St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-21
The Northwest at the Capital.


WASHINGTON, April 2O.-The senate to-
dhy in executive session confirmed Assist
ant Attorney General Montgomery. He
has charge of the land decisions and mat
tiers of this kind at the department of the
interior.
The Campbell case, in which action was
expected about this time, still fingers await
ing further information from Minnesota
with reference to charges against that gen.
tleman.
Orders will be issued in day or two as
signing Brig. Gen. Kruger to the command
of the department of Dakota, with head
quarters at Fort Smelling, Mimi, and Brig.
Gen. Porter to the command of the depart
ment of Missouri with headquarters at
Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Gen Ruger sue
ceeds Gen. Terry, who was recently pro-
NOTED to be major general, and given
command of the division of the
Missouri, with headquarters at Chicago.
Gen. Porter succeeds Brig. Gen. Miles, who
was recently ordered to relieve Gen. Crook
of the command of the department of Ari-
IONA. Gen. Ruger last week assumed COM
mand temporarily of the department of
the Missouri, but that was done simply by
virtue of his then being senior colonel of
that department.
SHdTIeS Vi CI. dul
has been appointed to 81, 600 clerkship in
the Office of the first assistant postmaster
general under the civil service rules.
Among the bills reported back from the
committee on public buildings yesterday
was one appropriating S1OO, 900 for public
building at Fl. Dodge.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.
The house put in the afternoon on the
river and harbor bill in way that shows
It does not intend to make many changes in
it. This means that Minnesota is going to
fare very well in the bill this year for APP
propriations for work in that section are
very satisfactory,
''What about the Mankato convention and
delegation that was supposed to be sent here
with reference to the Minnesota river?' your
correspondent asked Of Congressman Gil
fillan this afternoon.
II have heard nothing from the commit
tee," he replied, ''and if they are wise they
will stay at home and save their money.
They could accomplish nothing by coming
here. The river and harbor bill as it now
stands has a clause requiring the chief of
engineers to cause a survey of the Minnesota
river to be made. Until this is done there
would be no possibility of getting appro-
priation for work on the river. This clause
for survey will undoubtedly go through with
the remainder of the bill. The survey will be
made during the coming year, and next ses-
sion we may be able to get an appropriation
for work on the river, but certainly nothing
can be done more than that
SIOUX CITY RAILROAD LANDS.
The public land committee to-day re-
feTred 30 the subcommittee, consisting of
Messrs. Cobb, Anderson and Strait. the
bill providing a forfeiture of unearned land
of the Sioux City road. Cobb and Ander-
son are pronounced forfeiture men.
The house attempted to take up the bill
for the appropriation of $50, 600 to the
Alabama sufferers to-day. Congressman
Nelson was ready with his amendment. by
which he proposed to give S100, 900 for tor
nado sufferers, but the house by vote re-
fused to consider the bill and it was laid
over another day. If it does not get
through during committee hours it is dead.
In the house bill appropriating $50, 600
for public building at Cheyenne, Wyoming
territory, was favorably reported.
The bill was favorably reported to-day
appropriating SIS, 800 for the enlargement
OF the postoffice at Des Moines, La.
Congressman Gilillan is watching with
great deal of interest the paragraph in
the river and harbor bill which provides for