River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-02-05
THE WEEKS WORK,
Selected From Every Source.
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON.
The president, on the goth of jan, re-
ceived protest from the Colored Mems
Protective Union, of New Orleans,
against the appointment of Pinchback
IS naval officer of that port.
SECRETARY SEIZURE addressed letter
Of dismissal to Indian commissioner E.
a. Hayt, Jan. 29lh, the substance of
which was as follows: " SHIT has be-
come NY duty to inform you that public
interest demands change in the COM
missionership of Indian affairs, and that
your further services in that Office are
dispensed with"
The president, on the Goth of January,
nominated Pascal p. Kidder to be col
lector of customs at Dunkirk, N. Y. :;
John Cook, Ill, L. s. Indian agent at
Rosebud agency, Dakota Milo A. Boyn-
ton, Michigan, Indian agent at Pueblo
agency, Arizona; postmasters-Miss Hat
tie Lucas, at Ames, Iowa; Abram Har-
kins, at Rochester, Mimi; Albert w. Sun
cock, at Council Bluffs, Iowa.
THE senate in executive session, JAN
27th, was occupied with the nomina-
tion of Norman Buck for judge of the
mated Cor the same position last summer,
but his nomination was not acted on. In
the discussion it was developed that Mr..
Buck had been at one time insane, and
il was alleged that he was in imminent
danger of becoming insane again. Not.
withstaEding, his nomination was con-
iirmed.
SAYS Washington telegra of Jan.
CT nh
ton can be obtained as yet of the
story that the court which has been in
yestigating the charges against Major
Reno have recommended his dismissal,
the accuracy of this report is generally
conceded and it is further stated I'M
officially. however, that General Sherman
favors a milder course and will
recommend that Major Reno be sus-
pended for one year.
THE senate confirmed the following
nominations to be ENJOYS extraordinary
and ministers plenipOtentiary, Jan. 90;
James Russell Lowell, Of Massachusetts,,
10 Great Britain; John w. Foster, of
Indiana, to Russia Lucius Fairchild, of
Wisconsin, to Spain, and Philip Morgan,
of Louisiana, to Mexico. To be United
States cOnsuls: Lewis Richmond, of
Rhode Island, at Belfast; James w.
Tyler, of Arkansas, at Mayaugz; Stephen
n. Simonson, of New York, to be assist
ant appraiser for the port of New York.
To be postmasters: Michael G.. Gerber,
Madison, Indiana; Robert Y. Bogart,
Peaver Dam, Wisconsin.
The senate on the Goth ult rejected
the nomination of Howard NJ. Kutchin,
of Wisconsin, appointed under tenn
porary commission during the recess of
the senate, TO be collector OF internal
revenue at Fond du Lac, for the third
district of Wisconsin, vice Alber *. Os-
born, suspended under the tenure of office
act The senate in voting upon this
nomination, divided for the first time,
this session, strictly upon party lines,
every republican present, voting
for confirmation, and all negative votes
being cast by democrats. The result was
an adverse majority of four.
THE senate committee on census,
which has before it all the nominations
Of supervisors, met Jan. 2Sth, and the
nominations were opportioned among
the committee according to locality.
senator Morrill, has the New England
nominations, Senator Herman those of
the Middle States; Pendleton takes Ohio,
Indiana, and Kentucky; Morgan has
Alabama and other Gulf States; Mr..
Harris has Tennessee, the Virginias, the
Carolinas, and Arkansas; Mr.. Davis, OF
Illinois, has his own state, Missouri,
Kansas, Texas, and the Pacific coast,
and Mr.. Cameron, of Wisconsin, has in
charge the nominations for the North
west. These gentlemen arc directed TO
inquire into the fitness of the appointees
so far as possible, to hear complaints,
and report upon their qualifications.
THE bill introduced by Mr.. Springer
into the house, an. 81 amendatory of
the United States election laws, provides
that before the appointment OF supervls-
ors of elections is made the circuit court
shall cause notice of petition OF citl-
zens requesting the appointment OF such
supervisors to be served on the congress
si0nal candidates of the two different
political parties casting the greatest num-
her of votes in that precinct, and the court
shall appoint for each voting perclnct
where required by law one supervisor on
accommodations of each of such candl-
dates. 1t also provides that all appilca-
tons for the appointment of special
deputy-m to aid supervisors OF
elections shall be submitted to the circuit
court, and before the appointment OF
any marshals notice of such application
shall be served on the candidates Of the
three different political parties casting
the greatest number of votes at tn
election for representatives in con
gress; and also that an equal num-
Der of appointments for each voting
precinct shall be made on the recommen
dation of each candidate. 1t repeats all
the laws and parts of laws which author
ize any officer of the United States to ar,
resi- any person violating any United
States election law without warrant
issued in pursuance of the amendment
and provides that nothing in any pro
vision of any law on this subject shall be
construed to authorize any supervisor OF
election or any United States marshal tc
interfere in any manner with any OF the
Judges or inspectors of election.