The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-03-05
WASHINGTON NOTES.
SIGNED BY THE PRE- IDENr.


WASHINGTON, March 3-The president
has si-ned the direct tax bill; act to prevent
bookmaking and pool selling in the District
OF Columbia; the joint resolution authoriz-
ing Vice Consul General Skidmore to &C.
cept medal conferred upon him by the
| Empire of Japan; the act amanding the act
for the rellefof volunteers and regulur sol
diers of The late war, approved March 2,
1889; an act TO establish the circuit courts
OF appeals and to define and regulate the
jurisdiction of courts of the United States
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
| WAsHINGTo.. March 3-Members of the
programme committee Of the Woman Stuff
rage Na'onal assrcia ion for souti ern
| work formed for the purpose of holding
| conventions in the capitals of he several
| >tates, consists of Rachel F 'ster Avery
| chai' man, Mrs Jane IT, Spotfurd and Mrs
Alice Stone Blackwell. The fund for the
5 uIhern campaign has already been
| red bv cOn;r baton from Mrs. Rachel
Foster Avery offs 0JO.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The senate in
extra session this morning confirmed the
following nominations: W. ID TollOtson
If Washington, consul general al
Kauagwa;J w. Love Of Nebraska, consul
at San Salvador.
RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS.
WAsHINGT IN, March 3.-The first session
of the second annual convention of state
railroai commissioners, accounting of
ii ers and other similarity interested in
Railroad matters was today held in the
rooms of the inter stae cCmmSsIun
Tn re were about twenty-five members
present at the Opeuing. Judge Co ley
lairman of the inter state commerce COM
mission, was elected chairman of Tue Con
vpnlion Commissioner Geo G. Crocker Cf
Mass vice presiden', a I'd 7 s. Mosely, sec
retary, and NJ s, Decker, assistant secretary
of the Interstate comm rec commission,
were respectively elected secretary and as
slstant secretary of the convention.
THE POST OFFICE BILL.
WASHINGTON, Marc 3.-The conferees on
the post office appropriation b!l have
reached an agreement on few points be.
tween the two houses. The senate amend
ment in reasing the appropriation for mail
service S5O ,0OO to meet the requirements
# the postal subsidy bill Just passed, was
a cepted by the house confertes The
senate amendment increasing bv $l00.0O
the appropriation for pay of clerks in the
post office was amended so as to provide for
an increase OF So 1000.
FIXING UP THE WHITE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, March 3-Mr Mlliken of
Minnesota, from the committee on public
buildings and grounds, today reported
tavorabIv bill 70" the erection of an exten-
sion to the White House in acco dance with
plans proposed by Mrs. Harrison. The
plans contemplate using the presen
mansion az a private residence and the
erection of an addition as the official wing
IN the west side of the present building,
the addition to be the Counterpart of the
original structure and connected With it by
cOlonades and conservatories, the whole
structure complete to cost not more than
$9000U0.
INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The conferees on
the Indian appropriation bill have reached
an agreement on that bill, the house &C
coping the senate amendment appropriat.
in, z IQI n fnr mo, pf ha III,