Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-12
CAPITOL GLEANINGS.
Nominations Confirmed-Notes From
Committee Rooms.

The Senate has confirmed the following
Nominations:
Robert Adams, jr., minister to Brazil; Adolph
G. Studer, consul at Bremen.
United States attorneys-B. F. Fowler, for
the territory of Wyoming; Wllloughby Cole,
for the southern district of California.
United States marshals-George E. Gard,
southern district Of California; Trinidad
Romero, New Mexico; James ]. Dickerson
eastern district Of Texas; John G. Watts, west
ern district of Virginia; David B. Miller, south
ern district of Iowa.
Also George Feigler. collector of customs
Dubuque, Iowa; C. W. Mather census super
visor second district of South Dakota, and the
following postmasters:
New York-wm. II. Nicholoy, Newark; J. W.
Smith, schoharie: VIM II. Walker. Westfeld.
Iliinois-E- h. Westfall, Bushnell.
New Jersey-L. VI. Whitaker, Westfield:
Harriet F. Cadmus. South Amboy.
Pennsylvania. s. Weaver, Mechanicsburg;
c. S. W. Jones, Tyrone.
Ohio-W. III. Mellinger Leetonia; Newton c.
CLYDE. Troy
Michigan Franklin Wells, Constantine:
Franklin Moore. 81. Clair; J. n. Chappell, Mo-
renci; Byron Ballou Cadillac.
Nirginia-C. L. Pritchard, Front ROYAL
North Carolina-Charles Guirkin, Elizabeth
City.
II. Newberry, secretary of legation at Mad
rid; Samuel W. Hawkins. United States attorney
western district, Hugh b. Lindsay for the east
ern district and John Kuhn for the middle dis
trict OF Tennessee and Alanson W. Beard COL
lector OF the port, Boston.
HAS Mr. wANAMAKER's APPROVAL
The Postmaster General while before the
House committee on post Offices and post roads
today gave his hearty approval to the bill in
troduced by Representative Blount of Georgia
Tor the establishment of an architectural
bureau in the Post Office department to pre-
pare designs for post Office buildings. The bill
also authorizes the Postmaster General to con-
struct post office buildings in towns where the
gross postal receipts exceed $1,000 annually
the cost OF the buildings to range from S25 600
down to $4,000 each.
FOR ERECTING POST OFFICE BUILDINGS.
MIR. Moody yesterday introduced in the Sem
ate a bill providing that when any city or town
In the United States having a population of
1000, shown by the census reports. shall make
a request for post Office building. setting
forth the above fact. the Postmaster General
shall cause to be erected a suitable building for
a post office. The bill authorizes the Post
master General to prescribe the cost of the
building to be erected, which shall be not less
than $4,000 nor more than $4,000. The bill
aapPropriates s3,OOo,OO0 for the purposes set
forth
PENSIONS.
Governor Hovey of Indiana yesterday adj
dressed the House committee on invalid PEN
sions in favor OF the passage of service pension
measure Of some kind. Mrs Tolmon also ad-
dressed the committee OH behalf of the army
nurses and requested the passage of a bill
granting them pensions.
PROPOSED AGRICULTURAL COMMISSION
Mr.. Pierce introduced in the Senate Yesterday
q bill to create an agricultural commission to
investigate the causes of the present depressed
condition of the agricultural interests The bill
provides that the President shall appoint a
commission of seven, four of whom STALL be
practical agriculturists. the first named TO be
the president Of the commission. A secretary
Is also to be appointed and he and the commits
sioners are to receive $40 per day and expenses
while at work. The commission is to inyesti-
gate the laws In relation to inspection. ware
houses and elevators, &c, and their bearing
on the condition of agriculture affairs and is to
report to Congress not later than the beginning
OF the next session.
THE ANrI-MoNoPoLY LEAGUE.
Mr.. A. A. Carsey, chairman Of the anti
monopoly league. will have hearing before
the House committee on merchant marine and
fisheries on Friday and before the Senate COM
nittee on post offices and post roads on Tues.
day next.