THE OREGON SCOUT.
JONliS A: Gil ANCKY, Publisher.
UNION, - - - OREGON.
NOMINATIONS HY THK PKKSIDKNT.
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
All ( Tlictn Nrnt to tlio Senate nrnl In
tlnit tfcxi y Itclcrrcd to Appropriate
Committee.
SARAH A. HILL SHARON FERRY.
Mnrrlnsnofllin Illxtluzulftlirtt I'lnlutirr
nml Ilcr I'altliiul Attorney.
Stockton (Cnl.) dispatch: David S. Fer
ry, e.vcliicf Justice ot Hie supremo court of
California, ami Miss Sarah Altliea Hill,
claiming to bo tlio widow of cx-Sonntor
Sharon of Nevada, wcro married In tlio
pnrsonaso ot tlio Catholic church hero
shortly boforo 10 o'clock this morning.
Miss Hill nrrlvcd on the steamer from San
Francisco nt a o'clock this mornin? atid
remained on board until tlio hour when she
loft for tlio pnrsonnco with Stato Treasurer
Gulahnn who acted as groomsman for
Judge Terry. Tlio hrido wasdrcsxed hi a
walkinc Hiiit of dnrlc woolen material, thero
being nothing; in her nppenrnncnto indicato
nhpi vnn about to wed tlio man who had ho
vnlinntly fought her caso boforo tho court-i
of law ngiiiust tho luto Senator Shut on.
Father O'Connor, of St. Mary'H church,
performed tho ceremony. Tho only person
firescnfc was tlio groomsman, Miss llillhuv
ng decided to dispense, with bridesmaids.
Tudgo Terry refused to allow any rcportcrn
to 110 pi'PHPIlt.
Tho lirenso gave tlio brido'H natno an
Rnrah Althcn Hill Slinron, her ago III, nnd
Torry'fl 02. Tho coremony was quickly
performed, nfter which tlio bridal party
drove to Judgo Terry's re.iidenco whero "iv
wedding breakfast litis been prepared. Ah
noon ns breakfast was over Judgo Terry
went direct to tho supremo court, where ho
hnd a enso on trial. Clinton Terry, tlio
judge's only living son, is reported to bu
greatly annoyed at his father's marriage,
nnd intends leaving for Fresno, whero his
father lately purchased for him a large
property.
RATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES.
Tho president, in answer to tho resolu
tion adopted by tho senate December u,
transmitted copies of documents showing
tho nctiou taken by lilm to ascertain tlio
sentiments of foreign governments In regard
to (ho establishment of nn International
ratio between gold and silvor. Tlio corre
spondence includes letters from ministers
of tho United States to Great Jlrltaiii,
Franco and Germany regarding tho opinion
and intentions ot tho governments nnd
pcoplo to whom they havo been soverally
accredited. Secretary Unyard, in tv noto
accompanying tho correspondence, men
tioned tlio designation of Mantou Marble
ns confidential agout to obtain Informa
tion upon tho subject, Hiiyurd says no
separate report by Marblo has been mndo
hecnuso tlio results of his Investigations
appear fully in tho letters of Messrs.
l'helos, McLano and Pendleton. Tlio com
munication by theso gentlemen and tho
letters submitted from Consul General
Walker of I'aris all tako a discouraging
view of tho present prospect for tho estab
lishment of an international bimetallic
union. Messrs. Mcl.nnu and Walker intl
inntd that tlio adoption in Kuropo of Hitch
a tnonutary policy would bo hastened by
tho suspension ot silver colungo iu the
United States.
Tho bill Introduced in tho houso by
Weaver for tho Issuo ot fractional cur
rency, directs tho secretary ot tlio treasury
to preparo and Issuo fractional paper cur
rency to tho amount of S7r,()()0,()00 in
denominations of ton, littoou, twenty-llvo
and fifty cents. Weaver's bill to rostoro
tho sohllors and sailors of tlio luto war to
their equal right with tho holders ot gov
ernment bonds appropriates SIKH), 000, 000
to pay them tlio difference between the
value of tlio currency they received and
tho standard gold coin of tlio United
States.
