Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-08
SOME AFFAIRS OF STATE.

The District Of Coiumbi. and the Grand
Army Reunion Favorable Report on
aCaual Appropriation for Now York
New Postmasters Named by the Presi-
dent.
WASHINGTON, April 7.-Senator McMil-
lin to-day offered an amendment to the dis
trict bill appropriating $4,000 for the recep-
tion and entertainment Of the next encamp-
ment of the g. A. R. in Washington-one-
half of the amount to be paid from the
Treasury and the other out Of the revenues
of the District of Columbia-provided that
no part of the appropriation shall be availa-
BILE until $50, 600 has been raised by popular
subscription and expended. Mr.. McMillin
offered (for himselD substitute approprf-
atfng 500, 900 for the same purpose. MI. Har-
ris and Mr.. Vest opposed the proposition.
Congress, they said, had nothing to do with
the matter. The citizens of the district had
invited the G. A. r. here and should pay the
bills. Mr.. Cockrell offered an amendment
that the whole amount should be paid exclu-
sively out of the revenues of the District
of Columbia. Mr.. PETER understood that
the people Of this city had invited the old
soldiers to come and hold their national en-
campment here, had bid tor their coming,
shs sssns ef @sne
authorized by Congress to say that the peo-
pie of the whole nation would pay the ex-
Ms 1g6f
Kansas might ask him to do in the matter.
He would take time to think about 1t, and
If, in the end, his vote should be in favor OF
own personal protest and in obedience to
the wishes Of those who stood behind him.
The matter went over. therefore, without
of an amendment placing the expenditure
under the control Of the Secretary of War.
THE President yesterday sent the follow
ing nominations of postmasters to the Sem
ate: Pennsylvania-John B. s. Seller, Mt.
OhiicSWiliiam F. Albright, Eaton; Richard
L. Templin, Gallo.
THE House Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds has acted favorably on
the following public building bills: Spokane
Falls, Washington, $50. 900: Ann Arbor, Mich,
$50 900: Clinton, Ia, $50, 900; Cheyenne, Wyo,
100000 For improving building at Little
Rock, $4,000.
STANTON j. PEELE, of Indiana, recently
appointed Judge of the Court Of Claims to
succeed Judge Scofeld, was sworn in by
Chief Justice Richardson to-day and took
his place upon the bench.
In the Senate to-day q memorial signed
by many citizens of Massachusetts was pre-
sented by Mr. Dawes, praying for the natu-
ralization of such Cinnamon as came to the
United States pri OF to the first exclusion act.
The House Committee on the Worlds
Columbian Exposition continued its hear
ing this morning In reference to keeping the
Worlds Fair open on Sunday. Rev. W. A.
Pitzer, Rev. T. A. Fernley. Secretary of the
Philadelphia Sabbath Associations: Rev. T.
form Association, and Colonel Elliott F.
Shepard all spoke in favor Of closing the
Fair on Sunday.
THE President has approved the act es-
tablishing port Of delivery at Des Moines,
Ia; the act to protect foreign exhibitors at
the Worlds Columbian Exposition from
prosecution for exhibiting wares protected
by American patents and trade marks; the
act changing the time for holding the Circuit
and District Courts in the district of West
Virginia, and the act to change the time of
holding the courts in the Eastern Judicial
district of Texas. i
B. F. TLLINGHAsT, editor of the Dav-
enport Democrat and Secretary of the Iowa
Russian Famine Relief Company, is in the
city. He is here in the interest OF the COM
pany, and VIII go to New York tomorrow to
make arrangements for the shipment of
food to the starving Russians. Mr.. Tilling-
hast has had a conference with Minister De
Struve, of the Russian legation, who has
just returned to the United States from
visit nome. The Minister stated that the
needs OF Russia are real and great. Russian
the provinces. He stated that it was as i'm
portant to save the horses which were
dying by the thousands as the lives of the
people, for this would avert second
famine.
The President has recognized the right
of Spain to object to the establishment of a
United States Consulate at Ponape, in the
Caroline Islands, and has accordingly re-
called Mr.. Rand, who was recently ap-
stood the Government will take no further
action in the matter.
The House Committee on Railways and
Canals to-day ordered a favorable report on
the bill authorizing the Secretary of War to
cause q survey to be made and an estimate
to be furnished Of the cost of construction
of ship canal from the Great Lakes to the
navigabIe waters of the Hudson river, of
sufficient capacity to transport the tonnage
of the lakes to the sea. The bill appropri-
ates 100000 to defray the expense of the
survey and estimates.
THE President to-day directed the removal
of Charles NJ. Leavy, Appraiser of Merchan-
disc at San Francisco for completely in the
recent frauds at that port in connection with
the differentiation of silk goods imported
by Newberger, Reiss & Co. This action is
the result of an investigation conducted by |
Solicitor Hepburn and Special Agent Tingle. |
The case OF Mr.. Leavy is in the hands of the |
United States Attorney at San Francisco. |
THE supervision of immigration affairs |
has been transferred from Assistant Secre- |
tary Nettleton to Assistant Secretary Spauld- |
ng. The change was made at the request of |
MI. Nettleton.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY GROUSE has ap-
pointed Duncan NJ Campbell superintendent |
If Construction of the public building at |
Salina, Kan.
THE Senate to-day passed bill to extend |
70 Marquette, Mich, the privilege of imme- |
liate transportation of unappraised merch-
andise.
THE Senate to-day confirmed f. P. Phil
Ups to be Register of the Land Office at
s. D.
Lock Haven's Gift to Russia.