Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1898-12-31
WOODSTOCK w. SATURDAY, DECEMBEk 81 1885,

ator Allison, who u now chairman OF the
committee ON appropriations. has, sincs
Senator Sherman's retirement. stood
next to Senator Morrill, on the finance
committee, and under the unwrittan
rules of the senate he would succeed
to the chairman nship II he should desire
to do SO, and the best opinion obtainable
Is that he will SO decide. In order to
take this place he would have to sur
render his craftsmanship Of the COM
mittee on appropriations, but in view Of
probable arrangements. depriving the
committee Of its prestige and power.
he would not relinquish place 50 import.
ant as it has heretofore been. Sem
ator Allison declines to discuss the prob
abilities. saying that he has not had
time to give attention to the matter.
II he accepts this chairmanship, Senator
Hale will succeed him as chairman OF
the committee on appropriations, and he
will in turn be succeeded by Senator
Perkins a. chairman Of the naval COM
mittee.
II Senator Allison should decline the
craftsmanship of the finance committee,
that place would then fall to Senator
Aldrich, who would be succeeded as
chairman Of the committee on rules by
Senator Spooner.
There appears to be very little doubt
that the rules of the senate will lie
changed very soon after the reas-
sembling Of the senate, SO as to take the
majority Of the appropriations bills from
the committee on appropriations and
distribute them among the other COM
mittees
Washington, Dec. 29.-The committee
of senators named by the vice president
to accompany the remains Of Senator
Morrill, to Vermont consists of Messrs.
Proctor, Allison. Cockrlll, Hoar, Morgan,
German, Cullom, Vest. ]. P. Jones,
Turpie, Aldrich. Gray. Chandler. Faulk-
ner, Fairbanks, Walcott. The house
committee announced by Speaker Reed
Is: Representatives Grout, Powers,
Hit. Dingley, McCalla, Grow, Bank
head, Catchings. Richardson, Foss and
Joseph Wheeler. The special train which
will bear the remains to Vermont will
consist Of three cars. From Jersey City
the train will go north over the New
York, New Haven and Hartford railroad
to Montpelier. The remains will be
taken to the cemetery there and placed
in vault pending removal to the
mausoleum now under construction at
Strafford, VT, their final resting place.
A number of senators and representa-
tives besides the regularly appointed
committees expect to go on the funeral
train.
Washington. Dec. 29.-It Is said in Of
fetal circles that indications point to the
conclusion Of an agreement between the
joint high Canadian commissioners that.
while satisfactory to both the United
States and Canada. will not include all
that either side hoped to obtain at the
beginning.
New York. has been designated by the
war department as an inspector Of Gus
toms at Havana.
Consul General Goodnow has notified
the state department from Shanghai
that the Chinese government has for
bidden dynamite and like explosives to
be landed in China.
The collier Leonidas has been put out
of commission at League island navy
yard.
second Lieuton~nt Je~se w. Smith,
second United States volunteer infantry,
has been detailed for duty as collector of
customs at the SUPPORT Of Gibarara,
Cuba.
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Porter,
Twenty-second United States infantry,
has been found incapacitated for further
service by retiring board and placed
on the retired list.
Admiral Sampson Is still confined to
his room at his hotel by an attack Of
grip. The attack Is not severe, however,
and 1t Is believed that he will be able to
call upon Secretary Long tomorrow.
General Henry reports from San Juan
that there were no deaths on the gath or
26th. On the 25th Louis c. Hammond.
saddler, company G, Fifth United States
cavalry. died Of insuff1ciency of the heart.
The secretary of war has received u
recommendation from Surgeon General
Sternberg for the establishment of an
army sanitarium at Nagasaki, Japan,
for the use of the United States troops
at Manila. The recommendation has not
yet been approved, but 1t Is looked upon
with much favor.
Major General Francis v. Greene ar
rived in Washington yesterday, and re-
ported at once at the war department
10 Secretary Alger. He came to re-
sign his commission as an officer in the
volunteer army, preparatory to his re-
turn to private life.
Secretary Long has issued the usual
order providing for the attendance of
the naval officers at the White House re-
ception on New Years day.