The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-01-26
RESUME OF the NEWS.
washington News Items.

The elections committee OF the house re-
fuses to reopen the Thoebe-Carlisle con.
test and affirms the speakers right to his
seat.
Clements chairman Of the house COM
mittee on civil service reform, who is an
enemy of the civil service law. promises to
give it a fair show in his official capacity.
The nomination OF Mr.. Lamar as justice
OF the United States supreme court is con-
frmed by the senate 30 to 2S. The nom-
ination OF Messrs. Villas and Dickinson are
also confirmed.
Assistant Secretary Maynard has de
cided the disputed questions in regard to
the proper classification OF cashmeres and
other dress goods composed principally OF
wool and containing small percentage OF
cotton, by sustaining the practice adopted
Mt the port OF New York.
The resolution introduced by Mr.. Ding
ley, calling fer Information as to alleged
discrimination in the Welland canal
against American vessels, is believed to be
one OF a series OF measures likely to be in
tro0uced by senators opposed to a rect
procity trcaty with Canada on the old basis.
Postmasters commissioned: Dakota:
Medora, T. j. Williamson; Oelrichs, j. II.
Harris, MINES ota: Champln, j. j. Rip
ley. Wisconsin: Commonwealth. T. e.
Miller; Monroe Center, c. II. Schneider;
Paris, Harriet Powell; Porcupine. w. II.
Biles; Fort Andrew, w. Richie. Fourth
class postmasters ppointed-Dakota:
Strandville. Mrs. j. Ross.
The committee on accounts has decided
to report in favor OF giving clerk to each
conmittee OF the house. This will increase
the number OF clerks from thirty-one al.
lowed in the last congress. to hfty-four.
Col. Platt b. Walker OF Minneapolis ap-
l. l. ,~sx
and Harbors, in Washington, and urges
the claims OF the upper Mississippi.
Bob" .IcBride OF the Mitchell Mail, is
in Washington in the interest OF one-state
legislation. Robert. besides being one OF the
best known newspaper man OF Democratic
pr oclivities in South Dakota. is clerk OF
the Dawson county court. Bob IS stop
ping with his cousin. William Mcbride, the
travelling correspondent OF the Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Postmasters confirmed: Wisconsin,: w.
E. Lehman, Hurley; E. w. Lewis, Black Pine
Falls; F. c. Bennett. Monroe. Oak ota: j..
frey, Aberdeen. MINES ota: Fred Puhler,
Ada. PostotIice esta tablished-W isconsln:
Gushing, Polk county. Fourth class post
masters appointed-Iowa: Lohrvile. Miss
A. Hughes; Moorhead. G. E. Richson.
Wisconsin,: Montreal F. D. Day. Mime
sofa: Newport. w. Foulor.
Speaker Carlisle has not been we'll for
several dayc. Recently while at dinner at
the Riggs house, he was taken suddenly
and seriously i'll and reached his room
with the utmost difficulty. DR.. Sewers
was called in who pronounced the attack
a chill oil the congestive order and admins
tered the porper medicine and advised the
speaker to keep quiet for several days, as
he was in great need OF rest and his nerv-
GUS system greatly impaired.
The following pensions have been grant.
ed: Wisconsin. Widow c. L. Packard, Plo-
yer; Minors G. Hill, Kenosha. Original,
w. Warwick, Colebrook; S. H. Dunlay,
Kendall; c. s. Blanchard, East Troy; w.
Fisher, Wannakee; J. w. Higginbotham,
Viola; W. H. Potter, Pennington; j. c..
Keyser Readstown; G. Bruss. Greenstreet;
L. Riendeau. Oconto; w. Clark, Oxford.
Minnesota: Widow T. S. Bowen, St. Paul;
widow V. Mentel. West Newton; widow P.
Gleason. Minneapolis; j. Bechel, Austin;
J. Callaghan, Shieldsvile; B. F. Holmes,
Lexington.