National Republican., 1883-02-01
DEPARTMENT. noTs.

The Interior department yesterday issued lGO
peasion certificates and 800 land patents.
1t is estimated that the decrease in the public
debt for the present month Is about Sl3,5OOO0O.
The secretary of the treasury will probably
issue bond call for Sl5,OOO000 extended hves to-
day.
Red Cloud, accompanied by Secretary Teller
and an Interpreter, called oil the President yes.
terday.
Secretary Teller has made decision that the
recent rules regarding plncer lands do not apply
to borae or soda lands.
The President yesterday approved the act to in
crease the police force of the District ofCulumba;
also the act to suppress gaming in the district.
The secretary of the interior has requested
Secretary Lincoln to take such action as to
Capt. Payne nom entering the Indian territory.
The receipts from internal revenue yesterday
were S2S75S6, and from customs SSi5 607. The
national bank notes received for redemption
amounted tos3lS,OOJ.
Treasurer Gil6ilan yesterday received q con.
science contribution from Boston of $500, which
the sender s.ntGs was received uy an officer of
the government through the mistake Of pay.
master.
The arguments In the case of John j. shipman
against the United States were continued before
the court of claims yesterday. The trial docket If
the court for February, which Is just out, EN-.
braces l8O cases.
The commissioner of Indian affairs has written
letter to the sec eiary of the Interior suggesting
that he cause tho secretary OF war to have troops
stationed at proper points TO prevent lPaynes eN-
pected rald into the indian territory.
A recent opinion of Commissioner Mcfarland in
the matter of locating Porterield scrip on lands
at the sault Ste Marie, Michigan, has been re-
versed by Secretary Teller, and decldcN that such
scrip can be located only on lands ip II state OF
nature.
In answer to the applications of several promi.
ncnt citizens of the Pacific slope the secretary of
the interior has directed that the rule of the de.
partment relative to placer locations recently
promulgated, shall not apply to lands valuable
for Laratc or soda deposits
Secretary Folger yesterday Informed delega-
ton, including Representative Bulterworth, Hon.
Richard smith, OF Cincinnati; Mr.. Creighton, Uf
Baltimore, and MIR. Laeser, OF New York, that he
had no authority TO extend the time for paying
the February taxes on spirits, which fall due on
the sixth instant pending congressional action OH
that question.
The postmaster general has directed that Gaz.
zam Il Co.. 225O Third avenue, New YORK city,
successors to NJ. GuZzam, collection agency ana
Gilmore ~ Gilmore, 629 street, Washington city
be disbarred the registry and money order branch
OF the mail for making fraudulent representations
to soldiers as TO their right To pre-empt lands
without actual settlement,
Treasurer Gilhllan yesterday mailed 975G
checks, representing s2,pi4Ois, being the amount
OF interest due Feb, !, 1883 ON United States aud
Dlstrtcp of Columbia bonds. OF this amount
SbI3565 is interest on the funded loan of 1884, con-
nnued at Sla per cent " S1 SS9 interest on the
District of Columbia 3-65s
structions 10 customs officers TO admit, at duty
Of 80 per cent. ad yalorem, as manufacture OF
iron not otherwise provided for, bands of hoop
iron, cut TO lengths for cotton ties, accompanied
by buckles, but not having the buckle perma-
nently attached thereto, under the decision of the
supreme court of the United States in the case of
Ranlett vs. Badger.
The secretary Of the interior has directed the
commissioner of railways TO ignore any sugges.
tions he may have made looking 70 an attempt to
agIee upon the facts upon which the claim OF the
United States against the Union Pacific railway is
based. Secretary Teller says that upon reflection
he has concluded that the department has no M.
thority 10 commit the government to any such
agreement, and therefore directs the commissioner
to proceed with the preparation ofthe Guse,
The sealed proposals for supplying the govern.
ment printing Office with paper for the ensuing
year were opened yesterday lh the presence of the
senate committee on printing aud the blddeB.
Twenty-Five gentlemen, representing firms In Bos-
ton, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and
Washington were present at the opening, The
prices tlr printing paper average shade lower
than the proposals for last yeRr while those Tor
writing paper are il!tle higher The awards,
which viii be made 10 the lowest bidders. Will be
announced to. day,