The Forrest City times., 1889-12-07
WASHINGTON.

Secretary Windom will reduce tho mum. Der of government Repositories.
 The Presidents message was read In the House and Senate on the 3d.
 It is still thought that Alfred Russell, ol Detroit, will succeed Stanley Mathews on tho United States Supreme Court bench.
 The organization Of the Hous, and Sen ate was effected without incident, excep, that Milburn, D., the blind chaplain, was reelected. Otherwise the Republican eau GUS nominees were elected, Reed, of Maine, being elected Speaker.
 Secretary Blaine is negotiating an inter. national copyright treaty with France.
 Interest in Washington now eenters on the committees appointed by Speaker Reed
 Secretary Blaine is again able to leave his room.
 Tho superintendent of tho life saving service has made his annual repor.
 St. Louis Worlds Fair work at Wash ington is progressing.
 Ex Senator Van wyck, Mrs. Van Wyck and their little daughter have arrived from their Nebraska home, and are located at tho Riggs until the holidays
 Secretary Windom transmitted 10 Con. gress the estimates of the appropriation required for tho service Of the fiscal year ending June 70, 1891. The grand tota. is $3i1, ,sss,ais. The estimates show m ia. crease as compared with the appropriations for the current fiscal year as follows; Legislative, sTl, Sao; Executive proper, SIS, eso; War Department $s.449 44T; Navy De- pariment, sa,o9a, 939; Interior Departm en t, si, a6a, coz; Post Ohice Department, s1.0,6, 9oa Department of Agriculture, slip, taa; Department of fabcr, $l4.i7o Tls esu. mates are less ,haa tae appropriations in the following departments. Deosrtmen. of State, s4ad,a Treasury Derar mcnt, <S,6so,3sa; Deparsmea. or Jastsee, S.l,SJs The estimates of 1891 are s!., ,sdI, iso la ex cess of the estimate for lsgN. The D laci. pal increase In the estimates is for passions and public works, the former exceeding the appropriations fo- the present year by ss,sa',sl6, and the latter exceeding the ap. propriatons by si ,9ssi,asa
 In the International Mariae Conference the amendment providing that steamers under way shall carry an additional white light similar to the present light was adopt ed
 The Secretary of tho Treasury no.ihe. Congress that the amoua, required for D sn, slons tho coming fiscal year WEI be q s,sss.. sasl The amount appropriated last year was ssi,'5Asoo The sas, ,ass. asa is la addt. tica to saois,:s wh'ca VIII be required for tho running expaeses of tae Pensioa Otslcs. snd also ia addition to Sal5 ,ooo required fos Pension Examiners engaged ia field work The grand total required for the pension service th. ccmiag year Is <iui. .04i.uya.
 James II Blodgctt cf Rockford, III ha. oeen appolntcd Special Agent to eoltsc, statistics of education in tue Unised States for the eleventh census.
 The bills for the final payment Of ta, new cruiser, Charleston. have been an proved. and arrangements are now beius made to put her In commission. She vii be the flagship Of the Asiatte or pacihs station. most likely the former and vii likely make her first cruise in the East In dies.
 The Civil Service Commission has mad, its report to the President
 The United States steamer Enterprl.e now in English waters and under orderS Id come home- has hecn ordered hy the Nay, Department 10 proceed to Antwerp ,a TO caivc the remains of ex-MInssser peadle ton and to convey them 10 the Unites States for burial