The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-03-06
THE PITH OF THR NEWS.

Washington Gossip.
]. A. Baitsell, was recently commissioned as
postmaster of Wright, Iowa.
A bill has been introduced to give q pensior
to the widow of the late Gen. fitzpatrick.
The senate confirmed Cornelius s Palmer az
associate justice Of the supreme court Of Da-
kota.
The widow of Gen. Fitzpatrick is in Washington
Introduced circumstances, and congress will bt
asked to grant her pension
-PostoAiees established: Wisconsin-Bryent
Langlade county Postmasters commissioned
Edmund X. Cavileer, Pembina, Oak.
The following post6fiees were recently es-
tablished: Bondhranf, Sawyer county, Iowa
Manwaring, Sawyer county, Wisconsin.
The nominations of B. c. Tiffany, register,
and w. J. Anderson, receiver at Grand Forks,
have been favorably reported to the senate.
The name of Hon. James NJ. Tyner is being
mentioned in connection with the governorship
of Dakota, after Gov. Ordway's term expires.
The controller of the currency has author
lied the St Paul National bank of ST. Paul
Neb, to commence business with a capital OF
$4,000
department is Frustrated with paralysis al
Washington. He is eighty years old and starv-
ing poor.
Col Royal of the Forty Eighth United States
cavalry is in the city. He is detailed as presi-
dent of the board of officers to consider cavalry
equipments.
1t is said the proposed news copyright will
have no chance OF going through the house, as
enough members are already pledged against
it to defeat it.
president Gowen, of the Reading road, is
succeeding in his law practice. ehas yearly
retainer Of $4,000 from Vanderbilt and the
Reading road
Special mail service was recently discontin-
ned to Darlington, Dakota: Mingo. Jasper
county, Iowa; Hillsdale Gallatin county and
Lewis, Meagher county, Montana
The secretary of the treasury has given no.
tce that the department viii redeem bonds EN-
braced in the 196th call prior to maturity May
1, with interest to date of presentation.
Hon. Milo White of Minnesota asserted pos
itively that there would be no compromise in
the Owatonna poStmastership matter, and that
he will not withdraw Judge Wheelock's name
J. B. Butler, formerly of New York, appoint
ment clerk of the treasury department, recent
" mentioned as successor to Assistant Secre-
tary New. has resigned his present position
The movement to secure the appointment of
Postmaster General Gresham to the circuit
iudgeship in the Seventh judicial district is
serious one, and is undoubtedly made with his
consent
The American government has received an
invitation through the Imperial German lega-
ton at Washington to participate in the exhi-
bition of dairy products at Munich, from I'd to
18th October, 1884.
The house committee ninvalid pensions has
agreed to report favorably Representative Mat
sons bill increasiog the pension of widows and
dependant parents of deceased soldiers and
sailors from SSto S12 per month.
Senator Sabin introduced Wednesday the
Nelson bill as it was reported from the house
committee on Indian affairs, to open up the Red
Lake Indian reservation. This will very ma
terially facilitate action on the bill by congress
An application has been received at the post
Office department for the appointment of Miss
Lizzie Mutt as postmistress of Uniontown, Pa.
She is the sister of young Mutt, recently acquit-
ted at Pittsburg on the charge of numbering
Dukes.
On the mutual application Of the officers
concerned, the following transfers in the First
infantry have been ordered First Lieut. III.
I. Reed from Company B to Company /; First
Lieut. NJ. P. Mans from company to Com
pany B.
Acting Assistant Surgeon W. H. Faulkner,
u. S. A, has been ordered to proceed from
Washington to Fort Smelling, Mimi, and re-
port in person to the commanding general of
the department of Dakota for assignment to
duty i'll that department.
Representative Brewer was directed by the
house committee on manufactures to report ia
vorably his bill to impose fine of not more
than 800 or imprisonment of three months, on
any person interfering in any way with COM
mercial traveller selling goods by sample.
Gen. Longstreet, United States Marshal of
Georgia. testified before the Springer commit
tee recently. He denied that he was default
er to the government, and said, on the contra
~, proper footing of his account would show
the government was indebted to him 81 Goo
The senate committee on public lands report
ed the bill for allotment of lands in severalty
to Auckaro, Grosventres and Mandan Indians
on Fort Bertholdi reservation, Dakota, giving
each head of family 100 acres, each single
male above twenty-one, eighty acres of land,
to be held in trust for them twenty five years
The postofice appropriations bill, as pre-
pared by the subcommittee, which was con-
ssidered Wednesday by the full committee, ap-
propriates $45, OF 600 The estimated reven-
ues of the next fiscal year are $47, 1O4, GOO;
amount asked for by the department, $50, O62,-
1S9; appropriation for the current fiscal year,
~, 49,, $50.
Postofices established Wisconsin-Bir
Chippewa county. Postmasters commissioned:
Daniel F. Roger, Alpena, Dak:;; Robert Camp
bell, Buffalo Grove, Iowa: William s. Sevanson,
Crescent, Iowa; Jane Van Antwerp, Dennis,
Iowa: Alfred Frazier, Honey Greek, Iowa; Hem
ry Halter, Selection, Iowa, Enos G. Kayton,
Strahan, Iowa.
The house committee on accounts is investi-
eating the practice which has long been scan
dial, of spending enormous amounts of money
at congressional funerals. It usually costs
from $4,000 to 81, GOO to bury congressman,
and it very seldom costs less. More than half,
in many cases thirds, of the money Is
wasted in useless extravaganza.
The bill repeating the test oath, which re-
Gently passed the house, has been passed by
the senate, after being modified by an amend
nent proposed by the senate judiciary commit
mission in the United States army or navy be-
fore the war, and was afterward engaged in
the military, naval or civil service of the So
called Confederate States, shall be appointed to
any position in the United States
On Friday Senator Mcmillan presented q
petition from the common council of Duluth,
asking for the improvement of the Duluth
harbor Petitions were presented to the house
by Mr.. Nelson from Burdick in favor of the
Reagan interstate commerce bill from G. H.
Bearbin, relative to Indian traders; from w.
P Todd and others, relative to the improve
ment at Lake Traverse and Big Stone, and the
head waters of the Minnesota and Red Rivers
IN Minnesota
Department of state has received information
from the United States consul at Birmingham.
England, that the foot and mouth disease is
lmong cattle in almost every county in Eng
and The secretary of the treasury has re-
luested the secretary of state to notify United
States consuls in Great Britain not to certify
invoices of cattle unless after an examination
If the animals by veterinary surgeon they
ire satisfied that the animals are free from
disease
Senator Sabin gave dinner party Friday
evening to some Minnesota friends. 1t was so