"It Ih my Impression," said a 1'aclflc
slopo senator to-day, "that there will bo a
vory liberal river and harbor bill panned
by this congress. Tho work begun in many
localities four yenrs ago was suspended
elghtcou or twenty mouths since on no-
count of their being no approptlatiou bill
passed by tho last congress, and it will not
only bo ncces-mry to appropriate enough
to bring up tlio work to where it should
havo been, but a good deal has boon lost
by a suspension of tho Improvements; that
Is, the work begun onco and allowed to re
main idle a couple of years ret rogratles so
rapidly that in many instances halt ot tho
work and money expended is thrown
away."
Washington dispatch: Tho president has
now nnt to the senate tho nominations ot
all tho men nppointcd sinco tho adjourn
ment of tho special session ot that body
last month. Nono hnvo been withheld. In
lesponso to his invitation to senators to
stato to him their objections to tho men he
nppointcd during tho recess, four republi
cans have called at tho whitcliouso, Messrs.
White, Ifawloy, Frye, Conger and Culloin.
Ilawlcy objected to n collector of Internal
revenue named Troup in his stato; Fryo
objected to I'illsbnry and ('huso of his
state; Conger to I'owcrs, who was a?
pointed a judge in Utah, nnd Cullnm to tho
postmaster tit Stroator, 111. Their argu
ment nnd tho objections they offered did
not seem to have any weight at tho white
house, ns in each caso tho nominations
havo been ninde. It is understood
Hint tho president tnkes tlio ground
that ho had no means and no time
to miiko a proper investigation of the
charges, and that it would have been an
injustice to tho appointees, nil of whom tire
now in olllco. to withhold their names, par
ticularly as tho scnato shares with him tlio
lesponsiinlity of tlio appointing power, and
the senators upon whose recommendations
they wore selected should ho afforded a full
opportunity to appear as attorneys for
the defense, lie luis. therefore, shifted tho
responsibility upon tlio senate, and only
asks tho confirmation of those whoso fit
ness for the duties with which they havo
been intrusted shall bo demonstrated. Ho
has told several senators that he has no
doubt there aro men in tlio list who ought
not to bo confirmed, nnd any information
ho hns In his possession or exists inthesov
cral departments regarding their qualifica
tions is at tho service of tho senate.
There aio now somo 2,000 nominations
pending beforo Hint body, all of which havo
been referred to tho appropriate commit
tees. This number does not include tho
nrmy nnd navy promotions, which nro a
thousand or so more, nnd nro simply con
sidered pro forma, except In a few uiiusuid
cases nhcro promotions havo not been
nmdu according to linen! rank, or oflicers
havo been usslgued tooxecutive duty in tlio
several bureaus ot tho navy department.
There is duly onoof theso nominations that
will ho objected to, that of Commodore
Wulker, who has been chief of tho bureau
of navigation, and against whom cx-Secro-tary
Chandler recently published a vigor
ous attack In The United Service Magazine.
IJeforo tho postoflicocomiuiltcearoabout
seven hundred nominations, or about ono
third of tlio whole. Tho judiciary commit
tee lias about two hundred judges, district
ntlorneys, United States marshals, otc.
Tho finance committee lias tlio collectors ot
Internal revenue, and tho commerce com
mittee has about threo hundred custom
olllcers, consuls, and others under tho
treasury. Theso committees aro divided
into subcommittees of ono oach, to whom
tho nominations aro rcforrod by stato.
A number of unnllici.il liberal members ol
pnrliament have been making overtures to
the I'arncllites for the co-operation of the
hitter in raising the questional to homo
rule during tho debate on tin nddros in ro
ply to the queen's spoj;h. I'arnoll do -linea
to reply to the llber.il overtures union
thoy are nccoinpanied by an ccpres4 agree
ment to grant Ireland hump-rule. If tho
queen's speech refers to Ireland, tho I'ar
ncllites will await tlio government's propo-als.
THE FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
Ilccord of Vroccertlns In
Itranclici or tlio Sumo.
Ilotli
REFORMING THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Tenor ol tlio Illll Introduced ly
rcMUiiliilivo Clitctieou.
Up-
UANQUETTING RIG MEN.
The bill introduced in tlio houso by Mr.
