Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-18
General Capital NeaUs.

MILITARY INSPECTION.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 17.-Gen. Sherman, &C.
companied by Gen. Poe and Col. Morrow,
will leave the first of March for tour of in
spection of the departments of Texas, New
Mexico and Arizona, visiting all the principal
posts on the frontier. A visit will also be paid
the Yosemite valley and San Francisco. The
trip will occupy eight or ten weeks.
COURTS IN THE INDIAN TERRITORY.
In connection with the bill to establish a
United States court In the Indian Territory,
now pending before the senate committee. It
is stated that the Indians of that territory re-
gard this measure with suspicion, that they
suspect 1t to be a scheme tending to opening
of their country to settlement, and to deprive
them eventually of their lands. To remove
this fear and at the same time afford protec.
ton to life and property in that territory, the
chairman Of the committee to-day proposed to
representatives of the Indians that assent to
identity of the United States criminal laws
only apply to their territory. This proposition
was received with apparent favor, and it is
probable that a substitute for the pending
bill will be framed providing punishment for
criminal offenses in the Indian Territory, but
leaving all civil questions to be settled as now
arranged among the Indians.
The house banking and currency committee
to-day decided to report favorably substitute
for the two trade dollar bills, which provides
for redemption of trade dollars with standard
dollars, the redeemed dollars to be regarded
as bullion and go in on the monthly purchases.
The amount subject to exchange will be &c.
DOC, 900.
JRNNINGs' "COoL AIR" BILL.
Tnrpfnco of Rocf,>n Glad NTH 4ba norAaI1
auditing committee bill for $1,000 for the
construction of the cool air apparatus in the
executive mansion during the illness of Pres
ldent Garfield.
RAILWAY DETERMINATIONS.
Vast numbers of petitions all upon blanks
with printed headings prepared for that pur-
pose, are being received by both houses of
congress, praying for legislation to regulate
interstate commerce and prevent extortiOns
and determinations by common carriers. The
first paragraph of these petitions is as follows:
That the railways OF our coun try are public
highways, built for the public's benefit, and
all people have an equal just and reasonable
terms without extortion and without discrim-
alton.
EDUCATION.
Senator Miller IN. Y. presented to the sen.
ate to-day the memorial from the Union
League club of New York, signed by Secretary
Evarts as president, in favor of the passage of
Senator Blair's bill to appropriate SIS, 00O, 600
for public education. The memorial calls
attention to the illiteracy of the country shown
to exist by the last census, and urges that 1t ie
the duty of the general government to assist
in removing this blot from the nation by pro-
viding means for the education of the masses.
CONFIRMED,
The senate confirmed: United States con.
suls, VIM. P. Rice, Massachusetts,, Hargen;
8. W. Illsley, W, P. Barnard, Vermynt, Leg.
horn; Thos Simpson, Puerto Plata. United
States marshals, John M. McClintock, district
of Maryland; 8. s. Matthews, eastern district
of Michigan; Jos. Morphy, northern district
of Mississippi. United States attorneys, Hugh
J. Campbell, Dakota; n. Z. Burch, western
lector OF revenue, siuth district OF Wisconsin.
Postmasters: Cline G. spryrack, Rochester,
Ind; Horace E. James, RENSSELAER,, Ind. a; Oh.
liver II. Swingle, Mount Morris, ILL.,; Edward
C. Brown, Sheldon, Ia; Frank A. Douglass,
Houghton, Mich; Jacob Steininger, Jefferson
City, Mo-; Jacob V. Admire, Usage Clay, Kan.
sas; Russell M. Caswell, Macon City, Mo.
Geo. Fisher, surveyor Of customs, Cairo, III.
NoMI NATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE president has
nominated Wakefield G. Frye. OF Maine,
United States consul general at Halifax, and
Horatio N. Beach, of New York, consul at
Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. Postmasters
Joseph u. Cogswell, Titrsville, Pa; Richard
j. Hanna, Kankakee, Ill; Louis M. Davis,
Tecumseh, Neb,
BREvITIES.
The postal savings bank bill will be report.
ed favorably to the house.
The senate committee on territories heard
the delegation from the Ave nations of the
Indian territory in opposition to Vests bill
for establishing United States court in the
territory. The committee invited them to put
their suggestions in the form Of q bill.
The cabinet to day considered Fitz John
Porter's case. It is stated the only legal way
of redress is for the president to pardon Par.
don Porter, thus removing his disqualified
tions from holding Office, and then restore him
to the army by nomination of the senate.
The president has signed the commission of
John Campbell to be surveyor of customs for
the Port of Omaha, Neb.
Mayor Rochester was confirmed paymaster
general of the army
A $50 90 Biblical Prize.
The publishers of Rutledge's Monthly In the
prize puzzle department of their Monthly for
March offer the following easy way for some
one to make $4,000.
To the person telling us which is the long
est verse In the New Testament Scriptures
| mot the New Revision) by March 10th, 1882,
we will give $1,000 in gold as prize. Should