Passaic City record., 1892-05-21
Washington.


JUSTICE HARLAN, of the United States
Supreme Court, and John T. Morgan,
United Sta ties Senator from Alabama, have
been selected by the President as arbitrators
on the part of the United States in the
Berng Sea controversy. e. j. Phelps,
late United States Minister to England, has
been selected as chief counsel on behalf of
the United States before the Arbitration
Commission.
The Secretary of the Treasury and the
Director of the Mint have approved the
pro position of the managers of the Worlds
Fair for the special issue OF $50, 0O0, 900 fifty
cent pieces for use at the Exposition and
bearing designs appropriate to the occasion.
THE President made the following nomin-
ations: Frederick A. Bancroft of New York.
Consul at Brunswick. Germany; Thomas
F. Wilson, United States Attorney for
Arizona.
THE United States Treasury Department
has reported to Congress that more than
81, 100000 is needed to meet the pension pay
ments for the months of May and June.
The Pension Bureau has issue1 state
ment that for ten months, from July l, 1891,
to April 80, 1872. there were issued 255, AS
pension certificates The total at first pay :
ment was $685. 40, 6S2; average first payment
S13SS6. Number of pensioners on the rolls
March 81, 1892, S27, ,267.
The United States Treasury Department
completed the payments on account of the
sugar bounty for the present year. The
aggregate foots up s7.250, 600.
The President and Mrs. Harrison. Mrs.
Dinlmick, and Mr.. Parker and Mrs. Parker
left Washington on the lighthouse tender
Jessamine for a few davs vacation at
Fortress Monroe Mrs. Harrison will rs
main at Tidewwater, Va. until she re-
covers her strength, which has been greatly
impaired by her long illness.
BARON FAvA, the Dean of the Diplomatic
Corps paid his respects to Secretary Blaine.
He had just arrived from Italy, to renew
relations broken of by the New Orleans
lynching.
THE United States Supreme Court handed
down number of important decisions and
adjourned to October.
For the first time in the history of the
United States the services for the dead
prescribed by the rituul of the Roman Cath
olic Church were performed in the Senate
Chamber. 1t was the funeral service over
the late Senator John S. Barbour, of Vir-
ginia, which was conducted by the Right
Rev. Bishop Keane, rector of the Catholic
University.
THE Congress of the National Art Associ-
tion, in session in Washington, passed reso-
luton favoring the admission of works Of al :
free of duty.
JUSTICE HARLAN and Senator Morgan
have formally notified the President of their
willingness to serve as arbitrators on behalf
of the United States in the Bering Sea
matter.
THE body of Senator Barbour, accom-
panied by the Congressional Committees, his
Immediate relatives AMI few personal
friends, all in charge of Sergeant-at-Arms
Valentine was taken from his house at
Washington and conveyed to Poplar Hill,
Md, where it was buried beside that of his
wife.
The National Baptist Educational Con-
vention at Washington elected these officers:
President, Professor G.. w. Hayes, of Vir-
ginia; Vice-President, the Rev. Isaac Tolli-
yer, Of Texas; Second Vice-President, the
Rev. P. T. MaIoy.