St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-12

in the pension laws, who served for a period
of three months or more, who has an honor
able discharge and is not receiving a PEN
sion, or greater pension than that provided
by the bill, and who is now disabled by rea-
son of wound, injury or disease, which
there is reason to believe originated in the
service, shall be entitled to receive a pension
during the continuance of such disability at
rate proportionate to the degree thereof.
The bill further provides that dependents
shall only be required to show, by competent
evidence, that they are without other present
means of support than their own manual
labor or the contributions of others not
legally bound for their support,
BRIDGES ORDERED BUILT.
The house commerce committee to-day,
directed favorable report to be made on the
bill authorizing the Chippewa Falls and
Western Railway company to construct a
bridge over the st. Croix river, and similar
report was directed on the bill authorizing
the Winona, Alma and Northern Railway
company to construct bridges across the Wis
consin, Chippewa and st. Croix rivers in
Wisconsin, and also on the bill authorizing g
the Chicago, st. Paul g. st. Louis Railroad
company to construct bridges across the
Mississippi river in Wisconsin, and between
Minnesota and Wisconsin.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The house committee on judiciary instruct
ed Representative Broadhead to report ad-
versely the bill to amend the revised statutes,
so that delegates shall have the right to vote
in the house of representatives.
Representative McCord was instructed to
report adversely the bill to amend the revised
statutes SO that no person shall be licensed
to deal in intoxicating liquors as beverage,
until he has first secured license from the
local authorities of the place where he pro-
poses to carry on such traffic.
Representative Tucker was instructed to re-
port fayorably bill to prevent and punish
coun terfeiting within the United States of
the securities of foreign governments.
DAKOTA HOMESTEAD AFFIDAvITs.
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE secretary of
the interior has decided that the affidavit re-
quired of the homestead applicant under
section 1924 of the revised statutes, may be
made before judges of probate in Dakota,
and such officers under the territorial code,
ex ofiicio clerks of their own courts.
POST OFFICE REVENUE.
The third assistant postmaster general has
prepared the following statement of the reve-
nues of the postoffice department for the
present fiscal year. The returns for the first
and second quarters are complete, the figures
for the third quarter are based upon the re-
turns from the offices returning
about one-half the postal revenue,
and an estimate for the last quarter,
based on the returns OF the preceding quar-
ters. The gross postal receipts for the quar-
ter ending Sept. 30, 1888, is ascertained to
be $40, 595, S57; gross receipts for the quar-
ter ending Dec. 81, 1888, ascertained SILL
1856; estimate from special returns re-
ceived from 1877 letter carrier offices includ-
ing all the large cities, SO, ,769, Ga estimated
gross revenue for the quarter ending June
80, 1874, $40, 737, ,349. Total estimate rev.
enue for the years, S43, 1862, ,446. The total
revenue June 80, 1888 were S45, ,5OS,69