Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-18
GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS.
DOUBLE TuRRErED MONITORS.

DOUBLE TURRETED MONITORS.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Senate COM
mittee on naval affairs to-day decided to report
favorably on the House joint resolution direct
ing the secretary of the navy to organize a
board to inquire into the present condition Of
the double turreted monitors and the propriety
and cost of completing the vessels. The COM
mittee will, however. recommend the adoption
of an amendment providing that the board may
be selected from the active or retired list, and
of any rank.
THE UTE MASSACRE.
Ouray, this morning, before the House COM
mittee on Indian affairs, testified to
facts which had come to his
knowledge in reference to the White River
massacre. He stated that prior to the trouble
between agent Meeker and the Indians relative
to blowing up of their pasture lands, no dis
satisfaction had been felt by the Indians to-
wards the government. He knew nothing
personally about the fight with Thornburgh or
the killing of Meeker and bis employees, nor
did he know how many Utes had been engaged
in either of those transactions but he denied
that any but White River Utes had been i'm
plicated. The examination was postponed till
tomorrow.
NOMINATION..
The President has nominated Mathis G. Os-
born, Alabama, to be United States marshal
for the middle and southern districts of Ala
bama. 81
TIMBER TRESPASSERS.
Senator Jones, of Florida, reported bill to-
day from the Senate committee on public lands
the main purpose of which is to relieve from
prosecution upon terms stipulated,a large num-
Der of citizens of the gulf States, who from
ignorance Ut the law or carelessness, and under
implied and expressed license from the United
States government, have committed trespass
upon public timber lands prior to March LIST,
1879. The committee takes the ground that
previous to that date no warning was given of
the policy of the government.
BONDING A RAILROAD.
The House committee on post ways and
canals agreed to report favorably Upson's bill
to authorize the secretary Of war to contract
with the San Antonio & Mexican Border rail-
way company for the immediate construction
of railway from San Antonio to Larido. The
committee amended the bill by limiting the
bonds to be issued to $12, 900 per mile, instead
of @l5. 900, as originally proposed.
TARDY JUSTICE.
special meeting of the House committee on
claims wss held to-day to receive the report of
the sub committee upon the claim of Gen. Sut-
ton, the frs! discoverer OF gUid IN ouiifurui..
The report favorS an appropriation OF 500, 600
to satisfy Gen. Sutton's claim and was unani-
mously adopted by the committee and ordered
to be reported to the House.
RECEIVED.
The delegates to the Methodist Protestant
conference, now in session in this city,. together
with their ladies, were received by the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Hayes this afternoon.
CONFIRMED.
The Senate in executive session con-
frmed the following nominations: United
States Attorneys-James B. Butler, Idaho
Territory; John O. Patterson, Delaware. Col
lector Of Customs Stephen Moffett, district of
Champlain, New York; John T. Haynes, dis
trict Of Brazos, Texas. Vim. Whiting, agent
for the Indians of the Ponca agency. Post
masters-John E. Bliss, Ottawa, Kansas; b.
X. Welward, Lexington, Kentucky.
SIMMONS CASE.
large portion of the time spent in execu-
tive session was devoted to the case of Rev.
Thomas j. Simmons, nominated as census su-
pervisor for the fifth district of Georgia. The
adverse report of the Senate committee was
read and discussed but no action taken.