The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-04-01
GLASS DISCS

Ussd for epsotaeaos, 60 De Places N <he
Free List-An Important Change 10 the
Paragraph Relating 70 uadrswear.
WAsHINaroN, March ~ In the alb
sence of the vice presidsnt, the senate
was presided over Friday by Mr.. Frye
(rep., Me.), president pro tenn. 1t was
agreed that when the senate adjourn
Friday It be until Monday next
Concurrent resolutions from the state
legislatures of Michigan and Wiscon.
sin were presented, the former against
the combination of the pension agen-
the latter in favor of the Torrey bank.
ruptcy bill.
The republican members of the ways
and means committee have informally
decided to remove from the dutiable
list the glass discs used in the manu-
facture of spectacles and eye glasses
and place them on the free list where
they have been for a number of years.
One of the contemplated amendments
which the republican members will
make in the bill will be a change in
the paragraph relating to underwear
valued at less than 81. so dozen. In the
present bill the duty was fixed at 35
per cent, the same as the duty in the
law of 1890: In the present law the
duty is SO per cent. The committee
learn, however, that during the past
few years there have been considera.
BILE increases in the class of wearing
apparel imported from Switzerland,
and it is not improbable that the duty
will be changed to a compound rate
which will equal the so per cent. rate
of the present law
President Mckinley has decided to
remove Postmaster Stephen U. Poe, Of
Grafton, w. Va, on account of his
pugilistic tendencies. Charges were
made against Mr.. Poe by citizens Of
Grafton that just prior to the Novem.
Der elections he engaged in Q
prize fight under the ring rules,
and in eight rounds by scientific
blow put his opponent out, the
postmaster pocketing the proceeds OF
the bout. 1t was represented to the
president that the Grafton Leader, ed.
tied by Mr.. Poe, printed full account
of the fight. 1t is expected that Mr..
Poe's successor will soon be named,
and that j. H. Holt, editor of the
Grafton Sentinel, the leading repub.
lican paper of that city, will be named
as his successor.
The following applications for posi-
tions under the treasury department
were made public Friday morning:
W. E. johnson, of Bonaham, Tex, to
be auditor for the post office depart
ment; Edward Dinketspiel, of Suisan,
Cal, to be coiner in the mint at San
Francisco; J. 7. Settle, of Memphis,
Tenn, to be surveyor of customs,
Memphis, Tenn. To be collector of in.
ternal revenue: J. E. Allen, of Cofum.
biana. O., at Cleveland, o.
The president and Mrs Mckinley at.
tended the last indoor cavalry drill al
Fort Myer, Va, Friday afternoon
They drove over to Fort Myer with
Col. and Mrs Myron T. Herrick, Of
Cleveland, who are stopping at the
white house. Secretary Porter and
Mrs. Porter were also of the party.
The president Friday sent to the
senate the following nominations:
Edgar Thomas Scott. of Pennsyl.
vania, second secretary Of embassy, AT
Paris.
Receivers of public moneys: Jay AL.
len, at Grayling, Mich; VIM. c. Whips,
at Kalispell, Mont; James Kelly, at
Mangum, Okla.
The following postmasters were
nominated by the president Friday:
]. Warner Arthur, Bryn Mawr. Pa I
Albert A. Small, Anderson, Ind; John
w. Bergman, Versailles, KY; H. @.
Turley, Natchez, Miss; James T. Shep.
pard, Nelsonville, o.
White Goes to Berlin.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-The presi.
dent Friday formally announced his
intention to appoint Andrew d. White,
of New York, to be ambassador to Ber.
lin. Charlemagne Tower, of Philadel.
phia, will be sent as envoy to Austria.
WASHINGTON, March 27-Secretary
Gage has ordered the discontinuanca
of the Office of shipping commissioner
at Mobile, Ala, and will follow this
with another closing the correspond.
ing Office at Brunswick, Ga The ami.
mating purpose is an economical one,
the shipping commissioners work at
each place being SO small in volume as
to justify its imposition on the collec.
tor of customs.