The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-12-23
Washington Letter.


| WAsHiseroS, Dec. ls.-ISpecial. l.
The president sent the nominations OF th
following Uniled States circua cour
judges to the senate this week: For IN,
hrst judicial district, Judge w. L. Put
nam, Of Maine, who isa Democrat; 70
the second district, Judge Shipman. o
Connecticut, who is a Republican; for II,
third district, George N. Dallas, Of Penn
syiyania, who Is a Democrat; Cor N.
fourth district Nathan Coz, Of West Vir
ginia, who has earned his political SPUR
as q member Of congress and as secrstar
Of the navy during part Of Hayes, ad
ministrationi for the sixth district VII
llam II. TAFT, Of Ohio, who has soIictto,
general under the present administration
for the seventh district, Judge William A
Woods, Of Iniiana, who Is at preseu,
United States district Judge for Isdisna
and who was urged for place In the cab
met at the beginning Of the present ad.
ministrution. At the same lime Warren
Truit Of Oregon, was nominated fop
Vnitedi States district Judge o. Alaska
Secretary Blaine had The pleasure this
week Of adding another plank TO the good
ship reciprocity" which Is to carry
American products and manufactures te
The utermost paris Of the earth, by an
nouncing the conclusion Of treaty Of
commercisl reciprocity between the Unit
ed States ans all the British West Indies
and British Guina, and on january first
next, the president will issue a procla.
nation officially announcing the details
The countries affected viii be Jamaca
Barbados, the Leeward islands, and Tin
dad Among the important reductions
conceded by the Briiish is so per cent In
the duty on -four. The trade between the
euited States and the countries named
has been about S30, 1000, 900 year.
Senator PettiRrew's bill providing for
an appriStiOn of s5o0,OOO, or so much
thereof as may be needed 10 furnish the
q. A. X. men who attend the national en-
campment here next year with raiions,
tents and camp exuipage used by an army
In active service, seems TO have struck
popular cord, as most people agree with
Senator Pettigrew that the next encamp-
ment will be In great measure national
affair and that these men ought TO be
made 70 feel that they are really the ua-
tion's guests. The senator adds: aThe
coming encampment Is one Of more than
ordinary interest, and from my point Of
view the government owes this entertain
ment to the old soldiers" There Is little
doubt that this bill will be passed by the
senate, but It's rate in the Democratic
house cannot at this time be easily fore
told. 5.3bl, r'rqrr,
speaker Crisp has announced as MEM
bers OF the house committee on rules, Of
which he Is chairman, Messrs. McMiIlin
and Catchings. Democrats, and Reed and
Burrows, Republicans. He has NOT Offer
cd the chairnanship Of the committee on
ways and means 70 Mr.. Mills. but has, IL
Is said, made up his mind to give II to Mr..
Springer. The holiday adjournment is-
stated for the 23d lust; also the an
n"uncement Of the other house commit,
tees. as,-a
There Is more caiarrh IN this section, Of
the state than all other diseases put To-
v.Iher, and until the last few years. snp-
posed Ia be incurable. For great many
years doctors pronouncedit Il alocal dis
ease, and prescribed local remedies, and
by constantly falling TO cure with local
treatment, pronounced it iacurable.
Science has proven catarrh 10 be q con.
sIliutional disease, and therefore requires
constitutional treatment Halps Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by r. J, Cheney Il
Co, Toledo, Ohio. Is the only consfiu,
tional cure on the market II Is taken
innernaIly In doses from, 10 drops ton
tcaspoonful. II acts directly upon the
blood and mucus surfaces Of syston,.
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