Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-05-18
The census Office states that the people Of the
United States pay annually $26,250, 1Ol for
their daily newspapers. S - s -: - s

4 thelr daily newspapers.
Gen. Schofield expects to make tour through
Europe, and will probably sail from New York
some time N July or August
| secretary Window has issued circular call
ing in the five per cent bonds with the option of
over $500, 100000.
i Senator Logan, in consultation with party
of friends, plainly indicated to them that
| he should vote against the confirmation of
Robertson and Stanley Mathews
The Senate judiciary committee reported
Judge Of the Supreme court, Lamar Of Miss
issippi being the only one in his favor.
Next week the president and his family will
move to the soldiers home to remain there un-
til the warm season is over. The physicians
say that owing to sewer gas the White House is
avery unhealthy place Of residence
The Democratic employees of the senate, from
Secretary Burch down to the humblest laborer
in the coal VAULTS are now convince that they
will not be disturbed before December. The
Gorham- Riddleberger ticket seems to be laid
aside, at least for the present
The secretary of the interior rules that rail-
roads entitled to the use of timber on public
lands in helegitmate work of construction must
make application when they desire to use any
large amount. This decision is designed to put q
quletus upon unauthorized timber grabbing.
In consequence of the inactivity of the spring
trade in bonds Secretary Window has extended
to May 20 the time for holders to secure con-
tinuance of their 6's at 3l2 per cent The new
bonds come low and the people W ill have them,
and it is estimated that less than $40, ZOO, 600
OF SIS will be equally glad to con tinue at p
Senator Voorhees, voices the sentiment Of the
democratic majority, he comes out boldly for
the confirmation of Robertson, on the ground
that the democratic senators have nothing to do
with republican quarrels; that their duty is to
confirm nominations if the nominee is capable
and honest and that nobody denies these quail
tiles to Robertson.
Delegate Pettigrew has fled with the secreta-
ry of the interior list of charges against Gov
Qrdway of Dakota, upon which he asks the re-
moval of the governor The papers were filed
month ago, and Gov. Ordway filed with the
department few days since an affidavit deny
of certain men whom Pettigrew brings as wit
nesses in his favor.
VIM. E. Chandler modestly SAYS 81 think
will be confirmed for solicitor of the treasury.
I don't think Mr.. MeVeaugh is hankering after
my society as much as he might do, but there
has been great mistake as to the intimate
connection of the collector general. There is
in a solicitor general for being the choice and
preferred companion of the attorney general :"
A deputation from the National Temperance
society called on the president and presented
an appeal to him to so define the order of ex-
president Hayes forbidding the sale of liquors
at army forts and posts, as to have it include
fermented as we'll as distilled liquor. The dep
utation presented petitions from thirty states and
territories, representing some 3OO,O 900 mem
beers of churches and temperance societies.
Among the petitioners are Gov. Long of Mas
sachusetts and Gov. St. John of Kansas.
A senator, who is one of Conklings closest
friends and most trusted ieutenants, says that
all the statements to the effect that Conkling had
said the president has deceived him were false;
that during all the controversy since Robertson
was nominated Conkling had never spoken
disrespectfully of the president, and all state
ments to the contrary were inventions of the
enemy. Som ething similar to this was stated
in the caucus, and it is understood the presi-
dent was to be assured that Copkling had Meth
or threatened nor DETAINED him. This raised
the hopes Of some that the president might lis
ten to proposals of compromise.
Senator Kellogg's resolutions calling for
all executive departments of the government,
when each employe was appointed, and by
whom recommended, is explained to be to
find out which states have more than their
quota of federal officers, and which have less,
with the view of giving tho latter their due.
On the part of those who are pushing the reso-
luton, it is declared that number of persons
appointed from and living in the north are
charged in the appointment lists of departments
to the south; that Louisiana has twenty-five
appointments, eleven of whom were never in
that state,