Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-02-22
WHAT STATESMEN ARE DOING.
The Work OF Legisiation-Grist From
the Committee Rooms.

THE PAT BUT NOT THE RANK.
A favorable report was yesterday ordered BY
the House committee on military affairs upon
the bill providing that after twenty years serv-
ice in one rank army officers shall have the
pay and emoluments Of the next higher grade,
but not the rank. :
CONFIRMED By THE SENATE
The Senate yesterday evening confirmed the
nominations of Q number Of postmasters and
census supervisors. Among the latter was that
Of Harrison Dingman to be supervisor for the
District OF Columbia. Among the postmasters
Harry JOHN 1sn b Ps. M9S5
City, Md, and II. Anderson, West Point Va.
ARoAp FROM srAUNToN.
The House committee on military affairs yes
terday authorized favorable report on bill
introduced in the House by Mr.. Tucker appro-
priating $11 900 for the construction Of a road
from Staunton, Va, to the national cemetery in
Augusta county, the sams state.
NATIONAL GUARDsMEN AND ARMY APRON rMENTs.
The same committee also reported favorably
Mr. Cutcheons bill to amend the United States
statutes at large relative to the appointments
TO the army from civil life. This bill provides
that appointments of civilians. except such as
are regular graduates of the United States
military academy, who have been hon.
orably discharged from the service,
to be second heutenants in any of
the regiments OF the army shall be made by
selections from the most mer;torious members
OF the national guard and uniformed militia OF
the United States, and tine most deserving
graduates of institutions of learning having
military instruction under the supervision OF
any army officer, under such a system as the
PRESIDENT may prescribe.
MILLIONS FOR DEFENSE.
The renort NJ tho SapoYa onvop,i<tao an nm "a
defenses was made to the Senate yesterday by
Mr. Dolph. The sum of sl23, 900 is appro-
priated, to be available as follows: Fur the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1891, S21, $50. 900, for
each fiscal year thereafter for the period of
eleven years S9,000,G00, and for the fiscal year
ending June 30. 1903 e, SOC, 900, all of the ap-
preparation to be available until expended.
The money is to be expended under the direc-
ton OF the president tor purchasing sites and
erecting Notifications and other defenses in ac-
tcordance with the recommendations of the for
tihcatlons board at New York, San Francisco,
Boston, the lake ports Hampton Roads. New
Orleans Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore,
Management bay, Key West, Charleston,
;. c.; Mobile New London, Savannah.
Galveston, Portland, Ore; Pensacola, Fla.
Wilmington, n. c.; San Diego, Cal. Portsmouth,
N. H., and for defenses of Cumberland sound at
Fort Clinch, defenses of ports of the Kenuebec
lenses OF ports on the Penobscot river. Maine,
at Fort Knox and New Haven Conn. The guns
for armament are to be fabricated at the navy
yard in this city.
PURE FOOD DIVISION.
Mr.. Paddock, from the committee on agricul-
ture, has reported to the Senate substitute for
the bill to establish pure food division in the
Department of Agriculture which was recon-
mitted to the committee.
DECIDED IN FAVOR OF THE DEMOCRAT
Representative Haugen yesterday reported
to the House the conclusions of the committee
on elections in the contested election case of
Frank H. Threet against Richard II. Clarke
from the first Alabama district. The contestant
ID colored man and a republican, but the
committee declares the weakness of his COM
plant and recommends the retention Of the
seat by Clarke.
THE SILVER COINAGE BILL.
The republicans of the Senate finance COM
mittee had an informal conference at the Capt.
toll today. They expect the committee to reach
a unanimous agreement on the bill to Increase
the coinage of silver dollars to about the maxi
mum limit of e4.0O0, 600 per month.