Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-13


The conferees on the fertilization appropria-
ton bill have practically reached an agree
ment on the points of difference between the
Senate and House. The appropriation Of
S24S.143. which was made by the House 10 com
plete the army gun factory at Watervllot
arsenal MY. by the erection of the south
wing. is agreed to. the Senate receding from
its amendment which reduced the amount by
10000: and ihe House agrees to the reduction
from 200 $50 20 200. 90 made BIZ the Senate
in the appropriation for machinery and plant
TO complete the equipment Of this arsenal The
appropriation for the purchase OF steel for
eight. ten and twelys-inch high-power coastde-
Tense guns Is placed ut Soo0.OOC. the amount
fixed by the Senate. The House recedcs from
its disagreement 10 the amendments of the
Senate reducing the appropriations for con-
struction u batteries for defense Of the hsrbors
of Boston. New York. San Francisco. Hampton
Roads and Washington from Sl,0oOOO to
$50. OOU: for the purchase of submarine tor
pedo mines from 200 600 to $500 and for
case mates and galleries from 100000 to
1900. and modifying the fortihcation act OF
August IS, 1890. that the amount Of eXpen-
diture authorized Hereunder shall be increased
from .. 175CO to "a 80 60, of which $50, 900
shall he reserved for tests of powders aid pro-
jectiies. The Senate amendment adding two
civilians to the ordnance anu fortitcation
board Is modified 81 that only one instead OF
two civilians shall be added. the annual salary
ate recedes from its amendments striking out
the appropriate OF S7o. 600 for three gun car
riages VI the disappearing ttpe and OF $4,000
for the torpedo station at ferba, Buena hland,
Cal.
The DIRECT TAX BILL
Representative CasweN Of Michigan yester-
day introduced resolution to set aside Febru-
AIRY 10 for the consideration of the direct tax
bill. the previous question to be ordered at
o'clock that day-
20 CHANGE THE RULES.
Representative NcRae Of Arkansas yesterday
introduced bill To amend the rules so a. to
strike ou. the provision requiring that Senate
bills carrying appropriations must fret be con-
ssiered in committee of the whole IN the House.
CONSULAR cIkRKs.
Representative Hit introduced a bill yester-
day 10 increase the number of consular clerks
20 fifty. with salaries ranging from 81. 900 to
$4,000 per ahnum, according to length of
service.
To CORRECT COURT ABUSES.
As a result of the adoption yesterday by the
judiciary committee of the report of the sub
committee which investigated the subject of
eo1rtabuses. two bills will be submitted to the
House. Mr. Thompson OF Ohio viii prepare a
bill providing that hereafter the fee system
shall be abolished and that United States dis
trict attorneys, clerks and marshals shall be
paid salaries. Mr.. Oates of Alabama will pre-
pare a bill to amend the naturalization law
and incidentally the immigration laws. The
bill all be on tine lines of the measure intro
duced early in this Congress by Mr.. Oates at
the suggestion of the Citizens Reform Associa-
tion Of Boston, but will be modified to some ex-
tent
TIE NEW YORK CUSTOM HOUSE
Representative Milliken, from the committee
public buildings, yesterday reported to the
House the bill agreed upon by that committee
for the erection of a new custom house in New
York city. The report accompanying the bill
SAYS that the present floor of the old Gus
tom house is Us. 900 square feet and that the
building proposed by the bill presented Will
contain about $4,000 square feet of floor area.
The business of the New York customs district
is constantly increasing and the increase of
space for the accommodation of the public bust
ness, the report says, is emphatically de-
handed
TO GUST THE INDIANS.
Acting Secretary Chandler Of the Interior
Department has sent to the House of Repre-
sentatives a letter from the Commissioner of
Indian affairs recommending that an item be
inserted IN the Indian appropriation bill to en-
able the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate
with the Navajo Indians in New Mexico and
Arizona for such changes OF their reservation
boundaries as NAV be deemed desirable. The
commissioner in his letter calls attention to
the I3ct tQat Tor more tnan TWO wears rumOrS
have been rife OF the existence of rich gold and
silver deposits in the Carlo mountains within
the Navajo reservation and that the Indians
nave been watching with keen apprehension
The visits made by whites to the place for the
purpose of prospecting: also to statements in
local newspapers 10 the effect that q determined
purpose exists To gain possession of the mines,
whether the Indian title Is extinguished or not.
NOMINATIONS.
The President yesterday sent to the Senate the
following nominations: Maine
Vim. 4. Smart, Lewiston: III. \. Paine. Eastport
Massachusetts-Wm. L. Merritt Ashland Fred
erick E. Fowle, Arlington: Chas. E. Walker
Fitehburg; Geo. III. Tarleton, WATERFOWL: VIM
Hilton. Bradford; Benz. W. Mayo. Turner's
Falls; Arthur c. Longley. Athel; John A. Wood
bury. Hopkinton. Connecticut-Selleck Y. ST.
John. New Canaan; Welbur W. Smith. SEYMOUR
New IOrk-Stephen l. Stillman. Greenwich
New Jersey-Augustus W. COndit. Orange;
VIM T. Coggeshan. Summit PENNSYLVANIA
Geo. Z. Deming. Rochester. Naryland-James
y. Harter. Hagerstown- Texas-Wm. II. Deal.
Cleburne; Frank H. Pierce. Laredo. Michi-
ssn-Chas- A. Wilson. Holly; Geo. E. Newall,
Flint kansas-Elias A. Wasser. Girard Min
nesota-Henry l. Simons. Glencoe. Wiseon-
sin-Chas. L. Hubbs. Lake Mills. Iowa-Solo-
mon b. Hcmbert, Cedar Falls nlinois-Chas
y. Bacon. Princeton; Toward T.. TAYLOR
Wenona: Henry l. Scrogin. Chenoa; Cali
fovnia-Iaura l.. Edwards Truckee South
ton-Grifiith Davies, Seattle. Nebraska-Chris-
topher Hosteller, Central City; Geo. H. Wells
Schuyler; Anton j. LANCER. West Point.
Nayy-lieut Chas- c. Rogers, Junior grade
10 be lieutenant; Ensigns Harry S. Chase and
John Hoad, heutenants Junior grade.
coSFIRNA-IoSs.
The Senate in executive session has con-
f-nied the following nominations:
Consuls-John l.. Waller, Kansas. at Tama-
t@ve; George r. Wright, New York, at Prescott
Postmaster-Henry C. Sanders, at Claremont
NH.
Amos c. Warner of Nebraska superintendent
Of charities for the District of Columbia
John NJ ESger OfPennsylvania. assistant sur
geou in the marine hospital service
Ordnance 0epartment-Lieut-Co Alfred
MOrcecai TO be colonel: Maj. VIM. A. Msrye to
be lieutenant colonel; Capt. Cullen BRYANT to
be major
Cavalry-First Lieut. Francis II. Hardie.
third eayalry. to be captain, First Lieut.. Geo
b. Hunter. third cavalry. TO be captain. Second
Lieuts- VIM ). Scott, first cavalry: Daniel L.
Tape, FIRST cavalry. and Geo. W. Goode, first
cavalry, 70 be first lIeutenants.
Artillery-FiIst Lieut.. SAMUEL r. Jones. regi-
mental quartermaster, fourth artillery, to be
captain.
iafantry-Lieut- Col Richard F. O'Beirne.
nfteenth infantry. to be colonel: Maj. samuel
Ovenshine, twenty-third infantry. to be lieu
tenant colonel; Capt. James. Henpon. twenty
third infantry, TO be major; First Lieut.. Calvin
-. Cowles, tsenty-third infantry, to be cap