The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-18
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
Secretary Lunar has retained Z. P. ban
na es his private secretary. Mr. Hanna rgs
occupied this position under four successive
Secrs..alyias-
President Cleveland on Monday nomina.
ed Charles S. FaIchild, Of New York. ,obs
Assistant Secretary OF tile Treasury and
Joh9 c. Black. OF Illinois, 10 be Coinmis.
sioner Of Pen ions.
The members of the new cabinet. WIN
wore unanimously confirmed blythe Sonata
Friday, entered upon the discharge Of their
duties Saturday. Secretary Lunar teIe-
graphed to Chicago an offer OF tie pension
commissionship to Gen. John c. L. sck. and
it met with prompt acceptance.
Ex-Secretary McCuiloch said Monday tina.
he supposed Mr.. Manning shared the views
of President Cleveland regarding the imam.
cial question, and. as tue views OF tile Pres.
ident on the subject We're in accord with liz
own, lie did uoJ anticipate any Change in
the present policy o. the Government.
President Cleveland smi ingly remarka5
70 Co gre Suan from Illinois that ihs
Sucker State presented so many candi,ia,as
for head> of bureaus as 10 em5a.raSS hi-S
with riches. The reply was made thstoniy
superior patriotism induced them n absr-
don their private luSiness to serve the pf,h-
lie.
An application was made to PAstmas,a..
for the appointment I q friend # trela,
ter to the SUPPLEMENTARY of free de iysrv
at the Chicago poStoftice. The answer vss
returned that the department would not N
| tertere viii the duties OF tine postmaster a,
| Chicago. Mr.. Hendricks is engaged in a
| struggle with Congressman-elect Bynnm
for the appointment of a p 1stma,ter al In.
| diananOllS. with tie chances against The
| Vice-President.
Patents were issued Wednesday BY N.
| Gener land-Oflice COMMISSIONS \,
| Washington TO the New Orleans PaeSs
| Railroad Company for 90, s. acres of land
| known as the Backbone grant, In add
| ton to the lands patented the iroa5
| Ga. ms $50. 200 acres. S cretary Lamar bss
| directed the Land-Oftlce however, to snS.
/ pend all proceedings relative 10 pateutn-
| lands to the New Orleans Pacific Road nu.
| til turthernotice.
Gen. Hancock preSides at the court-msr
| tial convened in Washington 10 try C5jef
| Signal-0ficer Hazen. Gen. Hazsn d. mn.
| red to the specification of the charge against
| him which alleged that n critics. he a.
| ton of the Secretary of War in refusing 10
send sealing steamer to the relief Of the
| Greedy party after tn failure OF the Pro-
| teus expedition in 1888. The demurrer wss
overruled and the accused made a formal
| plea of not guilty. He desired, however. Ia
make certain admissions, pending tine prem
| aTation OF which the court adjourned.
| The action taken by Congress in its cha
| ing hours with regard to the OklabGms
question was briefly this The Western
Representatives defeated the Dawes bill
| which had passed the Senate. and the RYAN
| amendment to the Indian bill was adopiej
| directing the President to enter into Begos
| tiations with the Indians with view 10 an
| ening Oklahoma TO settlement. The ones.
ton as TO whether these negotiations shsIl
be opened through the agency of a commits.
sion or not + left to the Presidents dscre
! tiGn, RYan and other friends Of the settlers
| think that the negotiations will result In Ina
| opening of the lands to colonists,
The Post-Ofiice Appropriation bill recent.
| ly passed by Congress makes the fol owing
important changes: The weight of ali sin.
| gle-rate letters is increased from ona.hsY
| an ounce each to one ounce. All neWsns.
pers sent from publication offices O. news
| agencies, including sample copies are an.
titled to TRANSMIT sion at the rate Of oDs
cent per pound, Any article in newSns
per or other publication may be marx 4 tor
| observation, except by written or printed
words, without increase of postage A
| special 10-cent stamp is also 10 be issued
! which, when attached 10 letter in adsi,
ton to the lawful postage thereon, viii in.
sure its immediate delivery by special mes.
senger at any time between a. H. and mid,
| night.
