Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-02-02
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An addition TO the white house is
daily expected, in the shape Of another
eeai brown horse to match the presi-
dents we'll known pair.
1t is understood that there 1s consider
abis opposition to the confirmation OF
Mr.. Beecher as collector at Port Town
SIND. Ore. 1t is understood also that
Mr.. Bsecher is now on his way to Wash
lngton to look personally after his con-
firmatioa,
Mrs. EveIyne Wiling Wads worth, who
has just died in Washington. was a wo-
mau OF great beauty and high accom-
plishmepts. She was a member Of an
old Philadelphia family, though her late
husband, Craig w. W%adsworth, a man of
large means, had his home in Geneseo
N. Y. Mr.. Wadsworth died several years
ago. During the last administration
President Arthur was SO marked in his
attentions to the beautiful and brilliant
widow that gossip said she was to be-
come the mistress of the white house.
Mra. Wadsworth was Miss Lena Petera,
daughter of Francis Peters Of Philadel-
phia, who died in Paris in 1861.
Cn February 9th the Catholic bishops
of that province will meet in Milwaukee
at the residence OF Archbishop Heiss,
anl decide on the names to be sent TO
Rome from which the pope will choose a
successor to the late Bishop Kraut-
bauer, Of the Green Bay diocese. Three
names will be sent, one OF which will be
that OF an Irish or an American priest.
The other two will probably be Germans.
IT. III generally understood among the
Catholic clergy of the province that Rev.
p. Katzer, the present vicar general of
the Green BAY diocese, will be chosen aa
Krautbauer's successor. His name will
Ieai the three names to be sent to Rome
The proposition to repeal the limita.
ton clause to TIE arrearages of the pen.
sion act has been materially damaged BY
the puhs:calion of Che letter of the com.
missioner OF pensions, in which estimates
are presented showing that the repeal
will require an expenditure OF over $500,
100000. Those who favored the bill are
staggered by these figures, and it il
1l,ytrr, 3 strylanAhLAx tt,as tnnaut,ra n M
command q majority to bring 1t from
the committee with q favorable report
Should the bill be so reporte | from the
committee it is certain to be yigorousl,
opposed inTthe house upon the groune
That the expenditures are far in excess o
the amount Of surplus revenue available
Mr.. Randall, who has given this mattel
considerable study aud upon who's,
request the estimates were made by th,
pension commissioner, said that III view
OF the facts and figures furnished i
would be disastrous to the treasury IL
pass the bill at this time. To do s,
would bring virtual bankruptcy to TIL,
treasury unless il should be followed b.
legislation to revive the income tax o
increase taxation in some other form
The letter OF the pension commissions.
10 the chief subject Of conversation or
both sides, and the prevalent opinion j
that a majority can not be obtained Il
vote Tor the repeal of the limitatio,
clause, in view Of the showing made by
the commissioner. He estimates $500,
100000 as the sum which would be re,
qnireG, exclusive of the Ss,0O0,O00 pc,
aansm, which will be added to the pen
sion roll BIZ the bill pending in tn,
house to increase the monthly pension
OF widows and dependent parents from
SIS to SIs.