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THE OREGON SCOUT. JONliS A: Gil ANCKY, Publisher. UNION, - - - OREGON. NOMINATIONS HY THK PKKSIDKNT. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. All ( Tlictn Nrnt to tlio Senate nrnl In tlnit tfcxi y Itclcrrcd to Appropriate Committee. SARAH A. HILL SHARON FERRY. Mnrrlnsnofllin Illxtluzulftlirtt I'lnlutirr nml Ilcr I'altliiul Attorney. Stockton (Cnl.) dispatch: David S. Fer ry, e.vcliicf Justice ot Hie supremo court of California, ami Miss Sarah Altliea Hill, claiming to bo tlio widow of cx-Sonntor Sharon of Nevada, wcro married In tlio pnrsonaso ot tlio Catholic church hero shortly boforo 10 o'clock this morning. Miss Hill nrrlvcd on the steamer from San Francisco nt a o'clock this mornin? atid remained on board until tlio hour when she loft for tlio pnrsonnco with Stato Treasurer Gulahnn who acted as groomsman for Judge Terry. Tlio hrido wasdrcsxed hi a walkinc Hiiit of dnrlc woolen material, thero being nothing; in her nppenrnncnto indicato nhpi vnn about to wed tlio man who had ho vnlinntly fought her caso boforo tho court-i of law ngiiiust tho luto Senator Shut on. Father O'Connor, of St. Mary'H church, performed tho ceremony. Tho only person firescnfc was tlio groomsman, Miss llillhuv ng decided to dispense, with bridesmaids. Tudgo Terry refused to allow any rcportcrn to 110 pi'PHPIlt. Tho lirenso gave tlio brido'H natno an Rnrah Althcn Hill Slinron, her ago III, nnd Torry'fl 02. Tho coremony was quickly performed, nfter which tlio bridal party drove to Judgo Terry's re.iidenco whero "iv wedding breakfast litis been prepared. Ah noon ns breakfast was over Judgo Terry went direct to tho supremo court, where ho hnd a enso on trial. Clinton Terry, tlio judge's only living son, is reported to bu greatly annoyed at his father's marriage, nnd intends leaving for Fresno, whero his father lately purchased for him a large property. RATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES. Tho president, in answer to tho resolu tion adopted by tho senate December u, transmitted copies of documents showing tho nctiou taken by lilm to ascertain tlio sentiments of foreign governments In regard to (ho establishment of nn International ratio between gold and silvor. Tlio corre spondence includes letters from ministers of tho United States to Great Jlrltaiii, Franco and Germany regarding tho opinion and intentions ot tho governments nnd pcoplo to whom they havo been soverally accredited. Secretary Unyard, in tv noto accompanying tho correspondence, men tioned tlio designation of Mantou Marble ns confidential agout to obtain Informa tion upon tho subject, Hiiyurd says no separate report by Marblo has been mndo hecnuso tlio results of his Investigations appear fully in tho letters of Messrs. l'helos, McLano and Pendleton. Tlio com munication by theso gentlemen and tho letters submitted from Consul General Walker of I'aris all tako a discouraging view of tho present prospect for tho estab lishment of an international bimetallic union. Messrs. Mcl.nnu and Walker intl inntd that tlio adoption in Kuropo of Hitch a tnonutary policy would bo hastened by tho suspension ot silver colungo iu the United States. Tho bill Introduced in tho houso by Weaver for tho Issuo ot fractional cur rency, directs tho secretary ot tlio treasury to preparo and Issuo fractional paper cur rency to tho amount of S7r,()()0,()00 in denominations of ton, littoou, twenty-llvo and fifty cents. Weaver's bill to rostoro tho sohllors and sailors of tlio luto war to their equal right with tho holders ot gov ernment bonds appropriates SIKH), 000, 000 to pay them tlio difference between the value of tlio currency they received and tho standard gold coin of tlio United States. "It Ih my Impression," said a 1'aclflc slopo senator to-day, "that there will bo a vory liberal river and harbor bill panned by this congress. Tho work begun in many localities four yenrs ago was suspended elghtcou or twenty mouths since on no- count of their being no approptlatiou bill passed by tho last congress, and it will not only bo ncces-mry to appropriate enough to bring up tlio work to where it should havo been, but a good deal has boon lost by a suspension of tho Improvements; that Is, the work begun onco and allowed to re main idle a couple of years ret rogratles so rapidly that in many instances halt ot tho work and money expended is thrown away." Washington dispatch: Tho president has now nnt to the senate tho nominations ot all tho men nppointcd sinco tho adjourn ment of tho special session ot that body last month. Nono hnvo been withheld. In lesponso to his invitation to senators to stato to him their objections to tho men he nppointcd during tho recess, four republi cans have called at tho whitcliouso, Messrs. White, Ifawloy, Frye, Conger and Culloin. Ilawlcy objected to n collector of Internal revenue named Troup in his stato; Fryo objected to I'illsbnry and ('huso of his state; Conger to I'owcrs, who was a? pointed a judge in Utah, nnd Cullnm to tho postmaster tit Stroator, 111. Their argu ment nnd tho objections they offered did