Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1893 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

H Clay Evans, of Tennessee has begun his duties as first assistant postmastergeneral. Mr. Watson, of Georgia, introduced in the House, Monday, a bill to create the office of National inspector of cotton and grain; to provide for the issuance of certificates of deposits and for the issuance of postoffice money orders thereon; and to provide for the payment of snch records. The senate confirmed the nomination of Henry Clay Evans, of Tennessee, to be first assistant postmaster general. Mr. McPherson addressed the Senate, Monday, fn favor of his resolution authorizing the Secretary of tho Treasury to suspend all purchases of silver under the Sherman act. The prospects for the repeal bf the Sherman act are not good. No vote has been reached ou the quarantine bill. Commissioner of Pensions Raura appeared before the deficiency sub-commit-too of the House appropriation committee, Monday, and explained his estimates for pension deficiencies. His first estimate for this deficiency was over >10,000,000, and the committee was somewhat surprised when he informed them that he how estimated this deficiency at something over >13,000,000. He gave the pension payments for the first half of the year, ana made an argument to show that if the payment for tho second half averaged as much, his tirstdeficiency estimate would have to be increased by over >3,000,000. Senator John E. Kenna. of West Virginia, died at Washington. Wednesday morning, after a prolonged illness, aged forty-five. He was the youngest member of the Senate. The members of the Raum investigating committee have in contemplation the framing of a bill to remedy some of the defects found to exist in the present, system of dealing with pension matters by the Pension Bureau. A member of the committee, who is himself a veteran of the late war, admits that there are persons now fraudulently drawing pensions. The House committee on Indian affairs Tuesday, ordered a favorable report on the bill for the purchase of the Cherokee Strip in amended form. The House committee on commerce Tuesday decided to report two bills to amend the interstate commerce law, so as to meet the Supreme Court decision in the celebrated Counselman case, also Judge Gresham’s recent decision. The funeral services for the late Senator Kenna were held in the Senate Chamber at noon, Thursday. The interment was at Charleston, W. Va. Brief services for Gen. Benjamin F. Butler were held at his Residence, after which the remains were taken to Lowell, Mass., for interment,