Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-17
GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS.
CONFIRMED.

WASHINGTON, June 16.-The Senate con-
irmed Colonel Dunn as adjutant general;
| Otto Mears, Colorado; John Is. Bowman,
Kentucky; Alfred B. Machau, Washington,
D. c.; Geo. w. Monypenny, Columbus, o.;
John J. Russell, Iowa, commissioners to
ratify the agreement with the Ute Indians.
Jacob w. HeIlefrich, Of Louisiana, to be
commissioner of the United States mint at
New Orleans; Geo. A. Woolley, of Missouri,
register of the land Office at Springfield,
Missouri John w. Allen, receiver of public
moneys at Fergus Falls, Minnesota; and
Amos Newton Kinlball, at jackson, Missis-
sippi; Isaac F. Mahon, of Wisconsin, and
Robt. S. Gardner, of West Virginia, Indian
inspectors. Postmasters: Alfred .. Long,
at Ashland, Ohio; Hugh B. Wilson, at Green
field, Indiana; Chas. III. Davidson, at Austin,
Minnesota; Edward w. Walsh, at Crookston
Minnesota and julius FL. Hale, at Spencer,
Indiana.
SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT.
Both houses of Congress adjourned at
noon, sine die. All the regular annual ap-
preparation bills were signed by the Presi-
dent before the hour of adjournment and
consequently become laws. number of
nominations waited to receive action and
expired at the close of the session, among
them that of Jno. Hartranft as collector of
customs for Philadelphia.
During the session (which terminated to
day 1,197 bills and joint
sreolutions were introduced III the
Sc nate and 4,28S bills and resolutions in
the House of Representatives. The Senate
numbers introduced during the first, or the
extra session, were respectively 773 and 1926
making grand total of 1874 bills and
Joint resolutions introduced thus far during
the present Congress. At the hour Of the
adjournment to day, besides great numbers
of measures not yet reported from the COM
mittees, there remained about 800 bills and
Joint resolutions on the Senate calendar, and
l, 400 bills and joint resolutions on the
House calendar, including some 900 pension
and other private bills which have been re-
ported with committee recommendations for
passage.
REJECTED.
The Senate confirmed the nomination of
Col. Myer, chiaf signal officer, to be briga-
der general, and rejected the nomination of
Charles Pelham, alabama, to be associate
Justice of the Supreme Court, New Mexico.
Among the House bills passed in the
Senate to day were the following: For relief
of Francis w. Maxwell, eighteenth Illinois
volunteers; amending section 2297, revised
statutes, regarding homestead settlers, by ad-
ding O proviso that settlers shall be allowed
twelve months from date of filing in which
to commence residence upon said lands
APPROVED.
The President has approved of the sundry
civil appropriation bill, and under one of its
provisions nominated Col Albert j. Meyer,
chief signal officer, with the rank of brigadier
general.
COTTON AND WHEAT.
The following statement showing the con-
dition of cotton and wheat, was issued by
the department Of agriculture to-day.
Cotton-The returns indicate an increase
in area planting of per cent. The con-
dition is reported better than last year at
the same time, and is SO this year against
96 last year. The weather was favorable
everywhere, only rather too much rain in
Mississippi and Louisiana.
Wheat-Acreage of spring wheat shows
very slight increase over last year. There is
decline of area sown in the States of Wis
consin and Iowa of nearly II per cent. In
New England States the area is the same. In
Minnesota an increase of 1 per cent. In Ne
braska an increase of per cent, and in
California of II per cent. The condition Of
winter wheat is remarkably good and is 81,
which is per cent. above the acreage of
last year. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois all report above 100. Kansas is only
72 on account of protracted draught.
BONDS PURCHASED.
The secretary of the treasury to-day pur
chased $2,OOO,O00 of United States bonds
for the sinking fund.