The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-01-15
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
The Almighty Silver Dollar-Providiag for
McClernnnd-A Land Declsion-Rroe De.
Nvsrv-A Scheme to Destroy Hostiles.
WASHINGTON, January 7.-Mr. Scott, Of
Pennsylvania, has introduced bill to regu-
late the coinage of the standard silver dol
lar. 1t repeats all that part Of the act Of
February IS 1878, which authorizes the
Secretary of the Treasury to purchase not
less than 50. 0oO, 900 worth Of silver bullion
Der month and cause the same to be coined.
Il provides that whenever the standard sill
YER dollars now in the Treasury shall bo
reduced In amount to s20, 600, 900. the Sec.
rotary Of the Treasury shall set that sum
aside in specified sum to be known as the
silver coinage adjustment fund. If by pay-
ments ON lawful demands made OH that
sum, the amount thereof on the
last day of airy month shall be
reduced below that amount, the
Secretary Is authorized to coin in the fol-
lowing month sufficient silver dollars to
bring the amount up to $50, 100000 and to
coin as many silver dollars in every month
a. shall be necessary to restore the fund to
SoO, ZOO. 900 provided 1t shall nave been re-
duced below that fund in the month imme-
diate'y preceding. He Is also authorized
to purchase from time to time at the market
price silver bullion in such quantities as
shall enable him to carry out the provisions
of the act 1t apprOpriates sufficient sum
to carry out its provisions.
WASHINGTON, January Some months
ago Mr.. Tilden wrote letter to the Presi.
dent in which he stated that while he had
no favors to ask of the administration, vet
he was especially DESTROYS that General Nc
Clernand, of Springfield, ILL.,, should be pro-
vided for Referring to this matter
this morning the President said that
he had not lost sight of General McCier.
nand nor forgotten Mr.. Tilden's request.
and he further said that his present deter
mination was to appoint General McCler-
nand to the Presidency of the Utah Com
mission, in place OF Governor Ramsey, of
Minnesota, the present Incumbent, who has
signified his willingness to retire whenever
it may suit the pleasure of the President.
WASHINGTON. January LAND Com
missioner Sparks has made decision at
fecting a grant Of lands within the conflict
ing limits of the Atlantic & Pacific, and the
branch line of the Southern Pacific Rail-
roads in California, holding that the lat
ter company has 10 legal claim 10 the land
embraced within the indemnity belt of the
former The decision is based upon the
provision IL the granting act of the South
ern Pacific Road that ''it shall in no way af-
feet or impair the right. present or prOspec-
tive of the Atlantic d Pacific Railroad COM
pany, or any other railroad company" Tho
Commissioner holds that the right to in
demnity was n prospective right. and al
A.. ,ot, o.,
roads and the Atlantic & Pacific has not,
still the lands not being granted to the
Southern Pacific. that company can have no
right to them. This decision affects odd
numbered sections with an area of 5000
square miles, or about 2. 500, 900 acres.
WASHINGTON, January 7.-Mr. Sepey. OF
Ohio, has introduced bill i'm the House to
amend the revised statutes relating to letter
carriers SO as to authorize the employment
of one letter carrier in each town where the
gross postal revenues are more than $1,000
and less than $4,000 per annum. Where
the receipts exceed $4,000 the Postmaster
General is to designate the number of car
rers to be employed. The bill! introduced
by Mr. Hill, o: Ohio, to provide for the con-
structiOn of post-Of!ices i'm the United States
authorizes the Postmaster General to con-
struct fre-prOof poStolfice buildings in all
places having pOst-of1ices Of the second and
third class. The cost of the buildings is
not to exceed $4,000 in towns of the Sec
Ond class and 900 in towns of the third
class, the buildings to be of uniform size
and constructed under the direction of \
chief architect of the POst-0fice Depart
ment
WASHINGTON, January 7.-Delegate 10.
seph, of New Mexico. will introduce in the
House bill to provide for the organization
of a regiment of volunteers in New Mexico
and Arizona for the purpose of suppressing
Outrages on settlers committed by the hos.
tile Indians. Each company shall be CONF
posed of thirty native Meyicans, ten Ameri-
cans and ten Pueblo Indians. They shall
each be mounted and furnished with two
native horses or Indian ponies and armed
with weapons suitable to Indian warfare.
Each private shall receive $50 per month
and the officers shall receive the amounts
allowed for such officers in the regular
army. All officers and privates snail ha
mustered in, subject TO and with the benefit
IF all pension laws of the United States
now in force. both as to themselves and
their wives. children and dependent rela-
fives. For the purpose of carrying this act
into effec. the sum OF S50G,OG0 is apprO-
priated, to be Immediately available.