The sun., 1892-12-23
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
THE DOORS OF CONGRESS- CLOSED
yyrIL AFTER THE HOLIDiYS.

Have n Day Ftscd for Voting on the Anti.
OrtIon B,It The Case Against Gen. Adam
Rndeau Sompron,ised-A Biu to Punish
u,pnoii-m by Death Senator Sanders
Thinks IL Democrat VIII Succeed Him.
w,sHtxGroS. Dec. c2.--There was less than
souorum OF Senators present whom the days
proceedings began. Many Ind left the city for
tho holidays. and among those was vice.Pres-
tdent Morton. in whose absence tho chair was
occupied by Mr. Manderson tRep. Neb.L Pres.
ident pro tom.
Among the pnrors presented and referred
we're joint resolutions OF tho Vermont Lcgisla.
ture requesting Congress to enact laws estab-
fishing q uniform policy OF immigration and
ofmigration from State to State
In presenting batch OF petitions asking
rostronement OF the Anti-Option bill. Mr..
Cocktell Dem. Mo- spoke OF them as stereo-
typcl petitions. marked with fraud and hardly
entitled 10 be recognized as tho kind of peti-
tons that ought to be presented to the senate.
Nlaay other petitions Of tho same kind were
presented by other Senators. and were all re-
ierrcd to tho Committee on Agriculture.
Mr.. Perkins Ren. Knn.) introduced bill
to enable tho people OF Oklahoma and Of the
Indian Territory to form a constitutional and
stato government and to be admitted into tho
States. Referred
The McGarrahan bill was taken UP. and Mr..
Hunton tDem.. Na.) concluded his argument
In favor OF it's passage over tho Presidents
veto. Several Senators intend to speak In op.
position. and on that account q suggestion to
have a day and hour fixed for voting on it
after the holidays did not meet with favor.
Ihe bill. however. retains Its privileged place
4 like attempt was made In regard to the
isStom 's%su was made mad Mr Wsshburn ep MIMI NJ
declared his Intention Of pressing the, bill for
sess q The sS the Of
long session. He asserted that the bill was
tors. BY nj tentSs Of the whele people ~ en" and
hy ninety nine hundredths Of tho farmers OF
After q short executive session the Senate
No business OF Importance was done In tho
it adjourned until Jan. !. 1863. " " ~ "
The President to day acted on tho case OF
Passed Assistant Paymaster Harry r. Rull-
van. U. s. N. who was recently tried BY court
martial and sentenced to dismissal. He was
charged witt cupable neglect Of duty and
with embezzlement. and was convicted of tho
recomm endstion Of the Secretary Of the Navy
rank his
name shall be placed at the foot Of the list Of
Of tn. and
which time he shall retain his place at the foot
Of the list OF passed assistant paymasters."
Ono OF those peculiar bills that occasionally
and their way into Congress was introduced
to-day tby reouest) by Senator Mitchell OF Orc
gon. 1t is bill to prohibit electromagnetic
bsings. DC. In brlsi It provides that any per.
Sats sna aRn't a2 The SSrpoas
f .fneHtlng another or which does SO effect.
dsh ths ~ having
Of such current having been applied who falls
e % ss :: Hs Ss be
t.n not b. 9s s
natural life.
The President sent to the Senate to-day the
following nominations:
:nS Es
s,.;.: beiisi. as sT.n. ssous y..fs Of .ss.
S:Ht,:; shs ..ans n.v.!.psts on The northern
sPs H. 4 psxs 9oI Of Hno oS n.. tssn
I.ssssuf. .Sleh eisossd ssns,os sauirs ss
a.: essass ssa'Rss ~ aseh sr.r, o,
Es VsisS Wos .s 81 s
.:5s
n.nS g f ~ q SG,t at s
S9.I!.. RS. q zsnzhar: Thoma;
or" Jo6p Mswtn; a::',sn. Somm..nry
the rank Of BrlgsdierGeneraL
An officer In the cash room OF the United
States Treasury has advanced q new theory
In regard to tho conscience contributions re-
doubt that large portion OF the money re-
turned to the Treasury on the ground that 1t
a rSy S rs BY o ssrs f.
shonEht It ign. ttss ,ss th9 Gattle generally
overpaym-nts. result in a corresponding loss
II their COMPENSATION. and In nowissH affects
many INSTANCES where here GoVernmsntteIier had had
inadvertently paid out more than was caled
take ont Of their own pockets: He mentioned
this solely in the interest OF the teler In the
ne ny
might G;e returned to the officer who had been
than 10 III" Govcrnmsnt. or bank which had
been already reimbursed for the error
Secretary Foster Of the State Department
has been informed Of the appointment Of Gen.
Gasar Cancvaro as Peruvian Minister at Wash
some time. Gen Caneyaro is one Of tho most
!roTnent citizens Of Peru. and has been a
last war between Chill and Peru. and made q
gallant record He will start for the Unitod
elates OIL the 10Th inst
Secretary Charles Foster has compromised
Msc claim OF tho United States against Gen.
Adam Badeau for $1,000. While Consul-Gen
S;nM ;snM Havana Gen. Badeuu retainad $500
;ine1esss Of the fees allowed by the account
tbss, ttRbs 0,,fcer Of the Government. He claimed
ii''aa i'Haia the dsallowance was wrong. but the
tEhmNed states instituted suit to recover tho
Bsdssmnoguan'; B5smoun' Last May the surstIes OF Gen.
snMp suuesu paid into the Treasury $500 as the
bitra XIII agreed upon to relieve them OF RESPONSE
tba tby A. !s'ireties The case was referred to
scnthe ,nat the full amount could not be recovered
Gsp GspOIIpr9n!ise Ipnr9n!i was effected by the payment by
"'H' oadeau OF 5000. thus closing the case.
.iIhe ihe United States Government telegraph
cann tel"lhore line between Asaateague and
bssse bsse ohalIes, w.: distance Of ninety. miles.
sihnsr ifhnes & connecting linkt to lines that run at
maE,rss emu nj 10 10 cape iienlopen and Loves. Del.
than thn,ng ing complete line lb5 miles long along
lin. wss canEsr"us coast q the Atlantic. The
miissa ao ~ cost of sl2,5OO and includes twelve