Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-20
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
l.. w. Reid. of Alexandria, to Be Assistant
Register Of the Treasury.

Register Of the Treasury.
WASHINGTON. February 19.-The
President to-day requested the resigna-
t.pn OF II. II. Smith, of Michigan, Assist
ant Register Of the Treasury. Mr.. Smith
will tender his resignation tomorrow, and
IL Is understood that l.. w. Reid, Of Alex
andria, Va, the former Assistant Regis
ter. will be appointed as Mr.. Smiths sue
cessor.
The following dispatch was received by
Secretary Herbert to-day: RIO de janet
70. February 1s-The Nlctheroy this
morning anchored outside, near the har-
ior entrance. IL Is reported that the
clher national vessels will leave Bahia
February 3D." The "other national ves-
sels'" referred to by Admiral Benham
are the cruiser America, the Pirate and
half dozen or more torpedo-boats. The
America and the Pirate are said to be In
bad condition.
II is stated at the Navy Department
That all the United States vessels at Rio
With the exception OF the Newark, which
bas gone to Rio de la Plata, and the flag
f;hip San Francisco have gone outside the
rarbor to minimize the danger from in
fiction by yellow-fever. The report that
there is yellow-fever on the cruiser New
York Is untrue.
Treasury officials anticipate that the
export OF gold abroad will be resumed
the latter part OF this week or the first
OF next week. The rate OF sterling ex-
change Is now up to the shipping point,
being quoted at ssfi 1-2 for first-class sixty
day commercial paper.
Mr.. Patterson Democrat. OF Tennessee
introduced I'm the House to-day a bill u
hot ha nd
State courts In all cases affecting private
rights. The measure provides that the
courts of the United States shall accept
as the law of each State its Legislative
enactments, and the Interpretation OF
such enactments by the Supreme Court
Of a State shall be accepted as the proper
construction, provided the enactments are
not infractions upon the Constitution OF
the United States or in conflict with any
act OF Congress.
The Senate has confirmed the following
nominations: John l.. McAlec. to be AS
sociate Justice of the Supreme Court oi
Oklahoma; Litton Taylor. OF Tennessee
United States Attorney for the District
| Of Alaska: John VI. Hudgin. United State:
Marshal for the Eastern District of Vir
| gina.
Senator Mcmillan to-day made favor
| HDit report 10 tllt Ncldlf bil ttlt hiii "
reclassify and prescribe the salaries OF
railway postal clerks. Accompanying the
report is a letter from the Postmaster
| General endorsing and approving the pro
posed law The bill divides postal clerks
into seven classes, as follows: First class
not exceeding $1,000; seventh class
not exceeding 500: second class, not ex
ceedng $1,000; third class, not exceeding
! 81. 2)0; fourth class not exceeding 81 800
fifth class, not exceeding N,5o0; sixth class
| not exceeding $3.50. Clerks OF the last
named class detailed as chief clerks O
| divisions. and clerks of class six detailed
as chief clerks Of two or more lines shall
while travelling on business. be paid thei
actual expenses not exceeding S p day.
| The dispatch from Lynchburg, Va. tell
| ing OF news received through privat
sources that summary death had bee
meted out to bandits who assaulted al
,.s,Taerican missionary is corroboraSed a
the State Department by a letter JUS
! received from Minister Mcdonald.
The President to-day sent TO Congress
another bulky batch Of the Hawaiian
| correspondence. " included Presidcn
Dole's letter to Mr.. Willis, already pub
lished, and Mr.. Wllliss reply. with seve
raj other communications. Mr.. Willis n
his letter of transmlttal TO Secretary
| Gresham. says this letter will on m,
part end the correspondence upon tn
| subject"