The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-07-17
WASHINGTON NEWS.

81 am not given to political Intervening"
remarked Senator Quay to a new Washing
ton correspondent when he was introduced
to him the other day. This is true, and,
therefore, the freedom with which he takes
up Deamater makes people believe that Del
amater needs it badly.
The Senate in executive session has con.
irmed the following nominations for post
masters: Rhode Island-J. ID. Caswel, Mar
ragansctt Pier Connecticut-G. w. Ran
dali, Rockville; c. +. Hubbell, NorwaIk;
J. b. Eldridge, Norfolk; A. E, Bush, New
London.
The friends of ex-Secretary of the Treas
ury Hugh McCulloch in this city are much
alarmed by his physical condition. The ia.
nous lnancier is very old man, 50 years OF
age, and he has been very i'll of late, SO i'll, in
fact that the members of his family have
been summoned to his bedside, and grave
fears are entertained that the venerable eX-
cabinet officer may not in his present en-
feebled condition be able to rally from tho
facilitating effects OF the recent heated term,
The chief Of the bureau of yards and
docks of the navy department will in few
weeks, advertise for bids for work on the
work which is provided under the Burlan
Appropriation. 1t has been contem-
plated for some time to alter the prison
building. The plans in detail have not yet
been determined upon.
The postmaster-genera has indicated the
following money order and postal offices in
New England: MassachuSetts-Ma
Hanover, Sheffield, LenoX, Dale. Maine
West Newfield. Connecticut-Branford,
Windsor and Middlefcld. New Hampshire
Little Bears Head postal note only.
There is a great surprise in store for New
Workers when the official returns of the
enumeration of the population Of their city
by the census bureau are made. The re-
turns show that the population is about
100000, or something like 100000 less than
was anticipated. Even with that falling off,
New York will, of course stand at the head
of the list. 1t is nip and tuck between
Philadelphia and Chicago for second place,
with population of about 100000
Martin of Texas, who has been very quiet
this session, ventured one day recently to
put his feet upen the railing surrounding the
| rear row of seats in the House. They had
not been there very long before they attract
ed the attention of Speaker Reed, who
| promptly sent Assistant Doorkeeper Isaac
Hill to tell Martin he must take them down.
Martin was somewhat surprised, but was
quickly obedient. Since Walker of Massa-
chusetts took off his coat in debate, Reed has
| been on the lookout for attractions of pro-
priety on the floor
The President has approved the act for the
| admission of Wyoming as state of the
| Union.
Postmaster-GeneralW anamaker spent his
54th birthday at Cape May point with his
family. He also attended the opening exer-
cises of the Seaside home at Ocean City.
Cooper of Indiana has prepared state
ment in support of his resolution for an In
vestigation Of the charges against Commits
sioner Raum, which he will present to the
committee on rules as soon as he is given OPP
portunity.
Senator Quay called on President Harri-
son recently, to talk over appointments The
president explained that the assistant treas
urership was the only office he could find for
Walters. Quay told him how McManes felt
about it. They talked about the Pennsyl-
vania candidates for the board of appraisers
1t is practically determined that If any
Pennsylvania is appointed it will be a
democrat Sowden of Allentown or Gen.
| Snowden.
The President has sent to the Senate the
following nominations: Col. Beekman Du-
barry, assistant commissary-general of sub
sistence, to be commissary- general of sub.
sistence; B. Bowser of Connecticut to be
consul of the United States at Sierra Leone
Postmasters: Maine-Herbert G.. Briggs
Portland. Observation-Disclosures Z. Patter-
son, Chicopee Falls.
The President has transmitted to congress
a letter from Secretary Blaine, accompanied
by report on weights and measures, unan.
mously adopted by the international Ameri
can conference. The secretary in his letter
says: The adoption of this system in the
customs service, would, it is believed, greatly
promote the public convenience, and beg
cave to submit for the consideration of con-
gress the draft of bill for that urpose."
Gen. A. 2. Nettleton of Minnesota has
been selected as assistant secretary OF the
treasury under the provisions of the legis-
alive, judicial and executive appropriation
DILL increasing the number to three.
The Senate, in executive session, has con-
irmed the following nominations: Col.
| Alexander McCook, Sixth Infantry, to be
brigadier general; B. Bowser of Connecti-
tut to be United States consul at Sierra
Leone; f. L. Patterson to be postmaster at
Chicopee Falls, Mass.
The house, after long debate, and by a
strict party vote, 100 to 80, has adopted the
conference silver report. The bill has now
passed both houses of Congress on the iden-
ical terms in which it came from the con-
ference committee. After being enrolled it
will receive the signatures of the presiding
officers of the two houses, and be sent to the
President.