Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-06

probable congress will be appealed to for this
purpose, as a fitting tribute to the memory of
| brave officer and trusted representative, in
asmuch as the statutes give the state depart
ment no authority to provide for such pur-
poses. It is not unlikely, moreover, delay
may arise if the Chllian law should, like that
of other Spanish-American countries, require
the lapse of two or more years from the date
of interment before permitting elimination
and removal of the hody.
REoRGANIzINa THE MILITIA.
The bill introduced in the house to-day by
Representative Hawk, of Illinois, to provide
for reorganizing, arming and disciplining the
militia, provides that every able-bodied man
citizen, between IS and As, shall be enrolled in
the militia at such time and in such manner as
may be provided by each state and territory
respectively. The militia is to be divided into
two classes, national guard and reserve guard.
The bill requires every organization on the
active militia to 60 into camp several days in
each year, and be subject to ordep from the
president in time of need for services on the
part of the United States, for period not eX-
ceeding twelve months.
GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPH CONTROL.
Representative Springer says he is fully con-
WINGED of the Importance and necessity of the
government controlling the telegraph system
ing the matter before the attention of con.
gress. That preliminary step is to ascertain
the value of existing lines and how they can
be bought, and to accomplish this, he has a
bill pending creating commission of five dis
interested persons to appralse the value of ex-
listing lines and ascertain the cost of operating,
receipts, and SO forth; all of which information
is to be reported to congress.
LOOKING AFTER THE BOY.
Postmaster General Howe to-day entered
upon his duties, and appointed his son Frank
chief of the division of mail depredations, and
detailed him for duty as chief clerk, an Office
practically vacant. Frank Howe's appoin e
ment is only temporary, and he has not yetde-
cided to remain in the office permanently.
ARTHUR TO JAMES.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The following is
the text of the letter of the president accept
ing the resignation of Postmaster General
James:
WASHINGTON, Jan. Any Dear Sir: Your
letter of the 18th ult., informing me of the
desire of the directors of the Lincoln National
bank to have your services from the LIST of
January, and that you were unable to comply
with my request to remain IN the position you
have so well filled, was, as you know, received
with regret, though could not but admit the
force of the reasons which Influenced you.
Now that you are about to retire for the pres
ent from public life, you will permit my re-
gret at the severance of our official relations
and my hope you may be as successful in the
private trusts you are about to assume, as you
have been in the public ones you have laid
down. Very truly yours,
CHESTER ARTHUR
To Hon. Thos. L. James.
SMALLPOX.
Reports at the postofice department indi-
cate the smallpox is spreading throughout
the country. A postmaster in Pennsylvania
writes the disease has appeared in his town
and a doctor treating number of cases per-
sists in calling at the office for his mail mat
ter. Many citizens notified the postmaster
they will refuse their mails if the visits are al
lowed and the official is in quandery and
asks for advice. He has been informed he has
no power to prevent persons from calling for
their mail and under these circumstances the
matter must he mutually arranged between
The citizens and the doctor.
BREvITIEs.
First Assistant Postmaster General Hatton
returned FROM Burlington to-day.
/ Total values of exports of petroleum and
petroleum products from the United States
during eleven months ended Nov. 30, 1881, are
S44, 415,673. Same period in 1880, $31 ,464 ,007.
The treasury department to-day purchased
81, 0G0 ounces of fine silver for the San Fran
cisco, Philadelphia and New Orleans minis.
The offerings to-day were unusually large,
prices very high.
Commissioner of Indian affairs Price returned
this morning from New York, where he went
81 fbo f,,ra Of do11~hfor
Senator David Davis has recovered from his
recent indisposition and paid visit to the
president to-day.
There is no truth in the report that Secre-
tary Hunt has been rendered The Austrian mis-
sion. He expects to remain at the head of the
navy department.
Representative Orth, Indiana, who is mem
Der of the committee on rules, and who to-
day entered his protest against the formation
of the committee and withdrew from those
upon which he was appointed, did not appear
in his seat. The protest made IN the house
by Orth was not alluded to in the committee.
The secretary of the treasury has decided to
ask congress for an appropriation for addl-
tional vault room at the sub-treasury at San
Francisco, Cal. There was so much silver in
the vault there the assistant treasurer declined
| to receive any more from the collector of the
port on the GROUND that he had no proper
place to store tt. Secretary Folger telegraph
ed the assistant treasurer he must receive the
money and take such additional precaution to
guard it as might be necessary until authority
could be obtained from congress for the con-
srruction of another vault.
Immediately after adjournment of the
of the house Speaker Keifer called a meet
ing of the committee on rules.
Representative Gibson, Louisiana, and
other gentlemen interested in the i'm.
pro8ement of the Mississippi river .ap.
peared beforethe committee in advocacy
of the adoption of Gibson's resolution
which proposes that all legislation rela.
ting to improvement of the Mississippi
river, shall be referred to the committee
on Mississippi levees, and that the pow.
ers of the committee be enlarged accord
ingly.
Representative Blackburn, of Kentucky
has addressed a reply to Gen. Burbridge, whicl
the latter says he will probably make public
tomorrow, together with statement of hi
(Burbridge's) actions during the war, upo
which the controversy between the gentleme
is based.
Investigating Quartermaster Baker.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 5.-Gen. N II. Davis
of Gen. Sheridan's staff, arrived this at
ternoon from Chicago, and is now hold
ing secret investigation into the charge
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