Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-04-09
FROM THE CAPITOL
LAST WEEK OF THE SPECIAL SEES
SION OF THE SENATE.
Death of Justice Stanley Matthews-Ok
lahoma Boomers Forever Barred
from the Public Domain-A
List of appointments.

closed this week.
Samuel r. Thayer has been named as
minister to the Netherlands.
Frederick d. Grant has been confirmed
minister to Austria Hungary.
Ebert d. Weed has been confirmed
district attorney for Montana.
The Chae Chang Ping case is creating
much interest in Washington.
Appropriations by the Fiftieth con-
gress amounted TO $l0,0Oo,000.
The Republicans will have a majority
OF ten in the Fifty-iirst congress.
Henry n. Blake, of Montana, has been
nominated chief justice of Montana.
1t is thought that Judge Gresham will
be appointed to the supreme bench.
.. G. White, OF Dayton, has been con-
firmed secretary of Washington territory.
A favorable report has been made by
the naval board on thegunboat Yorktown.
President Harrison is the fourteenth
lawyer to occupy the Presidential chair.
J. w. Mason, of Virginia, has been APP
pointed commissioner of internal reve-
nue..
Miles G. Moore, OF Walla Walla, has
been confirmed governor of Washington
territory.
John II. McFee, of New Mexico, has
been nominated associate justic of that
territory.
William w. Thomas, ir., OF Maine,
will be United States minister to Norway
and Sweden.
The senate special committee on Pa
cifc railroads will shortly start on an in
inspecting tour.
ruler to send his congratulations to Pres
ident Harrison.
Secretary Window says the surplus
revenue will not necessitate an extra SEES
sion OF congress.
Corporal Tanner, OF Brooklyn, it is be
lieved, will be nominated commits
sioner OF pensions.
The President has declared that under
no circumstances will he make any prom
ises to Office seekers.
Quite a number OF congressman were
laid up with pneumonia from exposure
on Inauguration day.
J. N. Tyner, of Indiana, has been Sc
lected assistant attorney general Tor the
postoiiice department.
Frank Il. Aikens, of Dakota, has beer
nominated associate justice OF the SUI
preme court of Dakota.
For the first time in nearly fifty years
neither II Salisbury or Il Bayard is il
public life at Washington.
The Samoan commissioners will prob
ably not leave Washington for Berlin be
fore the middle of next month.
The California delegation ut Washing
ton does not appear to be harmonious IL
regard to the selections to offices.
Justice Stanley Matthews died at Wash
| ington Friday morning of exhaustion
of the heart and CONGESTION of the kid
neys.
Mrs Harrison has given publicity t.
the fact that she will pay no attention tt
solicitations to influence appointments tt
office.
Many complaints have reached TIL,
President from the people OF Arizona, con
corning the appointment of Woltiey to b'
governor of that territory.
The President has committed the deatl
sentence of Albert Green, colored, con
victcd OF murder in the District of Col
umbia, to life Imprisonment.
Governor Proctor is Vermont's secoH,
postmaster general. Jacob Collamer
who was postmaster general in Millart
Fillmore's cabinet, was the first.
1t is tie be hoped that the appointment
of the new superintendent OF thu
mail service will be an improvement OF
the Old, especially on the Pacific Coast
The names of persons entering upon TIN
lands ceded to the Greek and Seminole
Indians, in violation of law, are to b.
listed and forever debarred from the pub
lie domain.
The interior department has rulet
that Il minor, who supports mother
brother, or any other near relative, shal
be entitled to make entry upon the pub
lie domain.
The conservative press of the City o
Mexico is attacking President Harrison
and Secretary Blaine, claiming that the,
are ambitious to have the United State
possess Mexico.
The President has withdrawn the nom
nation OF Eugene Schuyler to be assist
ant secretary of state, on the groun,
that he was an applicant for high posi-
ton under Cleveland's administration
Senator Butler has offered resolution
declaring that the tenure OF Office of tn,
president pro tenn. does not expire at tn,
meeting of congress, and that the otfc,
shall continue ut the pleasure OF the sen
ate.
Five hundred Chicago lawyers signec
Il petition to the President last week
urging the appointment OF Stephen A
Douglas, jr., to be United States distric
attorney for the Northern district of Hi
nois,
Judge Gray, of the supreme court, tn,
veteran bachelor OF that venerable BODY
OF wisdom, will shortly be married t,
Miss Jeanette Matthews, daughter o
Judge Matthews, lately of the suprem,
bench.
Postmaster General Wanamaker ha
issued an order directing all clerks in hi
department to begin work at 8 80 Il. IN.
instead OF 9 o'clock, as heretofore, an,
remain at their desks until p. m, in
stead OF (.
The President IL is SaiI has refroina,