The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-01-26
WARRINGTON NOTES.


Ex-senator Dorsey has resigned as Secre-
tary of the Republican National Committee.
The Court of Claims rendered decision in
favor of the Panama Mail Steamship Com
pany for $50, $685. 80 in the suit against the
United States under its contract for carrying
mail on the China line a number of years ago.
The President has signed the Civil Service
dill.
Secretary Folger in letter to the Chairman
of the House Foreign Committee on the sub
ject OF the Hawaiian treaty, takes ground
against the abrogation Of the treaty. He said
in effect that its commercial advantages are
greater than any disadvantages which have
been described. .r.-
The National Republican Committee met in
Washington, January 18th, when Col John A.
Martin, of Kansas, was unanimously elected
Secretary to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Ex-senator Dorsey. Mr.. Logan's
proposition that the basis of representation in
the National Convention be two delegates for
each Senator and two for each member of Con-
gress and two delegates for each Territory and
for the District of Columbia, was adopted by
% to Is, after an animated debate. 1t was
also decided that delegates to the Convention
should be chosen by popular State Conven-
ton and the same rule was made applicable to
the Territories and District of Columbia. The
committee will meet at Washington, Dec.
18th, to fix the time and place Of holding the
National Convention.
The House Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds has authorized the expenditure
of $4,000 for the purchase of the house in
which Lincoln died.
The Smithsonian Institution received last
year So, 900, and expended So, 900. The
Board of Regents recommend that Congress
vote $500 600 for new building in which to
properly exhibit the minerals, geological and
other collections already on hand and increas-
ing every year.
The President will probably send a message
to Congress suggesting clerical amendments
In the Civil Service Reform bill in reference to
the employment Of the Chief Examiner.
The Committee on Public Lands will soon
attempt to call up the bill providing for re-
peal Of the Presumption laws and modifica-
ton Of the Homestead laws, so rs to require
that q homestead cannot be patented until
after the claimant has resided upon it
thirty months instead of six months. When
1t is called up, 1t is said, an amendment will
be offered modifying the Timber Culture Law
so as to provide that no person shall have the
benefit of the law unless he is resident of
the land district in which the entry is made;
that the entries shall be confined to eighty
acres, and only two be allowed in a section.
The citizens Committee Of Washington
have Q statement from q lady robbed some
time ago, giving her experience with the de-
tectiyes and officials at Police Headquarters,
and showing the connection which some high
District officials seemed to have with detec-
fiyes, thieves and receivers Of stolen property.
Mr. Harrison has reported to the Senate,
from the Committee on Territories, bill to
authorize the County Of Yankton, OAK, to
fund its repudiated Indebtedness in new
bonds. This is preliminary to asking the ad-
mission of Dakota as State.
Charles Shaw, colored, was hanged at
Washington, D. c., for the murder of his sis
ter. and Arthur Preston 1t Bellair, Nd, for
the murder of his mistress.
The vacancy in the Office OF Internal Rev.
enue Collector at Petersburg, Va, has occa-
stoned contest between the straight-out Re
publicans and Mahoneites, and representa-