The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-03
LIVE WARRINGTON ToPICa
Things OF Interest Happening In and Out
of tho Halls OF Congress.

| LIVE HASHINGTON TOPICS
Things OF Interest Happening In and Ont
OF tho Halls of Congress.
WARRINGTON. July 2-President Harrison to-
| day sent to Congress message transmitting
letter from Secretary Blaine upon the reports
| adopted by the Pan American Conference re-
| spectinR postal and cable communication be-
tween the United States and the ports OF Cen
trail and South America. which accompanied
the letter. In his letter the Secretary Gays:
Tho report OF the Committee on Communi-
cation upon the Gulf OF Mexico and the Carib-
bean Sea shows that Mexico and the republics
OF Central America, although containing a
population and wealth that are but fraction
of our own, and with public reyenues that do
not compare with those Of the United States,
are doing more than this Government to main
nortance and advantage to us than 1t Is to
them The report points out ADVANTAGES that
means Of communication. not only with the
ports OF Central America and the Spanish
South Amer en- also e which has a ioreGa
| commerce exceeding $lOU,uOO.u0O q year.
The represesntatyes Of the couptries borderingg
tho various coun' rios for tue establishment OF
one or more suDsidized steamship lines Of jhe
paradise and intermediate points. each country
10 pay II share. proportionate to Its population.
Hbs fuEuaH and the ArGsntPe Heppbiis rec:
commended that fast subsidized line be es-
tWoen the Tilted States and Brazil to stop 1T
The President in his message. says: Il
| cannot too strongly urge upon Congress the
necessity of giving this subject immediate aud
favorable consideration. and OF making ado
! Quate appropriations to carry the recommend
alton into effect. AMI in this connection beg
leave to call attention to what was said on the
subject in my annual message
The appointment of Louis r. Walter to be
Assistant United States Treasurer at Phadel-
phia is another feather in the can OF Mr.. Rus
sell Harrison. Mr. Walters selection can he
credited directly to Prince Russell as he has
! power Of Boss Quay and the other Fennsylva:
Ter OF the Pennsylvania delegation to the Chi
caGo Convention. He WAS the first. man to
attempting to hold his delegates for sherman.
give Mr.. Walter his reward In the shape OF
| good Government office. Prince Russell Sc
de!p3ia as ttinS recognitio1 Of his frie n
/ 10y atty aud devotion to the house OF Harrison.
Ths %th she bsm 0 the r
! Eassment. and prevented for long time the
Sg tie Hto Mst snnsH9nS 0
10 keep him out Of the Surveyorshlp. Russell
stuck to his task, however. and In spite OF sem
GUS as he has in like contests before since his
respected parent has been in the Presidential
| chair.
Tho National American Woman Suffrage
Association. through Jane II. Spofiord. its
Treasurer. and the National Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union. through Ada n. BIT
tenbender, Its sunerintende dent Of Legislation
and petitions. called upon the President to-day
and %SSh him to En the BIZ
Union on the 4th Of July, The Wyoming bill
provides for polilical equality without distine-
ton of sex and the advocates OF woman Suf-
Fourth OF July in honor OF this beginning OF a
which the day is already commemorated. 1t is
thu intentl n to haye the WON ne and Idaho
dent Will pass tho Fourth, and request him 10
sign them there.
The conferrees on the Silver bill met this
morning and spent an hour in discussing the
separated at noon, having come to no concu-
sion and will IL eet again Tomorrow morning.
COPY OF the bill as it passed that body. and this
formed tho basis OF whatever discussion took
UaSe great portion OF the time one ne Of the
tho SUBJECT, With no definite proposition before
satisfactory in its tone aud tendency to the
members
The conlerreesS, on the District of Columbia
Approximation bill have come TO second
az cement The, Senate opposed the proposed
S eene sESsSu reluTna tho WSshneton and
GEORGETOWN Street hallway Company TO sell
three passenger tickets for 25 cents. a reduce
ton OF 80 per cent from the present rates, and
that was stricken out by the present conlerrees.
Washington and Georgetown and Metropolitan
companies shall " thin two years adopt some
modern motive power and abandon the use OF
horses. To raise money 10 make these changes
the companies are authorized to issue stock.
but he new issue must be sold In open market
at the market price.
The following named Post oflees Of tho
fourth class IN New York State have been
raised to the Presidential class: Cornwall on
the Hudson. Hamburgh. Jordan. Mohawk.
PawlinR, Saranac Lake, and Southampton.
The Secretary OF the Treasury to-day APP
pointed Frank Raymond OF New York TO be
Deputy Collector OF Customs at New York. to
Representative Ketcham, having received
the necessary Information from the Post ONCE
Department, reported tayorably to-day from
the Com mi ttOe on Post Onices and Post Roads
the bill limiting the hours OF labor to eight
hours for clerks iu first and second class Post
Offices
The President to-day sent to the Senate the
following nominations OF General Appraisers
OF Merchandise. under the provisions OF an
act OF Congress approved June 10, 1890: George
g. Tichenor of the District OF columbia George
H. sharpe OF New York, James A. Jewell OF
New YORK. iCharles i; Ham OF Illinois, aud Jos.
Is. Wilkinson Jr.. OF Louisiana
Secretary Window said that the customs APP
praisets were selected solely with reference TO
| their ttDsss for the places. and without regard
| TO political considerations except as provided
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