Cutchcon, of Michigan, to reform tho civil
btvIco, makes It unlawful for any head ot
department or chief ot a bureau to request
or solicit, on recommendations from any
sonator or representativo iu regard to tho
removal or appointment ot any ofllcial In
any ot tho oxecutivo departments, or for
senators or representatives to nominate
or recommend, or to solicit or request tlio
appoint mentof any person to any position
in either executive or judicial districts. It
makes tho violation of uny of its provision
a misdemeanor and punishable, by a lino ot
51,000 nml removal of tlio appointed offi
cer. It iiIho provides for tho establishment
ot a bureau of civil appointments to con
sist ot the civil sorvico commission ami tho
olllcei-H, examiners and other employes
thereof, and of tho civil appointment
boards in ouch judiciary district of tho
United States to consist ot three members
each, who shall reside within tho circuits,
which boards shall bo subordinate to tho
civil service commission and whoso duties
shall bo to examine and report in regard to
any matter referred to them by tho presi
dent or heads ot departments us to resig
nation, removal or appointment ot any
executivo or judicial otllcer. Tho recom
mendations ot these boards are, however,
to bo advisory. Tlio bill also provides
Hint it shall bo the duty of the civil service
commission to extend competitive exami
nations to all appointments below the
grade of tho elnssillod civil service where
tho compensation exceeds $."00 a year.
It is learned on tho highest authority
Hint there is no truth in tho reports which
have been put In circulation regarding the
health of I'opo Leo. So far from his con
dition being precarious or delicate, us lias
been assorted, it Is officially announced
Hint his holiness Is perfectly healthy.
The London Times' correspondent nt
Mandalny telegraphs that 10,000 rebels
nro scouring tlio country within a radius of
twenty miles of tho capital, and thoy
threaten to attack the town. Fears of an
emente aro felt, owing to tho great reduc
tion ot the llritibh force at Miiudalay for
tho ox p" Mfn f aun.jro.
I'rlnco Chnrlcs IH, of Monnco, has ex
pelled the Jesuits from his dominions nnd
persistently refuses to rescind the order ot
expulsion. Twenty years ago tho Jesuits
rented some property from tho prince and
opened a convent and sehool, the latter
b.-ing for tho instruction ot thesons of Ital
ian noblemen. Subsequently, owing to tho
unenviable notoriety which Monto Carlo
obtained through its gaming tables, tho
Jesuits removed their institution to tlio
town of San Renin, whero thoy erected
suitable buildings. They then asked tho
prince to repay them the sum of ,'J9S,000
(nines they had spent in improving tho
con vent at Monto Carlo. This tlio prinro
declined to do nnd tho Jesuits prosecuted
him, whereupon ho expelled them from his
dominions.
Tlio private secretary to tho queen tclo
graphed to Loudon that her majesty
would open tlio forthcoming session ot par
liament iu person.
Gen. I'rendcrgnst, commander of tho
Uritish forces in liurmnh, telegraphs from
lllmmo that all is quiet there.
Intelligence has boon received in London
that Germany has seized tho Island of
Siunon, in tho Pacific ocean. Tin- king
nnd Ids chiefs were insulted and finally
Hod. A forco of marines wero landed from
the German war ship Albatross. Tho Gor
man consul then hauled down tlio Samoau
flag and run up German colors iu its sto.id.
TlioHumonns threaten to miilto war on tho
Germans. Tho American and lirilish con
suls protest against tho action ot the Ger
mans. Tho emperor hns signed tho spirits bill
nnd submitted it to tho Ihindesroth. Tho
hill proposes to compensate those de
prived of a livelihood through its opera
tion on Hie basis of two cars moro to each
person ten years in tho trade, tho traffic to
lie controlled by a monopoly ot the minis
try, which will appoint agents to do whole
sale vending ot refined spirits, the federal
states to appoint retailors. I'cstaurant
eurs by special favor will be allowed to sell
spirits obtained from tlio monopoly with
out regard to tho process enacted by tho
stale retailers.
The I'arnollito conferonco in Dublin re
solved to continue with an unalterable de
termination their strugglo to secure tho
rights of Ireland. Consideration ot tlio
leading questions regarding Irish affairs
was postponed until tho arrival ot Mr.
THE POSTAL-TELEGRAPH SCHEME.
What
Senator ICUiiiiiimIn TlilultM
About It.
Now York
ItlcrcliniitN Ho
liov. 1IIII.
Honor to
Now York dispatch: A banquet was ton
tlorcd to Governor Hill to-night at Delnion
ico's by tho llusluess Men's Domocintlo
association ot this city. There woro fifty
Invited guests outside of the guests ol tho
evening and tho 200 promoters ot tho com
plliuotit, Thu banquet hall wns tustofully
decorated and tho tables richly laid. Hack
of the guests' table hung a portrait of An.
drew Jackson, and the velvet-bound inonii
cards contained portraits of "Old Hick
ory" and tho guest of tho evening. Aftor
tho edibles had boon discussed, let tors of
regret wero read from Hon. Sainuul J. Til
den, the members of tho national cabinet..
