Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-20

would come to washington. tell the truth
and subject himself to the discipline of the
court. At the close Bliss addressed the
court and said that twenty live cents
folio was ample compensation for ste
nographers, but suggested that the expense
be borne equally by both sides. Thisrsug-.>
gestion was accepted by all.
The Mexican service bill agreed UPON by
the house pension committee TO- day gives
Blackhawk and Florida wars who served
not less than thirty days, and also
widows.
On report of Special Agent Burke the
commissioner general of the land office to-
day cancelled 100 timber culture entries,
100 presumption filings made in Douglas,
county Dakota by F. Lecocq as attorney,
the same being fsaudulent.
The new legislation recommended in the
army appropriation bill as reported to the
house by the appropriation committee is
as follows: Under the head "pay of the
army it provides for the payment, in adj
dition to pay IN the line of twenty-five
aides de-camp instead of thirty-seven rec
commended by the estimates. 1t also pro-
vides that on and after the LIST of July,
| 1888, the generals of the army may have
1 aidts-de-canp selected from field officers Of
the line below the rank Of colonel ho,whiNe,
so serving shall each receive $50 per E1onths
additional pay the lieutenant general
may have twQ a.des-de-camp afhcers of
the line below the rank of lieutenant colo
mel, and who shall receive $40 per month
additional pay; ma Or general May have
two aides-de-camp; captains or first lieu
tenants of line, who shall each receive $50
per month additional pay; brigadier gen
erals may have an aide-de-camp first lieu
tenant of the line, who shall receive 500
per month additional pay, providing,
however, that except the senior.
!; aide-de-camp of the general commanding
the army no officer shall remain absent
from his egiment on such duty for
longer period than three years. With re-.
gard to officers mileage it has the follow
; ing provision: Section 1906 of the revised
statutes is hereby SO amended as to styike4
out the word fifty" and insert the word
stem for mileage of officers for travel over
the shortest through route, not exceeding
$4,000, and from and after the passage
of this act the mileage Of Off
shortest through route between
the points named in order and the neces-
sity for such travel in the military service
be certified by the officer issuing the
order and stated in said order. Concern
ing retirement and brevet rank, it has
the following provision: Provided that
, nothing contained in the act making ap-
preparations for the support of the army
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1888,
: shall be construed as to prevent, limit or
) restrict retirements from active service In
the army as authorized by law in force at
the time of the approval of the act. Retire
ments under the provisions of said act of
June 80, 1882, being in
addition to those heretofore author
, lied by law; and provided further,
that officers of the army shall only be as
signed to duty or command according to-
their brevet rank when actually engaged
in hostilities. Under the head of 'army
transportation the bill provided that for
the better accomplishment of the object of
the acts authorizing the construction of
railroads and to better secure to the gov
eminent the use and benefit Of the same,
!, all acts authorizing the building and
construction of those railroads which
i, have received, in addition to land grants,
, government aid by law or guarantee of
bond ~ the United States and all other
acts, part of acts and provisions having re-
lation' thereto are hereby so altered,
amended and modified that hereafter the
compensation paid or allowed for the car
, rying and transportation of property or
troops OF the United States by such rail-
5 road companies or their assigns or success
sors, shall not exceed so per cent. of the
amount paid by private parties, for the
same kind of service. The total amount
of estimates for 1884 is $28,644, 143. The
total amount of appropriations for 1883,
, exclusive of, $780,, 685 for the signal service,
and $249,e $50 for general service men in
, the war department., making $s42,545, is
, $26, 415,454. The amount recommended in
this bill for 1884 is $24,681, 100, decrease
under 1883 of $1,733,754, and decrease
under the estimates of S3,962.443.
Secretary Teller has reversed the decis-
ion of the commissioner general of the
land Office in the case of VIM. Robin
son and others against G. +. May
| ger, which involves the question of
issue of patent to the latter upon the
mining claim known as the st. Louis Lode
at Helena, Montana. The commissioner
dismissed the adverse claim, but the Sec
rotary holds as the case is now pending in
the United States court, the proceedings in
} the land Office sho uld be stayed.
The secretary of war says in regard TO-
employees of his Office: "The services of =
none of them can be dispensed with. The.
removal of any individuals, and the ap-
pointment of others in their stead is not
required for the better dispatch of bust
ness"
The finance committee of the senate
does not expect to be ready to report the
tariff bill before the middle of January.
The alleged fraudulent importation of
rags into the Ogdensburg, N. Y, collections
district will be promptly Investigated.
change in appraisers at New Yo is
spoken of.
Surgeon Owens read his defense to-day
in the court martial on the charge of ex-
ceeding his authority in ordering Captain
Alfred Hopkins, commandant at the F!ori--
da navy yard to go outside the quaran-
tine limits. and persuading him to stay
away during the recent yellow fever cpl
demic in Florida. The surgeon says Cap
tain Hopkins stated he had a telegram
frem the department. to the effect that ALI
officers who could be spared from the sta
ton should be relieved. As captain Hop