The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-06-25
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
News from Everywhere.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

AUN<SONhA AMI 1OAA4 1NhAs
The members of the Arkansas Ed
torial Association were accorded an infOrms
reception by the President and Mrs. Haye
during their recent visit to Washington.
GEN. E. D. TOWNSEND, Adjutant
General Of the Army, has been placed on tn
retiredlist He is succeeded by Gen. Rich
ard c. Drum, formerly Adjutant- General.
The President, on the 18th, sent t,
the Senate message wetoing the bill regu
iating the pay and appointment of Deput!
Marshals. the President says he has no oS
lection to the appointment of Deputy Mar
shals by the United States Courts, and is il
favor Of appointing officers to supervise cleo
lions without regard to party, but the pres
ent bill, he considers in conflict will
recent decisions of the Suprem,
Court and, "while it recognize.
the power and duty of the United
States to provide officers to guard and scru.
tinize Congressional elections, fails to adop,
its provisions to existing laws SO as to secure
efficient supervision and protection"
JUDGE SAMUEL B. GooKINs, q well
known jurist and writer, died of heart dis.
ease in Terre Haute, Ind, on the 18th.
The President has nominated as Com
missioners to ratify the agreement with the
Ute Indians, Geo. w. Manypenny, Ohio;
Alfred B. Meacham, Washington; John B.
Bowman, Kentucky; John j. Russell, Iowa,
and Otto Mears, Colorado.
DURING the session of Congress Just
terminated, 1877 bills and joint resolutions
were introduced in the Senate, and 4,2SS
bills and joint resolutions in the House of
Representatives. The number introduced
during the first Tor eXtra) session were, re.
spectively, 773 and 9, 526, making grand to-
tai of 8, 784 bills and joint resolutions intro
duced thus far during the present Congress.
At the hour Of adjournment, besides great
number OF measures not yet reported from
committees, there remained about 500 bills
and joint resolutions on the Senate calendar
and about ], 400 bills and joint resolutions on
the House calendar Gncluding some 800
pension and other private bills), which have
been reported with committee recommends.
tions for passage.
GEN. GARFIELD had public recep-
ton in Washington on the evening of the
10th. 1t was rendered by the National Vet
eran Association.
The King of Greece is being most
royalty entertained in London.
THE Democrats of the Third Missis-
sippi District have renominated Hon. H. D.
Money for Congressman.
On the last day of the session Mr..
Window presented the minority (Republi-
CAM report of the Exodus Committee. The
report is signed by Messrs. Window and
Blair. They assert that they found no evil
dence whatever tending tosustain the charge
that the Republican party or any of its lead
lers have been instrumental, either directly
!or indirectly, in encouraging the exodus of
blacks from the South to the North, and at
tribute the cause of the exodus to a feeling
of insecurity for life and property on the
part efthe negroes, denial of their political
rights as citizens, persecution for political
reasons, system of cheating by landlords
and storekeepers, ETC., etc.
THE Colorado State Greenback Con-
vention met at Denver on the 18th and
nominated Rev. A. j. Chittenden for Gov.
ernor; Albert Campbell, Lieutenant-Gov.
ernor; G. W. King, Secretary of State; John
II. Picket, Treasurer: L. T. Hollingsworth,
General. Resolutions were adopt.
ed indorsing Kearney.
The Supreme Court of Indiana has
decided that the Constitutional amendment
the time Of holding the election for
State officers in that State from October to
November has not been legally ratified. in.
asmuch as it failed to receive majority of the
votes cast at the election at which it was
voted upon. The opinion of the Court was
rendered by Judge Biddle, Judges Hawk
and Worden concurring, Judges Niblack and
Scott dissenting.
Col. ALBERT j. MYER, Chief Signal
Officer, has been promoted to the rank O
General.
The Indiana Republican State Con-
vention for the nomination of State officers
was held ut Indianapolis on the 18th. The
following nominations were made: For
Governor, Albert G. Porter, of Marion
County; Lieutenant Governor, Thomas Han
M, of Putnam; Judges Of the Supreme
Court-Third District, Byron K. Elliott:
Fifth District, William A. Woods; Secretary
Of State, G. r. Hawn, Of Washington; Au-
ditor, Col. E. H. Wolf, Of Rush; Treasurer,
Col. Roswell s. Hill, of Clay; Attorney Cen
eral, Judge D. P. Baldwin, of Cass; Re-
porter Of Supreme Court, Francis NJ. Dice.
Of Fountain; Clerk Of Supreme Court, Dan.
lei Bsyee, Of Tippecanoe; Superintendent of
Public instruction, Prof. j. n. Bloss, Of
THE Arkansas State Greenback Con
Vention met at Little Rock on the 10th and |
State ticket rs follows: For
Governor, VIM. p. Parks, Of Lafayette; Sec.
rotary Of State, Chas. E. Tobey, of Hope:
Treasurer, VIM. A. Watson, of w ashington: |
Auditor, Chas. E. Cunningham, of Pulaski; |
Land Commissioner, Wiltshire Riley, Of
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