The Bessemer indicator., 1894-02-24
WASHINGTON NoTEa
what cessrsss y Desas-DsPert~s.tsi
and Social Gossip.

Of California on the Hawaiian ques-
tion
Mr.. Bland has had an uphill road
to travel in his efforts to pass the
seigniorage coinage bill, owing to the
trouble in getting quorum.
The Woman's Suffrage Association
has decided to meet in Atlanta,
Georgia, next year. The meetings of
this year have attracted much atten-
ton.
The Senate passed bill to compel
railroad trains in Oklahoma to stop at
towns which have been boycotted
The vote was tie, and was carried by
the vote of Vice President Steven
son.
There is much speculation as to
whom Mr.. Cleveland will now appoint
as associate justice of the Supreme
Court. 1t is thought by many that on
account of Senator Hills antagonis III
he will appoint some one outside OF
New York state.
Mr. Morgan, of the Senate finance
committee, has prepared report on
the Hawaiian question favoring annex
ltion. 1t was signed by the four Re
publicans. The other four Democrats
have prepared minority report con
lemning the course of Mr.. Stevens
The sergeant alarms of the house
has had to resort to extraordinary
measures in obeying the orders given
him. He sent deputies to quite dis
tauce to arrest absentees and large
number were placed under arrest upon
the floor Of the House after they had
returned.
A caucus of the Democratic repre-
sentatives was held on the 10Th to Sc
cure action on the seigniorage bill. 1t
was attended by 100 members of the
House. Resolutions were adopted
urging Democrats to attend the House
sessions and to vote. A resolution to
count quorum was voted down.
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The nomination of Wheeler III.
Peckham, Of New York, to be associ-
ate justice of the Supreme Court, has
been rejected by the Senate. The
vote was 80 to Al. The Democratic
vote was % for and l5 against. The
rejection Of Mr.. Peckham is generally
credited to the "pernicious activity
of Mr.. Hill, of New York
Stuff cient is known Of the proceed
ings of the Senate Hawaiian committee
to justify the statement that there will
be two reports and that the division
will be upon party lines, Senator Nor
gan joining with his Democratic col
leagues in report sustaining the ad-
ministration and the report of Mr..
Blount in all essential particulars,
while the minority will criticize him
and sustain Mr.. Stevens.
1t has been the custom of the House
to devote Friday evenings to the dis
cussion and passage of private pension
bills. Usually there is not third OF
the membership present, and Mr.. Kill
gore of Texas last week objected to
business being done unless quorum
was present. As result no bills were
passed and there will probably be none
in the future unless Mr.. Kilgore stays
away, which is not likely.
The new Justice of the Supreme
Court, Mr.. White, will find plenty of
work to do when he takes his seat on
the 9th of March. He will be at once
called upon to take part in the consid-
Grafton of more important litigation
than has greeted new justice in many
years. For many weeks the court has
been anxiously awaiting full bench,
and in the meantime important cases
have been fixed for hearing at such
time as the new justice should take
his place on the bench.
The Past reports Mr. y. A. II. Bois-
serain, wealthy citizen of Amster-
dam at the Arlington as follows 81
think the repeal of the Sherman act
has had an adverse effect financially
on the money centers of Europe, and
in the last two months there has grown
up both in England and Germany Il
decided sentiment favorable to the use
of two metals The feeling for silver
is manifestly progressing, and | look
forward to an early international agree
ment that will bring forward bimetal-
lism in more practical form"
Secretary Smith has approved the
draft Of circular which will soon be
issued governing applications for right
Of way over public lands for canals,
bitches and reservoirs. The right is
held to extend only to construction,
and no public timber or material will
be allowed to be taken or used for re.
pairs or improvements. The depart.
ment ruling on March 81, 1892, hold
ing that natural lakes, already sources
of water supply, shall not be used for
reservoir purposes, nor rivers be
damned so as to overflow into the ad :
jacent country, is overruled.
Monday afternoon President Cleve
land sent to the Senate the name of
Edward D. White, United States sen.
ator from Louisiana, to be associate
justice Of the Supreme Court. The
Senate Immediately went into execu-
tive session and in half an hour the
nomination was confirmed without ref.
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