Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-03-03
WASHINGTON NEWS.

State Department officials discaim any
knowledge of the reported defaCation In the
office of C0nsul-General New.
Lieut. John +. Parker, who has been naval
aide to the President for the past four years,
has been ordered to hold himself in readi
ness tor duty on the cruiser New York,
which is to be the flagship on the occasion
OF tho naval review.
Considerable interest attended n meeting
Of the Daughters of the Revolution day or
two ago. Mrs. Stevenson, the wife of the
Nce-l President elect WAS chosen President
General in place Of Mrs. Benjamin Harri-
son, deceased. Mrs II. V. Boynton was
reelected Vice President in charge OF organ.
iZatiOn.
The President has issued proclamation
converting an extra session Of the Senate at
IL o'clock on March L. This is the usual
course pursued by outgoing Presidents to
secure the confirmation OF the new Cabinet
officers and such other nominations as the
new Administration may desire.
Gen. Draper OF liopedale, Representatives
elect from the llth Massachusetts district,
has leased the residence on the corner of six.
tecnth and X streets, in the fashionable
north west section Of the city that was occu-
pied by William NJ. Evarts during his ser,
vice rs senator from New York.
Repre- sentative Bacon OF New York, chair
man OF the committee on banking and cur
rencv, when asked about the report that he
had been offered and had accepted the Office
of comptroller OF the currency under the
new administration, said ~ have not been
| offered It and do not expect to be-
Senator Sawyer, from the committee on
| postotCcs and post roads, REP .:td favorably
| to the Senate his amendment to the postotiice
| appropriation bill repeating .he lNw which
| prohibits the postmaster general from hay.
| Ing requests for the return OF letters printed
| upon envelopes sold ut the pOStollceS after
| the expiration Of the present stamped en-
| velOpc contract.
| Mr.. Foster thinks there will be n surplus
| in the Treasury on July one OF nearly Sl7,-
| 100000 His estimate in the report hereto
fore sent to the committee on the condition
| of the Treasury fixed the sur,'n- ut 100000
| 600, The lrobabiltes IOr the fiscal year
| 1894 were that in the absence OF some change
| in the stu ,tiOn there would be a deficit In
| the Treasury on July /, 1894
The Vice President presented to the Sem
ate memorial from the General Committee
| of Thirty appointed by the New York Cham
| Der of Commerce, and signed by Henry Vii
lard, asking for an apr -opriation by Con-
gress to entertain in New York such guests
| as the nation had already invited, and such
| persons OF high distinction as may visit our
shores and pass through New York city en-
| route to the Worlds Columbian Exhibition
| at Chicago.
The United States Ministers abroad are
beginning to send In their designations, so
| that President Cleveland may be unembar-
rassed In filling their places by new appoint
ments should he feel so disposed Several
designations have already been placed on
| file at the department, and OH OF before
| March 1t is probable that nearly all will be
| on hand. 1t has been the practlce since the
| foundation Of tn. Government for United
| States Ministers abroad to place their resig-
nation. IN the hands of all incoming Ad
| miniStra;ioiI.