Washington Waffles

President Cleveland has vetoed Üie blU for the relief of John Hollina Melilair, ou the ground that if such a relief Lili became & law it would e.itablisli a dangerous precedent. Funeral serviles of the Me Senator Miller of Callfarnia were observed In the Senate chamber on the lóth. 'I he chamber was appropriately draped. liotu Louses of coni;ress were in attendance, aUo the president and bis cabinet, the bupreuie court judges and the members oí the diplomatic corpe. The services were verv brieí Ld at their conclusión the remains were escorted to the depot, and a few minutes later the train coutalning the remaius, the widow and daugbtcr and the congressional enort, ttarted on lts long iouruey to the FaciUc coast. The ruinority report of, the House foreign aSalrs comiDittee is adverse to the suspensión ot the Chinese tieaty. Comptrolkr Muvnaid Las dtsallowed. claims ior t5lJ,145 for work on United Btates war vessels by John Koach. A treasury employé has bten bounced for stealing silver dollars while the colns were being transferí ed to larirer sacks. Tbe eommittee on íorcign affairs regarás the Chinese imUinnity proXsition favorably. Keprescutative Ilahn ol the tecond district oí Louisiana, dieil in WasLiuglon ou the 15th inst., of heiuorrhage ol the luugs. Miï. Banciolt, wlfe of the historian, died in Washington March 15. The issue of standard silver dollars f rom the mints during tbe week i nUing March 13 was t411,7i5(J. The issue duniig the correspouding perlod of latjear was $&)6,ysi. The shipaients of fractional silver lOinsince March 1 iiniount tu lü7,0t9. Senakii Morlll lntroductd a bilí a few davs ugo to ppropriate íaOÜ,COj for the erection "of an extensión of the Executie Mansion south of the present structure oí e-ual and similar exterior character, aud tu be tonnecteil with the Executive Mansión by a corridor. The mother of Senator Gorman of Murylandi died at his residence in Wa6hine;on recently, in the 78th year of her age. The intermeil wil be made In Baltimore.