General Hancock, Governor Patterson ot
Pennsylvania, Governor Abbott id Now
.fotnoy, Governor Leo ot Virginia, Churlca
A. Dana, editor of the Sun, and others.
Tho cabinet oflicers plead pressure of pub
lic duties, while tho others stated they
were prevented from being present by pro
tons engagements or by HI health.
Gov. Hill, in replying to tho toast to tho
rju-sts of tho evening, enunciated tho prin
ciples of his administration as ho enun
ciated thorn in his message, to tho legisla
ture, nnd then said: "Those who expect
mo to nutiigoulio thu national administra
tion will bo disappointed, That adminls.
tnitlou needs no defense nt my hands. It
is administering tho government wisely,
wifely, successfully and to tho satisfaction
ol tho people. Of President Cleveland's
honesty, couragu and true democracy thoro
ran bo no question. I had thu honor ot
home associated with him In tho stato gov
ernment for two years, and our relations
wero anil liavo ever sinco boon of tho most
ldensant nnd cordhil character. 1 respect
ins sincerity ot purpose, jus sterling in
tegrity nnd party fealty,"
APPLICATION FOR PENSIONS.
Prnctlrcm Tlutt tin Ull.u t Will lie llliulo
to Mop,
Thero hnvo been a number of applica
tions received recently at the interior de
partment from widows of soldiers of thu
Into war for half pay which was granted by
section 10r0 ot tlio roviood statutes, but
which has been superceded by tho pension
net granting pensions to widows. It is
found that those applications aro mndo nt
tho HUggcstlon of attorneys who supply tlio
necessary bhinksuccoinpanloil by the state
incut that such widows are entitled to hull
paying in addition to tlieir pensions. This
Is not tho rase; and an effort will bo made
to stop such practices.
In the ease of an application of u man
who had relinquished a land entry toinnko
a second entry whero no specltle tract Is
hpccillcd, the secretary of the-interior hns
decided that such an application amounts
limply to a rouuost for a derision as to
muUosuch an entry if it should at any
tlmo hcrialtor 1st desired, and that it Is,
therefore, u hypothetical question which
tho department Iiuh refused to answer. Tlio
commissioner of the general hind olllco Is
directed to rofueo hrronltor to consider ap
plications for restoration of right to mako
proeinptory tiling ot homestead or timber
culture entries except when accompanied
by an application to tnako u Wing or entry
tor Botuo specllled tract.
Senator Edmunds is quoted ns saying
that thoro is little doubt about tho govern
ment controlling n comploto system of telo
;rapli lines within a very few yours; that
lio believes his proposition to establish pos
tal telegraphy has grown iu popularity, tho
justness of it and the constitutional au
thority being more clear as it is looked
Into. Senator Fdmuudrtdocs not consider
Hint tho establishment ot cheap telegraph
communication for tlio pcoplo at this timo
a movement any further in ndvanco of gen
rrul improvements than other advantages
the people possess iu mail facilities, com
pared to those of thirty years ago. Ho
wonders why wo hnvo not already
established postal telegraphy. Tho pco
plo can understand something of
tho advantages proposed by tho
I'Miuunds bill on this subject when
thoy nro informed Hint forflftoon or twenty
cents I hey enn send by telegraph twenty
words in tlio day or night time, and have
it proinpty delivered at any point in tlio
IT..t..lL, . ... ...it..-. 11... .-A
milieu oiaies no- over mm nines uisinui,
and for longer distances proportionately
low rates; Hint thero will ho no such thin
as rival linos required to got theso low
rates; thnt the farmer in tho far west can
got just us low rates at his little railroad
station us the banker in populous New
l.'nglaud. This is whom tlio great adan
tngo comes will como in. Under tho pros
cut system a man iu New Yuri; pays lews
for a message to tlucago or M. l.ouis ot
Kansas City than a man in tho country,
where there is no opposition telegraph line,
pays lor n message sent out ton miles (lis
taut. The equalization ot charges tiro
posed by the government lines is what the
common people feel as much as tho reduc
tion of charges.
FATAL COLLISION ON A llHIRGE.
A Heroic '(iinlu toi- .Swliitt u I'ro.eu
Itlror to Save a Lite.
