Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-23

to make an exact computation of all the
quarter and half sections that have been
taken out from within the granted tract
along the vast line of the Northern Pa
cIfc.
Ii this work can be done in any less time
than that, 1t shall be done, and just as soon
as the land Office has made report of the
number of acres which have been lost to
the Northern Pacific within its granted
tract that company will be required to
make Its returns for the equivalent amount
from the odd numbered sections within
the first indemnity strip. This the road
has expressed willingness to do. 1t is
therefore probable that such of the odd
numbered sections within the first indem-
nifty strip as may not be required to make
good the differences within the granted tract
will be opened to settlement this summer.
VI course the even numbered sections are
open at any time. There is a popular
misunderstanding, 1 think, as to the extent
OF Withdrawals within those strips. The
government does not withdraw any but
odd numbered sections. The even num-
bered sections are public domain. Both the
indemnity strips within the boundaries of
Minnesota had been withdrawn long before
became secretary of the interior
Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-The investigation
of the affairs of the Office of Supervising
Architect Hill begins tomorrow morning.
Murch has informed Assistant ecletary
New, chairman of the committee, that he is
ready tn nrn0nad 10 will ha ocsicfaA IN
conducting the CAGE before the committee
by j. S. Blair, department justice.
The attorney general has given an opiu-
ion to the secretary of the treasury that
under the provisions of the act approved
March ), 1883, no tax can be collected OF
capital and deposits of national banks
since the first day of last January, and no
tax on capital and deposits of state banks
or private banks since the first day of last
December.
Deputy Commissioner Rodgers is acting
commissioner of internal revenue to-day,
and will continue to act in that capacity
until the arrival of the newly appointed
commissioner.
The president and party leave for New
York this afternoon.
Major General Mcdowell has arrived
from San Francisco.
The following story is published here:
Quite recently prominent army officer
was ordered away from Washington to
join his regiment in the field, at his own
request, as stated in the official order. The
fact then came to light that he had sold
his pay accounts to no less than three or
four banking concerns which make a prac-
tice of discounting officers pay. The
name of Col. A. P. Marrow is freely men
toned in connection with the above publ
| cation. He was, until ordered to join his
| regiment, an officer upon Gen. Sherman's
staff.
THE BILL INQUIRY.
The following self-explanatory letter
was sent by Mr.. Murch, to the secretary of
the treasury to-day:
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 22.-To Hon.
G. J. Folger, Secretary of the Treasury: 1
have concluded to commence on Wednes-
day the submission of evidence in the in
vestigation of the Office of supervising
| architect, not, however,with the expectation
that the results attending my efforts will
so satisfactory and conclusive as they
would be had power to send for persons
and papers. l can readily see the difficult
etis l shall encounter in this investiga-
ton, from the fact that the parties accused
| have the custody of some of the papers and
documents that I will require to sustain
the charges have prefer
red. Already you have been misled by
Hill as l will convince you
| Immediately on the commencement of the
inquiry. lapprehended this difficulty in
the beginning, and asked suspension of
Hill so that he could not have the power
to constantly block the efforts of the COM
mittee. AS l said in former communi-
cation, I believe thess papers are in
existence, unless they have been wilfully
| destroyed. The refusal of Hill to produce
the papers will necessitate an examination
! of numerous witnesses, many of whom are
at great distance from this city, and
your final decision, that per diem and
mileage" of witnesses could not be borne
by the department, will compel the com-
mittee, with all its members and assistants
to travel to the places of residence of
witnesses at an expense to the
government, ten times greater
than if some plan could
be devised to bring evidence here, without
taking into consideration the extra ex-
pense devoiving upon me, and which can
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quiry almost indefinitely. Notwithstand-
ing this, 1 am now ready to 60 before the
committee, and see how far 1 am able 10
have produced the papers and documents
which 1 have called for, and which, am
informed, have been some time on the
files of the department.. Now, Mr.. Secre-
tarys if you will have the kindness to direct
your honorable committee to convene on
Wednesday, the 23d inst, 1 will be present,
and commence to submit such evidence as
may be able to command. Very respect
fully yours, T. II. MURCH.
FRAUDULENT DIVORCE.
Col. Thomas F. Barr, Judge advocate
United States army, has been sent to Phil
adelphia by the secretary of war, to take
note of the judicial proceedings now pend
ing in that city in the matter of the al
legged fraudulent divorce recently obtained
there by Col. A. b. Nickerson, United
States army, and the latter's subsequent
remarriage. No other action has yet been
taken by the war department, but 1T is
thought in army circles that the proceed
1ngs IN Philadelphia will lead to an official
investigation, and that when Col. Barr re-
turns and makes report upon the case. a
court martial will be ordered to try Gel.
Nlckerson on a charge of conduct un-
becoming an officer and gentleman.