The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-12
mr. uIsnINGToN TOPICS.
Things OF Interest III and Outside Of the
Halls al Congress.

| Chairman Canton, from the Committee or
| Appropriations. to-day submitted to tho House
| the Sundry Civil Appropriation bill. making
| 40 pagcs-tho largest APPROPRIATION bill yo'
| submitted. The bill recommends total APP
| preparation OF s27.Si9,5l3, being sl3.29S3N
| lest than tho regular and special estimates,
| and s2G2S,SOl in excess Of the appropriations
| carried by the last bill There is an increase
Of $4,000 In the appropriation for tho revenue
cutter service to cover the expenses oil
carving into effect tho act relating to tho an
chorage OF vessels in the port OF New York.
For survey Of tho arid region, S72O,O0O is nr-
nropriated. an increase OF s527,500. The Geo
logical Survey is to continue tho work. which
the report says, should DO prosecuted ms
rapid, as possible. in order to release
public lands from reservation. The apnroprh-
tion for the maintenance and sunport OF MONIES
for volunteer soldiers Is increased S6O5, over
the appropriation for the current year, which.
it Is estimated, will provide Tor 1880 inmates.
3.773 greater than the average for the present
year Tho appronriatSn for aid to Stnte homes no mes
Is increased by 100000. so rs TO allow SlOO per
inmate annually. The estimates for public
buildings contained in the bill amount to 81
sI475,5OO; the amount carried in the bill last
year for public buildings was sl.921 1910 ana IN
si iGSt,SiGn' W. ''0'O ~
Commander T. W. HigGnson will be relieved
from the command ofthe naval training station
at Newport on July /. He will be succeeded by
Cant o. +. Stanton. who was formerly on duty
at the torpedo station and war college,. inc
term Of Commapdsr HiEGnso1 VIII eEnire in
the naval war college at Newport. He was the
great Samoan gale He has been here with
Mrs. Lyon few weeks, the guest of Capt
Fay tns the
is here. He has Just returned from Europe.
where he went on a six months leave. He was
eralshin. He will be detailed. 1t is understood.
as inspector of provisions and clothing. with
station In New FORK city.
Quite recently Representative McAdoo of
New Jersey presented In the House resolu-
ton directing the Committee on Agriculture 6
management OF the bureau OF Animal In
dustry. The committee to-day received
Representative Hatch. in which he says that
upon Investigation he is satisfied that the
statements made to him. which induced him to
offer the resolution. cannot he sustained. and
were the result Of personal malice and un-
worthy the further notice OF the committee.
1.-THE delegation of New York merchants with
whom Chauncey NJ. Depew expected TO appear
before the Senate Committee on Commerce on
behalf Of increased appropriations for the i'm
provement OF the Mississippi River. were at
tho Capitol to-day, They did not learn of
nouncinG that the committee would not grant
hearings to outside parties. and, in view. of
this fact, the committee gave the delegation
about ten minutes in which to eXpress their
views upon the subject.
The gunboat Petrol. now at the Norfolk Navy
Yard. has been ordered to Join the North At
lantic squadron at New York and accompany
1t 10 Portland. Me-. for the July celebration.
The flagship Baltimore, has been ordered.
upon her arrival at New York, to proceed direct
TO Norfolk, to receive her eight-inch guns.
shields and ammunition, thus completing her
armament. She will reloin the squadron at
New York. and lead them to Portland.
Assistant Secretary Tchenor to-day called
upon the Collector of Customs at New York for
q report in regard to the alleged refusal of the
Cunard Steamship Company to reshlp seven
Belgian glassblowers. landed in this country
in violation Of the Alien Contract Labor law.
The department desires to have all the facts
In regard to this case In order TO lay them be-
fore the House OF Representatives. in answer
to Its resolution calling for the same.
The President to- day sent to the Senate the
following nominations for Postmasters:
Connecticut Charles c. Georgia at Unionville; New
Jersey George ElvinG at HAmmonton: New YORK,
George W. taow at Jamaica, Charles W ScharH at
Cana ohGrie and Peter r. ConrOy at Watkins Penn.
BylvAniR VIM H. Cole POttsville Mrs Selma Gibson
At freeport, and Robert ". Corey Mt Milton, Rhode
Island, Benz. +. Robinson, Jr, at Wakefield.