People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1895 — WILSON IN CABINET. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WILSON IN CABINET.

NOMINATED YESTERDAY TO BE POSTMASTER-GENERAL. A Reward for Making m Losing Fight— Mi. Btasell Will, It II Said, Accept the Attorneyship for German Legation. Washington, Feb. 28. —The President has nominated William L. Wilson of West Virginia to succeed Wilson S. Bissell as postmaster-general. William L. Wilson is best known to the country in connection with his recent tariff work tn congress. He has been a tariff stu- j

dent since he first entered congressional life in 1882, but it was not until the present congress that he became chairman of the ways and means committee, and as such the official leader of the majority in the house.

SUNDRY CIVIL BILL IN THE SENATE. Deficiency Measure Reported by Appropriations Committee. Washington, Feb. 28.—Lucien Raker, the new senator-elect from Kansas, was on the floor of the senate to-day for the first time and was introduced to his associates by Senator Martin, whom he succeeds. Senator Gallinger briefly addressed the senate in favor of a plan presented by the Daughters of the Revolution that a copy of the declaration of independence be conspicuously displayed in every postoffice. The deficiency appropriation bill was reported by Senator Cockrell, leaving only one bill—the naval —remaining before the appropriations committee. Consideration of the sundry civil bill was then resumed. Senator Pettigrew offered an amendment appropriating $300,000 for seed for the drought sufferers of the northwest. After a short debate the amendment was agreed to—yeas 33, nays 17. Sentor Hale urged an amendment of $125,000 for govotmment participation in the Tennessee state centennial in 1890. A point of order against the amendment made by Senator Cockrell was submitted to the senate and the appropriation was sustained—-yeas 33, nays 15. Senator Stewart moved to reconsider the amendment already adopted for participation by the United States in an international monetary conference. He said France was the only European country in a position to participate in such a conference with any prospect of fairness to silver. He therefore would propose an amendment to the proposi- ; tion instructing the United States delegates not to agree to any ratio short of 10 to 1. BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE. Veto of Another Pension Bill Received from the Senate. Washington, Feb. 28.—There was a large attendance on the floor when the house met to-day. The speaker laid before the house • the President's veto of the bill to pension Catherine Ott, and it was referred to the committee on pensions. | The fifty-four bills passed by the seni ate on Tuesday night (most of them of ! minor importance) were laid before the i house and disposed of. ' The senate amendment to the bill to prohibit the wearing of the sign of the , Red Cross without permission of the National Red Cross society was agreed to. BlhscU’s New Job. Washington, Feb. 28.—A report was current this morning that PostmasterGeneral Bissell, who yesterday resigned ! from the cabinet, is to become attorney

for the German legation here and act as counsel in adjusting the international dispute that has arisen over the sugar duty and the retaliatory embargo on American meats. _ , HOUSE MEMBERS ARE ANGRY. Dislike Senate's Action in Passing the Hated Bounty Hill. Washington, Feb. 28.—Much dissatisfaction is expressed by the members of the house appropriations committee over the amendments which are being added to the sundry civil bill by the senate. Particular dissatisfaction ife manifested against the sugar bounty provision, since the house has already voted upon that question in different ways and always signified its opposition to the bounty. That it will do so again is not doubted by the democrats and there may be a serious difference between the two houses over the question. Another matter that troubles members of the house is the number of public buildings for which appropriations have been lidded to. the sundry civil bill. The democrats of the committee will make a fight against these additions and the members whose Items originally received the committee's

lanctlon are tearful that the buildings i for their own districts may be endan--1 gered by the additions and that com- . plications will be brought about which will threaten the success of all the building provisions. PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS. Louis M. Buford, Illinois, for Counsul at Paso del Norte, Mexico. Washington, Feb. 28. —The president to-day sent the following nominations to the senate: Louis M. Buford, of Illinois, to be consul of the United States at Pa,-,o del Norte, Mexico. D. B. Spagnoli, of California, to be consul of the United States at Milan, Italy. Commodore William A. Kirkland to be rear admiral. Captain Francis M. Bunee to be commodore. Commander Purcell F. Harrington to be captain. Lieutenant Samuel W. Very, to be commander. Lieutenant John L. Rogers, to be lieutenant commander. Lieutenant (junior grade) A. C. Almy, to be a lieutenant. Ella M. Connolly, postmistress at Red Key, Ind. SAW THE WILL STOLEN. So Says a Man Who Demands @15,000 from Charles Fair. San Francisco, Cal., Feb. 28.—Charles L. Fair has received a second letter from an unknown correspondent at Brookings, S. D. ( stating that he witnessed the abstraction of the will of the late James G. Fair from the c’-Oi.iy clerk’s office on Jan. 8. and offering to reveal the identity of the thief for $15,000. The writer gives Fair until March 25 to remit the money. At the same time he wrote to the attorneys for the executors, making the same proposition. The recipients paid no attention to the letters, but there is much speculation concerning the clumsy but persistent blackmailer. Fifteen suits for sums aggregating over $1,500,000 have been dismissed, removing the last obstruction to the distribution of the immense estate of John H. Doe, well known in this city as being one of the biggest lumbermen on the coast. The estate, which is Worth nearly $1,400,000, has been in course of litigation for some years, the chief obstacle to its final distribution being the pendency of the suits just compromised. Two other estates of equal value are also still in the courts because of the suits against Doe’s estate. They are those of Metealf and Bradley of Milwaukee, the principal men in the Waterloo Mining company.

HON. W. L. WILSON.

WILSON S. BISSELL.