The state herald., 1892-05-20

7. jefferson Coolidge was confirmed n,
minister 10 France by the Senate on the 18th.
Secretary Blaine has written n letter to
Minister Reid In which he Is warmly compli.
mcntcd upon his official actions In France.
Senator Barbour Of Virginia died In Wash.
ington on the morning Of the llth Of heart
failure. Ills death was very sudden; as he
was In his seat In the Senate the day before.
The payments OF sugar bounty under the
Mckinley bill, ,on account Of the production Of
the present year, have been practically CON-
plctcd. The bounty amounted To about g..
10000. The estimate for the ensuing fiscal
year is ti0,000,000.
The London press statement that England
would send delegates To the silver conference
caused quite sensation nj Washington. II
Is said that similar assurances have also been
received from other governments. Tho inyi'
tations were mailed two weeks ago and the re.
sponses from the respective countries may h
looked for In a short time,
The Senate committee on commerce report,
several amendments to the river and harboi
bill rs II passed the House. Il has increased
the total Of the House bill by ti, ,9si. .i43, and
made decreases to the amount Of es5S, 600,
making the net increase el ,i23,i&3. and tho
total Of the appropriation made by the bill n,
reported to the Senate e.a,+70,iis.
The following letter was received the othc'
day by Postmaster General wnnamakcr, IN.
closing the sum Of q 900. "will you please
hand this money TO the United States govern.
mcnti It Is the balance Of interest owe on
a sum Of money stole from the government
In 1865. have now paid principal aud inter
est, In all ti7 800. No man ha. suffered foi
his crime more than have, and now pray
the Lords forgiveness Of my sin."
II Is known that n stron. opposition hal
developed In the Senate 10 the ,~siiirnation
Of 7. Jefferson Coolidge As minister to France
Thc grounds upon which exceptions arc taken
TO the nomination Of Mr.. Coolidge chiefly rc.
fer to the fact that as chairman Of commit
tee during tho Pan-American congress he
made nm adverse report upon frce-coinngs
resolution. His pronounced views In favor Of
n gold standard were also urged against him
The further fact that Mr.. Coolidge Il a late
convert from the Democratic party gives rise
10 some opposition from members Of thai
party.
The Worlds Fair Official. have submitted d
novel plan 10 Congress, In which they ash
that Congress have i0,O0o,00 hnif dollar
pieces coined as souvenir Of the Fair. They
state that the cost 10 tho government Of ks,
00O,O0 In this coin would not exceed ta,5O0,.
900 and predicted tba, the coins would never
he presented to the trrhsury.for redemption In
large amounts, n they would be- retained by
the public ns souvenirs. A further argument
advanced IA, that the purchase Of thi. amount
Of silver would relieve the bullion market OF
M accumulation which was Weighing like an
incubus upon the current price and will give
this valuable product " our mines u chance "a
test, under better conditions, the outcome 'of q
free play OF the two operating forccs-supply
and demand.
II Ii stated on the authority of Mr. nlnint
that Justice Harlan of the United States Ru.
prcmc Court and Hon. John T. Morgan, sena.
Tor from Alabama, have brcn selected by the
President Ms nfbi,rntors on the part Of the
United States In the Bchring scA arbitration
England will appoint two arbitrntor., and
there are three Others To bc appointed, one by
tho King Of Sweden, onc by the President OF
France and onc by ,hc King Of Naples. max
Ing seven arbitrator In all, Hon. y. j.
Phelps, late United States minister TO Eng.
/ land, has been selected ne chief counsel bc.
fore the arbitration conference.
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The Boston leather market is oyctstocLcd,
the warehouses In that city being packed from,
cellar 10 roof with skins.