The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-03-08

ITEMS OF NEWS PICKED UP AT
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Sayings aud Doings Of the Official
Heads of the Government.

United States courts in the Indian
Territory. For these two new judges
must be appointed.
Senator Allen, from the committee
on forest reservations, has fayorably
the amendment 10 the sundry
civil appropriation bill appropriating
$500, 600 for the purchase of seed for
the inhabitants of the drouth stricken
districts.
The senate finance committee has
ordered a favorable report on the
amendment to the civil sundry bill TO
provide for the appointment for a com
mission of nine on behalf of the United
States to attend international confer
ence upon the rehabilitation of silver,
in case one shall be decided upon.
The senate committee on finance
has ordered q favorable report on the
resolution introduced by Mr.. Woloott
providing for the appointment of dele
gates TO the international monetary
conference, should such a conference
DO called by any of the European
powers. The appointment of nine
delegates is provided for, three to be
appointed by the president, three by
the senate and three by the house Of
representatives.
Senator Mills has given notice Of
the following amendment to the sun
dry civil appropriation bill: "And all
laws which authorize the secretary Of
the treasury to sell bonds of the
United States for any purpose are
hereby repealed" The amendment
is intended to follow the paragraph in
the bill making provision for the col
lection, safekeeping, transfer and dis
bursement of public money, and for
transportation of notes, bonds and
other securities.
The president has nominated John
W. Showalter, of Illinois, to be
United States circuit Judge for the
seventh judicial district, and Olin
Welborn, of California, to be United
States district Judge for the southern
district of California. Judge Showal-
ter, is a resident of Chicago and a man
of about fifty years of age. He is
acknowledged to be one of the best
lawyers at the bar. He formerly filled
an honorable place on the bench as
one of the judges of a state circuit
court.
For Increasing the Navy.
In the senate naval affairs committee
a resolution was adopted by the unan
imous vote OF the committee, recon-
mending the increase of the navy al
provided in the new naval appropria
ton bill as passed by the house. INT
action was taken merely as an expires
sion on the part of the committee K
the senate committee on appropria
tions. The committee agreed to repor
an amendment to the naval bill fol
the appropriation of 100000 for ,
dock yard at Mare Island, and another
providing that officers of the navy de
tailed for shore duty shall receive sci
pay while performing this duty. TIL,
latter amendment passed the senate a
part of the naval bill of last session
but was defeated in the house.
Bonds Ready for Delivery.
The last process in the printing o
the new bonds, that of numbering
them, was begun Tuesday at the bu
reau of engraving and printing, ant
the first batch is ready for delivery t.
the treasurer. Under the terms o
the contract the treasury. bears th
expense of their delivery to al
points within the United States
but not beyond the limits of tn
United States. So far the syndi
cate has not indicated when the,
desire the bonds delivered, 0
where, and they will be retained in tn
treasury until such instructions ar
received. Whenever the syndicate in
dictate their desire, accompanying
their instructions with the certificate
of the gold they have deposited, bond
registered or coupon-of the demon
ination asked for will be forwarde,
where they desire. New York vii
probably receive the first batch of tn
new bonds this week. It is probable
also, the treasury will be asked to de
liver the European allotment of tn
new bonds, transmitting the bonds di
rect from Washington to London, tn
syndicate paying the expense of thei
ocean transit.
Miners Buried Alive.
a disastroua MINING accident VIC