Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-05-06
TELEGRAPHIC.
Condensed for Convenient and
Ready Reading.
WASHINGTON.

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GRIER, who started the vote for Garfield
at the Chicago convention, declines to ac-
cept the office of third assistant postmas.
ter general.
JoHN X. BoIs, Of Hudson, Mich, and
William McMichael, Of Philadelphia have
been nominated members Of the board oi
Indian commissioners.
In the United States senate, the judiciary
committee have been granted leave to sji
during a recess TO investigate the subject
Of bankruptcy.
The judiciary committee of the senate
considered the nominations of the presi-
dent, and refer ed most of them to sub
committee.
4 SENATOR FRYE. having secured a pair al
/ Washington, has gone TO Halifax with his
law partner to attend To case for a LADY
client involving $l50,000.
q. u. TYNER, a brother of the First As
sistant Postmaster General, who has been
a special agent at Iiolyoke, Mass, was
dismissed from the service by the post
master-genersl.
Postmaster GEN. JAMES has awarded
to the American Bank Note Company oil
New York the contract for supplying the
denartment with all classes Of postage
stamps for the next fiscal year.
] SENATOR EDMUNDs asked that the senate
| Judiciary committee be granted permits
sion to sit during the recess tshould that
ever occur, he parenthetically paid) in
order 10 investigate the subject Of bank
ruptcy. Leave was granted.
SENATOR ANTHONY, Chairman of the
republican senatorial caucus, has been
requested by majority of the republican
senators to call caucus to consider the
advisability Of going into executive session
to take action on some Of the president :
nominations.
In the supreme court of the United
States, Christopher Oscanvan, consul gen
eral Of Turkey, endeavored to secure 10
per cent. commission on rifles Of the value
OF 81 800 900 sold to mis- government by
the Winchester Arms company. but was
defeated, on the ground that public officer
had no right to sell hIs influence.
TIE republican senators have held a
caucus and adjourned without taking any
action. Mr.. Hale, the administration
leader, insists upon executive sessions at
once, but the majority seems to favor con-
aideration Of only those appointments
which are classed az unobjectional Mr.
Miller, Of California, has warned the re
publieans that if they refuse to hold an
executive session he will vote with the
democrats to secure one.
THERE are nmety-three star routes in
| process Of investigation, upon which the
aggregate increase of pay over the origi-
nal contract rates within less than two
years was $2,075,095. That such an enOr-
nous discretionary power should be placed
in the hands of any official of the govern
ment is subject Of wonder, and the fact
would give rise to suspicion even if no
allegations were heard. The postmaster
general is not taking the word of ire
sponsible people, or of those who have
been, by their own confession, Jointly in.
volved in the irregular transactions which
they seek TO expose, except as 4 basis for
investigation by his own trusted agents.
THE senate proceedings were uniaterest-
ing save for two curious blunders. Sena-
tor Jones, Of Florida, replied TO portions
Of Senator Frye's recent speech, after
which the democrats began to make dila-
tory motions. At the close of the roll
call. on a motion for Il recess, it was found
the ayes" had Il ma jority of one vote
Senator Rollins started on a hunt for the
missing republican, add Just in the nick
Of time discovered that the delinquent
was himself. He voted mo, and the mo.
tion was declared lost. Somebody then
moved to go into executive session, and
this the affirmative seemed To have car.
ried, when Senator Lamar, who was pair.
ed with Senator Sherman. explained that
he had unwittingly voted. He was giver
leave to Withdraw his vote, and the senate
to avoid further mistakes, adjourned