The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-01-27

Der Of the Board of Indian Commissioners
THE Senate bill for the organization
Of Oklahoma is simply patching up Of tn
cid one, and pretends to repeal all previous
land grants to railroads.
JOHN II. HICKOX, an assistant in thu
Library Of Congress, has been arrested on a
charge OF purloining money from letters adj
dressed to parties in the Capitol.
SCOvILLE, counsel for Guiteau, has
ordered libel suit to be commenced against
the Chicago Herald Company, for recent
publications concerning his bankruptcy pro.
ceedings some years ago.
UNDER the advice of the Attorney.
General, the Secretary Of the Navy has is
sued orders stating that future promotions
are by law required to be be made BY ap-
pointment from the corps Of assistant sur
geons according to seniority, and not &C
eording to competitive examination.
TIE Senate committee investigating
ceatisent fund expenditures find it very diff
fcult to fasten responsibility for irregulari-
ties and petty frauds discovered. Their
purpose seems to be more to get inf0rma-
ton that will enable them to recommend
legislation to prevent further abuses than to
make any exposure.
the Adjutant- General has decided to
recommend to the Secretary of War legisla-
lion for the relief of soldiers of the Union
10 hn ok
when the COnfederates laid down their
arms, took the liberty Of visiting their homes
without furloughs and were recorded as de.
serters, in consequence of which they have
not only fretsed under something of > stig-
ma, but many with good claims have been
deprived of pensions.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the
decision of the Baltimore (Md.) Court in the
ease wherein Col. Bonaparte is executor of
the estate Of the late Eliza Patterson,
amounting to $435, 600, mostly in stocks and
bonds. The bonds and stocks were issued
by the States of Ohio, New York and Penn
sylvania, and the executor claimed that they
were held, but all taxes that could be at
tached to them were paid in the State where
issued. The Supreme Court decided the
property taxable in the State where held.
THE bill introduced by Representa-
tive Browne of Indiana for the issue and ex-
change Of fractional treasury notes author.
ICES the Secretary of the Treasury to issue
treasury notes payable to bearer on demand,
to be in denomination of 5, 10, Is and 50
cents, and the aggregate sum to be 81 900, =
600, the notes to be exchangeable at par in
sums OF 500 or any multiple thereof for
treasury notes, national bank-notes, silver
certificates, or gold or silver coin of the
United States. These fractional treasury
notes are to be legal tender for all debts not
exceeding S..
AMONG new bills introduced in Con-
gress is one by Mr.. Black, of Georgia, to
grant the right of way for steamboat and
barge canal to the Atlantic & Mexican Gulf
Canal Company of Georgia. This company
was Incorporated by the Legislature of
Georgia in 1876, and also takes title under
the laws Of Florida. 1t is organized for the
purpose Of surveying the route which begins
on the Atlantic side from st. Mary's River
in Georgia through the Okefenoke swamps,
thence across and along the north side Of
the Suwanee River to a point near Ellaville,
thence by the shortest route to or near St.
Mary's, Fla, and along the Gulf coast,
through the estuaries, lakes, sounds, bays
and canals, to connect with the
Mississippi River, making use Of the
waters of San Pedro Bay, and other
ponds in Florida and swamps in Georgia, to
supply the waters of the summit level to
connect the waters of the Atlantic Ocean
with those Of the Gulf of Mexico, for the
passage of steamboats,, barges and light
draught ocean vessels. The amount of land
asked for is 200 feet for the canal and 300
yards additional on either side Of said canal
for the works, feeders, etc. The bill also
grants timber, stone. earth, etc, from the
adjacent public lands for the purposes Of
construction and the operation of said route.
1t provides also that the said company may
establish telegraph lines along the canal.
ScOvILLE addressed the Guiteau jury
on the 10th. He said he was not familiar with
modes of practice in criminal cases. All the
defense asked for was fair, candid, impair.
tial weighing of the evidence by fair and
candid men. Counsel would attempt no
oratery, because he was not equal to it, and
because he would not do it If he could. 81
do not care to complain, although do not
think as counsel in the conduct of this case
1 have been treated with fairness. Per-
sonally I care nothing for it, but when it
Injuries the cause in which my efforts are
enlisted, then must complain.
hold in my hand an Indictment
for conspiracy which have framed in my
own mind, and the object of this conspiracy
was to hang the prisoner. He then named
as conspirators the District Attorney, Judge
Porter, Mr.. Davidge and five of the Gov.
eminent experts, namely, Drs. Gray, Ham.
ilton, Kempster, Mcdonald and Webster.
Citing a number of cases, on the 18th, he
said: ''There is nothing in the act to