Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-08-01
WASHINGTON NEWS.

| Special agents Of the census bureau for the
| collection OF the statistics OF manufactures
| Lave been appointed and commissioned as
follows: Proctor Browne, West Quincy,
Mass Edwin S. Damon, Plymouth, Mass.
| hhilah J. Wales, Atteboro, Mass; Isaac
NJ. Tompkns New Bedford and Dartmouth,
Mass.
| A yearly pension OF 5000 is to be given
! by Congress to the widow OF Gen. Mcclellan
and also to the widow of Gen. Fremont.
| They are recognized as widows Of presiden-
tial aspirants as well as distinguished sol
| diers.
The House committee on merchant marine
has recommended that the Senate bill 10
| place the American merchant marine en-
| ga ell In the foreign trudc on an equality
| with th~t of other nations be aesed, in place
OF the bill already reported fayorably by the
committee Of the House, as they are almost
| identical.
1t is stated that Speaker Reed has prom
ised the friends of the COnger compound
lard bill to give 1t day in the House.
James Carl Ogle nominated for postmas-
| ter at Johnstown. Pa, IS the son of Mrs
| Ole, the heroine telegraph operator who
died at her key in the flood.
Representative Henry Cabot Lodge re.
turned to the city to vote for the bankruptcy
| bill. He was paired, generally, but by
| transferring his pair, was able TO give the
bill one vote more. He has gone back TO
| Nahant, but will return when he Is needed
| again in the House. He SAYS he has no
| doubt Of the passage OF a tarif bill and Q
federal election bill at this session.
| In view OF the modification OF IIarrison's
orders, regarding the Behring's Sea matter,
the c is thought to be less danger OF strain
In our relations with Great Britain, especial
ly as the season is drawing TO a close, al
though the negotiations are left In n ragged
state, which justiies the apprehension ex.
pressed on all sides.
Clifford Breckenridge of Arkansas Is to be
retired from his seat, under Reeds orders,
within week. Breckenridge will make
powerful speech, turning this action inside
out before he goes. He goes, to return
ms soon as another election is held in his dis
trict.
The board or customs appraisers met a.
the treasury department recently, and or
ganized by electing Col. Tichenor as presi'
dent of the board. While not altogether
settled, II is probable that, in order to secure
the most efficient enforcement Of the new
law, the country will be divided into four
customs stricts. Six of the appraisers, in.
Guiding the president, will be assigned to
duty In the eastern district, with headquart
ers at New York, and one appraiser will be
assigned to each Of the other three districts.
bill to incorporate the Red Cross, with
Clara Barton, George KEENAN,, J. b. Hub
bell, NJ. d., and others as its incorporators,
has been introduced in the Senate by Mr.
sherman. The purpose OF this society, as
stated by the bill, Is to furnish volunteer aid
10 the sick and wounded OF armies In time OF
war, In accordance with the spirit of the
treaty OF the Red Cross OF 1864, TO which the
government gave Its adhesion In March,
lisp.
Mr.. Morgan introduced q bill to fix the
limit Of value and to provide for the free
coinage Of silver, and 1t was read and re-
f FRED to the committee on finance. lie
called the special attention of the finance
committee to the bill, which he said was
the same rs had already received a majority
of II in the Senate.
The action OF the Minnesota republican
in convention In indorsing the Blaine REQ
iprocity proposition Is accepted here as high
ly significant and as improving the chances
of The adoption of the Pierce amendment,
or some similar amendment to tho tariff
bill.
In the House Mr.. Lacy OF Iowa submitted
the report of the committee on elections in
the West Virginia contested election case OF
McGlnnis vs.. Anderson. The report, which
finds In fhvor OF the contestant, was ordered
printed and laid over.