Los Angeles herald., 1892-03-19

publicans, we're absent and impaired.
They were Jones (Nev.), Perkins, Petit
grew, Stewart and Washburn.
The testimony taken by the judiciary
committee relative to Woods makes a
valume of 125 printed pages, including
exhibits.
APPOINTMENTS AND RESERVATIONS.
The president has sent to the senate
the following nominations: Charles H.
Aldrich Of Illinois, to be solicitor-gen-
efal, vice William H. Taft, resigned.
Judge Taft rendered his resignation to-
day, and made preparations to assume
his new duties as judge OF the circuit
court of appeals for the sixth district.
McKenna of California, whose nomi-
nation as United States circuit judge has
been confirmed by the senate, will re-
sign in the house, to take effect Monday
next.
T. Fitzgerald has been appointed
postmaster at North San Diego, San
Diego county, CAL, vice G. A. Loud, re-
signed.
OVER PREDICTION OF COTTON.
The March report of the statistician
of the department OF agriculture says in
regard to cotton, that the production
exceeded the consumption more than
$500, 600 bales in 1890, and the increase
of the visible stock in 1891 is !, 10000
bales. The price OF middling upland in
Liverpool fell from 6 16 pence in Janu-
ary, 1890, to 4ls pence in January, 1892.
This country produced an excess above
normal requirements in two years OF
0l0 000 1>oloc 1oruo
duction in acreage is the only remedy.
FOREIGN MISSIONS CONSOLIDATED.
The diplomatic and consular bill, as
completed by the house committee,
consolidates the mission to Peru with
that to Bolivia, and Colombia with
Ecuador, with salary of $4,000 for
each. Guatemala and Honduras, now
one mission, is divided. and Guatemala
is united to Venezuela, at $500, and
Honduras is joined to the mission of
Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Salvador.
The Danish mission is joined to that of
Sweden and Norway, and the salary is
left at $500.
EXPERIMENTS IN SILK CULTURE.
Senator George of the committee on
agriculture today reported to the senate
substitute bill for Mitchell's bill for
the encouragement of silk culture. The
substitute provides for the establish
ment in different parts of the United
States, of not exceeding five silk expert
ment stations, to be part of the agricul-
ture experiment stations now establish
ed. Five thousand dollars is appro-
priated for each station by the bill.
DINNER AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
President and Mrs. Harrison enter
tanned number of guests at dinner
this evening, including Senator Allison,
Senators Squire, Casey, Warren, White,
Perkins and their wives, Representative
Grout, Furston, Perkins, Johnson,
Storer, General and Mrs. Flager and
Commodore and Mrs. Folger.
TREASURY NOTES.
Recent heavy disbursements have
reduced the treasury balace $29, ,65l, 1926,
of which $12,6ll POI is on deposit with
national banks, and SIS, ,225, 900 in sub
sidiary and minor coin.
The treasury department today pur-
chased 4S7 900 ounces of silver at $.9l5
and 1922.
SICK STATESMEN.
Senator Morrill, passed the most favor
able night since his illness, and every
symptom points to his convalescence.
Blaine is better.
REPUBLICAN TO BE SEATED.
The house elections committee has
decided to seat Noyes, the Republican
contestant from New York, and unseat
Rockefeller, Democrat.
NO REPLY FROM SALISBURY.
The Bering sea question was again
discussed at the cabinet meeting. No
reply to the presidents note of the Sth
in regard to the modus vivendi has been
received from Salisbury.