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rhinss OF Interest Happening In .ad Ont
OF tho Aaiis OF Congress.
WASHINGTON. Jan 22-Tho Harrison Admin
istration is at present involved In several un-
pleasant wranglss which are likely to aid to
the list OF its enemies In the Senate. Tho flrst
OF those arises out Of the appointment Of ono
Amos @. Warner. professor In tho state Uni
vcrsity OF Nebraska. to be Superintendent OF
Charities for the District OF Columbia. This
appointment was against tho protest OF tho
Nebraska Senators. aud has led them to state
publicly and with no n,tempt ut conces'ment
that they rcpudiate IL. Senator Paddock. whose
enmity to the Force bill might have been pla-
Gated By little executive tact, gave evidence
OF his feelings to-day By some remarks In pri-
rate conversation. denouncing tho President
In terms more iorclble than polite. Tho Me-
braska Senators wore already sore because
two or three fat places had been filed with
non-i esidents Of their State and chnrgcd 10
them. but this last appointment cans tho cli-
max. Tho Senators endorsed Gov Thayer.
and have never seen the man whom the Prosi-
dent has named.
Tho Idaho Senators are also on the verge OF an
outbreak. For several days the Federal Judge.
ship has been pending In that State. The
President has determined to appoint James Ii.
Beatty. whose chief Recommendation is that he
came to Washington With letter from A,tor-
ney.Gonera! Miller'a former pastor. From tho
mended By then, vas Little.on Pile. whosee
no bench in Territorial days. but he he did i'd no! S
Ssa Ss hS Sullivan Then WAS the
. and the Prasa. sasa Ssnoa snx se
m hn NJ nj l..lf fN~
Now he deleeation have recommended Texas
ANGEL suili'an,s Inv partner. and there the
interview al the White House. told the Prosi.
fight the Administration until tho momont II
went out OF power but that he would accept
ident might send In. senator Spooner, who
ident to heed Duboiss words but ' the se' Atos
ney,General is determined that the Iresden
shsi p0%na,s Bsqty The Senators have
tho President turns down one Of their recom-
mendstiohs they will come np fresh and smil.
now to see whether they are to be ignored alto
Erther and 4 this haprs9's no stems will be loft
In month the President val ais" have to
from from, New Hampshire oHs % Of the ,ery l'rst
was lsepEsseuta'ive Gallinser, and MS earnest
%o5s at Sbs btHSSther be with .hs
ans c a to %
mate success OF the present Executiye. AS
howe soweser =" he fesan S coe s ehnndes nosi WHo IS
series Of sights apd 1annoyances for the Con-
appointment OF man who was bitter ror-
sonai enemy as Postmaster IN Gnilinaers
the Senate he has written to q large nun. ber OF
friends here. and in many OF the letters he
sPsass Of the Ad%In!stTa,on in in wy ,ha, II:
Tho President was entertained tonight by
Gen. 6chofield. The other guests present were
Chiet Jnstice FYller, s9esksr Eeed; Justice
seasb4Fw aaes an@ sus sn
o the aSe were La Fanee roses and
maldenhair ferns
Tho Committee on Coinage. which has charge
OF the Silver bill. appears 10 be In no haste to
dispose OF 1t. The committee will only hold
its regular weekly sessions. and 80 far assign
ments for hearings have hoen made for, tho
eation from Boston will he heard n opposition
desire; . proGonnl 10 sir. Iseeh 5he Directar
long and involved explanations and it is con-
sidrred thar at feast ~ week o continuous ses-
sions will be used up In that manner.
The President to- day sent to the Senate the
following nominations OF PostmRsters:
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Js: %n:;' xsl.. E.ss
Charles A. Ferley. Baidwinsvile; John q Orr Pitts.
New yort-o;;rry =; Willard noonyi.:
H. sctesms", inxswood; William 5ambsrSsaeh ,V1n or.
Fsansyivsn..-xi., Elizabeth V. herman Grove City,
RRs"is HEADING. '''~''' N''Ae"'H '''''s H. ''s''o"'
IIr. valente tho BRAZILIAN Minister present
morning. M and Mr. Mon.onca. his iH1s su"rc.sor' m:
WAS formally presenied 10 the President BY
Secretary Blaine in tho afternoon.
The report OF tie engineer officers detailed
to watch tho performance OF the engines OF the
Submitted To the Secretary Of tic Navy Wy th!s I"s
morning II shows an lndicnled hor,e power
Of about 1000 On ssoSss Of $40 horse n9Wer
tho contractors 10 nearly $4,000 premium.
Tho Raum Investigating committee to-day
heard testimony from james ODonnell. a Pom
sion Office employee. to the effect that when on
nd Edwsrs 4. !eRninss' clerk IN ths Pension
appointment In tho office Io hah. spoken 10
Commissioner Raum about organizing q re-
e9mpSny ho 10 6ue II ms
ianE 81 tns said that he never ns hsa any 10
money or stock In the refrigeratinR company.
Pearly Dlckorson an employee In the PEN
sion Oiiice. and for time 10 tho mail division.
testified that mall addressed to Commi ssioner
Ruum. as President OF tho refrigerRling COM
pany, had been handled ,ty him.
Mr.. Cooper fled with the committee a certi.
fed copy OF tho arti los OF Incorporation OF the
Columbian Universal Refrigerator Company
which. however, Mr.. Raum said, had not born
not been isspo!.
The committee then adjourned until Monday.
Representative Gros,enor Of Ohio to-day In
troduced n resolution In the House providing
that it shall bs in order. whenever the Com
mittee OF tho Whole rises from the oonsiderA-
tion Of o general Appropriation bill. for the
member In charge OF the bill to move that the
committee be discharged from Its further con-
slderatton. and that the bill be read third
time and put mon Ito passage. which motion
is to be decided without debate and, II de-
cdod In the Affirmative, tho bill and amend
msnts that have been adopted In the commit
tee or were pending shall DO acted upon BY the
House as II the previous question had been or
dered.
Representative +. D. Taylor Of Ohio intro
dueod q resolution setting aside Jan. ~ Tor
the oonsideratton OF the bill 10 define the Juris-
dtction OF United States courts with pruyis-
ion that aftor one hours debate the previous
question shall te ordered.
Brig -Cfen Stephen " Eenet Chief NJ Ord.