not seem to have any weight at tho white house, ns in each caso tho nominations havo been ninde. It is understood Hint tho president tnkes tlio ground that ho had no means and no time to miiko a proper investigation of the charges, and that it would have been an injustice to tho appointees, nil of whom tire now in olllco. to withhold their names, par ticularly as tho scnato shares with him tlio lesponsiinlity of tlio appointing power, and the senators upon whose recommendations they wore selected should ho afforded a full opportunity to appear as attorneys for the defense, lie luis. therefore, shifted tho responsibility upon tlio senate, and only asks tho confirmation of those whoso fit ness for the duties with which they havo been intrusted shall bo demonstrated. Ho has told several senators that he has no doubt there aro men in tlio list who ought not to bo confirmed, nnd any information ho hns In his possession or exists inthesov cral departments regarding their qualifica tions is at tho service of tho senate. There aio now somo 2,000 nominations pending beforo Hint body, all of which havo been referred to tho appropriate commit tees. This number does not include tho nrmy nnd navy promotions, which nro a thousand or so more, nnd nro simply con sidered pro forma, except In a few uiiusuid cases nhcro promotions havo not been nmdu according to linen! rank, or oflicers havo been usslgued tooxecutive duty in tlio several bureaus ot tho navy department. There is duly onoof theso nominations that will ho objected to, that of Commodore Wulker, who has been chief of tho bureau of navigation, and against whom cx-Secro-tary Chandler recently published a vigor ous attack In The United Service Magazine. IJeforo tho postoflicocomiuiltcearoabout seven hundred nominations, or about ono third of tlio whole. Tho judiciary commit tee lias about two hundred judges, district ntlorneys, United States marshals, otc. Tho finance committee lias tlio collectors ot Internal revenue, and tho commerce com mittee has about threo hundred custom olllcers, consuls, and others under tho treasury. Theso committees aro divided into subcommittees of ono oach, to whom tho nominations aro rcforrod by stato. A number of unnllici.il liberal members ol pnrliament have been making overtures to the I'arncllites for the co-operation of the hitter in raising the questional to homo rule during tho debate on tin nddros in ro ply to the queen's spoj;h. I'arnoll do -linea to reply to the llber.il overtures union thoy are nccoinpanied by an ccpres4 agree ment to grant Ireland hump-rule. If tho queen's speech refers to Ireland, tho I'ar ncllites will await tlio government's propo-als. THE FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Ilccord of Vroccertlns In Itranclici or tlio Sumo. Ilotli REFORMING THE CIVIL SERVICE. Tenor ol tlio Illll Introduced ly rcMUiiliilivo Clitctieou. Up- UANQUETTING RIG MEN. The bill introduced in tlio houso by Mr. Cutchcon, of Michigan, to reform tho civil btvIco, makes It unlawful for any head ot department or chief ot a bureau to request or solicit, on recommendations from any sonator or representativo iu regard to tho removal or appointment ot any ofllcial In any ot tho oxecutivo departments, or for senators or representatives to nominate or recommend, or to solicit or request tlio appoint mentof any person to any position in either executive or judicial districts. It makes tho violation of uny of its provision a misdemeanor and punishable, by a lino ot 51,000 nml removal of tlio appointed offi cer. It iiIho provides for tho establishment ot a bureau of civil appointments to con sist ot the civil sorvico commission ami tho olllcei-H, examiners and other employes thereof, and of tho civil appointment boards in ouch judiciary district of tho United States to consist ot three members each, who shall reside within tho circuits, which boards shall bo subordinate to tho civil service commission and whoso duties shall bo to examine and report in regard to any matter referred to them by tho presi dent or heads ot departments us to resig nation, removal or appointment ot any executivo or judicial otllcer. Tho recom mendations ot these boards are, however, to bo advisory. Tlio bill also provides Hint it shall bo the duty of the civil service commission to extend competitive exami nations to all appointments below the grade of tho elnssillod civil service where tho compensation exceeds $."00 a year. It is learned on tho highest authority Hint there is no truth in tho reports which have been put In circulation regarding the health of I'opo Leo. So far from his con dition being precarious or delicate, us lias been assorted, it Is officially announced Hint his holiness Is perfectly healthy. The London Times' correspondent nt Mandalny telegraphs that 10,000 rebels nro scouring tlio country within a radius of twenty miles of tho capital, and thoy threaten to attack the town. Fears of an emente aro felt, owing to tho great reduc tion ot the llritibh force at Miiudalay for tho ox p" Mfn f aun.jro. I'rlnco Chnrlcs IH, of Monnco, has ex pelled the Jesuits from his dominions nnd persistently refuses to rescind the order ot expulsion. Twenty years ago tho Jesuits rented some property from tho prince and opened a convent and sehool, the latter b.