Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-22
NATIONAL CAPITAL. NEWS
Probability That the Senate Will Adjourn Next Week.
CALLERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.

CALLERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE Work fin the Postoface Department Run
 ming Behind-aIore Abou. the Recent
 Riot in China-Acting on tbe Nomina-
 tions-The Gunboat Yorktown.
 WASHINGTON, March 22.-The indications now are that unless there is some unexpected and unnecessary delay the senate will ad journ sine die next week. Members of the %snate in the secret session yesterday said that they were anxious to get away from the city, and expressed the hope that business would be expedited as much as possible, so as topelmit adjournment the latter part of next week. Yesterday afternoon Senator Allison said that he thought that the senate would get away next week. President Harrison stated to visitors recently that he was anx. ious to give the senate an opportunity to ad journ, and that he expected an adjournment next week.
 CALLERS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
 There was an entire absence of delegations at the White House yesterday. The callers were composed for the most part of senators and representatives, who were not daunted by the disagreeable rain that had been pre- vailing since early morning. Three Demo cratic senators called, namely Reagan, Coke and Gray. Senator Hoar came with the new minister to Switzerland, Col Washburn Sev. eral other recent appointees also saw the president. MT. Hooper, who was vice consul general at Paris under Republican admins trations, Senators Blair, Cullom, Spooner
  tative Butterworth, with his daughter and the daughter of Attorney General Miller, were among those who called.
 MORE NOMINATIONS.
 The president has sent to the senate the fol lowing nominations:
 Henry N. Blake, of Montana territory, to be chief justice of the supreme court of the territory of Montana.
 John D. Fleming, of Colorado, to be attor- ney of the United States for the district of Colorado.
 Miles c. Moore, of Walla Walla, Washing ton territory, to be governor of Washington territory.
 ACTING ON THE NOMINATIONS.
 All nominations reported from committees were confirmed in secret session yesterday with the exception of that of Mir. Whitelaw Reid 10 be minister to France An effort was made to have MT. Reid's nomination con- frmed but under objection by Mr. Plumb it went over until the next executive session. There Is no question of the confirmation of MT. Reid's nomination. Mr. Plumb's objec- ton was purely formal No report was made on the nominations of Fred Grant and John c. New, yesterday, because there was not quorum of the foreign relations committee present. The list of nominations confirmed .<l1xv
 THE YORKTOWN APPROVED.
 The secretary of the navy has received from the naval inspection board, of which Commodore Fitzhugh is president, favor able report on the gunboat Yorktown, now lying at Cramps shipyard, Philadelphia. The report states that the vessel has been completed in accordance with the contract, and Is sufficiently strong to bear her weights Of every description. Her clean condition and smoothuess of movement impressed the board most tavorably. If her dynamos were set and connected, and her battery supplied, she could be put ID commission immediately Commodore Filzhugh Is very much pleased with the vessel, and has no doubt that she will be accepted by Secretary Tracy.
 THE REGENT RIOT IN CHINA.
 The secretary of state has received addi- tional particulars concerning the riot at Chin Kiang, China, on Feb. 5, from A. c. Jones, the United States consul at that place. The riot grew out of the stoning of policemen in the British quarter by crowd of boys and young men. The 5th was the Chinese New Years day and business was generally sus- pended.
 The quarrel of the boys was taken up by the men, and one of the Chinese was thrown down and injured by policeman. It was re- ported that the man was killed, and the mob, infamed by this information, attacked and burned the police station and quarters The resident consuls had asked the Chinese off, cers for aid to suppress the trouble, and half dozen and few native policemen were sent, but the mob put them to flight. Then a demand was made for troops, but before these came several buildings were burned
 The American and British consulates ad- join each other and just outside the British quarter.
 A mob of 10000 yelling men and boys sur rounded these buildings and were preparing to break open the gates when 300 soldiers arrived. The commanding officer attempted to address the mob, but his voice was drowned by yelis and jeers. In the presence of the troops an assault was made on the gates, and Consul Jones, with his wife and child, rushed over to the British consulate. The British consul, with hls wife and two children, left the house with Mir. Jores and family and climbed a precipitous bluff at tho rear of the consulate. As they were going the British consulate was set on fire. Quickly going to the river the party halted mail steamer and were taken on board. As they were embark ing tho mob saw the party and attempted to board the steamer, but were unable to do so. The American consulate was set on fire and footed, but not burned. Houses of two Amer ican Baptist missionaries and their chapel were burned, and an American Methodist chapel footed. The mail vessel renamed in the river all night, and tho next day another unsuccessful tempt was made to board her. Chinese troops and the arrival of British vessel quieted the mob and on Friday morn ing Consul Jones was permitted to again hoist the Stars and Stripes over the consul late. The affair will be investigated.
 WORK IN THE PosroFF1cE DEPARTMENT.
 The work of receiving and filing applica- tons for postoftices has grown so great in the past two weeks that Postmaster General Wanamaker has issued an order directing clerks in the office of the first assistant post mo fo of 2.S0 m and