Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-01
General Uapital Ne,es i.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-BOone testified in
straw bond star route cases that he had
brought the question of sureties for mail
route bids and contracts, before Postmaster
General Tyner, in 1877, and that he had ruled
the department must receive when offered,
one and the same surety on different bids and
contracts, so long as such surety demonstra-
ted his ability to meet any loss resulting from
contractors inability to perform the service
stipulated on each particular route.
MALONE WINS.
The president has Withdrawn the nomina-
ton of Henry B. Nichols, as postmaster at
Norfolk, Va.
It is understood J. r. Runnels will be ap-
pointed United States district attorney for
Iowa.
SETTLES THE FUNDING BILL.
Senator Vests amendment to the Sherman
funding bill was rejected by vote of 50 to Is.
Plumb was the only Republican who voted for
the amendment. All the Democrats voted for
it except Camden, Davis, of West Virginia
and Groome. Bayard, who was against II, was
paired. The indications are that this will kill
the bill, as the senator's who supported the
amendment are supposed to be opposed to the
passage of the bill without it and will proba-
bly, vote against it.
THE JEANETTE.
The secretary of the navy received the fol-
lowing this morning:
est. PETERSBURG, Jan. 31-Hunt, Wash
ington, U. s. A.:--Dauenhauer. with nine
men, awaits orders at Irikusck.
"(Signed) HOFFMAN,"
In reply, Secretary Hunt telegraphed for
nouopho,Iar rortv ia raf11ru fO the 1Jnffa1
States as soon as practicable, and for Melville
and party to continue the search after eLong
and party as long as there was the slightest
hopes OF success.
WASHINGTON, Jan. H.-Secretary Hunt has
written circular letter to the officers and
men of the United States navy commencing
theirsattention to the circular of the Society
of the Army Of the Cumberland in reference
to erecting monument in memory OF the late
President James A. Garfield in public square
at the city of Washington.
The subcommittee of the house committee
on ways and means, reported to the full COM
mittee the bill known as the Kasson bill, pro-
viding for commission OF nine civilians to
be known as the tariff commission, and re-
commended it be favorably reported to the
house by the full committee.
Carl Steen Anderson de Billie, minister resi-
dent of Denmark, was formally received to-
day by President Arthur.
At a meeting of the committee on ways and
means Senator Kasson Qa.) entered motion
to rescind the order by which the committee
directed report on the Mckinley bill to the
house. This will have the effect of bringing
the bill again before the committee for con-
sderation. This is the bill recently published
in regard to the duty on iron, steel, etc
The ways and means committee are at sea
on the tariff question, apparently, aud it is
plain the promise made by Haskell that bill
would be reported this week, will not be kept
The friends of Col. Pitkin, ex-marshal of
Louisiana, claim he will get the Mexican mis-
sion. He was an applicant for it under Presi-
dent Garfield and had a very stroug backing.
Grant appointed him United States marshal.
He still has Grants friendship. Cahill, of st.
Louis, is also asking for the place.
The Post says Defrees, public printer, re-
signs by command of his physician, and adds:
Defrees at no time has been asked to tender
his resignation, but upon the contrary was
asked by President Arthur to remain.