-ing for tho instruction ot thesons of Ital ian noblemen. Subsequently, owing to tho unenviable notoriety which Monto Carlo obtained through its gaming tables, tho Jesuits removed their institution to tlio town of San Renin, whero thoy erected suitable buildings. They then asked tho prince to repay them the sum of ,'J9S,000 (nines they had spent in improving tho con vent at Monto Carlo. This tlio prinro declined to do nnd tho Jesuits prosecuted him, whereupon ho expelled them from his dominions. Tlio private secretary to tho queen tclo graphed to Loudon that her majesty would open tlio forthcoming session ot par liament iu person. Gen. I'rendcrgnst, commander of tho Uritish forces in liurmnh, telegraphs from lllmmo that all is quiet there. Intelligence has boon received in London that Germany has seized tho Island of Siunon, in tho Pacific ocean. Tin- king nnd Ids chiefs were insulted and finally Hod. A forco of marines wero landed from the German war ship Albatross. Tho Gor man consul then hauled down tlio Samoau flag and run up German colors iu its sto.id. TlioHumonns threaten to miilto war on tho Germans. Tho American and lirilish con suls protest against tho action ot the Ger mans. Tho emperor hns signed tho spirits bill nnd submitted it to tho Ihindesroth. Tho hill proposes to compensate those de prived of a livelihood through its opera tion on Hie basis of two cars moro to each person ten years in tho trade, tho traffic to lie controlled by a monopoly ot the minis try, which will appoint agents to do whole sale vending ot refined spirits, the federal states to appoint retailors. I'cstaurant eurs by special favor will be allowed to sell spirits obtained from tlio monopoly with out regard to tho process enacted by tho stale retailers. The I'arnollito conferonco in Dublin re solved to continue with an unalterable de termination their strugglo to secure tho rights of Ireland. Consideration ot tlio leading questions regarding Irish affairs was postponed until tho arrival ot Mr. THE POSTAL-TELEGRAPH SCHEME. What Senator ICUiiiiiimIn TlilultM About It. Now York ItlcrcliniitN Ho liov. 1IIII. Honor to Now York dispatch: A banquet was ton tlorcd to Governor Hill to-night at Delnion ico's by tho llusluess Men's Domocintlo association ot this city. There woro fifty Invited guests outside of the guests ol tho evening and tho 200 promoters ot tho com plliuotit, Thu banquet hall wns tustofully decorated and tho tables richly laid. Hack of the guests' table hung a portrait of An. drew Jackson, and the velvet-bound inonii cards contained portraits of "Old Hick ory" and tho guest of tho evening. Aftor tho edibles had boon discussed, let tors of regret wero read from Hon. Sainuul J. Til den, the members of tho national cabinet.. General Hancock, Governor Patterson ot Pennsylvania, Governor Abbott id Now .fotnoy, Governor Leo ot Virginia, Churlca A. Dana, editor of the Sun, and others. Tho cabinet oflicers plead pressure of pub lic duties, while tho others stated they were prevented from being present by pro tons engagements or by HI health. Gov. Hill, in replying to tho toast to tho rju-sts of tho evening, enunciated tho prin ciples of his administration as ho enun ciated thorn in his message, to tho legisla ture, nnd then said: "Those who expect mo to nutiigoulio thu national administra tion will bo disappointed, That adminls. tnitlou needs no defense nt my hands. It is administering tho government wisely, wifely, successfully and to tho satisfaction ol tho people. Of President Cleveland's honesty, couragu and true democracy thoro ran bo no question. I had thu honor ot home associated with him In tho stato gov ernment for two years, and our relations wero anil liavo ever sinco boon of tho most ldensant nnd cordhil character. 1 respect ins sincerity ot purpose, jus sterling in tegrity nnd party fealty," APPLICATION FOR PENSIONS. Prnctlrcm Tlutt tin Ull.u t Will lie llliulo to Mop, Thero hnvo been a number of applica tions received recently at the interior de partment from widows of soldiers of thu Into war for half pay which was granted by section 10r0 ot tlio roviood statutes, but which has been superceded by tho pension net granting pensions to widows. It is found that those applications aro mndo nt tho HUggcstlon of attorneys who supply tlio necessary bhinksuccoinpanloil by the state incut that such widows are entitled to hull paying in addition to tlieir pensions. This Is not tho rase; and an effort will bo made to stop such practices. In the ease of an application of u man who had relinquished a land entry toinnko a second entry whero no specltle tract Is hpccillcd, the secretary of the-interior hns decided that such an application amounts limply to a rouuost for a derision as to muUosuch an entry if it should at any tlmo hcrialtor 1st desired, and that it Is, therefore, u hypothetical question which tho department Iiuh refused to answer. Tlio commissioner