The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-03-13
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Doinga Of the Chiefs aud Heads Of the
Various Departments.

The president has sent the following
nomination 10 the senate: Justice
Charles u. Welsh, 10 be- marshal Of
the United States for the district of
West Virginia.
The comptroller Of The currency has
issued q call upon national hanks for o
statement Of their condition at the
close Of business on Friday, February
%, 1896.
The senate committee on foreign re.
lations has decided to report the bin
authorizing the determination Of the
fur seals unless England consents to
further arbitration without amend
ment There was but one dissenting
vote, which was cast by Senator Nor
gan.
The senate committee on privileges
aud elections by a strict party vote de-
cided to report substitute for the
resolution introduced by Senator Allen
asking for an investigation into the
election methods in Alabama with
especial reference 10 the election of
the Legislature which elected Senator
Morgan.
The senate has passed the bill for
the increase Of the navy by 1000 en-
listed men, for the calling out and en-
listment Of the naval militia in case of
emergency and for the charter of troop
transport ships in case of emergency.
Mr. Hale, who urged the bill, said
that he did not think war was immi-
nent, but in view of the course of the
United States he regarded the emer-
geney clause as desirable.
Wednesday the senate committee on
foreign relations voted to recommend
that the senate should not concur in
! the house substitute for the senate
Cuban resolutions and should ask for
a conference. In view of this fact it
appears probable that if the house in
sists upon its substitute it will win
and the house resolutions will be ac-
cepted as the expression of the joint
! opinion of the two bodies.
The Cuban resolutions, which passed
the senate amid so much enthusiasm,
were Transmitted to the house Saturday
morning and referred to the commit
tee on foreign affairs They will prob
ably be reported back in a few days
and adopted by the house without
much debate. Everybody is in favor
of the recognition of the belligereAt
right of Cubans. No time will be lost
in the house in acting in the matter.
Belva Lockwood Wins Her Case.
Commissioner of Pensions Lochran
has informed Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood
that her appeal from the action of the
pension office in requiring her to re-
fund $25 in a certain claim has been
allowed and the money will be returned
to her.
Mrs. Lockwood has paid back the
$25 and then taken the appeal
1t was for the retaining of this fee
asserted to have been illegally paid tc
her that the report was circulated thai
she should be debarred from practice
before the pension Office, but the &C
ton of the commissioner shows tina
there was nothing of an illegal char
acter about the transaction.
Smallpox in Armenia.
A long telegram has been received
by Secretary Olney from Minister
Terrell, at Constantinople, telling O.
great distress in Armenia.
He says that the inhabitants of lei
toun and it's vicinity are suffering from
the ravages of smallpox and other dis
eases, and from want of food. Relic
expeditions are fitting out as fast al
possible The progress is, however
necessarily slow and uncertain becaus,
the valleys are deep in mud and al
most impossible, while the mountain
are filled with snow and the weather
is unusually cold. The English vic,
consul at Zeitoun has sent relief Il
Harpoot and the sultan has issued al
imperial decree forwarding protection
and facilities to Miss Clara Barton.
Skilled Labor Debarred.
Secretary Carlisle and Commissions
General Stump gave a hearing Wed
nesday afternoon to several attorney
representing cotton interests as to ad
hitting into this country four ma
chinists from England.
These machinists were sent to thi
country by English manufacturers o
cotton machines to set up the machines
which are imported in detached parts
Each man had a contract with tn
English firm and they were debarre,
from landing by the chief immi
.. grant bureau as contract laborerf
The attorneys representing variou
cotton mill owners commanded that onl
men familiar with the construction Q
the complicated machinery could Sc
] them up. The labor organization
! contend that to allow these men t
perform such work would depriv