Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-11
of. the government postal telegraph sys-
tenn, and directs that the postmaster gen

of. the government postal telegraph sys-
tenn, and directs that the postmaster gen
erel proceed at once with the construction
Of the lines, and provides for the issue of
bonds, not exceeding $~25,OO0,OOO, of the
denomination CT $50, redeemabIe in
twenty years and payable in thirty years,
bearing interest at 3 per cent. The pro-
ceeds of the sale shall be applied to the
construction and maintenance of telegraph
lines, and provides also, that the actual
work of building lines shall be begun
carly and as nearly as possible simuitane-
ously at the following places: Portland,
Me-; Seattle. Boston, Portland, Orsgon,
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
Ington, D. G., Richmond, Va, Newburn,
Me-, Charleston, S. c., Savannah, Jackson
Vile, Mobile, Now Orleans, Galveston,
Cincinnati, Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago,
Minneapolis, Omaha, St. Louis, Kansas
City, DenyeF, Sail Lake City, Ireka, Eure-
Ia, Sacramento, San Francisco, Los An
gelos, and San Diego, and shall continue
aicng the routes selected by tie postmas-
ter general until all tho postOfices in the
country south, am the northern most
boundary OF Wa5hir.t ton Territory, having
4 population of 400 or more, have been
connected. Il estabIs shes the rate to be
PAID for the transmission of ordinary
messages at len cents Tor each ten words
or less, exclusive Of the signature and ad-
dress, and five cents for each additional
ten words OF less. Tie rate for press mat
ter to be twenty cents per hundred words.
1t directs the postmaster general to enter
into an arrangement with the proprietors
OF foreign wires and cables for the trans
mission of foreign messages, and provides
also for the adjustment of a money
order system to the new system Of postal
telegraphy,a and for the survey of the cable
route between some point in Washington
territory and Sitka, Alaska.
Bills were introduced by General Rose
Grams for the encouragement of the build
ing Of American iron and steel steamers
n provides for postal subsidies of not
more than five million dollars a year to the
owners of steamers built after the passage
of the act in the United States of iron and
steel, manufactured in the United States.
Representative Willis, Kentucky, has re-
ceived and will shortly lay before the
house a number of petitions from distillers,
bankers and merchants, asking the extern
sion of the bonded period for two years
upon all distilled spirits remaining in the
distillery warehouses on Dec. /. The Pc
tition is signed by the business men and
distillers of Kentucky, Cincinnati, Phila-
delphia, P%ittsburg, Bellevue, Pennsylya-
mia, New York, Boston, Chicago, Indianap-
oils, Detroit, Denver, and the Western Ex-
port association, representing seventy
eight distilleries in the northwest.
Representative Hill introduced a bill at
the earliest opportunity for providing the
IN rUjujnn cO1dJar. nf tIo Into r,o ~ oIuIi--
privates, non commissioned and commits
stoned officers who have been allotted pub
lie lands in allotments, and graded accord
ing to the length Of service, and to the
widows and minor children of de-
ceased soldiers would be en-
titled which would have been under this
law allotted to the husband or father. The
allotments of land will be divided as fol-
lows: Those who enlisted for three years
or during the war and who served twelve
months or were honorabIy dis charged
after a shorter service for disabilities in
CURED in duty, SO acres. Those who en-
listed for three months and who served
three months or were honorabIy dis
charged before expiration of the term Of
service, 40 acres.
H TUG COMES.
The three principal candidates for the
craftsmanship of the National Republican
committee are John c.. New, OF Indiana,
Forbes, OF Massachusetts, and Frye, of
Maine. Delegates from Cincinnati and
Chicago are here to urge the selection of
their respective cities for the national CON
vention. The Philadelphia delegation will
be here in the morning. A strong effort
will be made by the New York men to take
the convention to Saratoga.