Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1884-03-21
Combination Formed which Gives
MedOra the inside Track on
Black Hills Freight.
Interesting Batch of Nominations, Con-
tirmati0ns and Committee Re-
ports from Washington.
The River Open from Chamberlain to
Yankt0n-Judge Palmer Sworn
1n-Other News.
THE WASHINGTON 8UDGET.
SENATE.

WARRINGTON, March 20-After unimportant
routine business. debate on the educational bill
was resumed, and the conference report on the
militia academy bill was concurred in.
HOUSE.
The committee report in favor of the con-
testant in the case of Garrison vs.. Mayo, in the
first district of Virginia, was adopted, and Mr..
Garrison took the oath. The conference report
on the military academy bill was agreed to. The
consideration of the bonded whisky extension
bill consumed the remainder of the day. Mr.
Cox, of New York, spoke in favor of tariff re-
duction and said he believed the democratic
party would act harmoniously in the matter.
GOOD PAIR.
Last evening President Arthur called upon Gen.
Grant, and they were closeted together for two
hours.
FAvORABLY REPORTED.
The house judiciary committee today agreed
to report favorably the bill providing that any
process, civil or criminal, issued BY any of the
territorial courts, may be executed and served
within any Indian or military reservation or
within the Yellowstone national park, provided
such reservation is within the limits of the
country or district over which such court has
Jurisdiction. This, however, shall not impair
the existing rights of Indians. The committee
also agreed to report favorably Representative
Denster's bill to amend the revised statutes SO as
/ to cprovide that children born in foreign coun-
try and now residing in this country, whose
father or grandfather enlisted in the army of
the United States and either died in its service
or were honorably discharged, shall tc consid-
cred citizens of the United States.
NOMINATIONS.
Postmasters- J. Hoke at Temple, Tex. !;
John w. Hart at Traer, Ia.; G. 81. Spring at
GRANVILLE, ILL.,; Marcus D. Kirk at Sturgis, Mich;
Henry 8. French at North6eld, Mimi; Geo. V.
silsby at Mitchell, D. T.: John w. Jones at
Cheyenne, Wyo.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Abram J. Clifford, of Hudson, N. Y, for In
dian agent at Fort Berthold, d. T.; James N.
Kearns, of Pennsylvania, for United States mar
shal for the eastern district of Pennsylvania;
81. F. Tarris for postmaster at Columbia, Tenn.
EXPOSING A SCHEME.
George D. Roberts, OF the postal telegraph
company, appeared before the house committee
on post Offices and post roads today and made
an argument in support Of the proposition Of
that company to enter into contract with the
government for telegraphio service. Represent
ative Rudd, of California, also appeared and
argued that the proposed contract of the postal
telegraph company was defective in form and
substance. 1t was a trick of the Mackay COM
pany and was introduced fer the sole purpose of
preventing the passage of the Sumner bill estab-
fishing q government postal telegraph. This
company proposed to prevent government action
on postal telegraphy for ten years, and yet it was
free delivery cities, and could gouge the smaller
places if it chose. For seven years the people
west of the Mississippi were to suffer under the
existing exorbitant rates, as the company was
not to build west of there for that period. The
proposition plainly put, is to kill the Sumner
lege worth forty millions in order to stop the
postal telegraph relief for ten years and aid this
corporation in forming consolidation with the
old ones or purchase their lines and rights,
against the transfer of which the bill does not
provide.
IACONIC NOTES.
Joseph E. Irish of Wisconsin was today con
firmed as cousul at Cognac. -..
The comptroller of the currency has authorized
the Citizens National Bank of sandusky, O., to
begin business with capital of 100000.
There will be caucus of the democratic
members of the house sometime next week at q
date not yet agreed upon.