Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-23
Ca0itaI Notes.

| WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-The house com
mittee on agriculture this morning agreed
to report favorably Anderson's bill Great
ing commission to inquire into the sub
ject of transportation and other matters
pertaining to agricultural products.
Mr.. Logaa's bill reported to the senate
with favorable recommendation to-day
requires telegraph companies to recei re
dispatches from any person or from any
other line, and transmit the same without
favor or prejudice.
The secretaries of state and the treasury
have agreed upon the form of new Chinese
regulations to be promulgated in a circu-
lar from the treasury, in day or two.
The court of claims to-day rendered a
decision in the case of Commander Jas.
D. Graham of the navy to the effect that
naval officers while travelling in foreign
country under orders ere entitled to mile
age the same as when travelling under
orders in the United States. Judgment is
given for $46.340 in favor of the claimants.
The court overruled the motion of the
government for a new trial of the case of
Timothy Fsrd & Co.
The president has approved the agricul-
tural appropriation bill and the act amend
ing sections 1926 and 1927, revised statutes,
so as to extend the limits of the jurisdic-
ton of Justices of the peace in the terri
tories of Washington, Idaho and Montana.
In the star route trial Jas. T. Brown and
Jno. Carey, of Oregon, testified relative to
the route from Canon City to Fort McDer-
mott, Oregon. During Carey's examina-
ton a letter from Miner to witness was
read, wherein he is directed to purchase
the silence of a person in Oregon who had
been sending to the department protests
against the continuance of the increased
service.
MATCH BONDS.
The court OF claims petition in the case Of
the Swift, Courtney & Beecher comp any
against the United States was dismissed,
thereby sustaining ruling of the commits
sioner of internal revenue in regard TO the
sale Of match stamps to this com pany, and
the court appointed II. II. Alexander gen
eral commissioner to take testimony.
BITTER ROOT VALLEY LANDS.
Secretary Teller then ordered stricken
from the Phelps decision the clause which
has been misconstrued so, that the decision
applies only 10 lands in the Bitter Root
valley.
PENsIONING KIT KARsoN's CHILDREN.
4 bill granting pensions to the children
of Christopher Carson, late lieutenant
colonel and brevet brigadier general of the
United States army, was introduced to-day
by Delegate Luna, of New Mexico. 1t is
for relief of the sons and daughters of the
once famous Kit Carson, who are poor and
now live in Las Vegas. The mother is dead
and the oldest daughter is widow. The
petition for pension bears the signatures
of the most prominent citizens of Las
Vegas.
AN INVALID LAW.
The supreme court of the United States
to-day rendered an elaborate decision, in
which it is held that section 5,519 of the
revised statutes is not supportedby consti-
tutional authority, and that the enactment
was beyond the powers of congress.
CONSTRUCTING NEW BUREAU.
Mr.. Anderson's bill agreed upon by the
house agricultural committee to-day en-
powers the president, with the consent of
the senate, to appoint nine commissioners
at $40 per day, whose duty it shall be to
thoroughly investigate the movement of
agricultural products from the points
produced to their final market, the actual
cost of the movement of common carriers.
the charge to shippers by carriers, and all
matters which practically affect the differ
ence between prices received by the pro-
Queer of a given article, and the price paid
therefore by the consumer.