Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-29
GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS
WOOD PULP PATENT SAFE.

WOOD PULP PATENT SAFE.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The House COM
mittee has agreed to make an adverse report
upon Springer's bill to annul the Voelter
wood pulp patent.
The House committee ON private land
claims, by q vote of three to two, three mem
bers declining to vote, decided to-day to re-
port adversely on the bill to determine the
title to the track known as the rancho, Pom
cha Grand Gala, McGoraoon claim.
GEN. HAToH's VICTORY CONFIRMED.
The war department. has a dispatch con-
frming the press report of Gen. Hatch's
fight with Victoria. Another dispatch from
Gen. Hatch, dated Fort Crag, May 6, says
Kramer, who joined me yesterday, reports
more fighting sincs killing the 55 Indians.
No particulars yet.
ANTI BELLUM PENSIONS.
The Senate pensions committee voted to
report with some verbal amendments the
House bill granting pensions to certain so,-
diers and sailors of the Mexican war, in In
dian wars with the Creeks and Ssminoles.
The bill repeals the section of the revised
statutes which provides that no money on
account of pensions shall be paid to any per-
son, or to the widow, children or heirs of
any deceased person, who in any manner
voluntarily engaged in. aided Or abstted the
late rebellion against the authorities of the
United States
NON CONCUR.
The House committee on appropriations
voted to-day to report to the House, recon-
mending non concurrence in most of the
Senate amendments to the legislative, exec
utIve and Judicial appropriation bill and for
the appointment of committee of confer
ence.
SUFFRAGE IN RHODE ISLAND.
Senator Blair, in behalf of the Republican
minority of the Senate select committee on
alleged frauds in the late elections, too day
submitted report in the nature of reply
to the report of the majority, concerning
the abridgement of suffrage by the State of
Rhode Island. The minority says the data
collected in the State of Rhode Island is of
comparatively little importance. There are
no special restrictions upon the right or ex-
ercise of suffrage there. The principles in
yolved in which are not now, or have not
been at some period Of its history, involved
in legislation and practice in every other
State.
lIAYNARD's CONFIRMATION.
The greater part of the executive session
of the Senate, this afternoon, was devoted
to the pending nomination of ex Congress
man Horace Maynard, of Tennessee, as
postmaster general. Senators Beck and
Voorhees, spoke against its confirmation on
account of Maynard's extreme partisan
course during reconstruction times in Ten
nessee, and Senator Bailey made short
speech in favor of confirmation, taking the
ground that in view of Maynard's unquestion-
ed private integrity and ability, his extreme
craftsmanship during the exceptional period
referred to should be overlooked in the in
terest of peace and reconciliation. Pending
further discussion the Senate adjourned.
Senator Harris, of Tennessee, is known to
be in favor of the confirmation of this nom
ination, and it has been reported favorably
by the committee on post offices. The prob
abilities are that be will be confirmed at the
next executive session.