A iVliolo Town lii a tiravo.
A eve-iu ore"-! nt Huston ituu, near
Mnhoiicy City, Pa., mid a block ot houses
went down out of sight, Thetainllios living
In tho houses made a narrow escape. Thu
Hiirface is still raving, and live moro blocks
ro exueetcd to go down.
r,YIl!TAT,l!;. frtndnr flrnff. nf Rim.
cue, Canada, hnvo this mouth estaiiliihed
thciiiBclvcs permanently at Atlantic, Cnsa
Co., Iown, for the iiurposo of tlUtributlii j
their thoroughbred stallions through tho
West. Cut this out for future referencoor
Wiow (n friends requiring stock. Cutalojuo
on application. Mention thin paper.
To llrlilpo Uio Rlt Muddy.
Senator Spnouor has introduced a bill
luithorb.ing tho construction and mainte
nance of u bridge by tho Rikotn Contra
Railway company arroM tho Missouri rive:
tit Pierre, Pakota, and ulo to lay on line
over tho brldg a railway truck, ntu
authorizing furthrr that the company ma
construct nml maintain ways for wagons,
carriages and foot passengers, charging and
receiving such ivnsonnhle tolls therWor iu
may bo approved from time to tlmo by the
secretary ol war. Tho bridge, must be
built so ns to not luterferewilhnnvlgutlon
it Is set forth that nn agreement with tin
riloux Indians was obtained on Juno 12
1880, by which the tight lor tuu or rail
road nnd transportation purposes of one
section ol hind on tho wooteru bank ot the
.Missouri at or near Fort Pierre, In consld
A fearful accident occurred on tho Louis-
mo iv .misiiviiio runway at a uraigo over
tlio 1-lint river near Wilhlto Station, Mor
win eouiuy, Aiiiiiiima. x wo sccuons ot a
north-bound freight tra'n telescoped. A
part ot tho llrst section ol tho train broke
looso ami remained on the bridge, nnd wns
run luto by tho second section. The shock
caused the eo'.upso of tho bridge, 100 feet
ot which was undergoing repairs. Fivocars
of the tirst section nnd tho whole of the sec
ond, consisting of tho engine and seventeen
cars, went down with tlio bridge. Tho
wreck caught tiro and eighteen cars wero
burned. John Johnson, llreinau of tho
second section, fell tinder his engine and was
drowned. Houry ltoteler, brakoman, was
caught under the ear and wns burned to
dentil. ICngineer W. S. Johnson, brotherot
thu dead tlioiiiuii. was fatally burned. Con
ductor George Young ami i negro brake
man named Thomas McCrenry, wero se-
ously burned. The freight consisted most
ly ol pig iron, which will bo saved. Con
ductor L. O. llavris, of tho llrst section,
wtiui across thonhuost troteu river to ling
tho north-hound passenger train, which was
to como along lit a tow minuted.
Wauls His Money Rack.
8onator Wilson, ot Iowa, lias introduced
a bill directing thosecrctary ol tho treasury
to pay Leslie ihissett. Into postmaster tit
Itlolnnond, Iowa, $8S, tho amount for
warded by him to tho designated deposi
tory, In payment of n balance due tho
ration of 55 per acre, was eouired. and tht Unfted States for the third quarter of the
bill coutirins tho transaction nnd sets tisldt year 18811 and which being inclosed in u
" " " uwu ivcu.-u iu iiu reguienHi letter was Btolen Iroui tho mails
nulwny ct.iupuny. tt Me in C0UrB0 0, transit.
Sn.VATK. Tn tho pennto on tho 5th tho
following bills were introduced: Uy Mr.
Miller To increase tho pension for loss of
both nrtns or lioth legs, ortno stgnt ol rjotn
eves, or other injuries resulting In total
helplessness. Uy Mr. Jackson To denne
nnd regulate tho jurisdiction of the courts
ot the United States. Uy Mnnderson Pro
viding Hint privates nnd non-commissioned
officers who havo served thirteen yenrs
may bo placed on tho retired list, w'th 75
per cent ot their pap nt tho time of retire
ment, nnd further providing that persons
who havo been honorably discharged after
thirty years' service shall bo included in its
provisions. Tlio Utah bill wns briclly con
sidered and laid aside. A tncssago wns re
ceived from the president transmitting n,
draft of a bill to provido for tho 'allotment
of lands in povcralty to Indians. Mr.
