Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-05-04
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WASHINGTON MENTION.

Va lhI WNdInSA OuiCaAs
The committee on territories will
begin investigation Of the four terri
tories, now knocking for admission
10 the sisterhood of states, early in
June.
The president has appointed
George VIM. Caruth, of Arkansas, TO
be minister resident and consul
general OF the United States TO Portu-
gal, TO succeed Gilbert A. Pierce.
It is stated on semi-oficial authority
that w. Duff Haynie, of South
Dakota. who has been an ~unsuccess-
full applicant for several Offices, will
be appointed first assistant post
master general.
Al a cabinet meeting Secretary
Carlisle brought up a proposition
from New York bankers TO supply,
under certain conditions, the treasury
department with gold. 1t was very
thoroughly discussed and finally re-
jected.
President Cleveland has made more
changes up to today than he had
eight years ago when the same time
had been spent in the White House.
According to some authorities, he
has made more than any executive
since Grant.
Senator Roach says that in case
the senate does not vote TO give him
the investigation he has asked that
he will either make a statement
upon the question OF personal privi-
llege or give a statement 10 the
newspapers.
Secretary Morton has dismissed
Robert K. Brannon, captain of the
watch in the weather bureau, who
was found guilty of loaning money TO
employees in the bureau at usurious
rates, and various other attractions
OF the rules. Thomas p. Ellsworth
OF Indiana was appointed to the
vacancy.
Col. Hughes East, of Yankton.
s. D., is said TO have made a .'hitr
with Secretary Morton in the minor
Office he now holds in the agricultural
department. II is now believed that
he will be soon promoted 10 the
position of executive officer OF the
weather bureau.
Senator PETER announces his COM
mittee TO investigate the low price OF
wheat and other grains will meet
in Chicago. go direct To Minneapolis,
June ). there 10 make an exhaustive
investigation. He then expects TO ge
10 the Dakotas and down 10 Omaha,
Kansas City and Chicago.
The statement of the president as
10 the administrations position on
finances cen 10 put an end to the
danger OF a financial furry. Under
Interpretation OF that statement the
gold reserve viii be treated as so
much cash in the treasury; so a rise
or fall of a few millions becomes a
matter OF light concern.
Assistant Attorney General Colby
has forwarded TO Prof. Mark Harring-
ton, chief of the weather bureau, the
formulated charges against him and
other officials of the bureau for
alleged ~malfeasance in Office. The
charges include misrepresentation of
facts: the shielding of unworthy en-
ployes: evasion or the violation OF
the civil service law: ii~eficiency,
Observation-Disclosures and improper
diversion of public funds.
Unless some unforeseen reason for
pOstponement should occur, the
international monetary conference
viii reconyene at Brussels May 80.
All the commissioners have rendered
their designations, and but q OF
them-Henry W. Cannon, president
of the Chase National bank OF New
York city-has been reappointed. 1t
is understood Senator Jones Of
Nevada has been requested to with
draw his resignation.
Ex-C Congressman Frank Hurd Of
Toledo, o., has reached Washington.
and with e III. Harper of Terre
Haute, Ind, will bring the recent
decision OF Judge Kicks in the
famous Ann Arbor cases before the
supreme court for review. The pro-
ceedings will be by habeas corpus TO
secure the release OF Engineer Len
non, who was convicted under Judge
Ricks' ruling and sentenced 10 prison.
MessFs, Harper and Hard, while
hopeful Of securing reversal of the
actien, are not ~unp2epared 10 see it
confirmed: and in that event they
wiz At once begin preparing to pre-
sent the subject TO congress next
fan.