The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-26
WASHINGTON WISPS.
Items of Interest from the
National Capital.
THE GRAND ARMY BILL.

THE GRAND ARMY BILL.
Inspectors In Ses.ion-Confirmations-
silver Csrtificates-Minimu
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Washington Items.
WASHINGTON, January "a. - The
House committee on Territories to-day
commenced the hearing of persons who
are interested in the admission OF
Dakota as q State. L. ]. Johnson, of
Aberdeen, chairman of the delegation
appointed by the recent convention
held at Aberdeen, in favor of the ad-
mission of Dakota as whole, and who
was instructed to visit Washington
and present the matter to Congress-,
first addressed the committee.
---.- UNITED STATES SENATOR.
Both Houses met at noon to compare
Journals on the vote for United States
Senator. James F. Wilson was then
declared United States Senator from
Iowa, for the term of six years, begin
ing March 1889. ~
IN ANSWER.
In answer to the Dinglee resolution,
calling upon the Secretary of the
Treasury for information regarding the
alleged discrimination by the Canadian
Government regarding American YES
sells and cargoes passing through the
Welland Canal, the Secretary to-day,
sent TO the House an extract from the
report of the commissioner OF navlga-
ton, as vet unpublished, and several
communications from customs officers
and mercantile firms, bearing upon the
subject. ttf
SUBSTITUTE BILL.
Senator Butler to-day reported a
substitute for the bill reported by Sen
ator Platt, for the division of Dakota,
and t3e admission of the southern por-
ton as State. The substitute reported
by Butler is in the nature of an en-
abllng act, to allow the people OF the
Whole Territory to form State gov
eminent. g III stttIes &EEEE
MARITIME CANAL COMPANY.
Hon. James z. Day, president of the
American Geographical society, was be-
tore the Senate committee on foreign
relations To-Day, and made an argu-
niesl1 in favor of lie bill ln,I oduced by
Senator Edmupds, TO incorporate the
Maritime Canal Company, of MIC
aragua. IN. u
THE GRAND ARMY BILL.
Senator Davis, 'he committee
on pensions, to-day II rrted favorably
the bill introduced by 5, ator Mander-
son, known'as the Grand Army bull to
pension ex-solGiers and sailors who are
ineapacitated for manual labor, and
provide pensions for the dependent
relatives of deceased soldiers.
INSPECTORS IN SESSION.
The board of supervising inspectors
of steam vessels is now in session in
this city. I-.a-- has
To-day, by appointment, F. A.
Richardson appeared before the board
in advocacy of better means for pro-
lection Of steam passenger vessels.
COMBINATIONS
The following combinations were
made by the Senate to-day: ]. r.
Hosmer, secretary of legation to the
Central American S!a'es; G. G. Long,
OF New York. secTetary~Lf legation at
Corea; &C. II. Way, Of Georgia, consul
general at st Petersburg; H. Abraham,
collector of customs al Willamette,
Oregon; II. S. Lubbock, of California,
inspector of steam vessels for |
the first district; R. 1. Bowie,
special examiner of drugs at San Fran
cisco. Receivers of public moneys: G.
W. Parks, at Salt Lake City; C.. U.
Stockslager. at HALEY, Idaho. Receiv-
ers of the land Office: E. Burgess, at |
Prescott. Arizona; II. r. Pendry, at
Leadville, Colorado; E. 2. Tanner, at
Gunnison, Colorado; s. Deneers, at |
Concordia Kansas; II. A. Young, at |
Kirwin, Kansas; 8. Montgomery. at |
t}hadron, Nebraska; J. Fl. Walker. at |
Santa Fe, New Mexico.
SILVER CERTIFICATES.
Treasurer Hyatt, this afternoon, said
that arrangements have been made
with the bureau of engraving and
printing, so as to have by the end of
the month a supply of 81. 50 and So
silver certificates, sufficient to meet, in
part, the present heavy demand for
small notes in the business centres.
MINIMUM PUNISHMENTs.
Mr.. Henderson. of North Carolina
from the committee on judiciary,
reported a bill to amend the internal
revenue law. 1t abolishes what are
known rs minimum punishments,
and gives. direction re the court to
impose any punishment for the viola
ton the internal revenue laws. not
exceeding the maximum limit author
ICED by the statute. It requires that the
warrant issued by The commissioner
or other judicial officer must be return
able from some judicial officer from the
country of arrest. and authorizes the