St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-29
House Committee Agrees on
Bill Giving Land Boun-
ties to Veterans.
Bill for Postal Telegraph Con
racts Being Prepared for
the House.
Secretary FrelinghuYsen Comes tt
Defense of the Consular and
Diplomatic Service.
Frank Hatton Ceases to Edit the Organ--
Assistant Treasurer Graves to Sue
ceed Comptroller Knox.

to-day retired from the editorial control Of
the National Republican, but retains an inter-
est, and Clinton A. Snowde, who has secured
an interest, assumes the entire editorial
management
Capt. Chas. c. Carpenter, commander of
the flagship Hartford, has been condemned
by the medical surgeon and ordered home
for medical examination and retirement.
The president has nominated Gerry w.
Hazleton of Wisconsin, attorney of the
United States for the eastern district, Wis
consin.
The case Of A. NJ. Jones, charged with at
tempting to assassinate Guiteau, was called
to day, but went over on account of the alb
sence of material witness.
SPECIAL SPRINGER INQUIRY
The Springer committee to-day examined
Samuel Woods, at present pension examiner,
but in 1882 assistant district attorney In
the Western district of Pennsylvania. The
object Of calling the witness was to ascertain
whether or not there is any necessity for a
second assistant attorney in that district, the
charge having been made that the present
incumbent, David Campbell, brother
in-law Of Senator MITCHELL holds the position
as a sinecure. Woods testified that while he
held the position his whole time was en-
ployed in hunting up evidence against the
violators OF law and and preparing cases. He
was not lawyer, and his services were
mainly of detective character. He reported
great many cases Of violation of the in
ternal revenue Jaws, and most of them were
compromised by the payment of the taxes,
fines and penalties.
HEwITT's CHARGES AGAINST CHANDLER.
Mr.. Hewitt, New York, made apersonal ex-
planation in the house as to the speech made
by him on Friday last on the naval appropri
alton bill. He reiterated the charge that the
secretary Of the navy had violated the law in
not covering into the treasury the proceeds
of the sale of condemned vessels. He did
not charge that the secretary had acted dis
honestly, but had not complied with the pro-
visions Of the act which authorized the sale
BOUNTY LANDS FOR SOLDIERS.
The subcommittee Of the house committee
on public lands decided favorably the report
to the full committee, the 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 was honorably discharged, shall be en-
titled to so acres of public land. Those who
served not less than one year to 100 acres,
and those who served not less than two years
to 100 acres. In the event of the death of
such person during the service, or after hon
orable discharge, the patent shall issue to the
surviving wife, child or children, if there be
any, and if none, the father and if no father,
to the mother.
POSTAL TELEGRAPH CONTRACTS.
The sub committee of the house commit
tee on postoffices and post roads, having un-
der consideration the postal telegraphy, met
to-day to consider the bill providing for the
contract system. The senate bill on that
subject was taken as basis. A lengthy dis
cussion took place respecting a maximum
uniform limit, at which the rate of contract
should be made. Some Of the members of
the committee contended that uniform rate
should be fixed at twenty cents for twenty
words, while others held that twenty cents
was too low to induce competent corpora
tions to compete for the contract, and main
tanned that the maximum rate should be at
least twenty-five cents. The opinion is ex-
pressed that the full committee will adopt the
latter figure. The bill was not perfected
when the sub committee adjourned, and
definite action was postponed until to-mor-
row.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The encouragement has appointed Samuel
H. Reynolds, of Lancaster, Pa, special coun-
sci to represent him in the trial of ex-senator
Kellogg, as the encouragement is unable
personally to manage the case.
The comptroller Of currency has declared
a dividend In favor of the creditors of the
First national bank Of Nevada of 9 52-1OO
per cent, making in all 90 52-100 per cent,
and authorized the Merchants national bank
Of Bismarck Dakota, to begin business, capt.
tai O,000, and the Peoples national bank
of Burlington, Kan, capital $780, 900.
In the contested election case Of Wallace
VS.. Mckinley, Ohio, the sub committee of the
house committee on elections, by vote Of 8
to 2, decided to report to the full committee
in favor Of the sitting member, Mckinley.
Assistant Treasurer Graves, will succeed
Knox as omptroller Of currency.
During the present congress 6,S5S bills
have been introduced in the house. In the
III,
number Of bills introduced was 6,021.
A bill was introduced in the house to-day,
providing that it shall be unlawful to collect
United States when the passengers are una
BILE to secure a seat.
The issue Of silver dollars for the week
which ended April 26, was 1896, 99s, and the
corresponding period last year S16S,OOO
Walter Evans, commissioner of intern al
revenue, has gone to Kentucky on private
business.
CONSULAR AND DIPLOMATIC.
The president sent the bouse Of repre-
sentatives to-day long communication
from the secretary Of state, with regard to the
proposed reduction in the amount appropri-
ated by the consular and diplomatic bill, and
changes proposed in the consular and diplo-
matte service of the United States. 1t con-
sists mainly Of suggestions as to the duties
and needs of the officers of the United States
abroad, and the necessity of maintaining the
two services, consular and diplomatic, dis
tinct, and upon an effective basis, Mr..
FrelinghuYsen considers it inexpedient to
require the representatives of the United
States abroad to exercise at the same time,
consular and diplomatic functions, partly be-
cause it is looked upon by many foreign
governments with disfavor, as manifesting
a want Of proper respect for them by the
government of the United States, and partly
because the duties of consuls differ widely
from those of diplomatic officers, and each
class of duties requires the undivided time
and attention of single person The sec
retary expresses the opinion that the officers
of the services are now under pay, and says,
with national and necessary policy forbid
ding European political Intervention on this
continent with system of gov