The sun., 1885-12-17
Washington Gossip.

Senator Palmer, OF Michigan. has built an
$50, 600 house in Washington.
Secretary Lamar asks an appropria ion
OF Sl2. 500 for relief OF the Northern Chey-
ennes i'll Montana.
Senator Hoar introduced bin to make
the salary of the United States district at
torneys So, 600.
Senator Vest has reintroduced his old
bill extending the boundaries on the Vel
lowstone National Park.
The printing Of bills for congress costs
about 100000 and majority OF them
are worthless and are killed.
Henry II. Carpenter OF Illinois, has been
appointed confidential clerk and private
secretary OF the general land office
The president asks for another clerk at
the White House and $4,000 for contin-
gent expenses, which include newspapers.
There is an attempt being made to secure
the removal Of Gen. James L. White, su-
perintendent OF the railroad mail service i'll
the henorthwest.
The senatorial party, which attended the
Hendricks funeral was charged S2o6 for
one hours use OF Il parlor in the Dennison
house in indianapolis.
The Dakota people are very much disap.
pointed that there is no reference in the
mission of that territory.
The statue OF Gen. John A. Rawlins is to
be placed in front OF the war department
at Washington. 1t now stands at the
western terminus OF New York avenue.
Henry Beiderbeck, one OF the survivors
OF the Greedy expedition, has received an
appointment as messenger in the agricult
ural department at a salary OF 5000 a
year.
number of Wisconsin postmasters will
be appointed in day or two. There are
vacancies this month at Racine, Columbus,
Waupun, and several other more or less
important places.
A ragged newsboy was noticed following
closely after Senator Beck. occasionally
picking up something from the pavement.
The senator watched him for a while and
then discovered that he had a a hole in his
trousers pockets, and the dimes and nick
els were getting out OF the hole.
The postmaster genera has made an or.
der fixing the fees on international money
orders and after Jan. |. 1886 as fol-
lows: For sums not exceeding SO, 10
cents, over SO and not exceeding $50, 20
cents; over $50 and not exceeding $50, 30
cents; over 80 and not ez eeding $40, 40
cents; over $40 and not exceeding $50, so
cents. This is reduction OF Jnethird Of
the present rates.
The president intimated to delegation
OF Dakotians last week that he would not
make change in the governorship OF their
territory until the commission OF Pierce
expired. Ziebach, who has been here for
some time seeking the appointment, and
NJ. II. Day, OF the democratic national
committee. left for home, satisfied that
there will be no change in the office OF the
chief executive OF Dakota until Gov. Pierce's
commission expires.
a solemn requiem mass for the repose OF
the soul OF the late King Alfonso OF Spain
was celebrated at st. Mathew s Catholic
church in Washington. Six hundred in
vitations. heavily bordered with black,
were issued to the president and cabinet,
the diplomatic corps and others. The au-
slitorium OF the church was draped. Pres
ident Cleveland and Secretarys Bayard and
Endicott entered the church, and were
signed seats in the front row OH the right
side OF the center aisle. The Spanish Legal
tion occupied seats on the opposite side OF
the aisle.
The Washington Evening Star says: The
ruling of Commissioner Sparks, OF the gen.
eral land office, suspending the issue OF
land patents in certain sections OF the
west, which embraces Dakota, has created
no little excitement in that region. Com
planning letters from settlers affected by
the ruling are coming to senator's. The
comp amt is that the commissioner 8 ac-
ton makes the innocent suffer with the
guilty, and that it imposes the same hard
ships and Inconvenience upon those who
purchased their homc5teads honestly as
those who resorted to dishonest methods.
A strong effort will probably be made to
have the ruling changed Sc as toapply only
to persons known to have entered their
ands in an irregular manner.