Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-07
General Capital Ne.rs.
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE,

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.--The house commit
tee on appropriations met this morning, and
the following assignment of sub committees
for bills was made:
Sundry Civll-Hiscock, Butterworth, Black
burn, Atkins.
Legislative, Executive and Judcial-Can-
~, O'Neil, Atkins.
Consular and Diplomatic Robson,
Cox.
Acknowledgement Burrows, Ellis.
PostolIice-Caswell, Cannon, Ellis.
Indians-Ryan Caswell, LeFevre.
Pensions-O'N Neil, Burrows, LeFevre.
Military NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Ryan, But
terworth.
rtifcations-Forney, Ketcham, Ryan
District of Columbia-Ketcham, Hiscock,
Forney.
Deficiency--Hiscock, Robson, Cox
STAR ROUTE PROSECUTIONS.
District Attorney Corkhill and Geo. Bliss,
special assistant United States attorney in the
star route cases, were closeted with Judge
Smell in the police court to-day in relation to
the filing of papers in this court against Por-
ter charged with the star loute frauds. It
was learned the government intended to proceed
against the star reuters by information and that
this court was the place to file Information
tanned there are thirty charges against six de-
PENDANTS.
ACCEPTED.
The president has approved the recommen-
dations of the secretary of the interior touch
ing the receipt Of the government railway
commissioners appointed upon the newly COM
pleted 100 miles of the Atlantic IL Pacific rail-
way and has accepted the same. This action
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over $4,000 acres of land for each mile.
SMALL Pox AND THE MAIL SERVICE.
The superintendent Of the railway mail SER
vice has issued a circular to division superin-
tenGents in which he says: In view of the
prevalence of small pox throughout the coun-
try at the present time you are instructed in
every case where report is made to you In
regard to the matter with request that mail
communication be suspended between the in
fected localities and others, to take necessary
action at once without waiting to consult this
office but report your action Immediately to
this office. This is necessary in order that the
department shall not in any way be response
bic for spreading contagious disease.
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
The committee ON commerce to-day consid-
cred the petition asking for the improvement
of the Davis island dam, Ohio river. The en-
gineer estimates it will require $500, 900 to
complete the work. The committee con-
cluded there were numerous improvements of
similar character needed, and that conse-
quently it would be unjust to make spe.
cialty OF this case. 1t was agreed to report
the matter to the hGuse with recommended
ton it be referred to the committee of the
whole, to take its regular course. The senti-
ment of the committee was in favor of com.
mencing work on the river and harbor bill at
any early day.
PATTERSON MEMORIAL.
The Patterson memorial committee held a
meeting to-day. Richard D. Cults, of the
subcommittee, submitted paper set
ting forth in detail the remarkable
| services rendered the country by deceased.
| misrepresentation Kasson aud Sena tor Pen
dleton were selected to present a paper
of memorial to the two houses of congress
and ask appointment of joint special COM
mlttee to consider and decide upon the most
appropriate manner of expressing their high
esteem for deceased.
BAD FOR BLISS.
Representative Springer, who is a member
of the house committee to pass upon the
claims for compensation for attendance upon
| and service to the late president, says no ex-
cessive bills will be allowed. lie says the
committee will allow just about such amounts
as a court would if the claims were made
| against the estate, and every claimant will be
| required to give written guarantee he will
| accept the amount allowed by congress in full
| for his services, and will release the estate
| from all liability.
GARFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.
| Many house committees organized to-day
and arranged days of meetings. The District
of Columbia committee decided to report IA
vorably the bill to incorporate the Garfield
| memorial hospital. Garrison was instructed
| to take charge of the bill and prepare report.
| The bill provides for the establishment of the
Garfield memorial hospital, to be located in
the district. It's to be supported by volun-
tary contributions and is to be managed by a
board of corporators. Among the incorpora.
tors named in the bill are j. G. Blaine, VIM
Window, d. G. Swain, Jas. Gilfllan and
Judge Macarthur.
BREvITIEs.
| Chairman Hiscock will entertain the com.
mittee on appropriations, the speaker of the
house, and number of other distinguished
gentlemen at dinner tomorrow evening.
A number of prominent Republican repre-.
sentatives, including Robson, Kasson, Reed,
Butterworth. Anderson and Page, met to-day.
Some persons believed they were holding a
caucus relative to the manner of proceeding