Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-01-12

This saving, he said, was evidently what in
duced Sherman to employ these men. They
were willing to do this extra work at lower
rates than outside mechanics.
Committee York.
APPROPRIATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE house commit
tee On appropriations, after further considera-
ton of the census deficit, framed bill and
authorizing Chairman HIscock to report it to
the house, with favorable recommendation.
It apprepriates $4,000.
The committee then heard the commission
er of Indian affairs, relative to the deficiency
in his office, amounting to 1854, 900, and the
commissioner of pensions in regard to certain
deficiencies amounting to $4,000. The re-
spective matters were referred to ub-commit-
tees. Major Powell, of the geological sur
vey, also appeared before the committee in be-
half of increased appropriations for that
branch of the service.s
CLAIMS.
The senate committe on claims have unani-
mously decided to report on the claim of
Warren Mitchell for $12s,s92, covered into
the treasury as proceeds of cotton taken from
him at Savannah by Gen. Sherman during the
war.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
The house committee on Indian affairs to-
day heard argument in opposition to the pass
age of the bill introduced by Representative
Bland, ratifying the alleged acts of the general
counsel of the ChOcktaw nation, granting the
St. Louis & San Francisco railway company
the right of way for a railroad and telegraph
line through the Choctaw nation. The re-
marks of the delegates were substantially the
same as their protests previously filed.
Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11-Nellie Arthur,
daughter of the president, gave dinner party
at the white house to a number of young
friends.
A delegation from Kentucky, headed by
Col. j. c. Weber, waited on the president
to-day in reference to the postmastership at
Covington.
W. W. Corcoran has given piece of ground,
95 by 152 feet, in the heart of the city, to the
Columbia college, of the District.
1t is understood the services of about TWEEN
ty-three employees of the post-office depart
ment will be dispensed with.
Col Lewis Porter, formerly assistant post
master of this city, died last night. The re-
mains will be sent to Grand Rapids.
POstmaSters nOminated-Dale Wallace,
Hoopston, ILL.,. Chas. D. Fisher, Portsmouth,
Mich.
Under advice of the attorney general the
secretary of the navy has issued orders
stating that future promotions are by law re-
quired to be made by appointment from the
corps OF assistant surgeons, according to
seniority, and not according to competitive
examination.
The record in the Flipper court martial case
has reached Judge Advocate General Swain i.
A delegation from Kentucky called upon the
president in the interest of Gen. Burbridge for
a foreign mission.
A delegation from Louisiana wanted Ex-
Gov. Pinchbeck appointed collector of the
port of New Orleans.
The bill introduced by Senator Voorhees, to
repeal the Atlantic & Pacific railway com
pany's land grant, proposed to repeal the
grant to that road except so far as the road
was completed July 4, 1879, and restores to
along the uncompleted portions.
There will be another call of bonds of ex
tended 6's in a few days, probably tomorrow
The amount to date of payment IS not yet de
finitely determined upon.
Secretary Hunt some time ago issued gen.
eral order, calling attention to the regulations
against The extravagant use of pilots on United
States vessels, and in recent case of this
kind ordered the expense of pilotage charged
against the officer mourning it. The secretary
expressed his intention Of continuing this
policy until the present extravagant custom
is abandoned.
Senator Anthony introduced bill providing
for the retirement, upon three-fourths pay, of
persons employed fifty years or upward in
either house of congress.
DR.. R. G.. Dryenforth, of Illinois, examiner
in the chief patent offices, is mentioned as
likely to be appointed commissioner of patents.
He has the support of Senator'S Logan, Jones
and Hill, Colorado.
day in relation to federal appointments in their
respective states, say he informed them he was
not ready yet to consider those matters, but he
would take them up soon.
Senator Plumb will speak tomorrow on the
Sherman funding bill if he can get the floor.
He will oppose the bill as useless and unneces-
sary legislation. He will take the position
that the Window plan is working to the en-
tire satisfaction of everybody, and that the
cost of issuing and selling 8 per cent. bonds
would amount to more than one-half of the
l per cent. interest that would be saved. He
will present estimates of the expense of issu.
ing new bonds, and of the double interest that
would attend the redemption of the Ok per
cents, to sustain his claim that the cost will
amount to more than the amount of interest
saved.
RAILROAD LAND GRANTS.
The bill introduced in the house by Repre-
Sc Htative Robson provides that the grants of
public lands made to certain railroad com
panies and states, to aid in the construction of
roads and railroads, for the benefit of certain
corporations so far as the same have not been
earned by the fulflment of the conditions of
the grants, shall revert to the United States
and be open to settlement, and that entries
therefor be received at land Offices in the dis
tricts in which the lands are located, on terms
and conditions prescribed by law. A schedule
in the resolution enumerates the railroads, to-
gether with the estimated quantity of land
granted each in acres, and the amount in mil
lions. The railroads specified include nearly
all that have received grants.
THE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION
to-day resumed discussion of the subject of Or
CARNATIONS in aid of agriculture. Papers
were read on experimental Stations as Edu-
Gators of the Farm" and "Co-operation in
Agricultural Experiments which were re-
ferred to a committee At the afternoon ses-
sion paper was read by President Peabody, of
the Illinois Industrial university, upon, ''Le-
Ultimate Work of Land Grant Colleges"
the discussion of which occupied the remain
der of this session, and resulted in the ap-