of the general hind olllco Is directed to rofueo hrronltor to consider ap plications for restoration of right to mako proeinptory tiling ot homestead or timber culture entries except when accompanied by an application to tnako u Wing or entry tor Botuo specllled tract. Senator Edmunds is quoted ns saying that thoro is little doubt about tho govern ment controlling n comploto system of telo ;rapli lines within a very few yours; that lio believes his proposition to establish pos tal telegraphy has grown iu popularity, tho justness of it and the constitutional au thority being more clear as it is looked Into. Senator Fdmuudrtdocs not consider Hint tho establishment ot cheap telegraph communication for tlio pcoplo at this timo a movement any further in ndvanco of gen rrul improvements than other advantages the people possess iu mail facilities, com pared to those of thirty years ago. Ho wonders why wo hnvo not already established postal telegraphy. Tho pco plo can understand something of tho advantages proposed by tho I'Miuunds bill on this subject when thoy nro informed Hint forflftoon or twenty cents I hey enn send by telegraph twenty words in tlio day or night time, and have it proinpty delivered at any point in tlio IT..t..lL, . ... ...it..-. 11... .-A milieu oiaies no- over mm nines uisinui, and for longer distances proportionately low rates; Hint thero will ho no such thin as rival linos required to got theso low rates; thnt the farmer in tho far west can got just us low rates at his little railroad station us the banker in populous New l.'nglaud. This is whom tlio great adan tngo comes will como in. Under tho pros cut system a man iu New Yuri; pays lews for a message to tlucago or M. l.ouis ot Kansas City than a man in tho country, where there is no opposition telegraph line, pays lor n message sent out ton miles (lis taut. The equalization ot charges tiro posed by the government lines is what the common people feel as much as tho reduc tion of charges. FATAL COLLISION ON A llHIRGE. A Heroic '(iinlu toi- .Swliitt u I'ro.eu Itlror to Save a Lite. A iVliolo Town lii a tiravo. A eve-iu ore"-! nt Huston ituu, near Mnhoiicy City, Pa., mid a block ot houses went down out of sight, Thetainllios living In tho houses made a narrow escape. Thu Hiirface is still raving, and live moro blocks ro exueetcd to go down. r,YIl!TAT,l!;. frtndnr flrnff. nf Rim. cue, Canada, hnvo this mouth estaiiliihed thciiiBclvcs permanently at Atlantic, Cnsa Co., Iown, for the iiurposo of tlUtributlii j their thoroughbred stallions through tho West. Cut this out for future referencoor Wiow (n friends requiring stock. Cutalojuo on application. Mention thin paper. To llrlilpo Uio Rlt Muddy. Senator Spnouor has introduced a bill luithorb.ing tho construction and mainte nance of u bridge by tho Rikotn Contra Railway company arroM tho Missouri rive: tit Pierre, Pakota, and ulo to lay on line over tho brldg a railway truck, ntu authorizing furthrr that the company ma construct nml maintain ways for wagons, carriages and foot passengers, charging and receiving such ivnsonnhle tolls therWor iu may bo approved from time to tlmo by the secretary ol war. Tho bridge, must be built so ns to not luterferewilhnnvlgutlon it Is set forth that nn agreement with tin riloux Indians was obtained on Juno 12 1880, by which the tight lor tuu or rail road nnd transportation purposes of one section ol hind on tho wooteru bank ot the .Missouri at or near Fort Pierre, In consld A fearful accident occurred on tho Louis- mo iv .misiiviiio runway at a uraigo over tlio 1-lint river near Wilhlto Station, Mor win eouiuy, Aiiiiiiima. x wo sccuons ot a north-bound freight tra'n telescoped. A part ot tho llrst section ol tho train broke looso ami remained on the bridge, nnd wns run luto by tho second section. The shock caused the eo'.upso of tho bridge, 100 feet ot which was undergoing repairs. Fivocars of the tirst section nnd tho whole of the sec ond, consisting of tho engine and seventeen cars, went down with tlio bridge. Tho wreck caught tiro and eighteen cars wero burned. John Johnson, llreinau of tho second section, fell tinder his engine and was drowned. Houry ltoteler, brakoman, was caught under the ear and wns burned to dentil. ICngineer W. S. Johnson, brotherot thu dead tlioiiiuii. was fatally burned. Con ductor George Young ami i negro brake man named Thomas McCrenry, wero se- ously burned. The freight consisted most ly ol pig iron, which will bo saved. Con ductor L. O. llavris, of tho llrst section, wtiui across thonhuost troteu river to ling tho north-hound passenger train, which was to como along lit a tow minuted. Wauls His Money Rack. 8onator Wilson, ot Iowa, lias introduced a bill directing thosecrctary ol tho treasury to pay Leslie ihissett. Into postmaster tit Itlolnnond, Iowa, $8S, tho amount for warded by him to tho designated deposi tory, In payment of n balance due tho ration of 55 per acre, was eouired. and tht Unfted States for the third quarter of the bill coutirins tho transaction nnd sets tisldt year 18811 and which being inclosed in u " " " uwu ivcu.