The Portland daily press., 1890-09-25
GENERAL HYDE NAMED
In the Conference Report on the Sol
ders' Homo Bill.

WASHINGTON, September 24.-In the Sem
ate today. Mr.. Frye offered a concurrent res
olution, which was agreed to, directing the
Secretaries of State, the Treasury, War, and
the Navy, to examine the report and recon-
mendations Of the International Marine Con-
ference, and prepare and submit to Congress
bills for the enactment into law Of such rec
concentrations, so far as they apply to their
respective departments and meet their ap-
proval.
The Senate proceeded to the consideration
of bills on the calendar, which were unob-
iected to, and passed the Senate bill in rec
ogniton of the merits and services of Chief
Engineer George w. Melville. u. S. n, and
the other officers and men of the Jeanette
Arctic expedition.
The conference report ON the House joint
resolution to increase the number of the
board OF managers Of the National Homes
for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, and fill va
cancies In such board, was agreed to. 1t
provides for board of eleven members, and
names the following managers: Edmund
N. Morrill, of Kansas. for the unexpired
term of john A. Martin, deceased; Alfred
l.. Pearson of Pennsylvania, for the unex-
pired term Of John f. Hartranft, deceased;
William b. Franklin of Connecticut, John
Q. Black of Illinois, Thomas w. Hyde
named in the bill, and George W. Steele Of
Indiana.
Mr.. Hale introduced a joint resolution,
which was referred, authorizing the SecIeta-
ry OF the Navy to purchase, at his discretion
nickel ore or nickel matter, to be used in the
manufacture of nickel steel armOr plating
and OF armor-percing projectiles, and other
naval objects, and appropriating million
dollars for the purpose: [Mr. Boutelle intro
dueed similar resolution in the House.
The Senate resumed consideration of the
House bill with the Senate substitute, to de.
fine and regulate the jurisdiction of the
courts OF the United States, the pending
question being on Mr.. Germans amendment
TO substitute Baltimore for Richmond as the
place to hold court in the fourth circuit The
amendment was rejected and the substitute
passed. A conference was asked, and
Messrs. Evarts. Hoar and Pugh appointed
conferrees.
The bill as passed provides for the ap-
pointment by the President of additional
circuit judges. with the same compensation
as other circuit judges, and creates In each
circuit circuit court of appeals, to consist
OF tnree judges, which is to be court of
record req "a with appellate jurisdiction. term
appeals in the several judicial circuits at the
ioIloWing places: In the first circuit, at
beston; second, New York; third, Philadel-
pnla fourth, Richmond fifth, New Orleans;
Six9h. Cincinnati; seventh, Chicago; eighth,
ot; Louis; ninth, San Francisco; and such
other places in each of the above circuits as
SAID court may designate. The first terms OF
tne court will be held on the second Monday
Of January, 1891, and thereafter at sucn
times as may be fixed by said courts.
The Senate bill to pay the personal repre- re-
sentatives of Captain John Ericsson Si5;9oO
due him by a decree of the court OF claims
In 1857, was passed.
The vote on agreeing to the conference re-
port on the joint resolution as 10 tne mama sl-
gers of the homes for disabled soldiers was
reconsidered, and the report recommltted on
Mr. Hawley's statement that clerical error
was made in it. After short executive ses-
sion, the Senate at $50 adjourned.
Tho Pension List.
WASHINGTON. September Extensions
have been granted to the following Maine
people: ,xcpr.sr
John Lisbon, Cambridge.
Ira Gross Orland.