The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-09-26
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
GRESHAM IN HIS NEW OFFICE
The Late Post Master in Chief Holding
the Treasury Portfolio-He Calls 1t
Matter of Accommodation
Additional Notes.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-The Pesident
to-day designated Assistant Secretary
Coon to act as Secretary of the Treasury
during the absence or sickness at any
time of Secretary Gresham. Assistant
Secretory French has always heretofore
acted in this capacity. Mr., Coon is also
authorized by the Secretary to sign in
his stead all warrants for disbursements
from the public treasury, OF money, Ger
titled by the proper accounting officers
OF the treasury. Similar authority to
sign warrants during the absence or
sickness of the Assistant Secretary is
given French.
All the bureau and division officers of
the Department called on the new Sec
rotary about noon, and were presented
| by Mr.. Coon. Mr.. Neal, Solicitor of the
| Treasury, has been called to Boston by
the serious illness of his wife.
The Star says: Judge Gresham has
known that he might Oe called upon to
take the place in a certain contingency.
The contingency was tho inability to
obtain decisive answer from the gen
tenan whom the President had i'm
view for the Treasury portfolio. Judge
Gresham accepted the position as Il
matter of accommodation to the Prosi-
dent, and his intimate friends say it is
only "A temporary appointment.
The duration Of the appointment is
commonly iilled at about Tn, lst Of De-
tober, when it IS believed Judge
Gresham will resign aud perhaps accept
the Judgoship OF the Illinois circuit. 1t
is believed that either McCulloch or
Boutwell, will take the Sccrctaryship
upon Judge Gresham's retirement.
Acting Postmaster-GUueral llatton
will most likely be placed al the head OF
the postoilice department permanently.
The Secretary Of the Treasury was to-
day asked for instructions regarding
some assisted emigrants brought To
Galveston from Bremen. He telc-
graphed the proper authorities to re-
quire the steamship company to give
bond for the return OF the emigranls il
found to be paupers with the meaning
OF the law and also to provide for their
maintenance until the question is set
tied.
The Secretary of the Interior declined
to approve the action of the Utah North.
= ern Railroad company in building theiI
: line through the Fort Hall reservation
in Idaho, until the question of conpen.
satiOn to the Indians for the land taken
for the right-of-way and construction
has been settled. ltis stated the Indians
payment of right-ui way, but the rail
road company refused to compensate
them in any way.
From a statement prepared in tho
land Office showing the disposal of pub
lie lands for the fiscal year ending june
+ 80, 1881, 1t appears the cash sales
amounted to S6,3l7,SE; value, SlO,302 $50
, ORIGINAL homestead entries included, I,
= s3l,5D acres; final homestead entries, 2,
> 9i5,5H acres, and timber culture entries
l,OS2,iG3 acres; miscellaneous diSpOsal
! aggregated S,6OO2l0 acres, Cncludn,
! S,3l3,l6l acres of railroad lands), TO
y which SlG6,il0 was received. The az
, grcgatO number of acres of land dispOSpt
= of under all the heads (cXcludinj
;, the final homestead entrics), 2B,S}i
;, OIL, and the aggregate receipts, 5 / ,S3S 0G
This is an increase over tho disposal u
- last year of lOl,l31 acres, and Sl,O15,52l
y Indian lands to the amount of GT II
acres, which sold for $g3S 1877, are not In
Guided in the foregoing total In tn
q amount Gland disposed of during th
present fiscal year, Dakota is far IN In
lead of all the States and territories wit
lLO92,SlS acres; Nebraska second vii
J. al01,Sia acres; Minnesota third, wit
Al lGli,liS arros; Louisiana fourth, wit
l55i1li acres; lover 100000 being {
r. rai.roal); l,uo-ss tiNh with I"SlW
lc acres; california sixth, with lt2E
l- acrgs; and Washington Territory scy
h. culh, with lo,i.i5' acros. The remain
Q iug .a,.sguu territories disposed uflcs
j. th1n lH.N.1 acres vHuN, ,f ll0Ul,OU0 dt
DO posi-. , oi iu N.,.'G H.H.'F 100000 Wur
E' iNkpruu IUr ra.r... rults.
. Cen. w.. s.. il"uaH.., u responding
DO nn Invitation ui Cine Secretary ut tho IS,
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