-u iu iiu reguienHi letter was Btolen Iroui tho mails nulwny ct.iupuny. tt Me in C0UrB0 0, transit. Sn.VATK. Tn tho pennto on tho 5th tho following bills were introduced: Uy Mr. Miller To increase tho pension for loss of both nrtns or lioth legs, ortno stgnt ol rjotn eves, or other injuries resulting In total helplessness. Uy Mr. Jackson To denne nnd regulate tho jurisdiction of the courts ot the United States. Uy Mnnderson Pro viding Hint privates nnd non-commissioned officers who havo served thirteen yenrs may bo placed on tho retired list, w'th 75 per cent ot their pap nt tho time of retire ment, nnd further providing that persons who havo been honorably discharged after thirty years' service shall bo included in its provisions. Tlio Utah bill wns briclly con sidered and laid aside. A tncssago wns re ceived from the president transmitting n, draft of a bill to provido for tho 'allotment of lands in povcralty to Indians. Mr. Teller introduced n bill to provido for tho compulsory education of Indian children. It authorizes the secretary of the interior to take any Indian children between tho ages of 8 nnd 1 8 who belong to tribes re ceiving nnnuities from tho United States nnd place them In government schools for the education of Indians, to bokcptthctc for five years, This is not to apply, how ever, to the live civilized trilics, and not to tlio Osngs Indians ot Indian territory. Tlio secretary is authorized to withhold rations and annuities from parents who rcfuso to comply witli these provisions. All such schools are to bo manual labor schools, and to include tho teaching of agriculture and stock raising to boys, "d housework to girls. House. Dills woro introduced: By Roncy, of Ohio To repeal tho civil otrvice Inw. By Wilkins, of Ohio To provide for the issue of circulating notes to national banking associations. The speaker laid before tlio house the senate joint resolution tendering the tlinnks ot congress to the gov crnor of Ohio for a statueof James A. Gar- hew, and necopiing uio same, 'l liero wore tiiili bills introduced to-day. During the creator part of tho day Speaker Carlisle wns absent from thn chamber, tho chair being occupied bt Springer or Wellforn, nnd the impression wns that tho sneaker wns on cageil in tlio llnnl revision of his committed list. Sn.VA'il. Tlio chair laid boforo tho senate a letter f.-om tho postmaster general com plying with Uio call of a recent scnato rcso lution iu Mspect to Hio appointment of postmasters in Maine, alleged to havo been procured through tho lnlluenco o: S. S, Ilrown, chairman of tho democratic com mitleo of Hint stato. Koferred to the com mitteo on civil s -rvico reform. Tlio scnato then took up tho Utah bill, tho pending question Doing to strtko out tho section Hint would disfranchise tho women of Utah. Tho motion was rejected vcas 11, nays til. Jhccction uisiranchising women ro mains, therefore, a part of tho bill. An amendment proposed oy t.dmunds wns agreed to providing Hint marriages within, uutnot including, mo lourth degree or cot Biinginnity, should bo doomed iiicestuou, and punishable by imprisonment. Van yck offered an ameudmenb dispensing with the utan commission, so-called. Re jected- I'lirther consideration of tho bill wns then postponed. Senator Van Wvclt offered a petition of tiio national labor loaguo prnying that Lieut. Gen. Phillip Sheridan bo mndo a full general. Ho asked that it bo printed in the Record and also bo referred to tlio committee ou military nliuirs. bo ordered. Housk. In tho house, nfter rending of 'ho journal tho Hour presidential succen- slon lull nnu the senate resolution propos ing certain joint rules wero referred to ap propriate committees. Mr. Jllnir intro ditccd i bill decluring forfeited hinds granted to railroads on which tlio cost of surveying and conveying ha) not been made; also, to prevent acquisition of prop erty uy aliens; also, to increaso tho em riency ot the infantry branch of tlio army; also, n resolution calling on tho comtnis sioner ot the general land olllco for infor mation concerning tlio suspension of tho issuance of patents to hinds taken by sot tiers pursuant to law. Hills wero intro ducod for tlio erection ot public buildings at lleatrico and Hastings, .Nebraska. .Mr, Laird introduced a joint resolution nuthor- izing thu president to call out two volunteer regiments of cavalry in tlio territories of New Mexico nnd Arizona, to bo enlisted and officered from citizens of such torrito ties, for tho suppression of hostilities therein; nlso, a joint resolution instructing tho commissioner general o! tho hind olllco to pass to patent nil pending homestead and pre-emption claims against which a specific charge of lriiud is not pending or proved, and also calling on such officer for a statement iu detail ol the reason lor issu ing his order of April oil suspending tho issuance oi patents; also, a lull to estab lish a soldiers' homo in Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin or .Minnesota. Sk.nati:. Tito resolution offered by Sena tor Mnnderson wns agreed to, cnllingon the secretary of tho interior for information ns to whothor