Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-02-17
CAPITAL NOTES.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.


sent the following nominations to the
to-day:
James b. Groome, to be collector OF
customs for the district of Baltimore.
J. Freeman Raisen, to be naval officer
of custcln in thu district Of Baltimore.
Frank j. Phelps, to be surveyor Of
customs for the port of La Crosse, Wis.
Alfred B. Judd, to be pension agent
at Milwaukee.
VIM. M. Campbell, to be United States
marshal for the district of Minnesota.
Pendleton King, Of North Carolina, to
be secretary of legation of the United
States at Constantinople.
RESIGNED.
Edward Ferguson, pension agent at
Milwaukee, and Albert r.. Carson, In
dian agent at Ouray, Utah, have re-
signed.
PENSION EXAMINER.
Henry E. Duncan, of West Virginia,
has been appointed speclal examiner in
the pension office, at fourteen hundred
dollars per anDum q,
EDMUNDs INFORMATION RESOLUTIONS.
Washington, Feb. 17.-About twenty
republican senators met in caucus this
morning. Senator Edmunds submitted
the resolutions from the Judiciary COM
mittee embodying the views of the re-
publican members of the senate, repre-.
senting the right of the senate to IN
formation from the heads OF the execu-
tive departments. The resolutions were
approved and it was decided to offer
them in open session OF the senate. 4
The resolutions are three in number
The first declares that the action of the
attorney general in refusing to furnish
information when called for by the SEN
ate, no matter what his motive may have
been, was reprehensible. The second
declares that when the senate has called
or may call upon departments for infor-
nation regarding removals from Office,
and information is not furnished as re-
questea the senate will not confirm the
appointee. The third condemns the
disregard of the law which requires that
in making selections for Office preference
be given to honorably discharged union
soldiers and sailors.
1t lslunderstood that the resolutions
will be formally laid before the judiciary
committee at IFS next meeting, with q
view OF having them reported to the
senate Immediately thereafter.
POSTAL TELEGRAPHY KILLED.
The subcommittee of the house COM
mittee on post offices and post roads,
having charge of the postal telegraph
question, have agreed to report adversely
to the full committee on all propositions
for building or the purchase of tele-
graph lines by the government. II will
recommend additional legislation regar-
ding the transmission of kilograms over
lines owned by land grants or sabsidi-
zed routes.
A sILvER COINAGE VOTE.
At o meeting of the coinags.commit-
tee, held this afternoon, at which all
members were present, a proposition to
report adversely the bill to suspend the
coinage of silver was voted down by 7 to
6. AT the last meeting the vote was six.
FELTON,, who was absent before, voted
with the silver men, but Norwood
changed his vote and voted against the
proposition.
Capture of the lIuch Married Cannon
Salt Lake, Feb. 1.-THE train bring
ing ex. Congressman Cannon arrived this
morning at eight. Mr.. Cannon was
taken before Judge Bane and gave
bonds in the sum of forty-fve thousand
dollars. His escort, two military officers
and twenty.seven enlisted men. accom-
panied the special train. There wal no
demonstration in the court room. The
entrance was densely packed. Marshal
Ireland expressed nc doubt that in CAN
mons attempted escape he had ccnfed-
but missed them by moi jumping
at the right place. two miles away. Can
non. when captured, was some distance
the track. He had two loaves of
bread and a bottle of water 10 his
He fell on his fece and shoulder
and his nose is broken and he is consid-
bruised, but not seriously hurt.
Ireland confirms the offer OF