The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-01-18
EPIT0ME OF THE NEWS,
Washington Gossip.

TIL question with the Republican SEN
ators is, who is to put the bell on the cat7
They ore afraid to elect Senator Anthony
president pro temPore and thus place him
next in the presidential succession after
President Arthur. The trouble Is that no
one feels like telling him the rts- dithcuty
that weighs en- their minds. A. the oPeH-
ing of tie ressiOn, after ~caucusiDg two OF
three times. they put the bughear sslde lLL
yter tbe n 1Iiday recess. Mr.. Edmuuds does
MT like 10 appear 10 he holding on to the
plars. Now they have decided to place the
matter in the hands of a coInmtttee, Which
is expected TO perform the delicate duty OF
creating q d ubt IN the mind OF Mr.. An
thony hipseir as to bis physical ability To
attend to the duties Of presiding officer.
Mr. Butterworth, commissioner Of patent
is agitating toe subject OF additional t2cil-
tiles for trsnsacting the business OF that
department. No bureau of the govern
ment is of more imp rrtancs 10 the people
than this. Almost from the beginning 1t
has been self sa staining, and has now to its
credit a. unexpected balance OF 81 10000.
The business OF he patent Office has in
creased with each year of its existence, U
the generosity of its lawmakers has not
kept pace with the needs Ofthe office. The
commissioner says II is impossible 10 prop
erly transact ths volume of business so long
as crampad for roO.l and running with re
duced force, as at present. He has been
diligently stirring mIembers of congress or
the sul isct, and eXpr ssse5 the htliet that
more Gberality will be shown this year.
Senator Rdmunds' bill for the relief of
the Jeanette survivors authorizes the secre-
tary OF the treasury 10 pay Melville and
DanenhoweT 81, 600 each; ana Raymond l..
Newcombe, naturalist; John Cole, acting
boatswain; w. C. Ninderman, James n.
Bartlett, seaman; P. L. Leseh-the remain
ing 8 rviyors-SJO0 each. 1t alse authorizes
the payment of a SUN equal 10 one years
salary 10 esch 0eceased member of the
J~esnneits expedition end crew to their rs.
speciiys heirs. Senator Calls POSTAL
savings bank bill revuires the
postmaster general TO establish
postal savings banks in all p~ostofices where
the receipts e9Eal 81, 600 annually, at which
deposits viii be received Of all sums Under
$1,009, Payn ent of which will be mace on
demand quarterly by the government.
Senator Dawes, speaking OF the PROPOSE
ton TO alloI lGD&s41 seVer2liEy to Indians,
says that the great difficulty is that there is
Bota sufficient quality of available or ara
bic land TO silOS. The selection of the To-
cations for some of the sgtnciss. notably
that of the Rosebud agency. Is very unfor-
tuaaie for any agricultural purposes, as
there - 10 iand in sight rom which a
White man can gain a livelihood. The
more TIE L1uFEu problem is siu7isj, in fact
said Mr.. Dawes. the mort difficult does it
become.
The subcommittee of cRtte men appoint
ed to prepare a bill for the suppression of
pleure-pneuuIenia and other contagious dis
eases of domestic animals, having COM
pleted the proposed measure, il was submit
ted TO the cnsir- committee OF cattle men
appointed at the recent Chicago convention
TO propose iesisls4ion on the subj ct. and
uUCrpErG. TBe Dill Is 10 be given to the
hsuse COMMITTEES on agriculture.
The COMMITTEES ca sgriculture Of the
house and senate are now ut work on a bill,
the principal feature OF which is q provi-
Eion for The appointment Of q government
inspector Of meats intended for shipment
20 foreign pa 10, in the hope of compe ling
forsigE governments either 10 receive
American meas or state the tsEe reason tor
prohibiting thin.
An aseat Of the Genartment of ~agricul-
ture purchased some injected cattle sent
from Virginia Tor beef. and slaughtered
theLa IN presence of tue house committee
Of agricuftur and sone western ~stock.rais
err. The lungs OF the beevss. exhibiting
suro.pn ana nra in IT'S advanced a.d final
stages were $40 va the party.
The Merchants' bank OF CrooEeson is to
be changed to = national Organization, with
. paid up capita Of 800 Q 10 to be in work
ing order as 500 a. the necessary staps are
eons inlm tted, With power to increase to
$5O0,O0o.