any surveys of public land hnd bean mado within tho last two years in Ne braska; whether thoro are any unsurveyed public lauds in that state; what recom mendations have been mado within the last threo years by tho surveyor-general ol i nut district as to the continuance- of said olllco nnd whether it is ndvisubloto discon tinuoHio olllco ol surveyor-general. The Utah bill oiuno up and Senator Morgan nd dressed tue senate in support of an amend nient offered by hiinprovidingforthedispo sal of the property of tho Mormon church according to tho rules and principles of common law ns in tho cubo of thodissolu lution of a corporation. "Ho felt," ho said, "that wo ought to strike tho Mormon church organization out of existence." Senator Vuorhees sent to thedosk and hnd tho clerk road a telegram from Salt Lako City which, ho said, in justico to tlio Utah commissioners, ought to bo read. It was n dispatch from tlio Hon. A. S. I'addock.say ing: "Van Wyek is mistaken about tho clerks of tho commission. Tho averago poritinnont clerks iroin tlio beginning to date do not exceed throe, possibly four, in eluding ft temporary clerk. Only ono clerk is now employed." Senator Van Wyek At till. IT ,1 ... v. iiiouRiit n exiraoniinnry unit tho comuils slon did not I-.'iow how many clerks It had, Ho ilid not like thut expression, "three. possibly lour." Perhaps if they employed nuuiuer 1'iorix iney could probably nml out exactly now many ciorKsiney mid. (Laugh tcr.) Inking into account tho distance, and allowing for tho mistakes ot tho tele graph, ho guessed it would turn out alter all that they hnd about tho number of clerks ho had stated, namely six. (Great inugiiier.j v iiuoui concluding considers tion ot tho bill tho somite adjourned. Hotrsi:. Hills were Introduced: Torepenl tho internal rovenuo tax on tobacco. To levy a tax on oleomnrgarinennd collect the same through tlio internnl revenue bureau Calling on Hie secretary of tho interior for copies ol the correspondence between his department and tho governor of Arizona en Indian matters. For the admission of the "Stale of Dakota;" also, lor the nn pointmotit of two additional justices of the supremo court iu Dakota. For the ap pointment of nn additional lustice of thu Mipretue court of Idaho. For tho admis sion ol the "stnte of Washington;" also to forfeit tho unearned Northern Pacitie land grant; nlso to secure n moro efficient civil service reform. For tho construction of the llonephi Canal. To establish n depart ment of commerce. To prevent the sales of Pacific railroads before certain United States bonds, with Interest, shut) have been fully paid. For tho erection of nublicbulld- lug nt Ushkosh, Milwaukee, Superior, and Kau Claire, 'u. und Fremont, Neb. Senate. The Utnh bill wns taken up nnd Otlicklv broucht to vote. While- the bill was on tho final passage, Mr. Van Wyek. nttcmpted to fix the duties of the proposed fourteen trustees upon tho members ot the present Utah commission, hut wns ruieu out ot order. Ho naked Mr. Edmunds whether ho had nny objection to such nn amendment, to witiclithesenntornnswereu that ho wns. Tho bill then passed yens .18, nays 7. The nnys wcro Messrs. Ulair, Call, Gibson, Hampton, Hoar. Morgan and Vnnce. Mr. Honr, cxplnining ids vote, said ho voted ngainst tho bill only becnuse ot tho section disirnnchising women, but even with that section in ho would havo voted for tho bill had his rote beon necessary to its passage. Se.VATn. Among the bills Inttodticcd ero tho following: By Spooeer To an :horizo the Dakota Central railroad to :onstruct a bridgo across the Miootiri river at Pierre, Dak. Uy Senator Sabtn For tho payment of S20.000 out of tho aonova award fund to Win. II. Whiting for injuries sustained by him through capture mil imprisonment in the hold ot tho con federate cruiser "Alabama." Uy Allison To amend tho act relating to immediate transportation of dutiable goods. Man lerson called up his bill to increaso tho sfllciency of the infantry branch of tho irniy. The bill provides that each infant ry regiment shall consist of twelve com panies; one colonel, ono lieutenant-colonel, tlitca majors, one adjutant, one quarter master, ono qunrtermnstcr-sergonnt and one chief musician. All appoint uio its to origimil vacancies above tho grade of sec ond lieutenniit created bv the net shall be filled by seniority in tiio infantry branch of tho service. Mundorson nddrosed the sen ate on tlio bill. Deck's silver resolution was considered without action, when tho senate adjourned. IIousu. Bills offered nnd referred: Uy Wheeler, of Alabama Authorizing femnlcs to enter lands under tlio homcstend law Uy Joseph, of Now Mexico To divide the territory of Dakota and to crento n terri tory ot Lincoln, Uy I'aysou, of Illinois To restrict tlio ownership ot real estate in tho territories to American citizens. Uy Mclvenna, of Colorado For the appoint ment of a board of two army and two navy officers and ono civilian, nuthorizizod to construct two gun foundries ono in Cali fornia, at tlio Maro island navy yard or at lijnieia nrsennl; nnd one at such other place as tho board may