The Bessemer indicator., 1894-04-07
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Thomas T. Benedict Of New York
has been named BY the President for
public printer.
Patrick Walsh, editor Of the Angus
IA Chronicle, has been appointed
United States senator from Georgia
Secretary Gresham has submitted to
the Senate committee ON foreign rela-
tions the draft Of bill to carry out
the provisions Of the Behring Sea
treaty.
The governor Of Georgia appointed
Speaker Crisp As United States SEN
ator, but Mr.. Crisp declined the honor
because he thought that his party
needed him in the House.
The House is likely to investigate
the action of Governor Tillman Of
South Carolina in exercising n censor
ship over press dispatches sent out,
and interfering with railroads.
Mrs. Ellen j. Foster was Mt the cap
itol Thursday at the head Of dele
CATION from New England to protest
against the passage Of the new tariff
measure. Senator Voorhees, refused
her hearing. The Republicans will
grant her one.
Colonel Breckenridge took the stand
on his own behalf last Thursday and
narrated his experiences with Miss
Pollard. His story convicted him
about as much as hers had done. He
represented that she was not pure
woman when he met her.
The committee Of the House on
public lands has decided against re-
moving the Southern Utes to Utah.
Their plan is to allow them to retain
the western end Of the present reserv-
alton and to occupy one township ad-
joining in New Mexico.
BY vote of to s the House COM
mittee on banking and currency has
decided to report in favor of sub
jecting greenbacks to state and mu-
nicipal taxation. The bill was intro
duced by Representative Cooper of
Indiana, and is regarded as an import
ant one bearing on the general curren-
cy question.
The attorney general has instructed
the district attorney at Philadelphia
to appeal the sugar trust case to the
Supreme Court Of the United States;
not that he expects to get a reversal
Of the decision Of the lower court,
but because he wants to get the opin-
ion Of the highest judicial authority
as to what constitutes monopoly.
Tho assessment books of the Dis
trict Of Columbia show that $11, 5OO,-
900 Of real estate in Washington is
owned by $50 persons who may be
termed winter residents, which is an
average Of SIC, 666 each, but, as the
property in the District is usually as
sessed at about one-third what it
would sell for, the actual value Of
this real estate is nearer $50, 600, 900
and raises the average to $3.50, 900. Of
these $50 persons 90 are members Of
the United States Senate aud IL are
members Of the House. They are as
sessed for 1864, ,779, which repre-
sents value of about a, 900, 900, or
about *l30, 900 each.
The Presidents veto Of the Bland
bill has resulted in proposition for
national convention of the West and
South to form new political party
based on the demand for the free coin
age Of silver. The proposition comes
from certain radical Democratic con-
who believe the time has
arrived when the party's salvation in
the West and South demands it should
repudiate once and forever Eastern
domination on financial policies. Rep
McLaurin, Democrat,
South Carolina, has taken the bold
initiative step. He has prepared the
proposition, and it will be followed,
he says, by call signed by Democrat
ic silver congressman.
Some wicked persons played joke
upon Hon. Henry W. Blair Of New
Hampshire the other day by inducing
a member of the "Old Homestead"
company to dress up in his stage
clothes and go to the capitol. He
carried an old fashioned genuine car
pet sack in his hand and a gingham
umbrella. The door-keeper was much
amused when he took in his card, and
Mr. Blair was astonished when he saw
the garments Of his visitor. The lat
ter represented himself to be from the
town Of Nashua, New Hampshire, and
said that when Mr.. Blair was last
there he had invited him to come
down to Washington and make him
visit. Mr.. Blair was somewhat rat
tied by the prospect Of entertaining
his guest, but soon caught on to the
joke.
The House was the scene Of great
excitement on Wednesday, and Speak
er Crisp is charged by the Republicans
with being "czar" The veto of the
seigniorage bill was called up by Mr..
Bland, and as the Republicans did not
promptly begin discussion, Mr.. Crisp
ordered the roll to- be called. The
call was started before the Republi-
cans had walked up, but when they did
realize what was going on they were
as mad as hornets. They had hoped
to deride the Democrats for their dis
sentions. Mr.. Reed tried to stop the
roll call, but without auccess. and he