Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-03-16
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.


Mr.. Levi P. Morton goes to France, and, it is
said, Mr.. Lowell will remain at the court of St
James, although Pennsylvania claims the place.
Comptroller Knox has qualified as commits
sioner of the Freedmen's Bank & Trust COM
pany under the bill passed at the last session of
congress-
John Hay, assistant secretary of state, has
consents to remain temporarily in charge of his
office. It is understood his successor has not
been selected
President Grafield said the other day that he
would not for the present consider any PROPOSE
ton to remove any man in continuous Office,
except for cause. When their terms expires
the case is different.
Secretary Blaine's attention being called to
statement that he had said an extra session of
congress would be called, he answered 81 have
never made such statement, and furthermore
never heard the proposition discussed"
Senator Brown of Georgia states that he
thought the administration of President Garfield
started out under the brightest auspices. The
country was prosperous, and no section was
dissatisfied nor inclined to factious opposition.
Upwards of 100 nominations expired with
important were the following STANLEY Matthews,
to be justice of the supreme court, E. G. Bill
ings, to be United States circuit judge Of the
Fifth circuit
The democratic senators will organize in
committee Immediately after the new senate
meets, and act promptly on all nominations.
In any event, prominent democrats in the SEN
ate say there will be no opposition to any of
Garfield nominations.
1t is the general belief at Washington among
treasury officials, that the banks which with
drew their circulation cannot have it restored
without going through the forms of reorgani-
zation. Senator Sherman suggests that the
banks won't go off at half cock again, after this
experience.
of Washington, has brought suit in the District
circuit court against Carl SchurZ, claiming
5000, 900 damages. The allegation is that
Schurz without any just cause debarred Gil
more from practice in the department of the in
terror, and thus broke up legal business esti-
mated at $4,000 year.
It has been suggested in view of the rush of
Office seekers, that the President cause the
names of all applicants and their hackers to be
published as matter Of news. Many are here
after Office who pretend to be after something
else. A Republican member of congress is
quoted as saying that Garfield looks pretty well
used up, and that the pressure on him is about
as great as it would have been on Hancock had
he gotin.
calendar of more than 100 pages. Sixty of
these pages are devoted toprivate bills, of which
no less than 900 fail, the bulk of them being
pension bills. These, with good sprinkling Of
relief bills and a few propositions to remove
political disabilities, form what is known as the
private calendar. With the exception of the
bill reported adversely retiring o. s. Grant,
there is no bill of public Importance on the
calendar
The president nominated Levi p Morton,
New York, envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary to France; w. NJ Evarts, Allen
g. Thurman and T. O. Howe, commissioners
on the part of the United States to the interna-
tonal monetary conference at Paris: David d.
M. Long, surveyor of customs at Cincinnati;
John w. Green, Collector Of internal revenue
for the second district of Iowa; r. G.. Taylor of
Indiana, member of the Mississippi river i'm
provement commission. Postmasters: Conley
E. Guilford, Warston, Ohio; James o. Raymond,
Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
POLITICAL NOTES.
The people of New York have petitioned
President Garfield not to appoint postmaster
for that city until they had time to express their
views
The Democratic State convention, held at
Lansing, Michigan, nominated Aug. G. Baldwin
of Pontiac, for justice Of the supreme court,
Gov. Lathrop of Detroit and Henry Fralic of
Grand Rapids, for regents of the university.
B. s. Cook, (dem.) was elected Mayor of Owa-
tOnna by 200 majority.
An intimate friend and associate of President