The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-23

AND, MAINE, MONDAY J
Pearon, North Carolina; McCreary, ken- el
tuoky; Price, Louisiana; Tucker, Ne vis-
glnia; Dinsmore, Arkansas MONEY, MIS-
slssippi; Newlands, Nevada. .,.
Banking and Currenoy-Messrs Waik.
er' massachusetts,; Brosius, Pennsylvania IN
johnson, J,1 Indiana; Voorhis, Ohio; Nc.
Lefevre, New York; Spalding, Michigan,
Oalderhead, Kansas; Hill. Connectlcnt' J
Cooke, Illinois; Cox. Tennessee; Copp,
MlssourI; Cobb, Alabama; Black, deoglA j
Newlands, Nevada; Cowen, Mary land.
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Messrs.
Payne, New York; Perkins, Iowa; Hop
gins, Illinois; Strong. Ohio; Griswold,
olmpklns, Massachusetts,; Miner, Wis
consln Berry, Kentucky; Robbins, Ala
pama; Cooper, Florida Fitzgerald, Mas
sachusetts; Crowley, Texas.
Rivers and Harbors-Messrs. Hooker,
| New York; Herman, Oregon; Stephenson,
Mloh1gan; ReybuIn, Pennsylvania; Coop
III, wisconsin; Burton, Ohio; Barrett,
minnesota; Dovener, West Virginia. :
Clarke, Missouri; Walker, Virginia; !;
| Catchings, Mississippi Lester, Geogia
Clarke, Alabama; MCCULLOUGH, Arkan-'
sas; Berry, Kentucky.
Naval Affairs-Me Messrs. Doutalle, Maine;
Robinson, Pennsylvania; Hulyok. Ohio;
Kilbourn, California; Bull, Rhode Island !;
Eoss, Illinois; Dayton, West Virginia;
Cummings, New York; Meyer. Louisi-
ana; Money, Mississippi; Hall, Missouri; !;
Tate. Georgia; Hart, Pennsylvania.
70 sum up the appointments the
Eastern States are awarded ten chairman
ships-Maine, three; Massachusetts,, five,
and Vermont, two.
chairmanships-New York, ten; Pennsyl-
vanla, nine, and New Jersey, one.
The territory of the entire West, the
other side of the Alleghenies is awarded
twenty three ee'chairmanships. Iowa lead
| ingsoff with six, Illinois four. Michigan
three, California two, Oregon two, with
one each to Ohio, Indiana, Missouri,
| Wisconsin, Kansas and South Dakota.
! The South. in the person OF Mr.. Settle
of North Carolina
The summary is as follows: New Eng
land states. ten; Middle States, twenty !;
| West. twenty three, and South, one.
Total. ffty-four, outside of the committee
on rules and mileage, which have hereto
fore been appointed.
On the Statue Books.
Washington, December 21.-The Presi-
dent this afternoon approved the bill ap.
propriating $780, 600 for the expenses Of
The commission to inquire into the Ven
| ezuelan boundary matter. The executive
approval was given to the measure as
soon as the official copy reached the
President.
Secretary Olney and Secretary Herbert
had long conference with President
Cleveland today about the present and
probable future aspects of thelV Venzeuelan
situation. Mr.. Olney and the President,
it is understood, discussed ths appoint
ment of the Venezuelan commission. Mr..
Herbert S talk with the President elated,
1T Is understood, to the projected visit of
Rear Admiral Bunce's squadron to the
vicinity of the Venezuelan coast. 1t can
not be ascertained whether any change
was made in the itenerary Rear Admir-
al Bunce will have an interview with
Secretary Herbert tomorrow on the SUBJ
ject.
Brazil's Greetings.
Washington, December 2l-The vice.
President laid before the Senate today a
oommun ication from the Secretary Of
State stating that the Brazilian minis
ter, acting under the instrso sotions OF his
government, had informed him of tho
passage by both houses of the Brazilian
Congress of the following motion: 'The
Federal Senate of the United States of
Brazil, sends greetings to the Senate of
the United States OF America upon the
worthy message of President Cleveland,
who SO strenuously guards the dign ty,
sovereignty and the freedom of the Ame-
rican Lations."
The communication was referred to
the committee on foreign relations
Stewart Regrets the Presidents Position.
Washington, December 21.-The
Presidents financial message of last eye-
give Mr.. Stewart, Populist, of Nevada,
an opportunity to speak upon it. He
regretted, he said, that after the grand
Endorsement of the Presidents Monroe
doctrine message, he had placed himself
on a lower level, and that he had been
diverted from his grand purpose by pro-
ceedings ON the other side of the Allan
tic. The President had at his back the
whole American people but had been
panic stricken and had appealed for aid.
In the course of Mr.. Stewards speech he
declared that all which the President
had to do to obtain the government cred
it was to pay the government obligations
in silver.
A speech on the same line was made
by Mr.. Dubois, Republican, of Idaho,
who asserted that authority would not
be given to the President to issue bonds
or to retire the greenbacks. Mr.. Dubois
also declared that the Senate, on its next
legislative day, would adopt the Vest
resolution offered today for the payment
of coin obligations in silver.
In executive session, tho Senate con-
firmed number of army appointments,
including that of General Wesley Merritt
to be major general.
The Senate adjourned to Tuesday.
In the House.
Washington, December S1.-In the
House today after the reading of the
journal, Executive Clerk Pruden was an
nounced with the Presidents financial
message sent yesterday to the Senate.
Immediately thereafter message was
delivered from the Senate announcing
the passage of the House bill appropriat-
ing $40, OO9 for the expenses Of the pro-
nosed Venezuelan boundary commission.