The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-16
CAPITAL CITY NEWS.
silver Senators Defer Considering
Presidential Nominations.

ErcSidcEtiuI nominations.
Washington. Dec. 15.-At the suEges-
tion of Senator Vest the Senate Com
mittee on Finance this morning decid-
ed 20 defer until after the holidays the
consideration OF the nomination OF Da-
vid II. Francis. of Missouri. to he Score
tal.r OF he Interior and william :. For
man, of Illinois, TO be Commissioner Of
Internal revenue. There appears 10 be
n lining up of silver forces 10 postpone
action on all nominations where Demo-
Gratis have been nominated who have
been conspicuous as "hOiicrs" from the
ticket nominated a't Chicago.
The Senate to-day confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations:
Charles c. Knott. Of New York, 20 be
Chief justice of the Court of Claims.
United States Distric: Judges: Az
thur i. Brown. district OF Rhode Island;
John Il. Garland. district OF South Da-
ko;a; Andrew kirkpatrick. district Of
New Jersey: John IL Rogers, Western
district of Arkansas.
\ LOUISIANA CONTEST.
House Committee on Elections. NO ..
Mr. Johnson, of Indiana. chairman, to-
day set January 18TH for hearing argu-
mcnts in the contes cd election case Of
Beattie Sugar RcpubuC9m against
Price OcmocraO. the sitting member
from the Third Louisiana dis.gtct.
The House Committee on Invalid Pen
sions ana the Senate Pension Commit
tee have decided to hold 4 joint session
on Friday next for the purpose OF hear
ing the officers of the G.. y. Il. regard
ing pension legislation.
THE BIMETALLIC LEAGUE.
The Executive Committee Of the Iii
metallic League held n meeting to-day.
bu. no quorum being present an ad-
journment was taken until tomorrow
morning. No business was transacted
GOSSIP OF THE LAURADA
The expected visit of the chauterers
OF the steamer Laurada tu Secretary
Oney did not take place this morning.
The Secretary left the department early
in the day withou, seeing any visitors
Other State Department officials eX-
press the opinion that the proposed visit
of the Laurida TO Na:enc!l Spain. is
entirely outside OF any possible action
OF the State Department wlHcn C-n
take no official C0EniZancc Of vessel
until something occurs 10 her in fo--
eisn pom.
ORDERED TO THE PURITAN.
Passed Assistant Engineer T. j..
Beach has been detached from special
duty in connection with the torpedo boat
Ericsson and ordered 10 the coast de-
fense vessel Puritan.
THE VALUE or ENPGRTS
The Chief of, the I}uTcnu oi Statistics
reports that tic total values 90 'hn cX-
ports of merchandise from the United
States during tn" month of Noy'!nher.
1896. and during the eleven lunths end
ed Nov. so, as compared with similar Y
ports during the corrcspOOtirg periods
during The preceding year, were '.s fol
November. lssG-$loa, ,oo,9a7; 1so5-$s7,-
3l2.5Sl.
Eleven months ended Nov. 80. 1850
sSSS $50, 3Gg: ISS5-$TS9HfS. 500
In November last the exports exceed
cd the imports: hy $j9,O55,NSj. n N1TcD-
her. 1885, the excess of exports ever i'm
ports was S239G1TGi During .ha eleven
months ended NOV. 30, S96, the excess
of exports over imports was %2Gi.0S ,09,
and the excess of imports over exports
for the corresponding period OF :he pre-
ccdine year was S1,iSI,2Sl.
IN November. 1886 the imports of gold
exceeded the exports bv N.H2il+S, and
during the eleven months ended NuV.
80. 1886 tho excess OF imports of gold
over exports was S'%s3e i9& The eS-
cess OF exports 'of silycr oyer imports
during the eleven months ended Nov
20. 1896 was $ii.9S50l5.