The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-18
LIVE WARRINGTON TOPICa
Bla.a As.sa Fssss to Secure . 0seru. to
Support His silver Bul.

Blasa Agssa Fssys to Secure QueruU 70
Support His silver Bul.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE week has passed.
and yet Mr.. Bland has not succeeded In
securing the presence OF quorum in
the House to support his bill to coin the
ssigniorags OF silver bullion In the Treas
ury. There was 235 members present to-
day. but only 100 nineteen short Of
quorum) responded to their names on the vote
to close debate on the bill In thirty minutes
In the morning hour the House voted to non
concur In the Senate amendment to the bill to
require railroads to stop their trains at such
town sites In Oklahoma as were liked BY the
Interior Department This action was taken
after an exciting colloduial debate. In which
Dem. N. T.. MeRae Dem. Ala;h Simpson
Pop. Ksn.L Gear rep. la and Wilson (ReD>.
wash.) took part.
Col wslles II. Blodgett OF Sc Louis. formerly
commanding officer Of the Forty-eiRhth
Missouri Volunteer Infantry. has been pre-
ssnted with a medal 81 homer By the
Biodss,t also served With Gen: Black;
iof%ssig 'oP and
Gen. BLACK had the pleasure Of presenting his
ca e.d S SH%.sa /. inv %..Sinstoa I on Visit.
Aeting. Secretary Curtis has directed that q
n ,S Central Park. be admitted free OF duty.
Mrs. Hart. who. IT, is alleged. imported con-
tract iaborers at New YORK. had a conference
with superintendept STUMP to-day; Mrs. BAT bat
adelphia aud In this way Mr; Wanamakers
name. became connected with importing con-
tract laborerA
Mr.. BENJAMIN Len,hler Of Massachusetts,.
nominated to be Consul at sherbrooke. Canada.
| l.. ~ nal
Record as having been eonarmsd Thsn m the
ticaliy a unanimous vote. The appointse was
senate failing to act on his nomination during
fs.a shi:1 Gs: &c sSGa e .dfG'qss
s ssSr career o. 4. esfRssi The
s ssTs aRst his s polItissi Career had been
Of a somewhat uncertain chnrsrter: an, and
financial relations existing between him and
Mr.. Josiah Quincy. ex-Assistant Seeretary o.
French f 10 n eS in Mssssehusstts The
emf was made that the appointm snt was
sh9 Of his Confirmation In the
Record was clerical error
Tn stotaI number OF fourth-elass PostmAst-
srs appointed to-day was torty-two. Of which
| tventy.thrss we're to MI vacancies caused by
| resiRnations and deaths Among the appoint
| msnts were the following;
s.:ol nos sossg "s! RSn:sn
sumner IsiaH0RdynIisS E',sT CENT sHSny y vie: n
toSa county, Wee JsdsdiIh kilmSr. removed ,. 4.
G Gs.s r:a! wed iaSsIsoa a. s'iw.isL s.rs
toys sosn;y zee E TaRh lS.sSxn Fara,ld
sSSnty Vice Q. 4 Banks, removed
DIR. Daniel II. Williams OF Chicago Was yes
tsrdAy appointed by Secretary Hoks Smith As
Surgeon in Chief TO the Fresdmen's Hospital
DR.. Williams 10 the leading representative Of
| the eoloIsd race A Illinois; He 10 graduate
surgeon OF the Chicago City hallway Com nAny.
was surgeon of the .Provident Hospital for
SS ToS Ss sSIS n No Tor nine years AZ surssSS
| in Chief OF the Ereedmen,s Hospital. he hooss
| 10 be in a position 10 establish and maintain a
| training school for colored nurses He came
to the interior DEPARTMENT very highly recon-
msndsd By the leading members OF his pro-
The River and HAEhor bill be reported to the
/ House on March l. The committees work Is
further advanced in this Congress than IL has
| bean for many JsArG The bill will carry an
| Appropriation Of ABOUT 81. 600 900, exclusive
| Of 5000 900 n round nun hers IN the snndIy
pended under the contract systsm. which the
COMMITTEES have found 70 be 10th wise and
Worta The work on eighteen rivers and har-
boTs Is now carried ON by contract Under this
5SnsT is apPTopliatsd as the Sorf M S .S
In n4ay eases sayiPpf Of from 70 60 90 per
with the methods Of previous JsSrG
The President Ia understood TO have decided
to- DAY TO send to the Senate on Monday next
the names Of Martin ]. RUSS and Frank Law
/ Unitsd states Marshal for the Northern dis-
trIst q Ilinols. Ess1ssdvflI IRE onaes OF
ii ssssSI fS.s ' til sI s6I - il: