River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-12-04
THE PITH or THE NEWS
washington News.

The Democrats of Washington are very
active and noisy just now, the subject of their
chatter being the Inauguration ceremonies
About million claims for pensions have
been filed since 1851 More than half the
report of the commissinor-545,1 100 claims IN
all-have been allowed.
The president has appointed George D. An
derson Of New York Indian inspector, vice Barr
resigned. and Charles F. Ashley Of New York
agent to the Indians of the Colorado River agen-
cy, vice Clarke, resigned.
Postofices established: Dakota-Lordsburg
Bottineau county. Postmasters commissioned
Samuel Mitchell, Mapleton, Oak. Alex g
McCilloyeray, Weller, Oak. John ii Hellwlg,
Belknap, Iowa; Walter ID. Elmer, Cambria,
Iowa; Benjamin f. Flower, Pacific, Wis. ;
David Miller, Lordsburg, Oak.
Mrs HIT wife of the well-known representa-
tive from Illinois and ex-secretary Of the lega-
ton at Paris, is pretty and charming woman,
and has not little fame at Washington as the
possessor of a superb diamond necklace that
makes even the ladies Of the diplomatic crops
envious.
During the coming year the charters of III
national banks will terminate, unless their
ions of the act of July IL. 1882 From the ex-
perience OF the last two years, it is highly
probable that the majority of these banks will
extend their corporate existence. These as
sociations represent more than one-third Of the
national banking system
The report of the life-saving service makes
an excellent showing of work accomplished
during the year. The number of disasters was
2,547, involving property worth s47, 129,Sl4.
OF this $50, SOS, 346 worth was saved The
number of lives lost was but AS out of %, 2l7
imperiled Too much praise cannot be given
TO these brave men for their noble work.
Superintendent Kimball points out that the
efficiency of the corps in mainly due to the
fact that political influences are not permitted
to interfere with the service.
Judge Payson of illinois, who is member.
of the comm ittee on public lands, says that the
committee intended to push through as rapidly
as possible the various bills on the subject OF
FORGETTING the unearned land grants of rail-
roads. Mr.. Payson has been an earnest adyo-
cate of these measures, and will do all he can
to secure their passage this winter. He says
the bill regarding the grant of the Northern
Pacific will be the first to come up on the as
sembling of congress He believes one of the
measures, probably the Henley bill, will pass
the house.
Speaking of the alleged violations of law by
national banking associations, the comptroller
of the currency says that it is his intention to
rigidly enforce the bank act, and to call the at
tention of the department of justice TO any
criminal violations of the same. Experience
has proved that it is difficult, not only under
the bank act but generally under criminal
statutes, to always obtain sufficient evidence
to convict offenders. The comptroller is of
the opinion that, with few exceptions, the
national bank act has adequate provisions for
the prosecutions and conviction of those who
lay themselves liable to its penalties.