Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-15
CAPITOL GLEANINGs.

Nominations - Pam American Recon-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Notes.
The President late yesterday afternoon sent
to the Senate the following nominations: Sam
uol Kimberly of Virginia, to be secretary Of
legation in Central American states and consul
general of the United States at Guatemala;
Ossian Bedell of New York, to be consul Of the
United States at Fort Erie.
PAN-AMKRIoAN PAPERS.
The President sent to Congress yesterday
afternoon letters from the Secretary of State
inclosing the recommendations of the Pam
American conference in regard to a proposed
uniform system OF port dues aud consulate fees
and code OF international law.
REPRESENTATIVE MAsoN's MusTAcHE.
Representative BILLY" Mason OF Chicago Is Q
most popular man. man whose roll of friends
is apparently without termination. Ordinarily
he il called upon to shake hands with about
every other man he meets. but yesterday he
wandered up and down the corridors OF the
Capitol without substantial recognition from .
great many Of those who had been in the habit
Of having pleasant little fve-minute chats with
him. Business took him over to the Senate
side in the latter part Of the afternoon, and
while en- route he was somewhat surprised by
two Capitol policemen addressing him as SEN
ator When he entered the chamber he
tapped Senator Plumb Oh the shoulder as he
passed and almost sank to the floor when the
kansan ejaculated: chow do, Reagan" Mr..
Mason finding his mustache too heavy for his
upper lip to carry around through the heated
term, had it shaved of the other day, and that's
how the general public came to mistake him
for the Senator from Texas. This morning be
was in consultation with House barber as to
the best kind Of superphosphate known to
capillary science Hs wants his mustache and
he wants it in hurry.
MORE CLERKS WANTED.
Secretary Window has sent letter to the
Senate asking that an appropriation be made
for ten additional clerks tor the second con-
troller's Office, made necessary by the passage
OF the disability pension bill.
AGRICULTURAL CoLLEaEs.
Representative McComas md yesterday re-
ported favorably from the House committee on
education the Senate bill to apply portion Of
the proceeds Of the sales of public land 10 the
support OF Agriculture colleges.
TARIFF HEARIKa.
Messrs. Aldrich and Hiscock Of tho Senate
committee on finance gave hearing yesterday
to committee of manufacturers of chemicals
from Philadelphia. They want the phraseology
OF the chemical schedule Of the tariff bill
changed IN some particulars, and they ask that
quinine be put on the dutiable list and that the
rate on phosphorus be increased 50 az to pro-
tect its manufacture in this country.
CHARGES AGAINST DEN. RAuM.
Representative/Cooper of Indiana expected
to appear before the House committee on rules
yesterday in connection with his resolution
providing for an investigation of Commissioner
Raums administration of the Pension bureau,
but that committee held no meeting. Mr..
Cooper has made q statement before the COM
mittee IN regard to his charges. He alleges
that stock had been taken by Pension Office
employees In n patent refrigerator in which
Gen. Raum was interested, and that after Gen
Raum had issued an order for the expedition
OF business in the bureau o pension attorney,
who was benefited by the order, had ipdorsed a
note Of the commissioners.
BOOK POSTAGE.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has sent to
the House committee on post offices and post
roads q statement advocating the passage Of
House bill making the rate Of postage on paper
covered books issued periodically cent for
every two ounces or fraction thereof-the rate
now prescribed by law on all paper-cOvered
books, as well as for books having more SUBJ
stantlal form Of binding