Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-12
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CAPITOL GLEANINGS.
The Sundry Civil Bill Reported to the
House Yesterday Afternoon.

The House on appropriations
completed the consideration of the sundry
civil appropriation bill late yesterday after
noon. The bill recommends a total appropria-
ton Of s27. si9, 513, being Sl3, 29S, $40 less than
the regular and special estimate and
S2.62s,S Ol in excess of the appropriations car
ried by the last bill. The bill makes an appro-
priation Of S720, 900 for the survey of the arid
region, under the direction of Major Powell OF
the geological survey. This is a victory for
Major Powell and a settler" for his opponents
who wanted to take this survey out of hi.
hands.
GUANo ISLANDS.
Senator Sherman yesterday reported favor
ably from the foreign affairs committee a bill
to suspend for ten years the provisions of the
Revised Statutes relative to Guano Islands.
THE PAS-AMERIcAN BANK.
Senator Sherman yesterday introduced the
bill to incorporate the Pan-American bank. a
draft of which was sent to Congress by the
Secretary of State and introduced in the House
by Representative Hit.
A TREASURY VESSEL
Mr.. O'Neill of Pennsylvania introduced in
the House a bill authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury to purchase or build and equip a
ettdmN tbetl W Ut ubeu IOT TIE purpose OF
boarding vessels at the port of Philadelphia,
the cost not to exceed $50, 900.
CHARGES WITHDRAWN
Representative McAdoo of New Jersey was
requested to appear before the House commit
tee on agriculture yesterday to furnish the com-
mittee with more specific information about the
resolution he introduced In the House some
time ago directing the committee to investigate
the management of the Bureau of Animal In
dustry. He was unable to appear yesterday,
but informed the committee in a written com
munication that upon investigation ne was sat-
ished that the statements made to him which
induced him to offer the resolution could not
be sustained and that they were the result of
personal malice and therefore unworthy of
further notice by the committee. The resolu-
ton was tabled.
YESTERDAYS NOMINATIONS.
The President yesterday sent to the Senate
the following nominations:
Registers of land ofices-Geo. d. Thayer at
Glenwood Springs, Col; John p. Dunkle,
Eureka, New; Christian W. Craig. Indepen-
dence, CAL; John E Evans, Douglass. Wyo.;
Erwin F. Cheney. Lander, Wyo.; Jos. L. Stotts,
Sundance, Wyo. John II. Buford of Indiana. at
Oklahoma, Oklahoma territory; Geo: L. Dob
son OF Iowa, at Buffalo, Oklahoma. Receivers
Of public moneys-Cliford c. Parks, Glenwood
Springs, Col; Darwin c. Hall. Grand Island.
Neb.; Merris c. Barrow. Douglas. W.T.; Her
mon j. Nickerson, Lander, WI; Alpheus L.
Henson. Sundance, W.T.; VIM. II. Caldwell.
Kerwin. Kan. John A. Percival, Devils Lake,
ND. John c. Delaney of Pennsylvania. Okla
homa, Okla; viii I. Walker of Kansas. Buff
falo, Okla. Withdrawn-Selah b. Farwell to
be receiver of public moneys at Kerwin, Kan.
Postmasters-California-W. Henry Wright,
Cotton; Jas. II. McNabb, Petaluma. Connec-
ticut-Chas. C. Georgia, Unionville. Iowa
Henry Keerl, Mason City. IndianaCJohn H.
Hoffman, Lingonia. Kansas-Mrs. Clara l..
Lichols, Fort Leavenworth; David III. Shrews-
bury, Russell. Minnesota-Danie Sinclair,
Wlnona- New Hanfpshire-Asa A. Hall, Farm
ington. New Jersey-Geo. Elvins,
ton. New York-Geo. w. Callow, jamaica;
Cha. W. Scharff, Cana Jotarie; Peter p. Con-
roy, Watkins. Ohio-John c. Malone. Gran
Milton. Rhode Islsnd-Benj. +. Robinson. jr.,
Wakefield. virginia-Geo. W. Wilson, Christ
iansburgh.