The Mineral argus., 1884-01-17
EPIT0ME OF THE NEWS.
Washington Gossip.

Congressman ID. b. Henderson OF lows
has prepared a bill for the general pension
ing of soldiers of the late war and others
His proposition is to give q pension to
= every soldier Who served for six months in
!, any war, provided be is now p~ensiOHable
fer disabilities. He would have the railing
depend entirely upon the character and ex-
teRt OF the disability. and without any ref
erence to rank. Another feature is that
every man who served six months, was hon
orally discharged and has reached the age
of sixty-ive years, independent of any dis
ability, Is giveH q pension provided he &C
tually needs it.
The secretary Of the treaaury has decided
10 stop the issue of the New York series of
gold certificates. CaIcsgo has been clamor-
ing for a distinctive issue, which the Secre-
tary has pers:stently refused, and this has
been no small factor in causing the with
drawal of the New York issue with the sig.
nature of Mr. Acton. As fast as those al
ready put into circulation from New York
| come to hand in the regular process of re-
demption they will be destroyed, and GER
~tifcates of the Washington series issued ia
their stead.
The attorney general decides that q post.
master, in order 10 be entitled to receive
compensation provided by the revised stat
utes, for issuing and paying money oEders, /
must perform services required in the mon
ey order business in his office, in the sense
that ii the work is not physically executed
by his hands, it must be executed under his
immediate u servision, by a clerk employed
by the p~ostofis sc department proper, or paid
from the postal funds as distinguished from
money funds.
1t is understood that no successor to Gen.
Mackenzie will be appointed for the present.
The war department will probably wait un-
til it becomes necessary to retire Gen. Mac
Renzie before making such appointment. 1t
is said that one of the senior colonies oil the
department OF Texas will be placed in COM
mand until Gen. Mackenzie is sufficiently
to resume duties or his successor
appointed.
1t is rumored in army circles that. since
he retirement of Gen. gle, Gen.
Crook will be sent to Omaha to axe change ]
Of the department of the Platte, where he
formerly 20 popular, and Gen. O.. O. {
Howard, now commanding there, will be {
to Arizona, and permitted to
carry out certain views as to the settlement ,
ot the Indian question on the border. !
The December debt statement makes a
air statement in the way of reduction,
hOugh the amount is not so large as that .
the same month last year. The total de- 4
rease curing tue month was Sl1, TAB, BAT, I
nd for the first half of the fiscal year the :
aggregate is $50 049. 433. against $81, 470, 1888
or the first six months of1S82. G
The president on the 7th inst, nominated L
Malmros of st. Paul to be United
tates consul at Leith, Scotland. The n
anne off. s. Worthington was also presen- I
ed for the postmastership at Little Falls, q
thstof II. Kemper for a like position at
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One of the big things Of the session will g
e the land grant of the Texas Pacific, to
hitch the Southern Pacific lays claim. in Il
Giving from 500 O 900 to $25, 900, 900. 81
Huntington pitched his tent early and
prepared for a siege.
Representative Holmes OF Iowa will in
'oduce in the house a bill appropriating Il
for the education Of Kate Shelley, c.
he girl who saved a Northwestern train I
ON destruction at Moingona. a
President Arthur on christmas Day made =
lexander Powell, his faithful body servant, :,
present ola gold watch n3 chain, as a 81
'ken OF appreciation for his services. a
There are 5000 cases of measles in Wash 81
lgton. il
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