Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-03-30
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NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
Ex-Secretary Ramsey has given up his house
on street, and is now at Wormley's.
Horace Maynard, Of Tennessee, has been
chosen as the orator of the ceremonies attend
ing the unwilling of the Farragut statute, April
rs next II Fl
A rumor is in general circulation, which is
tolerably well authenticated, that the families
of the present cabinet officers do not intend to
return calls.
No less than 200 colored applicants for Of
| fees from Louisiana are in Washington and the
way they stick tD Senator Kellogg makes life q
burden to him.
Commodore R. W. Schufeldt, U. s. n, on
special duty in Washington, has been ordered
to duty at Pekin as naval attache Of the United
States lagation there.
All the estimates, ETC., for the proposed Arc
| tic expedition to Lady Franklin bay have been
mination whether the expedition, as provided
for by the appropriation Of $3.50, 600, shall
be carried out
The appointment of Thomas M Nichol to
| be Indian commissioner makes the contractors
smile; not that any one accuses him Of dlshon-
esty, but no one credits him with enough ability
to begin to cope with the difficulties of this
most trying place.
The Senate confirmed John w. Powell Of u
linois, director of the United States geological
survey, vice Clarence King, resigned; Hiram
Barber, Jr., Of Illinois, receiver of public mon
eys at Mitchell, Oak, and Gus w. Jones of Ohio,
assistant paymaster in the navy.
Senator Edmunds is still in delicate health
| He left last Wednesday for trip South as far
as Georgia, and will not take his seat in the sen
| ate again during this session. Gov. Vance of
North Carolina has paired with him for the re-
mainder of the session. Judge Edmunds will
| probably remain in the South until warm wealth
er. -.
| President Garfield is reported to have said to
a Senator: sPolygamy must and shall be
stamped out. This plague-sp on our insttu-
to take your stand in the senate and fight this
evil until it is crushed out of existence. We
must, however, save from illigitmacy the TO-
600 children born in Utah of polygamous par
ents.'
AS announced several days ago, First Assis-
tant Postmaster General Tyner will be appoint
ed to the position of judge of the court of claims
The position was made vacant by Judge Hunt
going into the cabinet Tyner is lawyer by
profession, and at one time was judge of court
in Indiana. The position is for life on good be-
havior, the same as other federal judges The
pay is 50, 500.
The senate has confirmed the following nom
nations: Receivers of public moneys, Henry H.
Griffiths, Des Moines, 10; VIM. II. Corners,
Beatrice Nebraska; Henry Pease, Watertown,
D. r. The president animated Thos Wilson,
of the District of Columbia, United States con-
sci at Client; Charles Esstinger, postmaster,
Manitowoc, Wis; R. W. Berry, collector OF in
ternal revenue, Idaho.
On Saturday Goth Messrs Evarts, Thurman
and Howe will start from New York to go to
Paris in the official capacity as United States
commissioners to the International money con-
ference They will be accompanied by Mr.
Horton, who has recently been appointed secre-
tary to the commission, and who is said to be
one of the best read men in the country on the
subject and a jealous bi-metalist.
It looks now as if the contest over the election
of senate officers will be question of physical
endurance Mr.. Cameron, of Pennsylvania has
given open notice on the floors that the repub-
icans intend to fight it out to the bitter end
The democrats have accepted the issue, and
there is evident determination on both sides.
The contest promises to be one of the most de-
termined that ever occurred between parties in
the senate.
Vice President Arthur is as much amused at
the newspaper version of the number of his
children and their ages as at the false rumors
of his intended marriage He says he has no
idea of marrying and that he has but two chill
dren, a son of sixteen who is six feet two inches
in height, and daughter nine years old Both
are at school His wife, it will be remembered.
was Miss Ellen Herndon, the daughter of q dis
tnguished naval officer. Many here remem-
Der here as q belle in Washington and charm
ing singer