Teller introduced n bill to provido for tho
compulsory education of Indian children.
It authorizes the secretary of the interior
to take any Indian children between tho
ages of 8 nnd 1 8 who belong to tribes re
ceiving nnnuities from tho United States
nnd place them In government schools for
the education of Indians, to bokcptthctc
for five years, This is not to apply, how
ever, to the live civilized trilics, and not to
tlio Osngs Indians ot Indian territory.
Tlio secretary is authorized to withhold
rations and annuities from parents who
rcfuso to comply witli these provisions.
All such schools are to bo manual labor
schools, and to include tho teaching of
agriculture and stock raising to boys, "d
housework to girls.
House. Dills woro introduced: By
Roncy, of Ohio To repeal tho civil otrvice
Inw. By Wilkins, of Ohio To provide for
the issue of circulating notes to national
banking associations. The speaker laid
before tlio house the senate joint resolution
tendering the tlinnks ot congress to the gov
crnor of Ohio for a statueof James A. Gar-
hew, and necopiing uio same, 'l liero wore
tiiili bills introduced to-day. During the
creator part of tho day Speaker Carlisle wns
absent from thn chamber, tho chair being
occupied bt Springer or Wellforn, nnd the
impression wns that tho sneaker wns on
cageil in tlio llnnl revision of his committed
list.
Sn.VA'il. Tlio chair laid boforo tho senate
a letter f.-om tho postmaster general com
plying with Uio call of a recent scnato rcso
lution iu Mspect to Hio appointment of
postmasters in Maine, alleged to havo been
procured through tho lnlluenco o: S. S,
Ilrown, chairman of tho democratic com
mitleo of Hint stato. Koferred to the com
mitteo on civil s -rvico reform. Tlio scnato
then took up tho Utah bill, tho pending
question Doing to strtko out tho section
Hint would disfranchise tho women of Utah.
Tho motion was rejected vcas 11, nays
til. Jhccction uisiranchising women ro
mains, therefore, a part of tho bill. An
amendment proposed oy t.dmunds wns
agreed to providing Hint marriages within,
uutnot including, mo lourth degree or cot
Biinginnity, should bo doomed iiicestuou,
and punishable by imprisonment. Van
yck offered an ameudmenb dispensing
with the utan commission, so-called. Re
jected- I'lirther consideration of tho bill
wns then postponed. Senator Van Wvclt
offered a petition of tiio national labor
loaguo prnying that Lieut. Gen. Phillip
Sheridan bo mndo a full general. Ho asked
that it bo printed in the Record and also
bo referred to tlio committee ou military
nliuirs. bo ordered.
Housk. In tho house, nfter rending of
'ho journal tho Hour presidential succen-
slon lull nnu the senate resolution propos
ing certain joint rules wero referred to ap
propriate committees. Mr. Jllnir intro
ditccd i bill decluring forfeited hinds
granted to railroads on which tlio cost of
surveying and conveying ha) not been
made; also, to prevent acquisition of prop
erty uy aliens; also, to increaso tho em
riency ot the infantry branch of tlio army;
also, n resolution calling on tho comtnis
sioner ot the general land olllco for infor
mation concerning tlio suspension of tho
issuance of patents to hinds taken by sot
tiers pursuant to law. Hills wero intro
ducod for tlio erection ot public buildings at
lleatrico and Hastings, .Nebraska. .Mr,
Laird introduced a joint resolution nuthor-
izing thu president to call out two volunteer
regiments of cavalry in tlio territories of
New Mexico nnd Arizona, to bo enlisted
and officered from citizens of such torrito
ties, for tho suppression of hostilities
therein; nlso, a joint resolution instructing
tho commissioner general o! tho hind olllco
to pass to patent nil pending homestead
and pre-emption claims against which a
specific charge of lriiud is not pending or
proved, and also calling on such officer for
a statement iu detail ol the reason lor issu
ing his order of April oil suspending tho
issuance oi patents; also, a lull to estab
lish a soldiers' homo in Nebraska, Iowa,
Wisconsin or .Minnesota.
