Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-20
NEWS OF WASHINGTON.
More Nominations Made by
 the President.
NESCHUYLER's DECLARATION
The Construction of tl.e New War Vessels to Re Hastened - Latest News from Samon-Crowds of Ofnce Seekers at the White HOuse-NOtes.

to Re Hastened - Latest News from
 Samoa-Crowds of Ofice Seekers at the
 White House-Notes.
 WASHINGTON, March 2O-The president sent to the senate the following nominations:
 Whitelaw Reid. of New York, to be min- ister to France
 Julius Goldschmidt, of Wisconsin, consul general at Vienna.
 Andrew c. Bradley, of the District of Co., lurlbia, to be associate justice of the supreme court of inc District of Columbia
 John +. McFie, Of New Mexico, to be asso- ciate justice of tine supreme court of the ter ritory of New Mexico
 lFrank R. Aikens. of Dakota, to be associate of Dakota
 Pustmasters: Massachus .tts-C L. Mer- riam, Shelbourne Falls; W. F. Fitch, Win chester; G. X. Draper, Hopedale; E. E Full Ter, Taunton. Rhode Island-J E. Bowne, Central Falls. Connecticut-J W. Hague. Torrington. New York-J W. Corning. Pa'myra; J. NJ. Field Rye; J. Buckley, Cape Vincent. New Jersey-O Van WickIe. Mat teawan
 Tie nomination of Eugene Schuyler, of New York, to be assistant secretary of state is withdrawn, he having declined the appoint ment
 The withdrawal of the nomination of MT. Schuyler created quite sensation in certain political circles, although it excited no sur prise at the capital The action of the foreign relations committee in holding up the nomi- nation of Mir. Schuyler when all the nomina- tions contemporaneous with it had been con- hrlned was regarded as significant, and the withdrawal of the nomination was looked upon at the capital as tho natural outcome of 8 strong opposition to its confirmation. Mir. Schuyler was originally recommended for a foreign mission and strongly urged upon tho president and MT. Blaine. As a compromise he was appointed assistant secretary of state, As soon as the nomination had been referred there was laid before the committee on for eign relations collection of sayings and writings of Mir. Schuyler, showing his lack of sympathy with American institutions. The chief indictment against him was his book, American Diplomacy" in which he severely criticized President Grant, the min ister to France, Mir. Washburn, and the United States senate
 THE NEW WAR VESSELS
 The secretary of the navy has directed the chiefs of the bureau of ordnance, equipment and recruiting, construction and repair and steam engineering to proceed without delay to prepare plans for the construction of the new vessels authorized by the naval appropriation act approved March ? of this year. The vessels provided for are one armored steel cruising monitor of not less than 5000 tons at a cost not exceeding $l, ,5OO, 900; two steel cruisers or gunboats of the most approved type of 800 to ], 200 tons displacement, and to cost not moro than $7OO, ,OoO, and one ram for harbor defense The arnored vessel is to bs made after the plan of Representative Thomas, of Illinois, Each bureau is to prepare the plans pertain ing to it, and the chiefs are to meet as often as necessary for the purpose of considering and settling upon tho general characteristics of the vessels
 NEWS FROM SAMOA
 The latest news from Samoa was received at the navy department yesterday in the form of a te:egram from Commodore Kempff. the comnlandant of the Mare Island navy yard, California. The telegram is as follows: Capt. Schoonmaker reports by letter dated Feb. 9 the arrival of the Vandalia at Apia on Feb. 22. Matters there quiet. All on board well. Trenton not arrived" This proves the reported battle between the Olga and the Nipslc had not the slightest founda- ton i'll fact The alleged sinking of the Nip sic was supposed to have occurred about March l, and the statement was made that no United States vessel had at that time ar rived at Apia. The telegram from Com mander kemptf shows this to be false.
 The members of the commission appointed to discuss the Samoan question at Berlin will sail from New York on April 13. The com missioners arc John A. Kasson, William Walter Phelps and George H. Bates
 
 The cab:net chamber at the White House- which has Deeu turned into a waiting room for persons deSirous of seeing the president on business, was overcrowded yesterday morn ing with office seekers, senators and repre- sentatives. Private Secretary Halford had both his hands and his room full Every available seating space in bis office was filled. and Mir. Halford had all he could do to at tend to the wants Of the persons who came to see him. The larger number of the office seekers came alone and pressed their claims in person. A few delegations called and were 1 quickly disposed of by the president.
 THE WORK OF CONGRESS- The precise amount of effective work done by congress during the whole of the Fiftieth ! congress has just been ascertained. There ! were 1, 900 bills introduced in the senate, and 1 145 senate joint resolutions; of this number ! l, l21 bills and joint resolutions passed the 1 senate, and 554 were either postponed iu- | definitely or referred to the court of claims. | so that the total number On which final ac- | tion was taken by the Senate was 1881. The on enrolled bills examined 667 senate bills and joint resolutions, and sent ] them to the president. and 591 became laws, ] the number of vetoes, including "pocket'' , vetoes, being 76. The house of representa- tives passed ,561 house bills and sent them | to the sen ,, and tho senate passed 1,s47 of them, leaving 214 by the wayside The house passed 56 house joint rtQllutions and the son. ate pass all of them but & In balancing the account, t is therefore seen that the house passed 2,2s4 house and senate bills, while tho senate passed {, ,522 This leaves a balance in favor of the senate of 238.
 NOTES
 As only one bid, that of N. F, Palmer, Jr., & Co.,, of New York, was received to con ,truct the machinery for the cruiser Maine, the bid has been referred to tho bureau of steam engineering for examination, report and recommendation
 As finally agreed upon by the secretary of war, the commission to select location for } deep water harbor on the Texas coast of the