Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-11
'ToPlcsI SAT. THE CAPITOL
Mr. GroutPhposas the Election of Post
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rrov,",oIs Il His rf',-H"ny Appoint
"ent" Nude by House and
Senate officials.

Mr.. Grout has introduced a bill in the
House to enable the people to name tneir
postmasters. 1t provides that no person
whose appointment as postmaster Is vested
in the head of the Post Office Department
shall be eligible unless recommended by
majority of the legal voters for electors OF
President and Vice President who are IA
irons of such office and reside within its
delivery, by vote in open meeting held
for that purpose The bill provides meth
cd for holding such an election, and
makes it unlawful for the Postmaster Cen
eral to refuse to appoint the person so elect
ed by the patrons of the Office for political
or party reasons.
HOnse MaiI Messengers.
Postmaster McEroy Of the House has ap-
pointed W. o.. Deatrick of Ohio and James
B. Potter of Pennsylvania mail messengers
The Doorkceper's Appointments.
Doorkeeper Glenn of the House has made
the following appointments; Burt NJ. Ken
nedy, Michigan, assistant doorkeepar; Ben
jamin Vail. District of Columbia, depart
ment messenger; Hugh Stewart and E. c.
Jerwig, messengers; Alex. H Reed, Mime
sofa. superintendent of folding room; w
o. Hall, Ralph NJ. Dale and Frank K. Wan
ser, folders; w. N. Corbett, laborer. Pages
Joseph Healy, H. w. Utter, Roylance r
McCloy, w. ID. owen, Fred. A. Coldwell
Percy c. Stickney,; Griffin HalStead Slas
c. Herring, Danl H Core and Harry OMal-
ley.
Other Appointments.
Sergeant-at-Arms Russell has made the
following appointments: w. c. Jones. Mich
igan. deputy sergeant-at-arms; j. l.. White,
Pennsylvania, cashier: H. l.. Ballantyne.
Tennessee paying teller reappointment;
Edward Reichart. Missouri bookkeeper; A.
NJ. Kennedy, Connecticut. messenger; Chas.
Christian, district of Columbia, laborer (re-
appointmel y; NJ. W. Reddick, lieutenant
of police.
Major Mcdowell. clerk of the House, has
appointed w. Il. Chappell of Michigan a
clerk in his Office at 81, 600
Committee ON Accounts.
Speaker Reed has appointed the following
members as the committee on accounts
Mr.. Al1rich of Illinois, Mr.. Odell of New
York. Mr.. Mccall of Tennessee, Mr.. Tracy
of Missouri. Mr. Long of Kansas. Mr. Rusk
of Maryland and Mr.. Price of Louisiana.
Petition Clerk of the House.
Richard T}ieopholus has been appointed
resolution anllIpetition clerk of the House
of RepreseGt atires.
Senate FSreiSn Relations Committee.
The Senate committee or foreign relations
decided to-day itbt to take up for considera-
ton any ofthe' Bills and resolutions referred
to it until The COMMITTEES shall be Tiled End
organized cuban, Waller and Venezu Ian
resoutfonsiare included in this action. There
was brief reference on the part of some OF
the members present to the Boring sea arbi-
tration question, but IFS consideration was
necessarily postponed
- Navy Medical Department..
Mr.. Hail HAS Introduced a bill in the House
providing Ifbr the Reorganization of the med
ical department of the navy on the basis OF
the. Organization of the medical department
of the army = - fs'sr' .-.4.--.t.l
a Monument to John Paul Jones.
Mr. Lodge of Massachusetts today intro
duced bin appropr.ating $4,000 for the
erection of a monument in this city to the
memory of John Paul Jones.