River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-05-01
THE PITH OF THE NEWS.
washington Gossip.

]. c, Burroughs, of Michigan, recently nom
mated and confirmed as solicitor of the treas
ury, has written the president formally declin-
ing the Office.
Congressman Isaac Stephenson of Wisconsin,
who went home last week to attend wedding
in which he was directly interested, has re-
turned to Washington with his bride and is
warmly welcomed and congratulated by his
fellow members.
The claim of Louis Stowe, formerly Indian
agent at White Earth (Ninn) agency for unpaid
salary, is now pending before the treasury de-
partment Mr.. Stowe claims several hundred
dollars salary, but as an offset the department
claims that Stowe owes the government an
an amount Exceeding that of the claim
Chairman Hill, from the committee on post
offices and roads, reported favorably the bill
granting fifteen days leave of absence once a
year to the mail carriers at free delivery offices.
1t provides that when carrier goes on leave
Of absence. substitute is provided for him
and he is allowed the fifteen days with pay.
Postofices -Dakota-Cando, -
Towner county iscontinued-Dakota-
Rochester Cass county, mail to Colgate. Iowa
st Clair, Monona county mail to Soldier
Postmasters Commissioned-Charle G. Ban
kroft, Kasson, Iowa; Homer ID. Wheeler,
Hodge, Wayne county, Iowa
The Congressional Record nowadays looks
like commercial price list 1t is full Of tariff
speeches every morning and the eloquent ora
tors who are given leave to print ill its pages
with tables of figures. The same table showing
the difference in revenue under the Morrison
bill and that which is derived from present
tariff has been printed in nearly every speech,
at an expense that Is large.
Oliver Gibbs Of Lake City, Mimi, secretary
of the Horticultural society of Minnesota, APP
peared before the land COMMITTEES in opposition
to the repeal of the timber culture law He
said the law was a wise measure, and thought
It might be so amended as to be unobIectlon-
able He asked that action on the bill be post
poned until the horticultural congress, which
meets May :, can be heard
The secretary of the interior is considering
the case of A. J. Bailey against the Tasting &
Dakota Railroad company, an appeal from the
decision Of the commissioner of the general
land Office in favor of the settler. Mr.. Strait
filed with the secretary a letter from the COM
missioner giving full history of the case. 1t
is his impression that the decision of the COM
missioner will be aft med, and the land given
to Mr. Bailey. The case will be settled in a
few days.
John A. Walsh, the long sought after witness
III tib htllOSB CdS6I udS dIIINtt iIoiil hOntitdls
in company with Messrs. Ker and Cameron.
He was asked if he intended to call upon the
president, as reported, to make charges that
Secretary Chandler tried to shield Kellogg.
''No," replied Mr.. Walsh, Haven't the slight
est idea Of calling on the president, but you can
say in that connection that think if the presi-
dent retains Mr. Chandler in the cabinet he
(the presidenb will do most extraordinary
thing, and something that the country does not
expect
There is a sharp conflict between the senate
finance committee and the house on the trade
dollar bill The senate committee is not dis
posed to favorably report this bill unless the
redeemed dollars are to be considered as part
of the 100000 required to be coined monthly
while some of the members on the committee
do not desire to pay standard dollar for a
trade dollar The vote in the house was so
large in favor of adding the redeemed trade
dollars to the silver stock, and not in any way
limit the operations of the standard silver dol
lar law, that it is doubtful if an agreement can
be reached.