Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-12-05
WASHINGTON WAITS,
Gossip and News About Pee.
pie and Things at the Ma.
tionaI Capitol.

report to the secretary. suggests the con-
struction of fire-proof fileroOms, covering
| the whole interior courts of the treasury
building. now glass-covered areas, by which
means, he says, the department will have
| about 150, 900 cubic feet OF addition al space
Prof. Wiley, the chemist of the agricul-
tural depar6sent, will probably go to Ger
many to study the diffusion process of max
| ing sugar. Commissioner COlman, who is
enthusiastic over the success of recent ex-
periments in Kansas, says he will send
Wiley to Germany il it is possible to find
the moneyto meet the expenses Of the trip.
The Vidette, the organ of the Mexican
veterans, says that survivors of the Mexican
war may now safely forward their applica-
tions for service pension, according to the
| forms transmitted them by the secretary of
the Mexican Veterans National association.
This action, it is said, will expediate the
| settlement of these claims when the service
| pension bill shall have become law, and it
is expected that this will take place during
the approaching session of congress.
The comptroller of the currency has E.
clared dividends in favor of the creditors of
irsolvent national banks as follows: The
| Richmond National bank of Richmond,
Ind, third dividend of 6 per cent, making
in all So per cent the Hot Springs Y ational
bank of Hot Springs, Ark, third dividend
of 20 per cent, making In all 20 per cent,
and the Marine National bank of the city of
New York fifth dividend of 5 per cent,
making i'm all 40 per cent.
1t is r1lmored that Malone viii probably
run for congress from the Petersburg dis
trict, TO succeed Brady in the house. Rep
rcsentative George ID. Wise of Virginia
says, however, that this is not true. 1t is
also reported that John S. Wise, the de-
feated candidate for governor. will go into
business in New York.
1t is understood that the Democratic con-
eressmen from Pennsylvania, who are gen.
orally willing to follow RandalPs lead in
everything, will not be with him in body
in opposition to the proposed changes in
the rules. 1t is said that several of them
have already expressed themselves In favor
of the plan of distributing the approp ria
tons.
Il
lately received by friend, spoke with great
pOsitiveness concerning the unkind land he
said unjusO criticisms as to his marriage
which appeared in American papers. He
says it is not true that he was forced to
marry the lady, aud that she is in every way
worthy to be his wife, and Is an ornament to
his household. He hopes to have the oppor-
tunity to introduce his American friends TO
her.
A statement is af1oat to the effect that the
new civilservice commission intend 10 re-
wise the rules so as to Go away with the dis
qualification of ex-confederates. This
statement is misleading, as the rules do not
discriminate specifically against those wh O
fought in the Southern army. The regula.
tions, however, prescribe limit of age
which would bar out most of the veterans
of the war ON both sides were there not a
special exception made i'm favor of Union
| vetti..i.Js
p Commissioner Atkins to-day received the
following dispatch from Capt. Lee, acting
agent at the Cheyenne and Arrapahoe agen
cy In the Indian territory: "All the cattle
of the cattle companies have been removed
: from the reservation. Thousands of cattle
have been turned loose i'm Oklahoma Il
" Craze. One hundred and twenty-five boom
ers have been arrested and brought to For
Reno within the past ten days and tn,
u troops are still out"
Il 1t seems some of the candidates for door
n keeper of the house take issue with genera
3 public opinion, and appear to think there i
IT really some chance for contest. "Repre
q sentative Hewitt of New York will nomi
E nate me for door-keeper of the next house,
J. said Mr.. John Trainor of New York to tn
4 Posts representative, land am backed b
e the entire delegation from my state, Mas So
e chusetts. New Jersey and other Easter
q, states have instructed in my favor, and
le think my chances are very good for sue
3, cess"
- Col. Lamont, the presidents private SCI
:. retary, is quoted as saying that a very larg
Is number of people have written the pres
!l.- dent recommending persons for civil SCI
- - vice commissioner, and that the p. esider
% has himself thought of number of person
in who would be perfectly satisfactory TO hin
le self, but that 1t has been impossible thus fl
r. to get the proper men to take the positio
g. because, in the first place, the salary is nj
so much as any man who is big enough Z,
~ the position can make outside; and Il
d. dread of unfavorable criticism.
er. Advices have been received at the interi
ar department to the effect that the cattlemt
p In the Western territories are generally o
O., serving the proclamation issued by Pre-
or dent Cleveland last August directing t
as removal of fences inclosing public lanC
NJ In Wyoming, however, the owner of a G
Of tle-ranch has not only refused to remove
IN fences already constructed, but has beg
an IN to extend them, and In this case the att
in ney-general has been requested to bri
es, suit to compel the observance of the law.
no point has been raised as TO whether catt
Of men may fence In their lands, when
ow tracts belong to them, but surround areas
are public lands, and this point has been
nm. cided in the negative, the department ho
co- ing that access to the public lands must
lrd be restricted.
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