dotermine, at a cost not to exceed 1,000,000 for each foundry. Uy Warner, of Ohio For the issuo of treasury certificates on deposited H'lver bullion; also, directing tho payment of tlio surplus in tho treasury in excess of 550,000,000 on tin publicdobt. Notwith ing tho largo number ot bills introduced during tho Inst call of tho states, tho call brought forward 030 additional, tho pro portions of which increases to nearly 4,000 the number of mensu-es noV await ing tho action of tho house committee Goodness Kxplalnodand Rewarded. There onco wns n girl As sour ns a churl, Savo when she knew Christmnn was ecu? And then sho was good, And nt her tasks would Go round in her happiness humming. How kind to her pa, To her brother nnd ma! How genial and loving nnd plnsntfr She was to her beau! She wanted, you kno From ench n mngnificent prese'nfc. They fathomed her Fcheino One night hi a dream, And each gave a package marked "Candy; On top sweets bhe found, But, shaking them round. The hulk sho discovered wns sandy. Columbus Dispatch. THE CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORY. Some Interesting I'nots Gleaned from Advance Sheet ol" tlio I'llblleatlou Native IJorn mid Cirpot-IEacers. of From ndvanceshcets of tho Congressional Directory giving tho nutobiographies of all tho now congressmen, with a very few ex coptions, tho Washington correspondent of tho Cleveland Leader gives some interesting matter in regard to tlio representation tho various states. Some states aro repre sented entirely by native-born congress men, and Kentucky, Maine nnd South Car olina constitute these. Tho eight states of California, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska Minnesota, Oregon, Iowa, and Wisconsin have no native-born citizens m this houso, Their delegations aro mndo up of pioneers nnd carpet-baggers, lho l'onnsylvanlans lend. 'J hero aro thirty-four of them, and only two of tlio largo stato delegation an born outside of its borders. Henderson Kiinsns, liurrous ot Michigan, Wakoliel nnd Strait of Minnesota, Weaver ot No- brnskii, and 1'ricoof U iscousin, nnd Ando.- son, fceney, lownsend ol Uhio, wero ell born in I'ennsylvnuiu. New l ork hns twenty-nine native-born representatives in this congress. Its stnte delegation consists of thirty-lour, but only seventeen ol these wero born in .New lork and the other twelve Now Yorkers iror other states aro ns follows: Fclton and Mnrkiim, of California; I.nwler and Plum of Illinois; Kldridgo, ot Michigan, and Laird of Nebraska. William alter Plielps v:u born in New York. The colored cougnvr-, man. O'Hara, first saw light in New York City. Hound, of Pennsylvania, is a NV.v Yorker. Warner, of Ohio, is a New Yorker, nnd Gilford, of Dakota, and the brave little Hrngg, ot Wisconsin, nro both of New orl: by birth. Uhio hns twenty-lour representatives in the forty-ninth congress. Fleven of its delegation wero native born, and its othei represent nt i vos from states all over the union. Tho reddiended Syines, who tnkei tho red-headed Osborno s place, emtio lion Ashtabula, Ohio Tho noisy Pottibnne, ol Tennessee, was born on lho outskirts u Cleveland. Tho cultured and diplomat!' Hitt, ot Illinois, came from tho central portion ot the state. Kansas and Iowa have each threo members iu tho delegat on who dato from Ohio. '! hey nro l-rederick, Hepburn nnd Holmes of tho hitter, and Funstun, Perkins nnd Peters of the former delegation. Van Fat on of Mississippi is an Uliioan, Wado ol .Missouri is an Uhioan, and Judge Ward, of Indiana, is of Ohio birth. Ohio has in this houso thirteen members representing other states, but leads tho list of states iu tliomntterof out side representatives, Now York coining next and t'onnsylvaniii following. The liidiniiitins in this house are the North Carolinians lit. tho U ennesseeans anil Virginians 1-1, the Vermonters 11, und .Massachusetts 10. South Carolina lias 0 native representatives, Maryland 8, Michi gan, Georgia and Kentucky I. Illinois, Maine and New Hampshire (, Missouri fi, Mabiima and West Virginia 4, lthodo Island and Louisiana it. Arkansas, Missis sippi, Florida and Delawaro each 1', and Texas, which is tlio largest stato iu tho union, lias only ono native-born represen tative. Tom Ochlltreo used to say he was the llrst nntivo-born Texan over elected to congress, ills successor wns also born iu Texas, but he is as quiet us Ochiltree wns blustering. There aro nineteen loreigners in tho new house, and tho Germain now lend as tho Irishmen did in tlio hist congress. There tiro six Germans. Guonthsr, ot Wisconsin, was born in Prussia; Pulitzer, ol New York. in Hungary; Hahn, ot Louisiana, and Itnmeis, of Ohio, iu Havana; and Leld bnch.'of New Jersey, and Morr.il. ot New York, took their llrst breath in the land of siiuer-kratit and lnger. The five Irishmen of this congress nro Downey, of New York; .McAdoo, ol New Jersey, and Collins and Lowry, ot Indiana. Muhoney, who tni.e.s Uh helieu Uobinson's place, though he has nn Irish name, first saw light in NVv York. I'ivo tnemlwrs were born iu Great Hntaiii. Cuiiie, the Mormon, comes from the Isle ot Man; West, tho