St. Paul daily globe., 1888-12-19
Canitai CulIings.

In communication TO h house Secretary
Fairchild transmits the following additional
estimates of appropriations: For Rock Isl
and arsenal, $1,000; Rock Island bridge,
S4,SS6; st. Louis powder depot, Sl3.S0O;
state or territorial homes for disabled sol
diers and sailors, $500, 900; additional build
ings at Fort Leavenworth, Sl51. sol; con
struction OF chapel and gymnasium at the
Indian school, Lawrence Kan, $50, 90 e.; for
improvements made by the Presbyterian
board of home missions to the government
school buildings at Albuquerque, n. NJ,
S6,SU4.
The house committee ON the District of
Columbia, to-day, decided to report resnlu
ton to the house, asking for an appointment
of committee of five members 10 iuvesti-
gate the methods used by the district com
missioners in purchasing real estate for
municipal purposes. II has been charged
that relative Of one of the commissioners
has made all purchases of real estate for the
district for some time past, first buying in
his own or some other PERSONS name and
transferring the property TO the district at a
considerable advance.
Mrs. Waite. widow of the late chief Justice,
is lying i'll OF pneumonia at her home on
street. Since last Friday evening until yes
terday her case was regarded as nearly hope
less, but yesterday morning decided change
for the better took place, and in the after
noon the attending physicians assured the
family and friends that the danger point was
passed. C. c. Waite, son. who was hastily
summoned from Cincinnati when his moth
er's condition became critical, returned to
his home yesterday.
AT the executive session of the senate yes-
terday the nomination of Leon o. Bailey to
be district attorney for Indiana was under
consideration. A request was made for
papers OH file in the department of Justice
containing adverse reflections upon him by
the committee of 100 of Indianapolis The
nomination will be vigorously opposed and
tho nrnhah ahilitias rQ that II will ha raia
Senator Farwell yesterday introduced a
bill for reorganization and increased effic-
iency of the navy. The bill was prepared by
". G. Farwell, surgeon in the navy, whose
letter in support of the measure was sub
mtted with it. The bill is intended to rem
edy the discrimination now existing against
certain officers and TO facilitate promotions.
A new movement towards woman suffrage
was begun in the senate yesterday. Senator
Dawes introduced bill to remove the politi-
cal disabilities of Harriet II. Robinson, OF
Middlesex county. Massachusetts, and to de-
clare her citizen of the United states. with
all the rights and powers Of citizenship in
cludng the privilege of voting and being
voted for. Referred.
The speaker yesterday laid before the house
q letter from the secretary of war asking for
an appropriation of S49S.63l for various
arsenal and other buildings. Among the
items is S100,0U0 for a state or territorial
house for disabled soldiers and sailors and
S32. .9I4 for the Waterynet arsenal at West
Troy, n. Y.
The house committee on public lands, yes
terday, ordered a favorable report on bill
to allow persons who have been compelled
10 abandon or relinqnish their homestead
entries on account of drouth or other good
causes. to take out another entry in place of
the abandoned claim.
The following fourth-class postoffiees win
be raised to the presidential class Jan. L:
Bayou Sara, La; Ironwood, Mich: Ne
Waygo Mich: Wadsworth. q.