The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-05
Notes and Personalities.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 4-The membership of
the Indiana Republican Club, of this city, has
run up to IT'S, beside about as many honorary
members
Mrs NJ. E. Hagga1t, of indianapolis, is at the
Riggs.
Miss Henderson, of Martinsvine, is guest of
Mrs. G. G.. Matson.
A. c. Bearss, of Indiana, is at the Ebbitt.
Thomas w. Cewart has been commissioned
postmaster at Edwards, Ind and Samuel Keller
at Bluffton.
VIM W. Landers has been appointed post
master at the newly established postofice at
Landers, Grant county.
Charles Voorhees, who has been residing in
Washington TeEitory for two years past, where
he is satisfactorily established in business is at
present in town visiting his parents, Senator
and Mrs. Voorhees,
Helen NJ. Cougar and May Wright Sewell, OF
Indiana, were present at Mrs. Spofford's recep-
ton, at the Riggs, in honor of Miss Susan B.
Anthony, this afternoon They are delighted
with the manner in which they are generally re-
ceived here. On Saturday they intend going be-
fore the House committee ON judiciary and
to the Constitution giving women the ballot.
A series of vigorous resolutions recently
adopted by Henry S. Lane Post &c, G. A. R., of
Indiana, demanding increased pensions, equali-
cation of bounties land warrants for soldiers,
ETC., were presented to the House to-day by Rep
resentative Wood.
The House committee on invalid pensions has
agreed to report bill TO allow the widow of
General Frank p Blair, of Missouri S.. 900 and
a pension of $50 per month for money expended
and services rendered the Union cause by her
husband during the late war.
Combinations by the Senate: T. J. Tuomey,
South Carolina, marshal for the United States,
district of South Carolina; Hugh j. Dobbs, regis
ter of the land Office, Beatrice, Nebraska; VIM.
w. Carter collector of internal revenues for the
Seventh district of Indiana; James H. Stone,
collector of internal revenue for the First dis
trict of Michigan.
The Secretary of the Interior has decided
that under the acts of March 3, 1877, and June
g. 1880 clerks of district courts III Dakota may
take final proofs of homestead entries without
regard to the counties in which the court has
held its session This is a reversal of the Land
Office decision on the same point
The House committee on naval affairs has ap-
pointed Representatives Buchanan, McAdoo and
Boutelle a subcommittee to investigate the
management of the Jeanette expedition, in ac-
cordance with the Washburn resolution,
adopted yesterday
senator AiuftcH uto L0FlsCu tii9 oi1 tOA ~
funding the national debt, and introduced it in
the Senate to-day.
The President has granted a respite of two
weeks to Frank Minor, sentenced to be hanged
on next Friday.
The House committee on judiciary has ordered
an adverse report on the ONeil amendment to
the McGarrahan claim.
Representatives Reed and Boutelle, of Maine,
and Mr. Cutcheon, of Michigan, made argu-
ments before the ways and means committee to-
day, in opposition to placing lumber on the free
list.
The House committee on military affairs has
ordered favorable report on the bill giving
army telegraph operators, who served as such i'll
the late war, the same right to homestead entry
allowed enlisted men.