The National tribune., 1882-05-20
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Another petition has been presented to the
President for the pardon Of Sergeant Mason
signed by 5000 employees of large establish
mcnts in Baltimore
Secretary Teller has determined, as part OF
his policy, to disarm all tho Indians, holding
that as they do not need arms for hunting pUr-
poses, there is no occasion for them to be thus
equipped. The army, it is said, will receive
orders to take arms from any rowing bands of
Indians that may not be on the reservations.
Secretary Chandler notified about eighty
clerks on the temporary roll of the Navy De-
partment that their services viii be no longer
required after the 1st of June. This dismissal
is caused by the exhaustion of the appropria-
tion from which these clerks were paid. twill
be permanent unless Congress takes care Of
them in the naval appropriation bill.
Postmaster General Howe has issued IN i'm
portant order. 1t directs after the 1st of July
next all letters on which full rate of postage
has not been prepaid, instead Of being for
warded to the dead letter office shall be held by
the postmaster of all letter carrier or free de-
livery Offices and the addressee informed by
official postal card that it is only necessary to
Mrs. Betty Mason, wife of Sergeant Mason,
had an interview with the President few days
ago, and made a strong personal appeal for her
husbands release from the Albany peritcnti-
ary. The President stated to Mrs. Mason that
he had great sympathy for her, and that the
petitions for the pardon of her husband would
be laid before the Cabinet. Mrs. Mason was
very much affected by the Presidents words,
and was so overcome with emotion that she
could not speak. Her friend, Mrs. Mary Shan
non, spoke for her. The general impression is
that Mason's sentence will be mitigated in
short time.
The Senate Select Committee on Woman's
Suffrage, has agreed to recommend to the Sen
ate for adoption Senator Lapham's joint reso-
luton proposing the following amendment to
the constitution: Article xvi, section 1. The
right of citizens of the United States TO vota
shall not be denied or abridged by the United
States or by any State on account of sex. Sec
tiOn 2. The Congress shall have power, by ap-
prOpriate legislation, to enforce the provisions
of this article. The vote was as follows: Yeas
Senators Lapham, Blair and Jaekson-3;
nays-Senators George and Fair-2. Absent
Senators Anthony and Ferry.
Mrs. Marilla N. Kicker who has been ad-
mitted TO practice before the bar of this Dis
trict, is the first woman lawyer who has ever
passed an examination before the committee of
the Bar Association appointed to examine can
didates. The committee in their report speak
of her examination as very satisfactory. There
were examined with her nineteen men, and
the committee say that she passed the best ex-
animation of the party. Mrs. Ricker's idca'in
being admitted to the bar IS not 4or the pur-
pose of practicing law, but 20 better ft her in
her philanthropiG labors. She IS a native Of
New Hampshire. In honor of her a mission
to the bar the New England Congressional dele
CATION Monday sent her a handsome bouquet Of
flowers.
First Comptroller Lawrence has decided the
finder of a mutilated greenback IS not entitled
to have it redeemed, and that the United
States Treasurer should hold it subject to tho
right of the proper owner; ami if none such
should appear, the note should be held sgljce5
to the costrol of Congress.
! The Tariff Commission hill has been signed
by the President. The appointments ualcr
/ this bill viii he considered at The Cabinet meet
/ ing At an early day.
The President has nominated ". a. rrau~-,
Of this city. 70 be assistant Attorneys General
OF the United States.
The remains Of the late Iamcnted -Ta;5r vi
liam J. Twiuing, Of the United S5ate5 engineer
corps, whose recent death in Washing III, p.
c., has cccasiored such Widespread sor-av and
regret, We're laid to rest aJ West Point IL
the presence Of large asscmb,ago o. mourn
ing friends, military and civil. some o. whom
came from distance to pay d last -rjause Of
respect to his memory. After the firing Of
yolfev by the battalion Of cadets the process
sion reformed and returned 20 the starting
point where it was dismissed.
Judge Advocate Samuel D. Horne os the De-
rartmeut of Connecticut. q. 4. R. was n
Washington during the week. lie visited t'io
publication office Of TIE NATIoEAL Ta.EyNz
on Thursday, and Witnessed with interest ;Io
operation of The lightning press upon which
the paper IS printed, cut, pasted a-G folded 3.
the rate Of 10000 copies ~ hour.
Hon. c. c. Wash5urn, ez-member of Con-
gross and an ex-governor Of Wisconsin, died at
Eureka Springs, Arkansas, on Monday after
noon of paralysis and BriEht's disease. There
were present at his death several members Of
his family and his brother, E. b. Washbun-,
Of Illinois; his daughter, MIS- Fayson. and her
husband. Hon. Charles Payson, late United
statas Minister to Denmark, and MS brother
in-law, G. \. BgGum, ESQ, oi Louisiana, Io.