The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-05-09
WASHINGTON.

The Minnesota senators have recommend.
ed Mr.. Cannon, of Saltwater, for comptrol.
Ter of the treasury. Strict civil-service rules
would call to the position Edward Graves,
now assistant treasurer.
The subcommittee of the house postoffice
committee has decided upon seven years as
the time for the existence of the proposed
telegraph contract, and % cents for twenty
words as the rate throughout the United
States.
Theodore f. Swayze, who has been pro-
NOTED to chief clerk of the treasury depart.
ment under the civil-Service rules, served
throughout the war as drummer In New
Jersey regiment, and then studied law and
stenography. s s,
An official of the pension bureau relates
the fact that soldier died while his claim
was pending, his wife expired while the
papers were being, changed in her interest,
and their two children were swept off by an
epidemic, before their application had gone
the rounds.
The wife of Lieut.. Greedy will remain in
this city during the entire absence of the
Greedy expedition, and will be offered every
facility at the navy department for obtain
ing frequent reports of the progress of the
the success Of Capt Schley in finding her
husband and the party.
The values of imports of merchandise for
the twelve months ended March 81, 1884,
was 1858, 25S, 642; for the same period i'm
1883 S742 sos, SIS; decrease, $50 $50, 233. The
values of the exports of merchandise for the
twelve months ended March 81, 1884, was
SOL, 733, 43l; for the same time in 1883, $685.
21,SO2; decrease, SAG, 1914, 81.
\ William Pitt Kellogg was on Tuesday
placed on trial in the criminal court at
washington for connection with the star
route frauds. James B. Price veteran
contractor of Jefferson City, testified that he
all fxra ft1
note, aggregating $4,000, for getting orders
to have the mails expedited on his route.
The following is the full text of the bill
passed by the senate relative to timber dep
relations: Every person who unlawfully
cuts or aids or Is employed in unlawfully
cutting or wantonly destroys or procHres to
be wantonly destroyed any timber standing
upon the lands of the United States, which
In pursuance OF law may be reserved or
purchased for military or other purposes, or
upon any Indian reservation or lands be-
longing to or occupied by any tribe of In
dams dams under authority of the United States
snail pay o fine OF not more than $500 or be
imprisoned not more than twelve months,
or both, in the discretion of the court"
In the April report of the Commissioner
OF Agriculture, Just issued, is found some
interesting information regarding the con.
dition OF farm animals. From Michigan,
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota
nature. In Michigan and Indiana the con-
ditiOn of horses Is good, with no prevailing
disease among them. Distemper and pink
eye have prevailed in certain localities, but
no losses of any account. Cattle are gener-
ally i'm good health, and i'm Michigan they
are thinner in flesh than usual, on account
of steady cold winter and scarcity of corn
and hay. The condition of sheep has been
fair Hogs are In average condition.
The subcommittee of the house committee
on postOffices and pOst-roads, having under
consideration postal telegraphy, met to con-
TEN. The senate bill on that subject was
taken as basis A lengthy discussion took
place respecting the maximum uniform
limit at which the rate of contract should be
made. Some members of the committee
contended that the uniform rate should be
fixed at 20 cents for twenty words, while
others held that 20 cents was too low to in
duce competent corporations to compete for
the contract, and maintained that the maxi
mum rate should be at least 25 cents. The
opinion is expressed that the full commit
tee will adopt the latter figure.
A subcommittee of the house committee
on public lands has decided to favorably re-
port to the full committee Representative
Townshend's bill granting bounty lands to
soldiers of the late war. The bill provides
that every person who served in the late
war not less than fourteen days, and honor
ably discharged, shall be entitled to eighty
acres Of public land; those who served not
less than one year to 100 acres; and those
who served not, less than. two years, 100
acres of land. In the event of the death of
such person dnring service. or after honor
able discharge, the patent shall issue to the
surviving wife, child or children, IL there be |
any, and II none, to the father, and IL no
father, to the mother.
The bill to amend the Revised Statutes re- |
lating TO merchandise In the United States |