An important precedent was established
| in the Senate on IueSi3 by the admission
| OF Mr.. Blair, of New Hampshire upon the
certificate Of the Governor b, a vote Of Sd
yeas to 20 NAYS. The Senate has thus de-
cided thtt there shall be two Senators from
| every State upon its floor whenever il Is
| possible, and mat the existing Legislature
| of New Hampshire Is Oh one which was
| elected in November md Will con enc II
| June. The ) anate IS now committed tOthe
| principle that, even when there N y b.
| doubts as TO whe her Leg lature hls ex-
| pired. a certificate from Governor VII oh
| undertakes to fill an tual lcancy Is 10 be
| recognized. Il is rtain thatth recedent
| thus established Will be recognized when
the Gov rnor + Oregon snail fill tn vacan-
cy caused by the expiration Of the commits
| sion of Slater. and it may possibly be ap
piled in Illinois. Ifthe Illino L gis.atuTs
shall fail TO elect the itleate OF Gov. o.
lesby must now be recogn zed.
A DILEMMA.
A plan is under considera ion to remove
the difficulty arising from the sentence Of
the Swain court-martial which preventsths
hliing CT The Office held by Swain, and 50
leaves the army without a Judge-Advoeate
| II neral for twelve years. Ii Is REGARDED
as important to the interests Of the irylce
| that this office should be filed IL q way can
be found 10 do I. TIE prop1s ton is to
have the President remi, 50 much Of the
| sentence as only Suspe1ds Gen, Swain
from his duties and put him at once Oh the
retired list, where he would b. Blythe oper-
alton OF the law by the time he has eryed
out his sentence. If this Is done the posi-
| ton of Judge-A dvocate-GsneT wi then
| be nlled. Near friends OF the President
who seem to be acquainted with what IS 60
| ing on in this matter, are Inclined 10 believe
that Gen. Horatio King, Jr., OF Brooklyn,
will be no ated 10 the position.
CABINET CoURTEsIRs,
At noon SATURDAY. MeSsrs. Bayard, Whit
ney, Garland, and EIdicott entered TIE Of
flee of the Secretary of State at Washing
ton, where Mr.. Bayard took tn. oath rs
secretary OF State, The party then went 10
Secretary Chandler's room, where Mr..
whitney was sworn In as Secretary Of the
Navy. In Secretary Lincoln's Office where
zen. Sheridan and staff and 0the army Of
| ncers W re assembled, the oath was admin.
lstered 70 Mr.. Endicott, Attamey-GeRerA
| Garian was sworn into offi,e at the De-
| partnelt of Justice. Mr.. Brewster torma'
/ ~ presented J. is successor to the United
States Supreme Court Monday. From the
| Department vi Justice the party went to
the United Safes Treasury Department
| where Secretary Manning took the oath,
Soon after Secretary Manning had qualified
all the bureau officers end chiefs OF division
VISITED his lice and paid their respeets
| Secretary J. mar and POstmasteT-Genera!
| villas were $50 sworn into Office. In the
| various departments the retiring Secretaries
babe the chiefs and clerks who had served
under them gOOd-by, and complimented
| them upon their SCI vices.
| IhE OhLAhOAA AFFAIR.
Gen. Weave. OF Iowa, and the Hon. SD
| pey Clarke, of Kansas, interviewed Presh
dent Cleveland Tuesday In behalf Of the
Oklahoma colonsts. Mr. Clarke urged
that these people were law-abiding citizens
who only desired TO obtain their right 20
settle upon lands which had been bought
and paid for by the United States Ion. ago.
A large amount Of Information was led BE-
fore the President showing that the whole
OF Oklahoma Is now Illegally occupied by
cattle companies, and that it would have
been opened to settlement long ago had Il
not been for fraud and conspiracy between
dishonest public officials and the cattle syn
dieates, In conclusion Mr. Clarke as ed
the President to withdraw the United
States troops. Gen. Weaver argued that
the settlers far from Geing the desperadoes
they are painted, were among the most re-
spected citizens Of Iowa. Nebraska, Il-Iros,
Kansas, and other States, who were anxlols
to 90 to Oklahoma 10 make homes, Inc
Invocation Of the military power General
Weaver declared to be wrOngfu. and with
out precedent. President Cleveland said
that he would investigate the matter az
once. and suggested that Secretary Lamar
should be conferred with.