Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1890-05-30
WASHINGTON NEWS.

An Interesting experiment is being made
on the Cushing. which i in dry dock at the
Navy Yard. The Bureau OF Construction
snd Repairs has long been searching for
paint that will resist fouling or the acCumu-
latiOn OF harnarleS. Trills have been given
patent paints generally with unsatisfactory
results. The hest pain, 50 far found j. 4
composition twothirds Of lead and Onc-third
of zinc Even this does not discourage
Crustacean growth. The Cushing will re-
ceive coating Of new compound whose
inventor asserts that it will give i lapanncd
surface and prevent fOuling.
The announcement that Pay Director Gil
bert f. Thornton has been detailed in charge
OF the New York pay office is crclting some
surpri.c. The detail i made at Mr. Thorn
tons request. He WAS 4 contestant with
LOCKER and Stewart for the PaNma,ter-tien-
eral, hip, and was backed by New England
and Pennsylvania influence. His double
disappointment has been aSsuagch in part by
the present detail. lie is Il popular man,
well known in this city. where be has been
on duty for two YEAR. Pay Director Ed
| ward May will succeed Thornton in tli, city.
The seat in the Senate formerly occupied
| by Mr.. Beck viii hereafter belong To Mr..
! Rcsgan Of TeNas. aud Mr.. Carlisle when ho
| is sworn in will be assigned to one of the
| chairs at the end of thc outer row. MI.
| Reagan has occupied the chair Of Senator
! Brown of Georgia during the entire session,
| as Mr.. Brown has not been in Washington.
! ScnstOr Colquitt has >pokcn for thi, dcsira-
! bic place down ia front however. and wiz
| get 1t II Mr. Brown resigns. or at the eNp.ra.
| lion of his term.
The question of the Bchring Sea lish,llc,
/ has been considered. and it i decided, 50 II
! IL understood, 10 adhere to the policy Of .I>i
| wear. The revenue steamer Bear is now al
| Seattle awaiting her instructions far her
! guidance in Alaska waters, and It - expected
/ that her sailing orders VIII be- sent ut once
/ The revenue steamers Rush snd Corwn are
! lifting out ut san Francisco for their annual
crli-e in the same watcr,,
Senator Blair ha> introduced Joint rc,O.
! luton proposing an amendment 10 the con.
! Nttutlun, providing that neither the | nitrl
States nor any state shall pass any law
! authorizing The establishment or mani.
/ nance of any lottery or distribution of prl/e-
/ by chance.
senator polph In, introduced in the form
! OF bin the regulations adopted hy the re-
cent international marAtimc conference for
! preventing collisions ut sra. lie has AIS,
| introduced u bill making it the duty Of the
! Inastrr of each vessel in ease Of collision at
sea to stay bv the other vessel, and 80 lar ~
/ can be done without >criuu~ danger - hi
own vessel. crew and passengers, 10 render
/ assistance To the other vessel. Violation al
this requirement i made punishable by iiu,
| aud lmrrlSunment
The calling orders OF the rclruur >lramri
! Rush, HOW Al san Francisco, have been hl
the Secretary and Treasurer. fhcy Al,
| similar 10 those issued To the commander o
( the revenue steamer Bear. So inr ~ relate,
to the BrhrinG sea fisheries. The Rush viii
/ however, proceed direct tp the n,hin-
.rTpl,,l. nj llI LA th,sr 90 Il 4 ,,
The Bear, whiDh viii Ii-,t cruise to III, AT,
tic Ocean with supplies tor the refuge Ntatiul
established last wear at Point Barrow, an,
| also distribute the glNN awarded 10y Con
.ress to the natives "f that country for as
sistancc rendered iu previous years t,
! American vessels in distress. The vessel
siart north in dan or two and VIII he FOL
Owed week later by The lrycnu" ,;ranr
7 tUrNiu.
Representative Levi. ot Mississippi IN
introduced in the House a bin repeating :,
much of section ot the act Of Feb. J, l~G2
~ provides for the purchase or payment q
one per ceuium of the ,ntl-r debt ut N,
ntcd States to hr made within each tt>ci
YEAR after July l. lN',2.
senator lli~ruck has introduced a UjIl rro
Nd!ug that no Stat" shall be- held to IN
mitrI. ur restrained in is power to pro
hhit, regulate, or taN the ,alr or transport.
ton of "i"nnargarInc hy reason OF tn far
that II has been imported into tn" state fIoE
beyond IT. Limits without rc-ard to the me
that taN or duty theron may have been raj,
10 the niIed Statc,.
senator Pu.h ~ Alabama has habit %
talking in such 4 loud tone to hi, colleague
that he can be distinctly heard in all part, -
the chamber. \ rather amusing Incl
dent occurred n q result ofthr senators ha
habit Senator Daniel of Virginia had con