Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-07

M. Moore. Arcola, ILL.,; Chas. F. Martin, Sye
| amOre, ILL.,; Fenwick Y. Hedley, Bunker Hill
Wis; H. j. Whitmore, Wabasha, Minn.
| SHEPHERD LIST
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 6--Several members @
congress besides Belmont, had prepared resc
buttons calling upon the president for sheph
erd's letter and for all names on file in tn
state department relating to the Peruvian cor
names of prominent men without authority
member of congress and editor of the dali,
paper says he has been informed Shepherd In
cluded his name among others. A membe
says: II never had the remotest idea of takin;
any interest In his scheme. Fam its very
nature knew 1t would come before congress
and therefore 1t possessed no temptation fo
me-" The report that Shepherds list contain!
names OF the most distinguished statesmen II
repeated.
PUBLIC LANDS.
The senate committee on public lands hai
under consideration to-day the question which
involves the titles ofnumbers Of people in the
West to lands they entered, pre-empted and
purchased in 1870. These lands were included
in grants to the Denver & st. Joe railway and
parties who now occupy them entered OF
prompted them between the time of filling
maps of surveys and formal withdrawal of the
lands from market. The question of title was
raised nearly ten years ago and decided by the
land Office in favor of the occupants. But ii
was recently raised again and the right of the
railroad to the lands carried into the United
States court, where 1t was decided by Judge
Miller against the occupants. The committee
did not reach any conclusion to day, but ap-
pareDtly, sympathy was with the occupants.
A member of the committee says the action
will probably be to request the attorney gen.
eral to defend the ii les of the occupants, or
that possibly the committee will recommend
legislation to require the railroad company to
the settlers for their improvement, or other
wise indemnify them against total loss.
BREvITIEs.
The secretary of the treasury will to.mor-
row issue the 10Sth call for redemption Of
continued 5 per cent. bonds, to an amount not
to exceed 10000, 900, the principal and ac-
crued interest on which will be made payable
about the first of April.
Up to the close of business to-day the treas.
ury department has redeemed United States
bonds under the 105th call $40 ,262, 600 under
the 1O6th call S16.S96, $50.
The court of claims decides the lapse of an
appropriation does not destroy claims and
claimants under that appropriation have a
remedy in the court Of claims. Again, that
while In all cases mail contracts arising In Sc.
ceded states the claimant is required to prove
he never received payment from the confeder-
ate government. No such proof is required
in claims arising in the loyal states of Ken
lucky, Missouri and West Virginia. The de-
cision was given In the suit of John Hoffman
on account of mail service in Kentucky in
1851.
The grand jury are now inquiring into the
so-called straw bond cases.
The secretary or the interior has modified
the ruling by ex-Secretary Schurz by which
any useful timber heretofore excluded can not
be planted under the timber culture act.
The house sub committee favors the admis-
sion of Washington territory as state.
The wOmen's national christian temperance
union opened It's annual conference to-day.
Addresses were made by Mrs. Woodbridge, Of
Ohio, and others.
Although Secretary Folger pronounees in
correct the rumor, designations Of prominent
officers OF the treasury department have been
called for. Officers of the department think
changes are contemplated.
The bill giving to the city of Fort Smith,
Ark, the abandoned Fort Smith military res
ervation, was reported favorably by the house
committee.
The sergeant-at arms recently discharged,
to make room for another man, an employe
appointed at the instance of Chairman Bar
mum of the National Democratic committee
Barnum is very indignant, and will, it is said,
get even with Sergeant alarms Bright when
ever he has an opportunity, but he has the ad.
vantage ground now. II the Democrats turn
him out they can not elect his successor, and
hence he does as he pleases.
Representative Muldrew is in constant re-
ceipt ofletters and petitions from agricultur-
lists and agricultural associations in support
of his bill to elevate the agricultural depart
ment to an executive department and the chief
of it to a cabinet Office. The bill came
within three votes of passing under sus-
pension of the rules in the last congress, and
Muldrew thinks it will become law at the
present congress.