Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-10-03

WASHINGTON, October 1.-The debt
statement issued to-day shows net de-
crease during the month of 1852, ,9OS,
while the decrease of the bonded debt
during the month was "t2 t2316,24O.
WHEAT RE :,':,!,.
Caswell of Wisconsi, c:;Jl1itted a let
ter addressed to the s:4.&':cr by James
L. Wheat, postmaster Il the house, ten
dering his resignation.
Subsequently Spoon = OF Rhode Island
from the committee on ;.ccounts submit
ted the report of that cu:umttee upon
the subject. The rep, = ::s@tcs that the
charges made by the L''!ne resolution
against the postmaster Of the house have
been substantially established; and, al
| .4.>n ngh - relations between Dalton
(the previous postmaster) and Culbert-
son (the mail contractor) gives rise to
grave suspicion that some private ar
rangement existed between them where
by Dalton, during the 49th and 50th con-
crosses, derived personal profits out
of his contracts for carrying the mails,
no absolute proof has been obtained.
ton declaring the office of postmaster of
sistant postmaster to perform the duties
of postmaster until a postmaster shall
have been elected and duly qualified.
Hayes of Iowa submitted minority re-
port, agreeing in substance with the ma
jority report, but dissenting from it in it's
reference to Postmaster Dalton. Dal-
toms conduct of the office had been clean
and mere suspicion against him should
not have been incorporated in the re-
port.
Pending discussion upon the question,
Mckinley called up the resolution for
final adjournment, with an amendment
fixing the hour at 6 o'clock. Agreed to.
The Wheat resolution was then agreed
to. Later Caswell of Wisconsin asked
for unanimous consent for the considera-
tion of the resolution electing P. j. Flint
of Wisconsin as postmaster of the house.
Williams of Ohio objected and Caswell
withdrew his resolution.
The minority of the special house COM
mlttee to investigate charges against
Pension Commissioner Raum-Lewis and
Goodright-have united in the prepara-
tion Of a report setting forth their opin-
ion of the results of the Investigations
AS the ma jority of the committee intend
to pursue the investigation further at
the next session of congress, their report
will not be made until that time.
SILVER PURCHASED.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The silver offer
ings to-day amounted to 375,O0O ounces.
The purchases we're 225,0OO ounces, as
follows: 25,O0O ounces at 81, 800 and 2OO,-
600 ounces at $1,395. Beginning with
to-day the government will purchase
4,500,O00 ounces of silver during each
calendar month.
RETURNED WITHOUT APPROVAL.
The president to-day returned, without
his approval, the house bill declaring the
retirement of Capt. Charles B. Stivers,
o. S. A., legal and valid and that he is
entitled as such officer to his pay.
IN FAVOR OF THE N. P.
The secretary of the interior to-day
rendered decision in the case of R. E..
Spicer ct al VS.. Northern Pacific Railroad
company, in which motion filed in be-
half of Spicer for review of the depart
mental decision of July 18th, 1890, is de-
MED. The case involves one hundred
and sixty acres of land within the limits
of the city of Spokane Falls, Washir :
ton, valued at several million dollars.