Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-21
CAPITOL TOPICS.
SEAL FISHERY ORDERS.


In the House to-day Mr.. Dingley, of Maine,
presented a resolution requesting the Secretary
Of the Treasury to inform the House what
orders were given the commander of the reve-
nue. cutter Richard Rush in reference to the
protection of the seal fisheries in Behring sea
in 1893. and whether these instructions mate
rally differed from those given the same COM
mander in 1887; and If so. why such Instructions
were so modified; and also calling for copies of
all orders issued to United States vessels
charged with the protection of the seal fisheries
in 1886, 1887 and 1888.
AUGUST DoNATH FOR PUBLIC PRINTER.
Representative Darlington, of Pennsylvania
has addressed letter to President-elect Har-
rison requesting the appointment of Mr. August
Donath as public printer. Mr.. Darlington will
lay before Mr.. Harrison paper signed by all
the republican members of the Pennsylvania
legislature urging Mr.. Donath's appointment,
and he expects also to send him a similar pa
per siy he'd by all the republicans of the Penn
sylvania delegation in Congress. Mr.. Donath
is editor and proprietor of the Chester Times,
but is well known in this city, where he worked
for many years as printer, and has also been
engaged in other business He is a prominent
member of the typographical union. and was
founder and for long time editor of the
Craftsman, of this city. He is one of the trus-
tees of the Childs-Drexel fund
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
The Senate in executive session has con-
frmed the nominations of w. L. Bragg, to be
interstate-commerce commissioner; j. A. Stark
and R.W. Stark. probate judges in Utah; H. W.
Beckwith, consul at Bermuda; T. W. Randolph,
receiver at Watertown, Oak. Capt. NJ. Cooney,
to be major; First Lieut.. Gayeard, to be major;
Capt. ID. w. Benham, to be major; Lieut..
Daniel Robinson, to be captain; Second Lieut..
L. D. Green, to be first lieutenant; Major A. I.
Smith. to be heutenant-colonel; Capt E. B.
Kellogg, to be major; Lieut.-Col. Montgomery
Bryant, to be colonel; First Lieut. r. f. Bates,
to be captain; Second Lieut.. C. B. Hardin to
be first lieutenant; Capt. Douglas NJ. Scott and
Lieut.. Charles Hay, to be commissaries of sub
sistence; First Lieut. Frank Robinson, to be
captain; Second Lieut.. c. G. Lynn to be lieuten-
ant of cavalry; &c. Sander, to be Indian inspec-
tor, and C.E.Vandever, T. agent of Navajo Indians.
NOTES.
The fortfcation bill was passed in tn e House
Saturday without material change. The sun
dry civil appropriation bill was taken up. but
no progress made with it,
The report made in 1887 on the sugar frauds
was sent to the Senate Saturday by Secretary
Fairchild. The report is particularly severe
on Appraiser McMullen, who was recently re-
moved
The House and Senate have now both agreed
10 the conference reports on the bill making
the age OF consent Of young girls not less than
sixteen, and applying the provisions of the same
to all the territory over which the United States
has jurisdiction.
A WHE's SUIT FoR D1voRcE.-To-dsy Flor
ence b. Soiger, by Mr.. e. A. Newman, fled
blll for divorce against Julius Solger ON the
ground OF drunkenness, non-support, and cruel
treatment She states that they were married
November 23, 1881, and she charges that about
January following he entered upon q course
OF dissipation, by reason Of which he lost his
employment and that after having been treated