Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-04-02

point omn1lssion to investigate the
workings of the interior department
with view to recognizing and rear
ranging the work and force. Chief
Clerk Lockwood, Assistant Secretary
Joslyn, Mr.. Atkins, commissioner of
Indian affairs, and Mr.. Montgomery,
commissioner of patents, are likely to
compose the commission.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND Tuesday sent
to the senate the following nomina-
tions: Henry L. Muldrow, of Missis.
sippi, to be Assistant Secretary of the
Interior; William A. j. Sparks. of
Illinois, to be Commissioner General of
the Land Office. and Daniel McConvilIe.
Of ohio, to be Auditor of the Treasury
for the Postoffice Department.
MRS. JOHN DAVIS AND Miss Lucy
FRELINGHUYSEN were summoned to
Newark on Friday by telegram an
nouncing the arlarming state of their
mothers health. Mrs. FEELING huysen
has not been we'll for some days, and a
sudden attack of heart disease develop
ed such serious symptoms that her life
was despaired of.
THE Commissioner of Indian Affairs
issued schedules of the supplies required
by the Indians this spring. including
$1,500,000 worth of beef and $4,000
worth of dry-goods. Advertisements
for proposals Will be printed in Deme-
cratic newspapers hereafter.
In accordance with tho provisions of
the last Indian appropriation bill Com
missioner Atkins, of the Indian bureau,
has ordered the removal of Joseph's
OfN NJ T. e. T.
Territory. Of the 2S2 Indians compos-
Colville reservation in Washington
Lapwai reservation in Idaho Terri
tory.
SECRETARY LAMAR decided to recon-
mend the appointment of @. A. Shaw of
Boston, as Commissioner of Patents.
Mr.. Shaw is welI-knOwn patent law
yer, and is regarded as good selection
He is an old Democrat, originally from
Portland, Me. Before the war he was
for time the General Superintendent
at Hartford, Conn, Of Colts sewing
machine works. When the war Great
o. demand for arms rather than
sewing ma chimes, the works were closed.
and Mr.. Shaw removed to Boston.
THR Star says that ''society circles
are not little disturbed at certain in
dicatiens observable in the War and
Navy Departments which points to a
marked decrease in the plumber of
military and naval officers likely to be
stationed or allowed in Washington
bel after. Where details are necessary
tney will be made, of course; but there
will be changes-those who have been
absent from their regiments for long
time will be remanded thereto, aud
others less favored in the past will be
allowed to tase the sweets of capitoIine
life for a while"
COMMISSIONER of Pensions Black has
decided that mother can not be al
lowed a pension as d dependent mother
and accrued pension for her deceased
husband for the same period Of time.
He says: upon careful consideration
of the laws relating to the subject am
Of the opinion that when two claims be-
come united in q. person, making only
one beneficiary, that person can not be
allowed, either directly or indirectly,
the benefits Of two pensions for the
same period of time. Such en- allowance
would be contrary to the provision Of
the statute, which declare the pension
laws shall not be construed so as to al
low more than one pension in the same
time to person.
The published reports Of stormy
scene between Senator Harris, Of Tn
nessee, and the Pre- sident in reference to
the appointment of Ex-Governor Porter
to be Assistant Secretary Of State is de-
MED by Senator Harris. The appoint
ment of Mr.. Porter was surprise to the
Tennessee Congressional delegation,
who were pushing another man for the
the appointment, and during an inter-
view with the President touching Por-
ter's nomination Senator Harris aske d
the President whether the delegation
were to be ignored in selecting men
from the state. To this the President
replied that he had no such inclination,
but that the appointment of Governor
Porter was a personal matter with Sec
rotary Bayard. who is his intimate
friend, and that on account of the conf
dental relations of tho occupant of that
position with the S or tary of State he
considered the recon- tnendation of the
Secretary paramount to all others.