Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-07
WASHINGTON WAITS.
Gossip and News About Pee.
pie and Things at the Ma.
tionaI Capitol.

women bore him, and none are to be allowed
hereafter to his Office.
1t is rumored and denied that Attorney
Blssell, former law partner of President
Cleveland, at Buffalo, is to be appointed
governor of Dakota.
fhe court of commissioners of Alabama
claims, which will expire by limitation De-
cember 81, is making rapid progress with the
business before ii and one of the officers of
the court said that all the cases before the
court will certainly be disposed Of by the
middle of December.
Mr.. Fletcher, the new United States mar
shal for the Eastern district of Arkansas, is
an old citizen OF that state. He is about "a
years old, and has been always an active
politician. He was sheriff of Pulaski cOun-
ty at one time, and has been candidate for
governor of the state.
Treasurer Jordan has a force of clerks at
work collecting figares as to the cost of
minting, transporting and storing the 'dOl-
lar of our daddies," with a view to estab-
fishing the real value of the silver dollar as
currency. 1t is understood that the treas
urer's report on the subject will show an en-
ormOus costin this particular. and will form
the basis for an argument against the con-
tinued coinage of the standard dollar.
The postmaster.ge general has decided that
the department was under no obligation to
deliver mail matter thrown into its cOllec-
tiOn boxes by Wells, Fargo & Co. after they
have cancelled their stamps, and pOstmas-
tiers have been instructed to refuse such
matter. Ii appears that it has been the
practice of the express company to trans
port letters as far as their lines extend and
then place them in the United States mail
for delivery when the point of destination
Is beyond the limits of their own service.
The civil-service commission has ad-
dressed letter to the president calling his
attention to the attempt made by the Penn
sylvania Republican committee to collect
political assessments in the departments
and suggesting the propriety of making an
Investigation of the matter with view Of
furnishing all parties connected with it who
can he reached by law. They say that it is
their belief that Chairman Cooper, who is
responsible for the begging circular, is not
an employe of the government, and, there
FORE cannot he reached by the law and dis
cuss the prOpriety OF asking congress to eX-
tend the law so as to cover such cases.
\ novel point has been made before Mr..
jerks, assistant secretary of the interior, i'll
the matter of the Montana Improvement
company The attorney for that company
has suggested that it was entitled to cut
| timber from the lands in controversy, be
cause they are mineral lands and the law
authorizes the timber to be taken for dOmes-
tic use; that if the lands are decided not to
be mineral lands, they illrevert not to the
government, but to the company. Mr..
jerks has said il might be well to proceed
cautiously in this matter, for while it was
| quite true the government could sue for 200
cords of wood. they might, in doing so, lose
| 1000 acres of land. t..tr
The renewal recently of the talk about
President Cleveland's matrimonial inten'
tons has elected an interesting story about
lex-President Arthur. 1t is said one of hi:
friends kept watch of the newspapers ant
clipped out everything that was published
about his matrimonial intentions. Just be
fore his term expired these clippings wer'
all pasted i'm handsomely bound scrap
book and presented to him. On the cove
was stamped figure of cupid with quive
full of arrows, and the words: "Many wer
called but none were chosen" Mr.. Arthu
regar Is. hi, memento with great deal o
, interest.
, Special treasury agents are at wOik con
, pleting and classifying for the information
of Secretary Manning the replies to tn
treasury circular letters calling for view
and suggestions OH tariff questions. Their
are several hundred replies, many of whic
are practical and well considered and [
which serious attention will be given. Yer
, few of the correspondents declare in fave
! of free trade. but comparatively few EXPIRE:
! satisfaction with the present requirement
, of the tariff law. A number of correspOl
/ dents advocate the abolition of duties Q
raw materials, and many of them desire Il
J substitution of specific for advalorem dutie
Secretary Manning will probably incorpO
ate summary Of the correspondence in h
report.
Minister Cox writes from COnstantinop
u under date OF October that ex-Senat
d Ferry OF Michigan arrived there October
with party of twenty friends from Oman
Neb. Mr.. Cox conducted them through Il
a palaces and treasury of the porte. II
p party was so large that the sultan sent
% special firman and an adjutant to perfol
. the service of guide. The visitors We
u highly elated at this unexpected priv lie
L. extended to them, and were thorough
er surprised by the rare works of art and 90
n ly Jewels surrounding them. Mr.. Cox sa
~ that he is delighted with his new positiC
IN which grows more novel each day, and "
T; never in better health. Mrs. Cox shares
II. same spirit and discharges the social dut
rd incumbent upon her with ease and comic
nr When President Cleveland chose Mr.. b
in ard as his secretary of state there were
to the official register of the state departm
aJ tbirty-two foreign missions accredited
, a New York, paying salaries varying fr
N 81, 600 to 5000 per year. Since then tn
m IN, consular clerks and twenty-five other con
he lar appointments have been added 20
10 list, making in all sixty. The same has b
ed done with the Western and Northern sta
while the Southern states have, with ont
two exceptions received only one Of e
ny state. New York has out Of the go consl
ue appointments received sixty, or one-fiftt