Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-21
Statea
GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS.

CENSUS.
WASHINGTON Jan. 2O.-The Senate and Hous
sub-committees on the census in joint meetin
to-day substantially agreed upon all the mali
features of the bill introduced by Representa-
tive Cox, excepting the provision in regard t.
the manner OF appointing census supervisors.
APPOINTMENT.
The President has nominated VIM. G.. Thomp
son, of Iowa, chief justice of the suprem
| court of Idaho.
FOUR PER GEMS.
Subscriptions to the per cent loan to-day
| $685., $3.50.
CONFIRMED.
The Senate confirmed VIM. Fl. Clayton, Al
kansas, United States attorney for the western
Elisha NJ. Pease, Galveston, Tex, and J. M
| johnson, Corpus Christi, Tex.
Postmasters: Michigan, Eli Van Valkenburg
Hillsdale; VIM. E. Stewart South Haven; O.
| r. Bond, Quincy; VIM. Root, Portland; JOIN
F. Ford, Sheboygan; Lewis o. Mead Ovid; Da
vid Hobart Holly; John Crops, East Plainville
Wisconsin-Chas. W. Woods Burlington; Geo
Richardson, Fort Howard; VIM. 81. Waterbury
Augusta. IOwa-Samuel M. Clark, Keokuk
A. H. Hamilton, Ottumwa. Indiana-E. J
Vaughan, Lawrenceburg; John Walker, Au
rora.
PoTTER's PUMP.
The Potter investigation committee will NEE
Wednesday morning, and if the extra appro
priation which he asked for is granted by tn,
House, they will probably at once commenc,
the investigation of the cipher dispatches
Nothing further has been heard from Sher
man or Shellabarger as to the evidence of st.
Martin, and the chances are that he will not
be called to the stand.
REHEAR1Na.
George Reynolds the Utah polygamist
whose case was recently decided in the United
States supreme court, filed to-day, through his
counsel, petition for rehearing. upon the
ground that his sentence in the lower court tc
two years imprisonment, with hard labor, was
illegal and contrary to the provisions of Sec
1882, revised statutes. It is true that the
statute says nothing about hard labor, but that
point was not raised at all in this court, and it
is very improbable that the petitioners plea
for rehearing will be grant.
WASHINGTON TREATY.
In the executive session of the Senate this
afternoon, Senator Edmunds delivered an
elaborate speech in advocacy Of the resolution
submitted by him, which provides for terminal
ing so much of the treaty of Washington as
notice required by its provisions.
The resolution was referred to
the foreign relations committee. According
to present appearances it will be adopted by the
Senate without opposition and President
Hayes will probably thereafter give the re-
quired notice to the government of Great
Britain.
SLEEPING CAR CHARGES.
Representative Turner's bill to regulate
charges for Pullman palace cars and other
sleeping cars patented by the United States,
provides that it shall be unlawful to charge
more than 81 for the use of same by one per
son for twenty-four hours, under penalty of a
fine of not less than $500 nor more than 81, 600
imposed on the corporation, and any person
violating the provisions of this act shall be liza
BILE to a fine of $1,000 and imprisonment for
three months for each offense.
CALEB CUSHING.
Attorney General Devens tonight presided at
a meeting of citizens Of Massachusetts to man
ifest respect to the memory of Caleb Gushing.
Suitable resolutions were adopted and com.
mittee appointed to make arrangements for
memorial services i'll the hall of the House of
Representatives.