Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-01-27
WASHINGTON NEWS.

The Senate has confirmed the following
nominations: United States consnls, Nicho-
las Smith, at liege; Henry NJ. Moore, at
Three Rivers, Can.
Mrs. Cleveland win accompany her hus-
band to Washington for the inauguration
ceremonies, and from the 4th OF March
she and Baby Ruth will preside over the
White House.
Mr.. Morrill, from the committee on public
buildings and grounds, reported the fol-
lowing amendment TO the sundry civil bill:
For the completion of public buildings at ST.
Adams, Vt, s25 900, and increasing the
limit Of cost TO ss5,0Oo.
An amendment to the Notifications appro-
priation bill offered by Mr.. Chandler pro-
vides for the appointment of four additional
civilian members to the ordnance trial board
at salary OF 5000 year each. An amend
ment to the same bill by Mr.. Hunton appro-
PIRATES 100000 for one lO-inch and one L.
inch rifcd high-power steel Gatling gun.
The President recently sent to the Senate
the following nominations f.r United States
consuls: John j. Piatt OF Ohio (at present
consul at Cork AT Dublin; Adolph G. Studer
OF Iowa lat present consul at Barmen) at
Singapore; Rounsevele Wildman OF Idaho
lat present consul at Singaporel at Barmen.
Mr. Rives, the father Of Amelic Rived, ard
at present Supe intendent Of the Panama
Railroad. and Banker 0ppenhe,mcr Of New
York city were questioned by Speaker Crisp
and the other members of the Rules Com
mittee in regard to the resolution offered by
Representative Fellows, providing for an In
ye'tigation Of the Panama Canal scandal.
They said that the Panama Il ,ilroad neither
couItcd nor shrked an investigation. The
object OF the Speaker was to ascertain what
facts could he gathered hy Congress and
what necessity there was for all investiga.
ton.
Mr. Bacon Of New York, from the commit.
tee on banking and currency, submitted to
the House, accompanied by report recon-.
mcndlng its passage, n bill amending the
statutes SO as to make wilful omissions from
bank books by bank officials or employees
criminal offences. The stitutes rs they now
exist leave room for doubts whether the
omissions to make entries constitute an Of
fence.
Representative Coolidge of Massachusetts,
makes novel suggestion a. to the change
In the wool tariff to be made by the next
Congress. II Is that instead OF making the
removal of the duty on wool and the CORE
spending reduction OF the duty Oh Msnutao.
tured goods take effect all at once, that half
the reduction in duty be made to -ke effect,
say, In six months, aud the rest, say, in a
year.
At a senatorial caucus, at the residence of
Senator Sherman. it was resolved that one OF
the first matters to be considered after the
appropriation bill should be the opening of
the Cherokee strip to settlement and reim.
bursting the Indians for the lands taken, a
measure involving An expenditure Of about
| $4,000, 900.
Miss Campbell Of Ohio the guest Of Miss
Elklns, is being feted on every hand. A
luncheon was given in her honor rerently at
Mrs. Bergher's. Following this Mr. and
Mrs. Whittmore gave dinner at the Airing
ton, and later theatre party, in Miss
CampbePs honor.
Senator Mcpherson and SONS, who are
keeping bachelors hall, arc giving series
Of mems dinners.