River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-31
AFFAIRS WASHINGTON.

1t is expected the Blair educational bin
will soon become law. 1t appropriates
So, 000GC0 which is to be distributed among
the states and territories, according to the
enumeration of persons over 10 years of
age who cannot read or write. No part of
the fund can be used for building or rent
ing school houses. nor will any greater sum
be paid to any state or territory than is
expended by the same for the mainten-
ance of common schools. Reading aud
writing the English language, arithmetic,
geography aud history of the United States
are the branches chiefly to be taught The
design is 10 furnish Temporary aid TO schools
already established.
Gen. Black, commissioner of pensions
has rendered decision upon the applica-
ton fer pension of an ex-soldier who
le.t his command when it was approaching
the enemy, for which act he was dis
hoaorably discharged, but subsequently
re-enlisted in the service as a captain, and
while in the line of duty received the in
jury for which he claims pension The
commissioner holds that the execution OF
the sentence of his dismissal from the first
service was the completion of the punish
ment of the ofenSe charged and does not
destroy his claim to pension, for injury
received during the second service.
Justice Miller is of the opinion that the
president has no right to remove an official
without the advice and consent of the sem
ate. He holds that as the tenure of office
law now stands the president can only
suspend" an officer until the senate has
had an opportunity to consider the proprl-
ETY. of the suspension, and if the senate
should not consent to the suspension jus
tice Miller holds that the official " ould be
restored to his former place. The word
remove he says, does not exist in the
+ statutes, and the meaning OF the term
suspend cannot be misunderstood
On July the postmaster general made
twenty-five appointments of postofiice in
spectors to serve during the remaining six
/ months OF the year, with the understands
ing that If their services were satisfactory
they were to receive permanent appoint
nents at $1,000 per annum. lt is said that
the whole number will be reappointed on
Jan. /.
+ Il is authoritatively announced that
Senator Evarts of New York, and Senator
/ Blair Of New Hampshire, do not favor the
suspension of silver coinage, and a Cauva
Of both senate and house shows that
( neither branch will pass such bill Wall
I street is considerably diSgruntled by this
development.
There is talk of a movement to induce
+ congress, soon after the holidays, to hold
memorial services in honor of Gen. Grant,
in this connection the name of Postmast-
er General Villas is mentioned as the orator
of the occasion.
Secretary Manning has issued a call for
+ S10,Oo0,0Co OF per cent. bonds payable on
Feb J. after which date interest on the
bonds named viii cease This is the first
+ call of bonds since October, 1884.
/ The President signed the bill giving Mrs.
+ U. S. Grant an annual pension of $4,000
and had it mailed so that it would reach
her on Christmas.
Washington advices place Mr. Bland at
/ the head of the coinage committee, and Mr..
Hewitt at the head of the naval committee.
There are 200 presidential post masters
and more than two thirds of them have
been changed since the 18th of last March.
President Cleveland signifies his desire
to personally contribute to the proposed
Hendricks monument.