River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-12-30
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The fifteenth volume of the tenth cen
sus reports is ready for distribution.
Secretary Lamar will pass the holt
days on his stock farm at Oxford, Mass
Commissioner Atkins claims to have
taken an accurate census of the Sioux In
dian nation.
The joint commission in charge of
the Washington monument reports it has
completed its work
The President has approved the act
making an app, priation for deficiency in
the public printing Office.
The committee on postroads and post
offices has reported bill relative to the CON
struction Of telegraph lines by land grant
roads which makes some radical changes.
The report of the board of manage
ment of the home for disabled soldiers is full
of recommendations of needed changes
The Secretary of the Treasury has
appointed Samuel Wallis of Louisiana, to he
microscopian under the oleomargarine act
The average number of inmates at
the soldiers home during the last fiscal year
was s,9ia, against $3.50 for the preceding
year.
Senator Blair'S pension bill practical
" removes the limitation of the arrears of
pensions act, and makes the fact of enlist
ment evidence of physical soundness at that
time.
1t is stated on good authority that
the President viii convene the Fiftieth
Congress early in the spring if the present
congress takes no action in providing for
the ever increasing surplus.
1t is stated i'm the report of the Board
of Managers of the National Home for Dis
ahled Volunteer Soldiers that the inmates
have been well fed, clothed, and housed,
and have no complaint to make.
The court of claims has given a
Judgment for so, 2l6 in favor of the Fourth
brigade of South Carolina state troops in
its suit against the United States for use of
building at Charleston by United States
troops during the war.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared fifth dividend of 10 per cent in
favor of the creditors of the Pacific Nation
al Bank of Boston, Mass This makes in all
80 per cent paid on claims proven amount
ing t. 1929, $40.
Among the papers laid before the
Senate were communi cations from the
Supervising Architect Of the Treasury as TO
the necessity of additional vaults for the
storage of silver and as to the purchase of
additional ground for public buildings at st.
Paul.
Ii is reported from Washington that
a movement has been instituted for a par
don in the case of Dug VanderpoCl who was
convicted of embezzling in 1888 large sum
from the First National Bank of ST. Paul,
Mimi. II is also said that strong protests
have been made against the application for
a release from the penalty pronounced
against Nanderpool
In the suit of j. Harris Rogers
against Attorney General Garland to dis
solve the partnership known as the Pan
Electric Telephone Company. Justice
James, in the Equity Court at Washington
dismissed the bill without going into the
merits of the case, which. il Is said. is "a
disappointment to Mr.. Garland, who hoped
to have the Whole matter aired in court.
Representative Glllllan has had an
interview with Supervising Architect Bell in
which the latter expressed desire to finish
up the Minneapolis postOffice building with
in sixteen months. He says he can go on at
once with his contracts ifmOney is furnished
him, and expressed a readiness to Join Mr..
Gillian in a move to secure an increased
appropriation in the senate
The President has re-nominated
James G. Matthews, colored, for recorder of
deeds Of the district of Columbia and &c
companied the nomination with a brief
message to the Senate to the effect that
Matthews had now been in office several
months and had proved his capacity by
rescuing the records of the office from loss,
and his management of the Office had had
the effect of renewing much of the opposi-
ton which formerly existed. For these rea-
sons, and processing an earnest desire to co
operate in securing for cOlored men a just
recognition, he ventures, in the utmost good
faith, to send in the nomination again, dis
claiming, however, any intention of ques-
tioniug the previous action of the Senate Oh
the premises.