Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-15
WASHINGTON.
4 BETCY OF DECISIONS BY THE SEr-
ERAL DEPARTMENTS.
FL mestead and Timber Claims-Wisconsin
Lands Opened for Entry-A Weeding
cut If Aged Clerks Pr0posed-PsrsOnal
and Gen raj Gossip.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |

learn that Sam Randall, thus early in the
contest, has announced in favor of reform,
and is ready to go as far as his leading
competitor. On this interesting subject,
which will be the commanding one
in the forty eighth congress, Mr.. Randall
says a thorough reform and simplifcation
of the tariff laws is necessary, and should
be proceeded with as speedily as possible.
Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury, John C. New, arrived here to-
night. He says he never told anybody he
intended to resign, has not thought of re-
signing, and does not intend to resign.
Touching the rumors that his relations
with Secretary Fclger are not cordial, he
says the reverse is the truth. Their rela-
tions are extremely pleasant, both from a
social and business standpoint.
Mr.. Commissioner of Pensions Dudley,
of Indiana, either wants to put the Demo
cratic party in hole, or wants to keep
the pension Office running with full head
Of steam. He has made the discovery that
there are 100000 ex-soldiers living who
have not yet applied for pensions, and has
the audicity to hope that congress will
pass another arrears of pension bill to lug
out of the treasury another $50,O00,000 Or
$60,00O,00O year for a score of years.
Dudly reports that he has information that
petitions are now in view. If a new arrears
bill is passed, of course it would mean that
the taxation which row burdens the peo-
pie is not to be reduced. Col. Dudley evil
IDENTIFY wants to enable the Democratic
congress to commit a blunder, so that the
ground lost by his party can be regained.
There is on fiie at the postofice depart
ment the report of special agent dated
Little Rock, June IA, 1881, which contains
the following statement obtained at that
place by the special agent from we'll
known Republican politicians in Arkansas:
'One day Stephen w. Dorsey, then United
States senator, handed Mr.. Sickles a
paper and said: 'Unwrap that paper and
see what it contains Sickles counted the
Enclosures and said: There are $4,000
there Dorsey then requested Sickles to
go with him, and they went direct to
Brady's Office. Dorsey handed Brady the
paper and its contents. Brady never
opened it, but put the paper and all in a
few moments conversation Dorsey and
Sickles left. Upon arriving in the hall
after leaving Gen. Brady's room, Dorsey said
to Sickles: I want you to recollect this
circumstance The following day the
special agent wrote as follows: 4 have
Sipco ha6 furthar conversation from, which
it appears that Sichles was made witness
for the purpose of enabling Dorsey to put
stop to Brady's demands upon him. It
is stated by my informant that Dorsey told
Brady that Sickles knew this, and so Brady
turned on his heel and fined him $1,000
and continued to fine him until it amount
ed to so much that Dorsey drew no mail
pay for six MONTHS
General Chalmers, of Mississippi, was
elected to the Forty seventh congress as a
Democrat. He was turned out Of his seat
and his conversion to 1.-THE grand old
party" was as sudden as that of Saul of
Tarsus on his road to Damascus. When
Gen. Chalmers, as Democrat, presented
himself at the bar of the house to be
sworn in as member, Mr.. w. Z. Moore,
an uncompromising republican OBJ
jected to the oath being administered to
him. When Chalmers again presents him
self TO be sworn Mr.. Moore will not be
present to again object, for the reason
that he is not elected to the next congress.
| nor is it probable that an objection will
come from the republican side in the
interest of justice, in the interest of good
government, and the civilization of the
ninteenth century, etc. The chickens,
however, will have come home to roost.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE comptroller
of the currency to-day authorized the Iowa
City National bank at Iowa City, Iowa. to
begin business with capital of 100000
The grand jury to-day returned true
bills against B. F. Hackman and Henry
Reid, publishers of the Sunday Chronicle
of this city,for publishing libel on Alonzo
Bell, late assistant secretary of the interior,
on April 25, 1882, and against B. F. Bige.
low, late teller of the Bank of the Repub-
| lic,f for the embezzelement of $25,O0O. In
the latter case there are seven separate
| counts.
| Acting Secretary Joslyn to-day decided
| that where settler has failed to comply
with the law in making Improvements, but
has cultivated, and whose failure to build
is shown has been caused by climatic in
| fuences. he be allowed further period of
six months within which TO establish res
| idence.
In the case of Christian F. Ebinger
of Bloomington, Neb., against Daniel
Heart, Acting Secretary Joslyn to-day de.
cided that Ebinger acquired no right by
the presentation of an application for tim
Der culture entry during the vacancy in
the Office Of receiver, and that consequent
| ly the tract in controversy was unappro-
priated upon the date of Hearts appllca.
ton. The decision establishes an important
precedent which will govern similar cases.
Assistant Secretary New resumed his
duties at the treasury department to-day
In answer to inquiry on the subject he said
he had not resigned and did not intend
doing so. His relations with Secretary
Folger, he said, were of pleasant char
acter. and had been ever since their first
meeting. There never had been the slight
est cause for misunderstanding between
them. New also said SO far as he was in
\ e.