Omaha daily bee., 1888-05-04

he believed Senator Allison, of Iowa, was
the most available man, and that he first pre-
ferred him to any other mentioned. When
asked what he thought of Walter .. Gresham,
he replied that the Gresham boom seemed
to be more of a personality than anything
else. Other members of the Minnesota dele
CATION express themselves very warmly in
favor of the Iowa man, whose strength seems
TO be growing.
MISCELLANEOUS.
In the house to-day Mr.. McShane called up
his bill providing for bridge across the Mis-
souri, between Council Bluffs and Omaha,
and it was passed. A duplicate of the bill
has been introduced in the senate, which in
sures early final action.
G. p. Squires and wife, of Burlington, Ia,
are at the Ebbitt.
The secretary of the treasury to-day
awarded the contract for special furniture
for the public building at Council Bluffs 10
Conant Bros, of Toledo, o., for the sum OF
$500. PERRY S. HEATH. !
Army Matters.
WASHINGTON, May g. Especial Telegram
to the BEE. Corporal James Warren, a
provost guard of the general service, now on
duty at the military prison, Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan, is transferred as private to
Troop f, Sixth cavalry, and will be sent to
the station of that troop, Fort Lewis, Colo.
To complete the record, the discharge Of
First Sergeant William A. Clark Company
G, First Iowa cavalry volunteers, May i3,
1863, is amended TO take effect February l3,
1863; his muster into service as first lieuten-
ant in the same company and regiment May
ID, 1868. Is amended to date February IA,
1868, and he is mustered for pay in the same
grade during the period embraced between
the aforesaid dates.
Levying Campaign Assessments.
WAsHrNGToN, May. 3-TSpecial to the
BEE. ALREADY agents for the political par
ties have been appointed to make collections
in the departments of contributions towards
the approaching campaign, in the way Of
money. The democratic associations have a
| man in each one of the executive departments
who collects subscriptions, and the assess
| ments are levied on the old plan of per cent
of the annual salary of clerks for the first as
sessment, and per cent on each subsequent
| assessment. In some of the departments
| there were three assessments taken up to de-
| fray the expenses of the campaign of 1886,
| aggregating in all per cent of the annual
| salaries of the employees. 1t is not probable
| that the republican party will get very much
| financial encouragement from the men who
| have succeeded in keeping themselves in their
official positions under this administration.
| Ninety-nine per cent of them hold their
| places by virtue of the civil service law, and
| when they hear the word assessment men,
| toned The first assessment for the approach
| ing campaign is new beng collected, and is
| to be expended for reorganization purposes
| through the state central committees The
second nstallment will be levied about Au.
| gust and will be expended largely for free
| trade literature and speakers.
| The third installment will come about Octo-
| ber, and will be for the purpose of buying
| voters.
! Yesterdays Bond Offerings.
| WASHINGTON, May 3.-The secretary of the
treasury has accepted sl,2T00O of the
| S3,7Ol 900 bonds offered to-dap.
Washington Briefs.
| Early in this session the negroes Of the
| south petitioned congress for an appropria-
| tion of 100000 for national exposition to be
| gether with memorials from white people,
| poured in asking that the colored population
be encouraged in demonstrating their attain
| ments of a quarter OF century. great
| portion Of the people of Atlanta at first fav.
ored the appropriation, but after some time
| the party leaders deemed that it might be un
wise, as it might afford an opportunity for
| political organization which would over
| throw the democracy. 1t was also feared
that the assembling of so large number of
negroes might result in riot. For month
| the people have been divided, one element
| openly favoring the appropriation and the
other openly opposing it.
There are some ten or twelve senators who
| have the presidential bee in their bonnets
| and their committee rooms are thronged
| with constituents who have come to make
| suggestions as to individual booms. Some
| of the senators have well-tilled sideboards
and messengers to attend to the wants OF
| their followers in their own absence. In.
| formed of the committee rooms of these
| presidential aspirants crowds congregate
sometimes blocking the way of passers-by.
| There are probably 800 men in Washington
| at present to consult on the outlook and
| each has in charge the boom of the senator
| from his own state