The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-06-26
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Tho conference report on the antitrust
bill has been presented and agreed TO, both
houses rcccdlng from their respective
amendments, the bill remaining exactly rs
Il was passed by the senate.
Baron Won Zedewitz, German minister to
Mexico, was married to Miss Lena Cald-
well, in the chapel OF the Catholic Uniyer-
sity Of America, near this city, Bishop
Spaulding of Peoria, H., celebrating tho
nuptial mass. The bride Is the younger Sis
ter of Miss Mary Gwendoline Caldwell.
Mr. Edmunds, from the committee on for.
egn affairs, has reported bill to give effect
to the eighth article Of the treaty of COM
merce and navigation with Sweden and Nor
way of July 4, 1927. Calendar.
The nomination OF Walter II. Downs IS
postmaster at South Berwick, Me has been
sent to the Senate. This appointment is In
Speaker Reeds district.
Secretary Blaine spent some time trying to
convince the subcommittee of the Senate
appropriation committee that they ought to
put deficiency appropriation of 1000 for
the expenses OF the Pan-American congress
into the diplomatic appropriation bill. And
yet there was no southern tour.
Mr.. JAY l.. Torrey aud the other friends of
the proposed national bankruptcy law went
up to the House to see their bill taken up,
only to find that the House was going to
spend day or two in wraugle over the sill
yer bill, and to go away disappointed. They
hope, however, to get another day.
Secretary Window has applied to the at
torney-general for an opinion as to whether
he has authority to place premium on gold
bars withdrawn from the New York essay
office for export.
The consular and diplomatic appropriation
bill was reported to the senate by Mr.. Hale.
A number Of amendments were made in the
bill as it passed the house. The missions to
the Argentine Republic and to the United
states Of Columbia was raised from $1,000
to $4,000, and the Danish mission from
$500 to 5000. The committee also incor-
porated in the bill the suggestions made by
Secretary Blaine to enable the President TO
carry into effect the recommendations of the
Pan-American conference.
The President has approved the act grant
ng pension to Mrs. Parnell, mother of G..
!. Parncll.
DR.. Norvin Green, president of the West
,rn Union Telegraph Co., has submitted, in
writing, to the house committee on post
offices and post roads, statement in reply
to the testimony given before the committee
in connection with the consideration of the
postal telegraph bill by Messrs. Bates, Rose
water and Gardiner Hubbard. He denies
fatty, emphatically and in detail many of
the statements made by these gentlemen.
The house committee On postoifices and
pest roads has postponed the further con-
sideration of the postal telegraph bill until
next session.
Bids were opened at the treasury depart,
ment for 100000 pounds of distinctive paper
for use in printing internal revenue stamps.
There were two bidders-Alexandcr Balfour
| l,1,& II, -, "a a. y,.I
The Fairchid Paper Co. of Boston (the pres.
emit contractor) at 1-5c per pound and at
Bloc per pound.
Senator Plumb reported the postoffice APP.
preparation bill from the appropriation COM
mittee. 1t appropriates S72, 46l 500, an in
crease of $4,000 over the amount appro-
priaed by the bill as it passed the house.