wenlthy paper box mini, was born somewhere in England, as was nlso Crisp of Georgia. Farquhar, ol New York, and Hendorson, of I own, tire each Srotrhnion, und in addition to these we hnvo Stevenson, of Wisconsin, born in New Hrunswick, Gulluigxr, of New Hampshire, from Camula, and Ktate Nelson, of Minne sota, who wns born in Norway. The for eign delegation of tho house is scattered as follows: The states of Wisconsin. New Jer sey nnd Massachusetts have each two for eigners in their delegation. New York has live, and Indiana. Jowi. Dliio. Minnesota. and New Humpshirc ha djcU one. Jeff Davis and General Thomas. "I knov,'," said Mrs. General Thorn ns, "tho General felt most keenly, es pecially during the early years of tlio war, thnt ho was regarded with suspi cion by many, becauschowas a Virgin ian. Nor can any ono realize as I do how perfectly loyal and devoted ho was in every act, word, and thought. IIo was born in Southampton County, Virginia, in 1S1G. Nearly all his friends and family connections wcro fully committed to tho causo of tho South, though ho had no relatives nearer than cousins in tho Confeder ate army. ' Tho peculiarly delicate situation of General Thomas will ho better under stood by a brief reference to tlio facts. In.lS.5i) there was a partial reorgani zation of tho tinted States army. Jefferson Davis was then Secretary ot War. Tho Second Cavalry was ofli cered by him very largely with men who wero of Southern birth. Its four field oflicers were: Colonel, Albert Sid ney Johnston; Lieutenant Colonel, Kobert R. Lee: Senior Major, W. J. Hardee; Junior ilnjor, George H. Thomiui. All theso aro familiar names in connection with the war. When tlio Wnv began, twenty-five oflircrs of tl-is regiment were graduates of West Point, and of these seventeen were na tives of tho South. Tho regiments furnished seventeen generals for the war. of whom twelve wore in tho Con federate service. Van llornc,tho biographer of Gener al ThonmSjSays: "Two consid "rations, in all probability, induced Mr. Davis to appoint Captain Thomas a major to tho Second Cavalry his birth in Virginia and his efficiency and galant ry in the Mexican war. General Thom as always believed that Mr.Dnvishad regard to a probable war between tho northern and southern states in or ganizing that regiment. Tho writer onco asked him (Thomas) if ho enter tained this opinion. Uo promptly answered that he did. And in reply to tho question: "Did not Mr. Davi3 depend on you as upon Generals John ston, Lee, Hardee, and other southern oflicers to fight for the south in tho ovrnfc of war?' ho said: 'Certainly ha did.' "National Tribune. ilis AVord Was His Bond. From tho (New York) American Ilailroad er. -Uio lalo Samuel Brown was a mer chant of Boston, Mass. When tho elder Quincy was Mayor ho saw tho necessity of removing tlio Almshouso and tho House of Correction to South Boston. Mr. Brown owned a very largo vacant estato whero tho buildings now stand, and Mr Quincy called upon him and asked the price of tlio estato referred to. The reply was "$.'30,000." Mr. Quincy said that would do, anci asked thirty days' refusal and a bond of it, in order to endeavor to pcrsuado tho city council to agree to tho meas ure. Mr. Brown replied that Jiosliould give no bond, as ho said his u ord was al wayo his bond. The mayor took his word, and in twcnty-eiqht days had sbtamed the proper authority, and again waited on Mr. Brown, wiying that he had como to complot o tho salo of the land. "What land?" nked Mr. Brown. "Why tlio South Boston land wo spoke of," said the mavor. "At what urice. sir?" asked tho former. "Thirty thousand dollars." renlicd tho latter, "the price agreed upon." "liia l snv that amount, sirr' "You did." "llavovouanv wntinc to that ef fect?" "No, sir, none." "Well," said Mr. Brown, "sinco vou woro hero I havo been offered S0O,- 000 cash for it. and you expect mo to sell it for 5:10.000 to tho city?" "i do, replied Mr. Uumcy "because you agreed to," "Have you any proof for that?" "Yes; I am tho witness." "But vou boint! an interested rmrtv. cannot ho a witness. Have you any other witness or proof, nnd do you wish mo to refuse SG0.000 for tho land and sell it to tho city for $30,-000?" "I do," "You have no bond for it. havo vou. Mr. Quincy?" "None, sir, whatever," roplied the mayor, stretching himself up with great dignity "none whatovor but your word ana that vou said, was your bond.' "And," replied Mr. Brown.strctchmti himself up with equal dignity, "so it is. My word is my boiul, and for 30,000 theland is vours." A writer in the Eng'Uh Illustrated Magazine says thero is no suc'i tiling as debato in tho Houso of Lords in tho sense that it exists in tho Commons. The number of peers who nro success ful in making themselves heard niizht be counted on the lingois ot hot h hands. but these, hnnnily, are tho members whose opinions aro looked for. When Lord bahbuury. Lord uranvillo nnu perhaps a couplo of peers not sitting on tho iront oencnes navo spoken, members just laave the house, and if any outsider wants to mako a speech ho 'finds himself without an cudieuee and bo desists. 1
