The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-07-03
WASHINGTON NEWS.

This years class at the naval academy has
heen watching the vacancies closely and il
has just developed that the Is graduates who
passed will all he provided for, the first in,
stance on record,
The order of Commodore Mccain, recently
Of the Boston Navy Yard, to the South At
lantc station Is u surprise to the goss0ers,
" no had planned he should so to Europe.
Representative Dingley, from the commit
tee on merchant marine and fisheries, re-
ported favorably the bill recommended by
the international marine conference for the
prevention OF collisions Mt sen. Mr., Dingley
also reported favorlb'y from the same COM
mitteo the bill defining the duties of masters
OF vessels in cases of collision.
The House committee on public buildings
and grounds has decide to report fIvorabIy
the bill providing for the purchase of the
building south Of the Capitol, known as the
Butter building. IL is provided that 4 good
title shall be obtained, AM that the cost
must not exceed S2I5,00).
Hon. Frank Hobart and Hon. Howes
Norris hive arrived here, Hobart Is looking
anXiousy for the suryeyorship, but Col,
Blunt is said to have Hoir'S promise for it.
Senator Hoar finds Il, difficult to stem the
current of opposition TO Birgham's appoint
mcnt on the board o. appraisers. The Presi-
ham, and, as u result is asking why some
better man is not presented to him by the
senator's,
Mr.. Mckinley dined with the President
recently, and was at the White House until a
late hour, discussing with the President p ans
for circumvcnting the reciprocity schemes of
Mr.. Blaine. Mr.. Mckinley has already
brought the influence of wool growers to
bear against Blaine's proposition.
The police have been requested to look
out ( rJulian Harris, the l5.year-oid son of
joe Chandler Harris, of the Atlanta Con-
stitution, who left Atlanta for Canada and
was expected to arrive in this city few
lays ago. AS he has not been heard from
anxious inquiries have come from Atlanta.
Up to this writing no trace of him had been
discovered
Representative Buckalew Of Pennsylva-
MIA, of the committee on the election of
President, yice-president aud representa-
lives in Congress, has, on behalf of the
democratic members of the committee, pre-
pared minority report in opposition to the
federal election bill.
The secretary of the treasury has award
ed to Fairchild Il Co. OF East Pepperell,
Mass, the contract for furnishing 100000 or
more pounds of distinctive paper for use in
printing Internal revenue stamps at their
posal was not the lowest, but was deemed
The most ambiguous to the government
Mr.. Chandler is trying to get the Republi-
Fan sen itors TO take up the federal election
bill i'll the Senate before taking up the tariff
bill, so as to give the Democrats less chance
70 obstruct the debate.
The Senate and House civil service com.
mittee. on invitation from Commissioner
Roosevelt, met in the civil service commits
sioners' rooms at the city hall. Commits
sioner Roosevelt described to the committee
he entire career Of an applicant for posi-
lion, from the time of fling his or her papers
to the final cer'iication for eligibility; also
the process of the examination of papers.
etc.
The nomination of Col. r. y. Batchelder
% be qmrtermastcrgener of the army was
a surprise to army officers, who had gcner.
ally regarded Col. Tomkins or Col. Bingham
rs the probable nominee. Col. Batchelder
IS good officer, well known in the service,
and has a good many friends. He has been
a charge of the qulrtermaster depot at
New York for about year. He is a New
Hampshire man.
The president has nom mated James Ord
to be postmaster at Mcdield, Mass
Dalzell, Chris Magce's congressman, is at
Yale with his son, but all the other anti
Quay Republicans in the Pennsylvania con.
gres>ional delegation, being interviewed, say
| hat they will not openly bolt the nomina-
ion of d clamatcr.