Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-12-16
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WASHINGTON

The president has accepted twenty
hive mile section Of the Northern Pacifl
road lying in Idaho.
The decision in the Whitaker ease has
been sent to Secretary Lincoln. Array Of
tieers assume that it will be unfayorable
! to the coiored cadet.
/ THREE postmistre5ses are in Washing
ton seeking reappointment. Mrs. Thomp-
son, Of Louisville. has strong letter from
! Mrs. Garfield.
( SENATOR MILLER il pressing bill ID
enlarge the grants 10 the state Of Califor-
MA of the Yo-e mite valley and Mariposa
Big Tree grove
JNtLe senate. Mr. Elmunds introduced
a bill Tor the payment Of reasonable ex-
penses incurred in behalf Of the late pres
ident, not u exceed 100000
The wife of John Davis, the president I
private secretary, is TO be the lady Of the
white no lse. She il a daughter of Mr..
IreiinghuYsen, the future secretary Of
state
THE senate Committee on elections ina.
asked 10 be discharged from the considera-
ton q the case against Senator Miller, Of
New ork, there being no basis for the
allegation of irregularity or fraud
SPEAKER KEIFER intends to announce
the house committees lust before the holi-
day recess Either Hiscock or Reed will
be chairman Of the committee on appro-
priatioEs. and Kasson will have that on
foreign relations.
As II the occurrence were a wonderful
one in these days. il is gravely stated that
the booEs of joins e. Thompson, late ser
geant-at-arms Of tire house Of representa-
nves, are found % balance 10 a cent
IN the senate Mr. Logan introduced a
bill for the erection of a public building
at Quincy. Ill. and Mr.. Ingalls, presented
measure for the admission Of New Mex
leo into the union Mr. Hoar offered a
resolution for special committee To con-
-lder all documents referring TO woman
suffrage.
ABoUT all that is positively known Of
President Arthur's cabinet il that Mr..
Frellnhuysen will succeed Mr.. Blaine
at.ihe head Of the State Department, with
Judge j. G. Bancroft Davis as First As
sistant Secretary Of State. This will take
Judge DAVIS from the Court Of Claims.
and leave an opening for Secretary Hunt
when he vacates the Navv Department
CUSTODIAN PITNEY, who was dismissed
IN disgrace from the treasury department,
eating committee 1t is said that he will
charge that Secretary Sherman ordered
the furnishing Of his campaign heaaqusr-
ters from treasury Supplies, and that $700
worth OF stationery was accordingly sent
across the street to the Coieoran building
APPARENTLY, the only changes to be
madc il the cabinet viii he those Of Ere
linghuvseI for Blaine and Brewster for
MacNeagh. II is positively announced
thai SO creiary Hunt will retain his port
folio, and Postmaster General James and
Secretary Lincoln state that they will
continue to serve. 1t is reported that
Secretary kirkwood has been asked hy
the president "a main in the interior de-
pariment
THE United States senate was convened
by Acting Vice President Davis Neither
Of the South Carolina senators way pres
ent. William Window was duly quail
lied senator from Minnesota John
Sherman introduced 3 per cent. funding
bill; Mr. Beck measure to rccDin the
trade dollars into standard pieces; Mr..
Miller a bill to enforce treaty. stIpulatipns
relating to the Chinese, aud Mr. Logan
an act 70 place General Grant on the re-
tired list Of the army.
SECRETARY BLAINE, with the assent of
the president, has furnished for puhlica-
ton the Instructions given last summer
10 the United States ministers in Chill
and Peru. They contain noting point
ing to armed interference, and, while OPP
posing the intention of Chill % annex
certain territory of her PROSTATE enemy.
recognizes her right to do az she peas.s
The Caldtron government is favored he
cause II IL supposed to represent the char
acttr and intelligence Of Peru. The sec
refary expresses the hope tha. neither
eide will invoke the Intervention OF any
European power.