Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1891-12-25
CAPITOL City GOssip.

Congressman Whiting has recovered
from his recent illness.
Senator Washburn is hot on the trail OF
| dealers in 'optons" and futures" and has
| introduced a bill for taxing such.
Ex-Rep. Jehu Baker. of Indiana, has
been appointed judge of the court OF
claims vice Judge Schofeld, retired.
House Clerk Kerr has appointed f. H.
Hosford, for years Washington CORES
pendent of the Detroit Free Press, as tally
clerk.
Senator Stockbridge has int oduced q
bill increasing the compensation Of in
spectors OF hulls and boilers along the
great lakes.
in the committee assignments OF the
democratic caucus committee Senators
Kyle and Irby, alliance men, were treated
as democrats.
Harry II. Smith, of Michigan, who has
held the position of journal clerk OF the
house for ~ years has been superseded by
n. Il. Crutchheld, Of Kentucky.
The president has sent TO the senate the
| nomination of Stephen b. Elkins, of West
| Virginia, to be secretary Of war. The
| nomination was referred TO the committee
on military affairs.
Speaker Crisp has announced the APP
pointment of Messrs. McMillin. of Tenn
essee; Catchings, of Mississippi, Reed, Of
Maine and Burrows, OF Michigan, as the
committee on rules, OF which the speaker
himself is chairman.
Senator Mcmillan has introduced n bill
TO establish the northern judicial district
Of Michigan TO be composed of the pen
| insula counties A Judge, marshal and
| district attorney are TO De appointed for
service in this district, court TO be held in
Marquette in December and June OF each
year.
The president has sent TO the senate the
| following nominations: To be circuit court
| judges, William l.. Putnam, OF Maine. for
the first judicial circuit Nathaniel Ship
man, of Connecticut for the second; Geo.
| NJ. Dallas, OF Pennsylvania, third; Nathan
Golf. OF West Virginia, fourth; William IL.
! Taft, Of Ohio, sixth; William "A. Woods,
Of Indiana, seventh; Warren TruitG OF
Oregon, United States district Judge for
the district of Alaska.
There will be big excursion of mem
bers of congress from Washington to Chi
cago to see the preparations for the worlds
fair. the trip will be made on Washington
birthday. Chicago wants TO see congress,
and as Chicago cannot go to Washington
for that purpose the only thing that could
be done was to invite congress out TO Chi
cago. That will enable Chicago TO see
congress and will also afford Congress an
opportunity TO see Chicago.
Senator Allison introduced bill in the
senate granting pension TO Gen. George
| w. Jones, the last delegate in congress:
from Michigan Territory. The bill au'
thorizes the secretary TO place his name or
the pension roll on account OF services a:
a drummer boy in the volunteer company
OF Capt. William Lynn at St Genevieve
Mo-. in 1914, and also on account OF ser
vices as aide-de-camp to Gen. Henry Dodge
in the Black Hawk war Of 1882.
The state department announced the con
clusion of satisfactory reciprocity treaty
with the British West Indies and British
Guiana. The arrangement include:
Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad and the Lee
ward islands, and goes into affect January
1. These countries will greatly enlarge
their free list. and will make large reduc
tons to agricultural and other American
products in consideration OF the free entr,
Of coffee and sugar. Last year we i'm
ported els. $50, 900 from these countries
and exported TO them tl0, 200, 900.
Myron ii. Ellis, OF Michigan has beer
sworn in as an assistant doorkeeper OF tn
house. This is the first appointment givel
TO Michigan by Doorkeeper Charles Ia
Turner. He will have charge OF the sea
room.