in
charge of Gen, Casey. The house cJnferrees
seem opposed to Architect Smthmeyer and
hold him responsible for everything that has
gone wrong. Should the two houses be un-
able to agree upon any legislation the library
building will remain under the control Of
commission, but there will be no money to
carry on the work.
Secretary Whitney is taking great deal
OF interest in the new fortificaton act which
calls for an expenditure of several million
dollars for gurs, torpedos, etc. He has al
ready made inquiries in regard to officers
available for appointment on the new ord.
nance provided for in the bill The board
is to be composed of Gen. Schofield and one
officer from the ordnance department, one
from the corps of engineers and one artillery
officer The board will be beappointed as soon
as the secretary returns, and will go i'm
mediately to work. Gen. Benet, ef of
ordnance, and Gen. Casey chief of engineers,
are engaged in preparing projects Of
work to be submitted to the board.
One or the important matters which
the board is to pass upon will be the plans
for the gun factory at Watervliet arsenal, to
cost S700, 600. The board will probably as
semble in about two weeks, and Sec etary
Endcott is disposed to urge vigorous action
1t is probable that within three or four
months, therefore, contracts running up Into
the millions will be made for new guns and
army defences
Secretary Bayard said, when asked about
the rejection by China of the treaty
with that government that the information
was received at the state department in a
dispatch from Minister Denby, in which he
simply stated that the Chinese government
had refused to ratify tho amended treaty.
The practice ship Constellation has been
ordered to proceed from Norkfolk to Ports
mouth, N. H., with the training squadron on
board. The boys have been quartered in the
receiving ship Constitution. The Constella-
tion will serve as trsining ship until the
repairs to the Portsmouth and Saratoga
have been completed
In the matter of the Chicago, St Paul g.
Kansas City Railway company the Interstate
commerce commission has rendered a decis-
ion; it decided that the commission had not
the power to compel the Burlington &
Northern to increase its rates to a remunera-
tive point if they were found to be below
that point.
The retaliation bill has been considered by
the senate committee on foreign relations
and referred to sub committee, consisting
OF Senators Sherman, EvartS and Morgan.
1t is considered probable that no immediate
action will be taken on tho measure
The next important matter to be taken up
by Secretary Whitney is tho selection of the
plans for the four cruisers and three gunboats
provided in the increase of the nnvyn
clause in the navy appropriation act for This
fiscal year. The law gives him full dscre-
tiou. He will not appoint board of naval
officers to avoid or help him, but will deter
mine the type of vessels to be constructed
under the act himself.
Two important persons recently figured In
the transfer of piece of property, the sale
of which was recorded in the district court
They were Lawrence Barrett, tho famous
tragedian and John Ma cKay, the bonanza
king of the Pa,fic. The transfer was made
by Mackay to Barrett The property con-
tains 375 square feet and is located at the
southeast corner of Connecticut avenue and
Q street, in the fashionable West end. Il
formerly belonged to Barrett, but was con-
veyed some time since to Maclsay, and Is
now transferred back again. The agent who
represented Barrett states that it is not known
whether the actor intends to erect mansion
on il for himself or not
Mrs. Cleveland and her mother have left
for 10 days trip in the Adirondacks under
the escort of Dr. Ward of Albany, who ao.