Show naton notes washington july 18 confirmations etere tal Cali nomia 11 1 0 paso ll it G mitchell pacific grove oregon U S grant pallas dallas essie C robertson berteon Ho independence lieutenant colonels oliver DOreen D green assistant ant general and andrew 8 bart devent 11 infantry to be colonels majors Y V sheridan assistant adjutant general and arid daniel W brenham Ure nham seventh infantry to be lieutenant col onola all of the nominations who mere graduates last spring from the military ary academy to second lieutenants and addi additional t tonal second lieutenants in the aminy were ore con confirmed argay secretary m detarr noble today to day appointed libert elbert 1 I W weed eed 1 red 11 footer poster and fellows D pease all of montana to commission be era to negotiate with the crow indians for a modification of the agreement concluded with till these indians indiana on december 1881 ile the legislation in in the tile interest of good roade roads received a great impetus today to day at a hearing before the senate committee on interstate commerce colonel burdett Hur dett the league of wheelman wheelmen whee elmen linen and ana beers sheridan and arid erald gerald of illinois and other leaders made addresses drese ad in favor nf ar a national highway commission bill general R liny tay stone of new york author of the bill explained the tile features fea turee and arid urged an ail adoption of a simplified aed bill today introduced by b Congre congressman seman post of illinois lind of or minnesota on behalf behal f of the tile majority committee appointed to investigate the administration of the tile pension day submitted the views of the minority to the house the report find finds nothing for which the commissioner can be criticized unless it be that he lie appointed his tits fion son as aa clerk odthe of the bureau it agree agrees with the tile majority in r in n the Is suggestion in regard to alio I 1 e exercise arcise 6 by members of Cone on ress reea of the tile I 1 so called lied I 1 bow congressional essio at privileges v ees the report asserts that at the ie majority aj 0 ltv of tho the committee see seemed e determined c ter I 1 I n to 0 fas fasten te n and corruption upon the commissioners ners but 1 having ing utterly failed to do so by evidence they as a last resort sought to do I 1 it by inference when IT the deficiency bill was as under consideration s Ide ration I 1 in the senate today to day perkins asked the unanimous consent to have struck from the bill the item of for the widow of the late senator plumb of kansas as and read a letter from plumbs pon on ant A ng the lie I 1 item was inserted without his ilia mothers knowledge and against a 1 in what slie she believed would bo be his fabb fathers g r w wishes is it es no objection being laade mado the item was stricken out |