The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-04-14
WASHINGTON NOTES.

s. Il. Rounds, the new public printer, was
sworn into Office Wednesday.
Pres. Arthur and party left Washington for
Hampton, Va, Wednesday.
Senators and representatives are sending
home large quantities of seeds to granger con-
stituents.
Gov. Crittenden, of Missouri, appeared on
the floor OF the house of representatives and
was given quite an ovation.
The officials of the navy department deny the
rumor that the flagship Richmond foundered,
and say that they have advices of her safe ar
rival in Yokohama.
| The senate committee on post-offices and
| post-roads has recommended for passages bill
to provide for ocean mail service in American
ships.
The impression prevails at Washington that
certain insinuations by j r.. Shipherd will force
Mr.. Blaine to appear as a witness before the
Peruvian investigation.
The postmaster general recommends the APP
preparation Of 100000 to place additional stor-
les on the postal building in Washington, rs
also the purchase of the square next west of
the structure.
The house committee on commerce has con-
CURED in the plan submitted by the Missssip-
pi river commission. For this work "a, 900
has been agreed upon, $600, 900 Of which will be
used between the mouth OF the Illinois and
Ohio rivers.
The senate confirmed the nomination of VIM.
E. Chandler to be secretary OF the navy by 2s
to 16. The appointments Of w. II. Hunt as
minister to Peru were also approved. A. @.
Botkin, formerly a Journalist in Chicago, has
been reappointed marshal for Montana.
The postage stamps, cards, and stamped en-
velopes issued for the nine months ended
March 81 amounted to S3J,697, ia, an increase
of 81, 9l5 over the corresponding period of
,sostt frv cta,,
Monday aggregated $894, JOG, tho largest sum
yet received in one day.
The charge is brought against the commission
er of the general land office that a company OF
duck-hunters has been given at its own price
tract of five thousand acres of swamp land ly-
ing on Lake Erie, twelve miles outside of To-
ledo, Notwithstanding the efforts of settlers
in the vicinity to bid of a portion at market
rates. Property worth $50 per acre went of at
$l.25 through collision at Washington.
The house judiciary committee has received
a letter from James A. George, urging the for
fixture of the land grant to the Texas Pacific
road, which has lately been sold to the South
ern Pacific. The grant was made to secure
competing line to the Pacific coast, and COM
prises about eighteen million acres, and not
mile of road has been built in the region COW
cred by the grant. Mr.. George declares that
the grant was secured by bribery, and asks to
be called as witness.
In order to mature q Chinese bill which
would escape the objections urged against the
vetoed measure, Senators Jones and Miller and
Representative Page have been busily at
work. They agreed to recommend the regis
tration by American customs officers Of every
Celestial departing for home, and to Ak the
period for the suspension OF immigration at
ten years.
When Guiteau heard that his sister, Mrs.
Scoville, had applied through the courts for the
appointment of q conservator of his estate, on
the ground of his insanity, he became very
much excited and denounced the proceeding
In emphatic terms. He Immediately issued the
following card to the public through the As
ISOLATED Press:
Mrs. Frances NJ. Scovie, according to news
paper report, has impudently filled n petition
In Chicago for a conservator of my estate. The
absurdity of her pretensions is apparent from
the fact that do notlive in Illinois, and have
not for nearly three wears; besides, am not
lunatic. This was officially decided on my trial.
i have lived I'm Washington for over year,
and this Is my legal residence. The court had
better dismiss the petition peremptorily. Tho
Scovilles are nuisances, and want nothingto
do with them.
A proposition has been made to have con-
gress buy the house where Mr.. Lincoln died. 1t
is opposite Fords theater, where he was shot.
The latter building is occupied by large force
of clerks of the surgeon generals Office, en-
gagged In examining original muster rolls for
the work of the pension Office. There is great
need of more room. A part of the house where
Mr.. Lincoln died could be used with advantage
for this work. The room where he died and
the halls leading TO 10 could be reserved from
occupation. At present this house is In the
hands of private parties. Large numbers OF
the visitors to the city visit IL, and at last It
has become matter of great Inconvenience
to the proprietor. Hewill not take money for
showing these rooms, and he does not refuse
admittance to visitors. It Is a building that by
all the proprieties should be owned by the gov
eminent.
Mr.. Pound, OF Wisconsin. is chairman of tho
subcommittee of the house judiciary commit
tee having in charge tho preparation of a ma
tional bankrupt bill. The committee heard
Mr.. Bonncy, Mr.. Lowell, and others, in support
of various systems, but have concluded to re-
port bill having the advantages of each as
near as possible. Some of the features OF the