The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-29
LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICa
Thinss OF Interest Happening In and Ont OF
the Halls OF Congress.

famous trip OF partyof congressman TO inc
mountain town of West Liberty. n.y.. for the
purpose Of officially witnessing the burial OF
tho late Representative Kendall will cost the
Government 81. 1856 The bills as rendered
TO tho Committee on Accounts foot up that
sum. The items are as follows Joseph
Steiner. professional nurse. three days. $50;
George N. Bond. for tho Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad. eighteen persons from Washing
ton to Morehead. Ky../and return. at S2S
each. $4,000: ticket for corpse SLAB:
lunches. 81: meals on dining car. $1S:
special train from Huntington e Morehead
$3.50: special car AusterlitZ. Sl3l; commits
si7S fHrISM X
Ky for fifteen meals and lodging. hlso lunches t
meals fos %iin1 Phps ST. Ho Eastm a
for carriages and hearse. across country. sti4; ;
J. William Leo. undertaken. .cask et. $3.50: lin,
plate. 500: COPPER metallic lining. SO;
tSSsr Tota shss OF under
The Senate during the morning hour dis
cussed with some slight incidental reference
to the Behring Sea matter the proposition to
transfer the revenue, marine service to tho
navy. and subsequently, recommitted bill to
Engraving and Printing and Navy Yard thirty
days leave Of absence with pay after amend
stipulation that it's provis ions should apply to
every other person employed BY the Govern
Behring Sea question and the alleged viola.
zion Of executive condolences occupied the rest
The House consumed the entire day in con-
sidering bills reported from the Committee on
the District OF bin. several Of which were
passed. A resolution was passed requesting
House what amount OF gold. silver. and minor
minis Of the United statos from june 80. 1851.
to March l. 1892. the mum Der Of pieces and
OF such silver nc
present capacity OF the minis Is ADEQUATE TO
execute the authorized coinage OF tho United
States.
Ex Congressman Warner OF Ohio. the we'll
known free silver advocate. talking on the
subject OF the Presidential nomination. said:
ThH5s is dsspsass et being ng msSs to
His nomination would be equivalent to an
nntl.slyer platform The e, politicians are.
tion Of u candidate on on equivocal platform.
whereby The gold, men In the East can n, say:
n it % HS
politicians want platform that can be read
b. This fnd dupcity viii Ffr not
win The American people have .1 n too much
said we must have. gold and silver unrestricted
BY the monopoistlc influences. They are the
metals Of intrinsic value. and the people in
equal explicit svowal for tariff reform. he can
Then who a according to your view Of the
German q M LAR Sodor.I Me is
all classes. His record is a continuous strug-
gle for Democratic supremacy. The Conven-
OF Iowa " or Gray Of Indiana AND the peou i
will rally to it with one accord"
The President to-day sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
N,ehGas v, wGEsim German subject. to be Consul
sstant Engineer In the revenue cutter service .,
be H SSts no
FL (" ss % sff% + Era
Fuller Seventh GavslrS to be Captain Of Cayalry;
+ is% s t,snS 1syiaf @
XXX ;
10 be Captain and Commssary Of subsistence.
The Ways and Means Committee to-day or
dcred favorable report to tho House on tho
bill introduced by Mr.. Bunting of New York.
duty on tin plates terne plates and taggers'
OH amendment reducing the duty to one cent.
per pound. 1t also provides that upon all
original and unbroksn packages held by i'm
pOrters. dealers, ana consumers mt the time
this act shall go into effect. upon which the
duty now imposed -four cents per pound shall
back or rebate Of ono and, two-tenth cents per
pound on tin plate and taggers' tin; and one
cent per pound on terne plates. 4 drawback
per centum Of such duty. is to be allowed on
the imported tin plate used in the mmanntnc.
Of tinware. exported either empty or Tiled with
domestic products. The pill also provides
1 pntes ana fGfes
OF duty. The bill passed tho committee by II
strict party vote. the Republicans voting
ugainstit
NJ. II. De Young the California member OF
the National Republican Committee. is In the
city. On tho subject OF national politics he
said: I'VE hope to keep California in the Re-
On tho Prcsidsntai nominees. ihe state has
been constant in its admiral ion for Mr.. Blaine.
and AM there Is 20 aimnuton Of that continent;
am OF the opinion that the delegation will 90
e MINNEAPOLIS without pstrueti9nsc , THERE'S
but nrG psS "s ta 81
I" Chicago ,Yill. think: also go H5pinstrueted;;
x tRses u Sp ior AS it is cleveland Sas
the, emil. and i think he, is tho strongest nun
with the voters on that side"
The Senate in secret session has confirmed
tho following nominations:
Stanton j. Peele OF Indiana, Judge OF the Court of
Claims.
To be District Judges--wiliiam X. Townsend OF Con.
necticut for the district OF Connecticut; John b. Rec
of Kansas for the southern district OF Kansas.
Ea.s q sf ia's' Attorney ''F The
Tho Secretary OF War has directed that
Major Lewis o. Overman. U. s. A.. recently
tried by court martial for converting public
funds to his private use. be released from
al rpS n m a
bo reprimanded in genera orders The Presi-
The findings and sentence are in my
opinion more favorable to tho accused than
they should have been. but under tho sireum::
STANCES they are approved Such methods OF
dealing with the public moneys and accounts.
as the evidence disclosed on the part OF Major
Overm9n. are highly reprchensiblo and tend
to the discredit OF tho honorable corps 70 which
no belongs The Secretary OF War will mako
the necessary orders to curry out the sentence"
Senator German has sufficiently recovered
from his recent indsposition to resume his
duties In the Senate. lie made his appearance
in the Senate chamber to- day for the first time
In two weeks. and was cordially welcomed
back by his associates.
Mrs. Myra Bradwell OF Chicago. tho NTH
woman admitted TO n practice before tho
United States supreme Court. took tho oath in
that body this morning. Her admission WAS
moved by Attornev-General Miller. Mrs.