The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-03-28

Washington Notes.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-The rush
of visitors to the White house was re-
sumed to-day. The crowd made up in
numbers for its absence yesterday.
Nearly all the congressman in the city
spent a few minutes with the presi-
dent. The callers included Vice Presi.
dent Morton, Senators Hawley, Platt-
Faulkner, Dolph, Henderson, Stewart,
Hoar, Allison, Wilson. of Iowa,
Spooner and friends, Plumb and
friends, Mitchell and delegation, Saw
yer and Kenna. Representatives Ouk,
Perkins, Wright, Atkins BScken-
ridge, with General Price, of Ken
lucky, CutcheOn, Dorsey, Butterworth,
Coleman, Peters, Mason, DOlliver,
Brewer and Evans, eX-Representatives
Brown, Tucker, Butler and Horr,
Gen. Ekin and Judge Holt, G Beebe,
of Nebraska, Representative Farquahr
and delegation including Mayor Becker,
of Buffalo, Corporal Tanner with John
Palmer, of Albany, n. V. Grant and
Z. S. n. Morgan, of Wyoming terri
tory.
The commissioner of the general
land Office to-day recommended to the
secretary of the interior that suit be
States to recover about 200. 900 acres of
land situated between the Raccoon fork
of the Des Moines river in Iowa and
the north boundary of the state and
known as the Des Moines
river lands. Under the authority
of the land department large num-
Der of settlers between the years 1856
and 1860 made entry of these lands but
Of which the Des MoineS Valley Rail-
road company, acting under authority
of the state courts has been for som
time actively engaged in diSposseSsing
them. A bill having for its object the
restoration of these lands passed the
FOrty-ninth and Fiftieth congresses
but it did not receive the approval Of
the president.
The senate was in executive session
an hour and a quarter to-day and in
that time disposed of all the nomina-
tions reported from committee leaving
only two on the calendar aside from
those sent in this afternoon. The files
of the executive calendar were also
pretty generally cleared of pending
conventions and. treaties; most of
those were unImportant documents
relating to postal conventions and
copyright agreements which were ap-
ment with Mexico relative to
the appointment of a bound
airy commission was continued.
| The extradition treaty with Russia was
| the subject of the most discussion. It
was championed by Senator Sherman
| and opposed by Senators Evarts, Eus-
tas and George, the latter proposing
| amendments which went over till to-
morrow when it is expected that the
treaty will be approved practically in
| its present form.
The postmaster general today. acting
! upon the recommendation of General
| Superintendent Bell, of the railway
mail service. appointed the following
named division superintendent Of. the
railway mail service: w. III. Bigelow,
First division, Boston, Massachusetts
vice George Z. Dame. resigned;
r. c. jackson, Second division, New
York city, vice w. f. Doolittle, resigned;
G. w. Vickery, third division, WASH
ington, ID. c., vice Eugene Darlington
resigned; l.. w. Pepper, ninth divis-
ion, Cleveland, Ohio, vice +. Is. Dodge
resigned. With the single exception Of
Mr.. Pepper the appointees named above
istration, Mr.. Bigelow in 1885, Mr..
Jackson in 1888, Mr.. Vickery in 1888,
Mr.. Terrell in 1886. hr: Pepper is the
clerk in charge OF the New York and
| Chicago railroad postoffice. General
| Superintendent Bell in speaking Of
| these changes said they were made
solely in the interest of the good SER
vice. The men who are to-day rein
stated have been for many years close
| ly identified with the railroad mail
service and its efficiency is large
Ily due to their ability and
| energy, The designations of the ont
going superintendent were requested
with the assurance that there wes
nothing known to the department
prejudicial to their good name.
The interstate commerce committee
has notified the Grand Trunk railway
of Canada, to appear before the COM
mission April 4, to submit to inveBti-
| CATION of charges that the railway has
been violating the law by granting
| rates.
| Soon after the adjournment of the
senate Senator John Sherman and his
| family will make a trip to Europe. The
senator does not go IN any official ca
pacity, but simply for rest and recTea-
| ton.