Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1886-01-16
Gossip and News About Pee.
pie and Things at the Ma.
tionaI Capitol.
CONGRESSIONAL.

yoked considerable debate. Some minor
I matters were disposed Of. when Mr.. Ed
munds called up his Utah bill, which was
discussed at length and went over. ResOlu-
| ton calling for all reports made by govern
ment directors of The Union Pacific was
called up by Mr.. Wilson of Iowa, who made
some remarks. The judicial salary bill was
placed before the Senate, and after eXecu-
| tive session the Senate adjourned. In the
House the reading of the journal was fol-
| lowed by the reference of the presidential
succession bill and the joint rules to COM
mlttees. The call of states for bills brought
out an avalanche. Mr.. Adams of New York
introduced bill for Grant monument in
New York city, appropriatng 500, 600
which shall only be available when $3.50 900
shall he raised by private subscription. Mr..
D0ckery of Missouri introduced three bills.
Measures were brought forward for the
erection of public buildings at Springfield
and Sedalia, No.
The number of fourth-class postmasters
appointed since the 4th of March last is A.
325.
Jacob Frolich of Little Rock, Ark, has
been appointed chief OF the mineral division
of the general land Office.
The secretary of state has just received
and sent to Mr.. Ericsson, the distinguished
inventor, the grand cross of order of naval
merit, recently conferred on that gentleman
by the late king of Spain.
| Hon. John II. Regan of Texas thinks the
house should pass a revenue tariff bill and
let the senate take the responsibility of de-
! feating it, and then go before the country at
the congressional election next fall on the
tariff issue.
The time named for receiving bids for car
rying the lnais on steamboat and star
routes in the western states and territories
expired. A much larger number of bids
have been received than in previous years.
The contracts will be awarded on the 2Sd of
February.
| The register and receiver of public lands
at Pueblo, Colo, reports to the general land
Office that he recently had hearing in
twenty-fOur cases of illegal homestead en-
tries which had been investigated by special
agents of the department. None of the
claimants appearing, the entries were can
celled.
During the month of January the commits
sioDs of over 100 presidential postmasters
will expire. The terms of about the same
number terminated i'm December, but COM
paratively few changes were made. tits
said thata large number denominations will
be made as soon as congress meets. Since
the 1st of July there have been over 1900
changes made in fourth-class offices, of
which there are over 5000.
| &c hot hn
dent Will not withhold from the senate any
of his recess appointments. These appoint
ments, he holds, were made in good faith,
upon what appeared to be the best recon-
mendation and endorsement, and If, since
the appointments have been made, charges
have been filed against some of the appOin-
tees, it is the prerogative of the senate to
look into the matter and reject all who are
not proper persons.
Lieut.. Greely arrived in Washington from
Europe. His health, which was badly shat
tered by his dreadful Arctic suffering, is
greatly improved, and he is now quite rO-
bust. He still suffers some with his back,
but that trouble alone remains of his many
ailments. Lieut.. Greely greatly enjoyed
his stay in Great Britain, and is enthusiastic
regarding the treatment he received there.
Wherever he went he was heartily well
coined and hOnored.
: The state of California has filed with Sec
/. retary Lamar complaints against the com.
, missioner of the general land Office for moi
preparing patents for lands granted the
state of California by congress, and subse
quently confirmed to her bya special act
and approved to her by Secretary Browning
in 1850, and certified to the state by Conmls
sioner Joseph S. Wilson in the same year
and which Land Commissioner Sparks ha'
recently decided may be still further con
| tested by anyone desiring to claim them un
= der other laws.
The National Republican gives as the re
t suit of an exhaustive inquiry concerning tn
I future decisions in the house of representa-
> tiyes in regard to the unlimited suspension
!, of silver coinage, a table showing that IA
o Democrats and SO Republicans are agains
!, suspension, and 80 Democrats and 81 Re
S publicans in favor Of it. The noticeabl
! feature in connection with the matter is tn
! lewiston of the members upon sectiona
: lines. The West and South are practicall
e a unit for coinage, while the East and Mic
3 3 die states appear to be almost as solidly i
favor of suspension.
Friends of Hon. Samuel j. Randall wer
predicting during the fight over the chang
d in the house rules, that in the event of hi
l. defeat he would not consent to take his oil
+ place at the head of the appropriations con
Is mittee, with the powers Of the committe
e curtailed They now talk differently, an
! u in admitting that he would consent to
,e the chairman, they say he sees chance
l. become the biggest man in the Democrat
X = party They predict tremendous split an
that eventually Randall will loom up as tt
one man only able to put Humpty Dumpt
on the wall again.
in In response to a request from Senate
m Harrison, chairman of the senate committ'
~ on territories, Gov. Zulick of Arizona b:
I'd furnished statement of the territorial deb
Oi The statement shows that the territory h,
xrorrn rtS 70 tho arooupt