The Evening critic., 1881-12-22
CopitoI Notes.

Capt. N. s. Paul, OF 10 Porte, Ind, will be
clerk OF the Committee on Elections.
Clerk Mcpherson yesterday appointed Q. r.
McKenney, OF Minnesota, enrolling clerk, vice
Theodore +. King, of Illinois, resigned.
Major John NJ. Carson has resigned tho cor.
respondence OF the New York Times and &c
cepted the clerkship OF the House ways and
Means Committee Mt $4,000 per annum.
The Hon. Timothy o. Howe, the new Post.
er.General, will probably not take charge
oil the PostOnce Department until January L,
being detained by the arranging OF his private
business.
The Potomac free bridge matter has been re.
fcrred back TO Colonel Abort for an examina-
ton OF the proposed notifications In the origi.
nal bid OF the lowest bidders. II satisfactory
tho bid Will be accepted.
The following appointments were made In
the office of the Doorkeeper OF the House yes
terday; Gen. Stanard, soldiers roll, Vice
John H.. Mccormack, Illinois, and Francis
Campbell, OF Wisconsin,, assistant superln
tendent OF the document room.
| A conference OF Republican members of the
| Committee on Appropriations was held during
| the recess OF the House yesterday, Mt which 1t
| was agreed to hold the first meeting OF the
committee on January 5. A new messenger to
attend the committee was appointed.
| The resolution 10 appoint an additional clerk
In the Senate document room at 81 800 came
up yesterday. Senator Garland moved to
reduce the salary TO $1,44O, and during the
discussion OF this amendment the morning
hour expired and the resolution went over.
The resolution was taken up after the Execu.
| tive session and passed.
| Gen. Henderson, n Stalwart Republican, In
| troduced n resolution In the House yesterday
TO appoint Col. George A. Bacon, Bourbon
| Democrat, Assistant Doorkeepor, at n salary OF
$4,000 per annum. The resolution passed
without dissenting voice, and now there IL
waillng and crashing OF teeth In the camp OF
| the truely "loyal." Col. Bacon was gallant
| Union oflcer I'm the last war, from the begin
ming to the end.
| The Senate, In executive session, yesterday,
confirmed the following nominations: Alonzo
]. Edgerton, chief Justice of Dakota; Jesse
| Spalding, collector OF customs mt Chicago; d.
j.. Heyl, assistant collector OF customs nj
Camden, N. j.; Pierce o. Van Wyck, superin
tendent assay office, New York; J. d. Eckfeldt
assayer mt Philadelphia Mint; William NJ
Postlethwaite, chaplain at West Point; N. d
Johnson, postmaster at weatherford, Texas.
"Chips" in to-day's Republican says: "wher
the Democrats came into power In tho House
of Representatives they made n clean sweep OF
the Republican employees" This is n mistake
or, to be more emphatic, 1t is the kind OF In
formation the Erening star furnishes. Clerl
lcans In his Office, and Mr.. Thompson, Ser
geant-at-Arms, retained one, beside two OF
three on the Doorkeeper's roll; come now.
"Chips" should not pattern after the evening
blank any more.
The Senate committee investigating the con
tingent fund expenditures OF the executive dc
partments continued their labors yesterday b!
examining A. L. Sturtevant, chief OF the Sta
tionery Division and d. G. Hatch, siorekeepe
OF the Treasury Department. Strict reticenc
In regard TO the committee proceedings is still
maintained by all who take part In them, blu
| II Is intimated by various members OF the CON
mittee that yesterdays testimony, like nj
which has preceded 1t, Is substantially rope
tition OF the statements made by the same viii
nesses before the Meline commission last sun
! mer.
The Secretary OF the Interior has rendered
decision OF great Importance to parties inter
ested In mining properties In the case OF tn
| Mineral Alliance apatuat tho city of Da..dwOOd
In this case the Secretary has decided tina
patents should Issue on all mineral entire
made prior to the location of n town site, an
that patent for the town site should issue 70
Q all lands included in the location, except thG
covered by the prior entries referred to; tn
: patents to be- without the reservation claus
i borders OF town sites. This decision Is al
!, plicable TO town.site entries on placer mimi
. lands.
The following changes were made in III
, Capitol police force yesterday: Policemen al
pointed-Jacob II. Bush, vice A. J. Callahan
discharged; Henry @. De Grange, vice II.
Young, discharged; John G. Witel, vice Il.
, Ingram, discharged; f. II. Kimball vice E. ]
stanton, discharged; II. @. Mann, vice G.. v
Mcconnell, 1r.. discharged; James Wood, vic
Patrick Doran, discharged, and Henry Kea
!. ncy. Watchmen appointed-J. d. Price, vic
! +. w. Galladay, discharged; a. W. William
vice II. q. Healey, transferred TO the Senai
! side: E. H. Ewell, vice r. W. Burch, discharged
i /" Lamb, vice, G. l.. Freeman, discharged.
!. Hon. r. +. Pettlgrew, Dakota's Delegate,
speaking OF the Governments support OF the II
! dians, said to a CRITIC representative yesterda
o that he thought the wisest plan would be TO dl
, mount and disarm all the savages now ratione
o and clothe and feed only those who would sho
/. a disposition to civllize and work. He beliey,
the Indian children should also be schOoled
the English language or that OF their ow
tongue. BY the use OF schools, the disarmir
4 and dismonnting OF only those who are willir
4 to become " United States" in every sense
/ the expression, the possibility Of Indian raj,
a and outbreaks would be overcome, and
\ twenty years time says Mr.. Pettigrew, warriI
4 and savage Indians would be known only
history in this country. There should be le
conciliatory methods adopted by the Cover
ment, says Mr.. Pettigrew, and more requir
I | ments made. While THE CRITIC indorses Il
!. views OF the Dakota Delegate In n large mea
ure, the average pathetic modern statesma
by this proceeding, would BIO crushed; h
= stereotyped orations on "Lol the poor India
A driven to the setting sum" ETC., would II
I oven BIO permitted to go down TO posterity
i, MS. form. Therefore, the plan, In the langual
) OF tho renowned Guiteau, ais decidedly unfea
|, tble."