Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-12-17
POPULAR SPECIALS.
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The bill reported by Senator Logan from the
senate committee on military affairs to provide
for placing Gen. Grant on the army retired
list reads, says member of the committee. as
of U. 8. Grant, late general of the army and
president, be and hereby is authorized to nom
mate, and by and with advice and consent Of
the senate to appoint to the army with the rank
and grade of general, to be placed on the re-
tired list with pay acco, dinghy. All laws and
ed for the purpose.
Mark Twain, in his book ''Roughing IT,
gives an account of a murder case, the nub Of
. which suggests Guiteau's case. A murder was
committed, the murderer arrested, and he con-
fessed the crime. Discussing the matter, one
, Of the citizens insisted that the culprit, being
unquestionably guilty by his own confession,
should be hanged at once, q trial being a use
less preliminary. ssHang him first" he de-
manded, s'and try him afterwards
The anntal report of the secretary Of the
state for the fiscal year ending November 80,
1881, which will be ready for submission to
the government some time IN January, will
show that there we're filed ia instruments
creating corporations and modifying former
Articles and sixty eight afidavits of publication
of incorporation. OF the articles fled 142
were of new corporations, and of these sixteen
were Of new railroads.
Senator Edmunds' bill for defraying the ex-
traordinary liabilities and expenses incurred in
consequence Of the assault upon the late presi-
dent of the United States, authorizes the eecre
tary of the treasury to pay the necessary and
reasonable expenses incurred in behalf of the
late president, provided the aggregate sum al
lowed and paid does not exceed 100000.
A republican senator on good terms with
the administration says the president has not
decided upon any new cabinet officers beyor d
Frelinghuysen; that the president intends to
fill one cabinet place with any man Gen. Grant
may designate At present Grant hesitates be-
tween Chaffee and Beale, but the Indications
are that Beale will be selected.
There are 1915 appointments nnder the house
of representatives. There are 147 republicans
and the two Virginia Readjusters who have
friends that they would like to see put into
Office, 80 that if each one gets man there will
be about enough offices to go around. But
there are 100 applicants from Ohio alone
1t is authoritatively announced that the board
of officers before which Capt. William T. How
ell, assistant quartermaster, U. s. A., was re-
Gently ordered for examination, has recon-
mended that he be wholly retired, and the pro-
ceedings are now before the president for his
action.
Congressman Geo. W. Jones, greenbacker,
from Texas is urged to become an Independent
candidate for governor Of that state. The prop
osition is that the republicans shall support
him. and the movement is intended to be like
that of Mahonein Virginia to break up the solid
1onth.
A United States general, on intimate terms
with the administration, says that tho president
had stated 1t was evidently settled that ex-sen-
ator Howe would be appointed secretary Of the
interior, although the appointment might not
be made before January ].
The president has signed q convention for a
money order exchange between Victoria and the
United States. The day before he signed con-
ventions between New South Wales and New
Zealand, These 80 into effect the LIST of next
January.
Senator Garland's bill for a commission to
Examine into the tariff with view to faclllta-
ting legislation with reference thereto, is pro-
posed as a substitute for the Eaton bill of 1880,
and provides for nine commissioners.
Messrs Washburn and Dunnell have large
number of bills in their charge of special inter-
est to Minnesota and the northwest, which they
are offering as rapidly as they can catch the
eagle eye Of the speaker.
Ex- Congressman Gilfllan of Pennsylvania
will, it is thought, succeed Mr.. Upton as as
sistant secretary Of tho treasury. He is backed
by all Pennsylvania and host of his old con-
gressional associates.
The books of John q. Thompson, late SER
geant at arms of the house, are found to balance
to q cent,