Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-12-19
CAPITOL GLEANINGS.

Nominations and Combinations - Tarin
Amendment Notes. Etc.
The President sent to the Senate yesterday
the following nominations: A. T. Brinsmade
Of Ohio, to be attorney Of the United States for
the northern district Of Ohio; +. W. Collins of
Mississippi. to be United States marshal for the
southern district Of Mississippi; NJ. p Kennard
of Massachusetts,, to be assistant treasurer of
the United States at Boston, Mass Also a
number Of postmasters, including R. E. Boud-
lin. Bel Air, Md. Also Q number of army pro-
motions.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
The Senate in executive session yesterday
confirmed the following nominations: Martin
P. Kennard Of Massachusetts,, assistant treas
urer of the United States at Boston.
Observation-Disclosures Duncan Jordan, Cuth-
bert: Iowa. Samuel Daniels, Marion: Minnesota.
Samuel Owens, Tower; South Carolina Philip
9ieriach, Orangeburgh CHI; ]. G.. Gatlin, Oar
hnSton Oh.
PROPOSED TAEIFr LAW AMENDMENT.
MIR. Spinola (N.Y.) introduced in the House
yesterday bill amending the tariff act by sub
shutting in the schedule for sundries the fol.
lowing: "Furs, not otherwise provided for in
this act, dressed or dyed on skin, but not made
up into articles, or cut into strips, pieces OF
waste, and furs not on the skin, prepared for
hatters use, % per cent ad valorem; for seals.
dressed or dyed on the skin, SO per cent ad
valorem; when made up into articles or cut
into strips, pieces or waste, 60 per cent ad
yalorem."
PENSIONS FOR CoMsfIssARY EMPLOYEES.
Mr.. Cullom introduced in the Senate yester
day bill to provide for the payment Of labor.
ers, cooks. nurses and all who worked in the
commissary department Of the government
during the late war, and also to place them on
the pension roll.
TO REFUND 4 AND ~ PER CENT BONDS.
Representative Sanford of New York yester.
day introduced bill to refund the and ~
per cent bonds into bonds bearing per cent
interest and to convert the United States notes
into certificates of indebtedness without in.
terest.
THE IRRIGATION BILL.
The House committee on irrigation and arid
lands yesterday discussed the committee bill
prepared by Mr.. Herbert of Alabama for the
reclamation Of arid lands. The question arose
as to the authority Of the committee to grant
to the states east of the 9th meridian the pub
lie lands in their respective boundaries, and il
was decided to hold joint meeting with the
committee on public lands Monday in order to
dispose of the question of jurisdiction.
PACIFIC RAILROAD BILLS.
The committee was not unanimous in support
of the resolution to ask the House for day for
Pacific railroad bills. While the chairman, Mr.
Dalzell, by direction of the committee on the
next suspension day, if an opportunity be pre-.
sented, will make the motion to set apart day
for the purpose named in the resolution, neither
he nor the other committee members who are
opposed to the Pacific railroad bills reported
are committed to the support Of the resolution.
THE LIMITED RETIRED LIST.
Senator Hawley. from the committee on mill
tary affairs, today reported with an amendment
the bill to transfer officers on the retired list
of the army from the limited to the unlimited
list when they have reached the age of sixty
four years. The bill, as amended, provides for
an increase from $50 to 400 officers on the linn
tied retired list. And no officers who have
been placed on the retired list by special au-
thority of Congress are to form part Of the
limited list.