Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1891-02-19


ment was made after the Msssrs.
Csughy had been superseded by the
Safe Deposit aud Trust Company as
trustee of the estate of the late Noah
Walker.
In the United States Senate yester-
day the chaplain made reference to
General Sherman in his opening
prayer. The copyright bill having
been laid aside informally, owing to
the absence of Senator Sherman, the
District appropriation bill was taken
up and number Of amendments were
agreed to, among them one repeating
the requirement that the District of
Columbia shall pay half the expenses
Of the Geological Park. Mr.. German
offered an amendment reimbursing
the District whatever amount it had
paid for the park lands, but it was
not agreed TO. The bill then passed.
Among other bills passed were the
Senate bills to authorize the Norfolk
and Western and Washington and
Cumberland Railroads to extend their
lines into the District of Columbia,
and granting right of way to the Me-
tropolitan Southern Railroad through
United States property in Montgomery
county, Md. In the House Mr.. Gros-
venor introduced ex. President CIeve-
lands silver coinage letter in order..
he said, that it might 60 upon the
records and be distributed throughout
the country. The House went Into
committee Of the whole on the legisla-
tive appropriation bill, aud the chair
man Mr.. Payson) made a ruling the
effect Of which would be to prevent
the civil service commissioners from
appointing their own clerks and to
compel them to take those assigned
by the departments. The ruling was
criticised by several members as
blow at the civil service system. and
Mr.. McComas appealed from the de.
cision OF the chair, but the latter was
sustained by a vote of l19 to 80, and
the clauses for pay of clerical force Of
the commission was stricken out. Mr..
Hooker. Of Mississippi. criticised Mr..
Cleveland's free-coinage letter, and
the House adjourned without dis.
posing of the legislative bill.
SATURDAY, February IA.
Governor Foster, of Ohio. it 10
thought, will be appointed Secretary
Of the Treasury.
The first Regiment, Virginia Vol.
unteers, sent the Fifth Maryland
picture of the Lee monument unveil.
ing.
Five thousand persons were run
over and two hundred, and fifty killed
by vehicles in London in 1890.
Philip Smallwood, colorsd, was sent
to the penitentiary for four years by
Judge Wright for larceny.
Supervisors of election are held to
be ineligible for other Offices during
their terms. even though they resign.
John Farrell attacked his wife in
Washington with q butchers knife,
and it is thought she will die.
Hon. Alexander II, H. Stuart, who
was Secretary of the interior in Presi-
dent Fillmore's cabinet from 1850 to
1853, died at Staunton.
Admiral David D. Porter, of the
United States Navy, died Yesterday
at his home in Washington Of fatty
degeneration of the heart. aged sew.
enty-eight years.
Commander Seth, of the Maryland
oyster navy, proposes the cooperation
of the Governor Of Virginia and the
United States fish con missioner in an
inspection and survey OF the Cheea-
peake oyster grounds. Both of these
officials have made favorable answer
to his suggestion.
Mr.. Henry Wattsrson's letter to
Governor Hill and ex President Cleve.
lands declaration against the free
coinage of silver are the main topics
of political discussion in Richmond.
Some Farmers Alliance leaders think
Mr.. Cievelands attitude on the silver
question will defeat him, for the dem
o,ratic nomination for the presidency,
but that Governor Hill il in the same
dilemma for the reason that he can.
not sntagonize popular sentiment in
his own State.
In the United States Senate yester-
day the committee on naval affairs
was authorized to slt during the re-
cesG fer the purpose of considering va.
rious bills. The copyright bill was
debated at length, and Mr.. Sherman |
amendment providing for the admis.
sion of foreign books on payment of |
duty was adopted. The bill was then
laid aside without further action.
House bill appropriating money un-
der the Bowman act was reported and |
placed on the calendar. The Presi.
dents message announcing the death
OF Admiral Porter was received, ard |
enlogies were pronounced by Messrs. |
Chandler, Plumb and Hale, and the |
Senate adjourned in respect to his |
memory. In the House the lepisla.
tive appropriation bill was taken M |
in committee Of the whole. and Mr.. |
Bntterworth severely criticised his |
fellow-fepublicans for voting to strike |
out the appropriation for the clerical
force of the civil service commission.
An acrimonious controversy followed,
which was participated in by Msssrs. |
Butterworth. Cannon, Lodge, Grosve- |
nor. McComas and others. and An