The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-04-11
THE PITH OF THE NEWS.
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Hon Ignatius Donnelly and wife are in
Washington
The gross receipts of the postal department
for the frs. quarter Of the year wore sl14.a47.-
The United States supreme court decides
that q national bank is not liable for q certi-
ticate of stock fraudulently issued by its cash
Ter as security for a private loan.
Gov. Murray of Utah is in Washington to
answer the charges made before the Springer
committee affecting his official honor while
United States Marshall of Kentucky under
Grant
The house committee on invalid pensions, by
n vote of 5 to 4 decided to report adversely
Prices bill to pension all soldiers who served
in the late war at the rate of22 cents per month
for each month of service.
A telegram was received at the navy depart
ment announcing that the man-of-wa VandaIia
had arrived in safety. 1t is considered a mat
ter Of public interest and congratulation when
a vessel of the United States navy gets safely
into her port
Prof. Niche, of the West Point military
academy, is in Washington, securing materials
for biography of the late Col. Upton, whose
suicide at San Francisco two years ago was so
shocking an event Col. Upham left a manu-
script on the military history of the United
States, which will soon be published in three
large volumes,
In n communication to the senate, the atS.,
ney general explains that it is no wantof cour-
tesy, but the lack OF clerical force, that prevents
his sending to that body copies of the papers
on file in his office referring to the conduct of
the star route cases. He says that the docu-
ments are very volurinous, and that he has no
copyists at his command to transcribe them,
otherwise they would have been cent long ago.
On receipt of Secretary Frelinghuysen's tele-
gram informing him in a complimentary man
ner of his transfer to St Petersburg. and the
unanimous confirmation of the nomination ly
the United States senate, Minister Sargent seuda
the secretary a warm expression of his graft
tude for the approval ofhis course III the ifts-
ker matter, and for the action OF the president
and senate III comforting upon him tlie Russian
mission, but he added he coHld not accept, and
wished to resign his post at Berlin.
Congressman McCoid is out with q bran new
plan for tho manufacture OF amendments to
the constitution. He would have the president
with the advice and consent of the senate, APP
point n commission of soveNty-six persons, two
from each stale. VINO are to meet III convention
and decide on the various amendments nGces-
sary to our fundamental Law. In the resoiu-
ton proposing this scheme Mr.. McCoid also
suggests quito n list of subjects that, he thinks
needs attention, ranging all the way from pres
idential succession to trade marks.
DIR. Collins, brother of J. j. Collins, of the
Jeanette, arrived in Washington Monday tho
3tst, and held a consultation with Mr.. McAdoo,
of the house naval committee, regarding the
jeanette Investigation. He is accompanied by
Judge Curtis OF New York, who will act as his
counsel He says he will remain III the city
until the investigation is over, and claims thas
he can prove beyond Mi dispute that has
brother was outrageously treated on the yoy-
age, and That the failure OF tie expedition was
due to the constant disagreement and want OF
~plomptness Of the officers in command.
The chances are that there will be a deadlock
between the house and senate upon the naval
appropriation bill. The senate committee
which has now in charge tho bill passed by the
house have decided to inggaft the bill for new
cruisers which passed the senate on the gem
eral appropriation bill Their action will prob
ably be sustained by the senate. This VIII be
in direct antagonism with tine aetiolstaken by
the house, and there il not much chance of a
conference committee acting harmonions!y up
on the subject. This promises to furnish ma
terial Tor a long fight between the two appro-
priauou committees.