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LIVE WASHINGTON TOPICS.
The President Az.i. Turn. Down the Mis-
sopri De-Gstio. 0. Congress.


sopri De-Gstiou o. Congress.
WASHINGTON. March 20 President Cleveland
administered another rebuke to the Missouri
delegation to-day by appointing Clay c. Me-
Donald. an Administration Democrat, Sur
veyor OF tho Port at st. Joseph. Representa-
tive Burnes OF St Joseph Ind endorsed Eugene
Spratt for tho place. and BY an greement among
tho Missourians entered into shortly after the
Inauguration this endorsement carried with
1.-THE support OF the entire delegation. There
was no question as to the fitness OF Spratt for
the place. but the st. Joseph Gazette. the lead
ing Democratic paper in Burmese district de-
nounced the Administrators financial policy
and 1t was charged that Burnes could have
controlled the utterances OF this paper
had he so desired. Tho Burnes family held
controlling interest In the stock OF the paper.
but employed an editor who claimed tho right
under his contract to dictate its policy. This
coed Burnes in Congress- in an ti.idminis:
tration light. and 10 therefore busilJ engaged
In In ncnM..t bafn % 1sa
snns and wh.n the
trailpn centred on Mcponald the entire Ms:
souri, .delegstion WAS turned down to give
Sesse enc The Admini.tr.tion p.mo oe11r
and the supporters OF the ielsgato55
this last sppoin emit to tn. most i'm portant
Federal office which goes to the northwest
State Convention has been called to meet at
Kansas City on MAY Il. and the fight Is on to
Mr.. Dockery OF Missouri. Chairman OF the
ommisslon appointed to Investigate the status
OF laws organizing the executive departments.
introduced . hill IN the Houss to-dAy to i'm
partmen OF the Treasury" The obi ect OF the
bill Ia to DO away with unnecessary duplicn-
HSdtoI aSoiIsRes the ois.s OF ssc sSIa and
First Deputy Comptroller, and makes the First
with on. s..i.s s is mad. the duty Of the
First Comptrollsr to supervise in general the
'ys:% sd rSc R' may s'f Se aa D
g: aSdtSI' n are shsRs.S from the
that their titles will designate tho matters OF
which they have charge. The settlements OF
Somptfoiler, viii 90 to, the division d book.
keeping and warrants In the onice Of the Sec
Government Instead OF the Register, and will
rect and sutRentic report Of the in ncisi opera.
tions and condition Of the Government One Of
that no advance OF money can be m AIDE to dis-
bursinR officer until the requisltlon for such
The President &c, day sent to the Senate the
following nominations:
N I. SoS c; ana ss 81 -:
ms!.s ro and rssnsT me @i MIN,
dsirie. o. So Nsri; IA ;GsorE. Il mousE. ior u.
otsAars. Tex D. e. Brent for the district of Psnsa
pst, ofA.mPhis Tenn Clay c Macdonald fOr the port
Pension xEents-lIenry Lowering at Boston and
TG2% %...i '2 GssssiSn ffi.d.ret xaE
Smith TSwsn r bs,'r 4 :E., .
dina ia :; H. I~Smeley auburn Me = H. LAwton
eSrtst. TSOm..tOn. n. 0N'''" So ~"
The cruiser Mohican sailed from the Mare
Island Navy Yard near San Francisco. yester-
day for Port Townsend. Wash. on her way to
Behring Sea. She will proceed leisurely.
as there Is no necessity for her presence in
tho sea before JUL /. the seals appearing of
the Oregon coast about April l. and not reach
ing the latitude. Of sitSa earlier than June.
the purpose OF watching the seal herds from
the time they reach the waters near the coast,
States away from them, She viii be Joined by
the other ships that have been assigned to
patrol duty from time to time in the next two
masters appointed to-day was thirty-four.
OF which twenyItwo were 20 ~ vacancies
the appointments was that OF stephen Olive.
at West burlington. Otss:o county. \. u, vice
L. B. Pierson. removed
The Senate in executive session this after
noon removed the Injunction OF secrecy from
the text OF the Chinese treaty which has been
heretofore published in full in these despatch
es. number Of nominations were confirmed.
but the injunction OF secrecy was not removed
Among them was that OF Americas V. Rce. to
DO Pension Agent at Columbus, o.: Henry j.
Schultz. Appraiser OF Merchandise at Cincin-
natl. and Henry p. Lomon. SURVEYOR OF Gus
toms at Cincinnati
The Senate bill referring the famous Nc
GArrahan claim to tho PanGehs Grands tract
OF land in California TO the Court OF Private
Land Claims occupied the attention OF the
Senate to day for over three hours, and was
then passed without a division. The House
Joint resolution appIopTiRting SlOOOO 10 carry
out the provisions OF the Chinese Exclusion
act Was passsd, and at 5;3O the Senate ad-
lourned until MondaJ.
The River and Harbor Appropriation bill the
preparation OF which has occupied the atten-
tiOn Of the committee for the past four months,
will be reported to the Houss to- morrow IL
carries an appreciation for the fiscal year
S1500Od0. which is 81. OOOOO0 less than the
appropriation for the current hscal year. and
s3O.lAO. 600 less than the estimates submitted
By the nIted States Engineers In ADDITION
TO the appropriation carried in this bill.
additional appropriation Of SS5lD.uO0 l. pro-
vidsd for In the Sundry Civil bill. which pssssd
work under the contract system. The Appr0-
pHstions for New York haTbor and adjacent
waters are;
1sd The sssrsIaIY Of NaT b an, elsd 20 TsBofi pau
and sstniatss for deepening c. ~ entys "a EEL a.
ehAhasl ana the BAV Ridge channel aud also Nhslhrr
IN his opnion ne interests % eommsfss require
6sf6of $1,000. Port CssSlsr. S5.Oo5. shIaasi -,
iSssh stAtsn Island And NsS Jerssy shore s1o0o:
5000: BaItsTmIE ChasnsL $4,000. KATitah Say.
$4,000. ksyPsrt. ssnPlsiiHE imPr0EsmsaL sSOOO