The Mineral argus., 1884-03-20
THE PTIH OF THE KEHS.
Washington Gossip.

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The senate passed bill giving s6W'Oooa
year for militia
George r. Tingles of Glendive, Mont, isat
the National, Washington.
Bills will be reported favorable for q pubhc
building at La Crosse, Wis, and for buhdlns IN
Chicago for the use OF appraisers.
The house committee on public buildings has
agreed to recommend the erection of q puonc
building at Port Townsend, Wash, 10 cost ao's-
Geo.
The election not Investigations IN Nashins-
ton and New OrleaBs did not develop anythlng
of interest, the testimony beng IN INC WIN
that previously given.
Edward Mcpherson is allowed admission
n tbe floor of the house, to the surprise of peo-
pie who do not remember that he was congress
man twenty five yeare ago.
Tho postmaster general transmitted to the
house a report showing the falsity of the charge
that q British spy had tempered with the mails
in the New York post office.
Postofices established: 1owa-Berwiek,
Polk county; Minnesota, Mosley, Polk county.
Postmasters commissioned: Leonard Nagar,
Reno, Oak. Michael Milwerding, Nestphalla,
Iowa.
Representative G.. D. Wise Of Virginia will
Shortly introduce in the house Il bill approprl-
aing $4,000 for the completion Of the monu-
ment to the memory of Mary, mother OF Wash
ington.
Mrs. Hunt, wife of the Russian Minister, ca
bles from st. Petersburg to her son in Washing
ton that the illness of Mr.. Hunts possibly IA
tai Mr.. Hunt, Jr., left Washington the 10Th,
for st Petersburg.
Postcfices established: DakOta.-Moltke,
Burlington county; Trovere, Roberts county.
Iowa-Fifeld, Marion county; Odds, Henry
county. Minnesota-kragnes, Clay county
Postmasters commissioned-Murlin L. Mar
shall, Kingsley, Iowa; Halvor G. Homme, 1el-
low Medicine, MINI. John z. Watts, Maple
Grove, Wis.
There are Indications that the house viii re-
fuse to make any appropriation for the 81 and
SO greenbacks. As the supply is already eX-
hausted, the treasury will probably this week
begin to pay out standard silver dollars to al
persons who desire sums smaller than 50, and
congressman will be required to take a portion
of their salaries in silver dollars.
A bill that passed the senate provides that
any person who, with intent to defraud, shall
falsely personate a government officer or en-
plove, or receive any valuable consideration or
document by reason of such p%ersonatlon, shall
be deemed guilty of felony, and, on conviction,
be fined not to exceed 81, 900, or imprisonment
not to exceed three years, or both, IN the DIS
erection of the court.
A bill to forfeit the entire land grant of the
Oregon Central, comprising some 2,OOO,OW
acres, was reported to the house on the 10Th
! inst In its original form the bill included the
forfeiture of al lands purchased from the gov
eminent Through the efforts, however, OF
Mr.. Strait, it was amended so as to confirm the
settlers titles. 1t is thought that this just pre-
cedent will hereafter prevail in all measures OF
q like nature.
The senate, Thursday the 21st, in executive
session, took up the nomination of George F,
Evans as postmaster at Martinsburg, w. Va
and, after an hours discussion, reached a vote
the result of which was a tic. Thereupon, the
senate adjourned without action. 1t is charged
that Evans was present at the lynching of a ne
gro, who had outraged and then murdered 8
white woman. Evans admitted his presence
but declared he was not q participant in tht
l~ynching.
The president gave the first of a series Of
dinners to senators and representatives, Wed.
nesday, the goth. The state apartments wer'
handsomely decorated. In the state dlnlnl
room the windows were hlled with azaeias ant
palms, and the mantels were banked with flow
ers. The table was laid for fifty. There wer
no decided designs, but cushions of roses alter
mates candelabras of wax lights. The guest
were received in the eastroom, and at 6 o'cloc
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with Mrs. Jones of Nevada on his arm. Sena
tor Anthony took in Mrs. McElroy, and the
were followed by fifty or sixty distinguish
gentleman and ladies.
The bill reported by Senator Cockrell, froi
the committed on military affairs, to provided
the disposition of abandoned and useless mi
itary reservations, provides that land include
, within any reservation which has or may b.
come useless for military purposes shall !
placed under the control of the secretary of Il
: interior for appraisal and public sale; and, a
SO. such lands shall not be subject to locatiC
by warrant of any description, and shall moi
1 subject to the homestead, presumption or tin
, Der laws. In a report accompanying the b
y the committee submits a table shown
: the number and areas of military reservation
which shows there are i'm all 179 such reserv
9 tions. Mhose areas nggregato 2.Q?0.5S0 acre