The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-02-15
WASHINGTON Gossip.


session If the Senate to-day the nal," "t
Major Is.ml,cstcr to lt. Postmaster (cn-
er:,l Of the Army, was, after Il brief dis
c,,s<iO,l, rct..,,nlnittc.l tO tie COMMITTEES
on military affairs for the examination
uf certain charges. tO the effect that he
was guilty Of gr~> neglect Ui duty IN
allowing Major Hodge. til" 'lt'iaultin.
Washington l,ayM:s~trr. u number ~
years ago. to turn over to- him an u'I'
verified account Oi money thcn D"lni-
nally in Hodges l"'sss.>>i"n. instead "f
recurring the money tO to- counted ana
delivered. II was stated to-,lay that the
res.yipt then given hy Nm.lN >tcr L"
IImlsc, aItI,",,r I'll outstanding only n,
,lay or two, enabled H"lye to obtain :.
lM,nd for Il new tern, and thereby I" III.
crease his Declarations ultimately t"an
,nn,lnt nearly double the shortage
which cxi>tt,! 1T the date "' the rNi''r:'-
tiun Of his first ln,lnl.
The. nomination "i Colonel ]suUkcr ~
ll,artcrnn,>ter General, although '"';-
iirn,r,l witinM,t extended debate, gave
ri<.. I" considerable criticism. on IL"
ground that ii provided i"r placing AN
officer oi ~ yeats nt age in y position
wi,icl, has been ,,nric vacant i'v reason
of General Mci-- mvin" attained ,c
age U ~. 1t WAS g,ner,lly ly conceded.
however, that tu!uiui NM.kcI'> Ion"
and faithful service both in ,I'c line ami
>.:ly the army, amt the i"I that ~
~,mnl next - t:,rrr,i Mei::s !" 'hr"r
der OF promotion. ru,;'!d hin. l." special
consideration, with the view to his l"-
ing hereafter retired ta ,:;r ;,rE ni
i;yiy:.l;rr General.
Lord, Michigan, in'r",;usts: in the
LII: - ,..r ~!
Var 10 a>.;.i.,.. the full care $40! con
i,,,! q, ,l.r canal around the t'l~ra'i'>.
Columbia river, Oregon. AMI iii n:!.rr
canals. locks a:'l i,ar'"'i> "i r":.i:.c .:r,:'-
f,cr ..Eil, L.: ;'.' ni:,,! state. ij'r the
n;n:nv.I,n u; 't navigation.
W;,Sil:uytC.l News.
WASr.x,.vn>. Feb. ls.~-i:.. >.rr..
.,.::,,.,i,,... ca public i.m.l- .;@.r.S ST! ut
i.n".h thu. .,.>ol.,;;"l I. ;,,,,.ir.. !ir,
:;,.o,n"v .,;,r,i L. si>:cn', ii:;,> -
western nom, -i...,> " n;rii H,r ci,i:,:,s:
tin" rai:r..d .,.iniAni.. I" ,"'>rL been
i.,!;,:,: !u ia,ni graft: IT, ,ii,'i:, 1!,i-
..-..;;,,:. involves Directly al innu>
in.l,uic:l in ;;,r ::,':H.:: 'lc:;-i.n ~ .l,ii"'
Miller Il: i,E.ii." Mu indirectly i:
,u.:c!n. the titles "i many ,ii,rr inl'n-
~i"r!~. The .!I..s;.n l. "i"'iilcr the
.Ht,:s.. W.r.. nlH,i; i..',n ~" !,."! IT,
..l,rlr.; IN ii.r Il, ,I,.:iu .i,'.' ~. ",'.' il.
land wa Formally :n. liz ,i,N win
drawn iy ,n" government ..rl. good -
:iDt.
=. ,:,;ur p;;:;,;!, ,.:.i :ii:.. b.. hn> " ~,
i.,>, Eve ,.::U!:,', rIe,> M,.;.' DIS
az. S,;G!! entered il.'u the ii.lr, :..u ;!.:.,
i!",. We. hundreds ni or. + r:s,;.-. In.
.,.:,!.,::tr,' liz: N':; ..n.,'.. &. a'. ,,n.iil-
sion.
WA~.!:>'..,<. ,j,:,. T.. Y.., :'r.--
dent -:h: ;!!.' i..it;wi,.r !i";iIi,;a' .is> ln
TIE senate: John {. New, -: !r!::,n:;.
Assistant secretary ni the Treasury:
..:xin II. \c;in. Jr., surveyor ,i i.I~-
,rn,. ut philadelphia.
t;nn IT," cXpi:'.:ic;! OF !'.r :..u.!l:n.
hear "i 81" S"i,a'" .'.r pension ny,...r~
resolution ':,nl, ~.
i.s!:n, ..is a:..:.; i....',; to I,,r,i o.l
wit. W., an:i-i"'!vra.ny i.i'!. In: said he
wv,';i ;.ui a.: for :; vote uiI the n,ni ion
unit :. v:rai Sr,..;";. who ,::d .:,vc,,
uu:i uf set >,".r.n.> ~, other subjects
io-s!n., ha.!. been heard. Unfinished
business was then informally ,aii aS;:.
and slater si"k" upon the in,,o:,;,.,.
Uf the commerce. Oi E"rihW.>! ;;n,i -.
the Improvement oi !hc Columbia yi,.r.
WASulHGT"S. Feb. l4.-Tlc nn,ni-
nation t',-.!:,v -; john {. New, Of Ir-
diana. I" le Assistant Secretary uf the
Treasury was u general ,u, prise. 1t j.
sail New could have had a foreign mis-
sion hu; 'r preferred IL place in ,hi.
country. /; il now riln,olc,i that Fi!kN
M$t Louis vii! s""n II" provided viii.
u good place.
Senator Eo"rIicc> intend, I" make u
s;"ss'i, on the tariff question in ACCORD
with his lately defined views.