, 1886-07-08
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practice OF polygamy has sent seven
teen billions of souls to he'll II this
is true, 1t must have hardy paid to
keep the other place open
The Sultan is boGnd to give the
President a wedding gift. 1t is a
rather serious matter, for the Sultan
will expect wedding gift in return.
and ne gets married so often that
the prospect is appalling. We think
he is trying to take a mesn social ad-
vantage Of Afr. Cleveland.
The election in Prince Edwards
Island shows that tae people there
are not Ill sympathy with Nova
Scotia's secession movement, nine
teen conservatives having been elect
ed out OF thirty as representatives,
leaving the Conservative government
a majority of eight.
Senator Stanford has received let
ters from Generals Sheridan, Sher-
man and Logan accepting his invita-
ton to be present On Sacramento
Day." during the encampment of the
q. A r. Ex President Hayes writes
he will not be able to attend. Sena-
tor Stanford is working among the
Senators, inviting them TO visit Cal
ifornia at that time. There is pos
sibility thai quite q number will ac-
cept.
The Pan MGU Gazette. poSEting
to the result of tAs elections, so far
as they have gone, says the Irish vote
in England has failed to work the
wonders promised for il by I. O'Con
nor. He declared that The Irish vote
would be decisive factor in seven
teen of the English constituencies.
Yesterdays polliugs, however, show
as the net result that The Irish turned
the scale in but two places in favor
of Liberals, leaving the others un-
altered.
Gen. S. s. Burdett, commander-in-
chief of the Grand Army of the Re
public, has just issued Il general order
strongly indorsing the protest of the
pension committee of the Grand Army
against Morrison's proposition for
special tax to pay pensions The
protest Is signed by all the members
of the committee, and denounces in
vigorous language the distinction
that it makes against pensions by
attaching to such bills measure
that will be odious to all whom it
affects.
Homestead and pre- emption claim
ants must comply with tie laws in
the matter of residence The entries
OF herdsmen, miners, business and
professional men and other people
whose employments keep them away
from their farms are liable TO con-
test. Visiting claims once a week or
occasionally is not residence. Pow
erty sometimes excuses non residence
but pretended poverty never There
must be sufficient breaking and cult
vation of the land, and improvements
such as buildings, clearings, fences,
wells, etc, to show good faith and
honest intention. Where little or no
breaking or cultivation or improve
ments are shown, especially if resi-
dence has been doubtful, The entry is
liable to successful -Copp's
Guide for 1886
The senate committee on pensions,
on the report recommending passage
over the Presidents veto of the hiIi
granting ii pension to Mary A. Not
tage, says: $50 great has become
the number of such vetces interposed
by the presidential executive, all
within a few weeks past, and SO ex
traordinary the censure, sometimes
rudeiy expressed and in nearly every
instance severely implied, OF the
action Of the two houses OF congress
and OF their commi tees upon which
deyOiVed the Wearisome aud genar-
ally unappreciated labor of investi-
eating these claims, accompa, led ia
muny cases by such lidicule and
seeming disgust with the claims
themselves. that your committee feel.
that they are justified III making
brief statement of the circumstances
involved. In doing this strong
effort will bo made to restrain any
natural Indignation which, il per-
nlitted 10 assume the proportions
which the proVocatiOu justilies. would
Nuoily teSilOy tHoSe spectEut I0finS
of expression which must be lnain-
tanned IN official intercourse between
the different officers and departments
OF the government This becomes
more necessary in proportion as it is
rendered more difficult by reason of
the unjust and unexampled style in
which some Of the messages OF
the President are expressed. 1t shall
be the effort of this committee to get
ca in this difficult matter without
violating the cour1 estes Of official
Intercourse, by an example which SO
Ia ~ we are concerned shall remain
So" 1ne committee proceeds to
show that IS per cert CT The senate
bills and s. per cent OF the house
bills submitted to the President have
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