Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-23
GeneraI Capital Neaos.
UTE COMMISSION.

UTE COMNlS5ION.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-It is stated TO-DAY
that the nominations of Henry Payne, James
T. Gardner and jackson Orr, of Colorado, will
be sent to the senate Monday as members of
the Ute commission.
MORE PENSION CLERKS
1t is probable that the house appropriation
committee will report in favor of increasing
the clerical force in the pension Office to a
number sufficient to bring up the work in
pension CAGES now so much in arrears.
AN INVITATION TO ARTHUR.
A delegation from Wisconsin, Including
Postmaster General Howe, Senator's SAWYER
and Cameron, waited upon the president to-
day, and invited him to be present at the Wis
consin industrial exposition, at Milwaukee.
September 5.
ANXIOUS TO AID THE RODGERS.
Secretary Folger has telegraphed the COM
mander of the Corwin, that if Behring's
straits are closed to try and reach the Rodgers
crew across the country.
DIRECTIONS TO BERRY.
Secretary Chandler sent the following mes
sage to L. Berry, of the United States steamer
Rodgers, care Of L. Healy, revenue steamer
Corwin, San Francisco:
"The revenue cutter Corwin will land the
officers and crew of the Rodgers at st.
Kichaels, Onnalaska or Sltka, as NAV be
thought best, looking to their speedy arrival
at San Francisco. After leaving the cutter
you will proceed with your command TO the
navy yard at Mare Island and report to the
commandant your arrival to this department
by telegraph. The Alaska commercial com
paDy Offers to transport the entire party tn
San francisco in their steamer St. Psul INIT
you will take the steamer which will enable
you to arrive at the earliest date"
NOT INTERESTED IN PERUVIAN STOCK.
Senator Mcpherson has instructed counsel
to bring an action for libel against all persona
connected with the Peruvian company. He
says he never knew of its existence until the
investigation began, and never owned any of
the stock.
INFORMATION INVITED
Representative Buckner on Monday viii
offer resolution calling upon the president
for any information in his possession AZ In
the failure OF the international conference tn
assemble in Paris recently In accordance with
lts adjournment.
LAPsED GRANTS IN ABEYANOE.
The subcommittee of the house judiciary
committee to whom was referred the ma,tero n
lapsed railroad grants will not be prepared tn
make report for several weeks, if during the
session.
RIVERS AND HARBoRs
representatives Carpenter, Thompson (Ky.)
and Pound appeared to-day before the house
committee on commerce asking an appropria-
ton for the river and barbor improvements.
This was the final hearing OF and the commit
tee expect to report the bill to congress BY the
4th OF May. From present indications tie
river and harbor bill this year will recommend
an appropriation OF at least $4,000, 600. an
increase of nearly $1,000, 600 over last year.
A DENIAL IRON MRS. aARrIELD.
It having been stated that the appointment
of Camden s. Rockwell, brother-is-law Of
President Garfield, as deputy collector of the
portsf New York, was made pursuant to re-
quest by Mrs. G., the statement is authorized
tnat Mrs. Garfield requested the appointments
of no person whatsoever.