The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1886-01-15
Washington Gossip.

The wife and daughter Of Scnat tor Malone
are expected to return from Europe short.
" and join the senator at the capital.
Secretary Lamar refuses to compromise
the Gull River Lumber company's case,
md recommends n criminal prosecution OF
their agent.
The restaurant privilege OF the national
house of representatives pays profit OF
$50 year. Dick Gathright OF Jeffer-
sonrillc, Ind, is after it.
Mr.. Nelson OF Minnesota has revived the
Bill OF the last session in relation to the
Rcd Lake Indian reservation, also to estab.
hsh the Northern judicial district OF Minnc-
sofa.
President Cleveland is by no means sure
that he will satisfy the curiosity of senate
committees who want to know why rcmov-
ais were made. lie says the request is
without precedent.
Secretary Whitney has decided not to re.
convene the court martial. in the case OF
Paymaster General Smith Of the navy.
He will approve the findings OF the court
and submit the case to the president for
his action.
The Washington Star says that the i'm
preston grains ground there that Control.
er Cannon will soon resign and take 20.
sition In bank in New York. The posi-.
tion In believed to be that OF vice president
OF the Bank OF the Republic.
Seventy OF the 14O postofficc nomina-
tions in Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota
have been reported favorably to the sen.
ate ny the committee on postoffices and
post roads, being hardly 5 per cent. There
are but four such cases in Minnesota, and
OF these all have not been reported as re-
jected and will not be Immediately.
The secretary OF the interior sent thir-
teen timber tres ass s. lits to the attorney
general for pre-: cution. Most of them
were against lunlL rmen in the South, and
one large suit was against large Utah firms
Among the suits were two against Minneso.
ta parties, j. b. Hubbeil OF st. Paul and the
Gull River Lumber Company OF Minneap-
oils. Suits were also recommended against
Thomas Wollett and Charles Northrup of
Miles City, Mont, on the same charge.
Chairman Bland, Of the coinage commit
tee :s inclined to believe that the commit
tee stands seven for suspension to six
against but the fact causes him no special
concern. He places Messrs. Seymour.
Scott, Helnphill Norwood, James, Rock.
well aud Little for suspension. Admitting
that a majority OF the committee will favor
suspension, MIR. Bland says that, should
such bill be presented, there would be
minority report recommending free coin
age.
The expenses Of the funeral OF Gen. Grant,
which were assumed by the government,
have not been paid. They amounted
only to S14, ,15:5, although newspapers
havefrequently estimated them as high as
$5O,OOO. The money was advanced by
Stephen Merritt, an undertaken OF New
York. His bills are in the hands OF the
quartermaster general OF the army, and
have been pigeonholed four or five months
Merritt l,,A
and succeeded in having them taken up,
but it was discovered that there wa, not
sufficient money in the contingent fund of
the war department to pay them. An
order will be given Mr.. Merritfor a portion
of the amount. and congress will be asked
to make an appropriation for the balance
In the case OF an application OF u man
who has relinquished land entry to make
second entry where no specific tract was
specified, the secretary of the interio. has
decided that such an applica tion amounts
simply to a request for u decision as to
whether the party would be allowed to
make such an entry if it should ut any time
hereafter be desired, and that it is there.
lore hypothetical question which the de.
partment has refused toanswer. Thecom
missioner OF the general land office is direct
ed to refuse hereafter to consider applica
tions for restoration OF the right to make
culture entries. except when accompanied
by the application to make filing or entry
for some specific tract.
The Manitoba railway has taken the
position that the road does not come with
in the spirit or language OF the act of June
y, 1873, which requires a system OF reports
from the so-called land grant roads. for the
reason that the government made its grant
oi land in this case through the state or
territorial government. Mr. Montgomery,
the assistant attorney general for the in.
terror department has decided that with
out doubt the statute applies to all com.
panies. corporations or individuals which
are the owners OF railroads that have been
built in whole or part upon the credit OF
by the aid OF subsidies in either bonds or
land OF the United States, whether such
credit was loaned by such subsidies given
directly to the builders or first proprietors
OF such roads, or to their predecessors in
interest.