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

Senator Allison has reported the legis'a.
tive, executive and judicial appropriation
bill, The hill as il passed the i'ouse carried
total OF S20,sis,it1, the senate committee
The bill for the year lss0-sO appropriated
S20,SaS,725, and the estimates for the ensuing
year were S2l 6a7,25l
The commissioner OF pensions has APP
pointed DR., A, ID, sawyer q pension exam
lining surgeon ut Caribou, Me,
Henderson of Iowa, candidate for speaker
and member of the committee on appropria-
tons, has PREPARED u statement OF the APP
preparations for the old soldiers In the reg
uar appropriation bills of this session,
They aggregate in round numbers Sl0S, OOO,-
900. The estimated receipts for the next
fiscal year, out OF which these arpropria-
tons must be paid, aggregate siSo,oOOOoo'
The sundry civil hill reported to the House
contained the following New England items
among Others; Improvement OF custom
house grounds, Rocsland Me-, 5000; GUS
tom house and postoilicc, Houlton, Me-, for
purchase of site and commencement OF
building under present limit, $4,000; post
office, Lynn, for purchase OF site and COM
mencement of tuildins under present limit,
$4,000; Springfield arsenal, for repair and
preservation of grounds, buildings and ma
chincry not used for manufacturing pur'
poses, Sl0, GOO,
The Enterprise will be put in commission
at New York on July =, under command OF
Commander GEORGE A, Converse, now on
special duty at Bristol, Conn. Her sailing
orders are not vet complete. II Is probable,
however, that she will make cruise to the
European station 10 carry the remains OF
Inventor Ericsson to Sweden, and will then
go to the cosst of Brazil for service on the
| South Atlantic station.
| The Pensac) la and Essex, now fitting out
at New York. will probably he ordered to
service on the European station, leaving
about July 10.
Competed schedules OF the tariff bill eX-
cept those of tobacco aud sugar have been
yiyen to the minority, and Senator Carlisle
is engaged in preparing the report OF the
minority to accompany the presentation Of
the bill to the senate,
| The house labor committee has agreed to
report favorably bill providing that here
| after no person employed ms labOrer for the
government shall receive less than % per
day. This act shall not be construed to ap-
ply to females or Toys under Is.
Pay Director Caspar Schcnck Is to be re-
| lieved from duty at the Boston navy pay of
| fee. He gees t. the naval academy. He
will be succeeded in Boston by Pay Inspector
| Ambrose j. Clark, well known in New Eng
| land. He was for time on duty at New
port, and is one of the most efficient men,
| Iers of the pay corp. He has been promin-
! emily mentioned each time vacancy has oc-
cured in the paymaster generalship. 1t was
| thought he would be sent to New York,
| where an old detail would be revived for his
! benefit, but this will be changed and he will
| 90 10 Boston.
The failure to obtain any bids for three
steel tugs for the navy is disappointing to
the secretary. The servic has stood in
| great need of the boats for wears. The
fault seems to be with the departments de.
] sgner. Plans for too expensive u tug have
been made. and the SIS 600 available for each
| boat is insufficient for any such tug as is
| specified. The cost of getting up plans has
| been considerable. and still the service is
without needed tugs. Now it is proposed to
build the tugs at the navy yards In the
event of this, the Boston yard may be given
one OF the tugs to construct.
The House committee on reform in the
civil service, which investigated the charges
against the civil service commission, has
agreed upon their report. II Is said it has
been signed by all the committee except
| MessrS. Stone snd Anderson. The commit
| tee finds that Commissioners Roosevelt and
Thompson have discharged their duties
with entire fidelity, but that the official con-
duct of Commissioner Lyman has been
characterized by laXity of discipline, and is
| therefore censurlble. They recommend
that the testimony be forwarded to the presl'
| dent.
The resignation of Mills and the substitute
ton of McMilln as the second Democrat on
the committee on rules does not change the
situatiou in that committee. Mcmillan will
vote against subsidy legislation lust MS quickly
as Mills. Mills resigned after considering the
matter in consultation with his party friends.
because he is not on such terms with Speaker
Reed that he could confer with him com.
forably. He has never heSita:cd to say
what he thought of Reed and Of Reeds
methods. Naturally their relations have
been strained. Reed refused to appoint him
as Randall's successor, and only appointed
him as Carlisle's successor because it was
unavoidable.