Sk.nati:. Tito resolution offered by Sena
tor Mnnderson wns agreed to, cnllingon the
secretary of tho interior for information ns
to whothor any surveys of public land hnd
bean mado within tho last two years in Ne
braska; whether thoro are any unsurveyed
public lauds in that state; what recom
mendations have been mado within the
last threo years by tho surveyor-general ol
i nut district as to the continuance- of said
olllco nnd whether it is ndvisubloto discon
tinuoHio olllco ol surveyor-general. The
Utah bill oiuno up and Senator Morgan nd
dressed tue senate in support of an amend
nient offered by hiinprovidingforthedispo
sal of the property of tho Mormon church
according to tho rules and principles of
common law ns in tho cubo of thodissolu
lution of a corporation. "Ho felt," ho said,
"that wo ought to strike tho Mormon
church organization out of existence."
Senator Vuorhees sent to thedosk and hnd
tho clerk road a telegram from Salt Lako
City which, ho said, in justico to tlio Utah
commissioners, ought to bo read. It was n
dispatch from tlio Hon. A. S. I'addock.say
ing: "Van Wyek is mistaken about tho
clerks of tho commission. Tho averago
poritinnont clerks iroin tlio beginning to
date do not exceed throe, possibly four, in
eluding ft temporary clerk. Only ono clerk
is now employed." Senator Van Wyek
At till. IT ,1 ... v.
iiiouRiit n exiraoniinnry unit tho comuils
slon did not I-.'iow how many clerks It had,
Ho ilid not like thut expression, "three.
possibly lour." Perhaps if they employed
nuuiuer 1'iorix iney could probably nml out
exactly now many ciorKsiney mid. (Laugh
tcr.) Inking into account tho distance,
and allowing for tho mistakes ot tho tele
graph, ho guessed it would turn out alter
all that they hnd about tho number of
clerks ho had stated, namely six. (Great
inugiiier.j v iiuoui concluding considers
tion ot tho bill tho somite adjourned.
Hotrsi:. Hills were Introduced: Torepenl
tho internal rovenuo tax on tobacco. To
levy a tax on oleomnrgarinennd collect the
same through tlio internnl revenue bureau
Calling on Hie secretary of tho interior for
copies ol the correspondence between his
department and tho governor of Arizona
en Indian matters. For the admission of
the "Stale of Dakota;" also, lor the nn
pointmotit of two additional justices of the
supremo court iu Dakota. For the ap
pointment of nn additional lustice of thu
Mipretue court of Idaho. For tho admis
sion ol the "stnte of Washington;" also to
forfeit tho unearned Northern Pacitie land
grant; nlso to secure n moro efficient civil
service reform. For tho construction of
the llonephi Canal. To establish n depart
ment of commerce. To prevent the sales of
Pacific railroads before certain United
States bonds, with Interest, shut) have been
fully paid. For tho erection of nublicbulld-
lug nt Ushkosh, Milwaukee, Superior, and
Kau Claire, 'u. und Fremont, Neb.
Senate. The Utnh bill wns taken up nnd
Otlicklv broucht to vote. While- the bill
was on tho final passage, Mr. Van Wyek.
nttcmpted to fix the duties of the proposed
fourteen trustees upon tho members ot the
present Utah commission, hut wns ruieu
out ot order. Ho naked Mr. Edmunds
whether ho had nny objection to such nn
amendment, to witiclithesenntornnswereu
that ho wns. Tho bill then passed yens
.18, nays 7. The nnys wcro Messrs. Ulair,
Call, Gibson, Hampton, Hoar. Morgan and
Vnnce. Mr. Honr, cxplnining ids vote, said
ho voted ngainst tho bill only becnuse ot
tho section disirnnchising women, but even
with that section in ho would havo voted
for tho bill had his rote beon necessary to
its passage.
Se.VATn. Among the bills Inttodticcd
ero tho following: By Spooeer To an
:horizo the Dakota Central railroad to
:onstruct a bridgo across the Miootiri
river at Pierre, Dak. Uy Senator Sabtn
For tho payment of S20.000 out of tho
aonova award fund to Win. II. Whiting for
injuries sustained by him through capture
mil imprisonment in the hold ot tho con
federate cruiser "Alabama." Uy Allison
To amend tho act relating to immediate
transportation of dutiable goods. Man
lerson called up his bill to increaso tho
sfllciency of the infantry branch of tho
irniy. The bill provides that each infant
ry regiment shall consist of twelve com
panies; one colonel, ono lieutenant-colonel,
tlitca majors, one adjutant, one quarter
master, ono qunrtermnstcr-sergonnt and
one chief musician. All appoint uio its to
origimil vacancies above tho grade of sec
ond lieutenniit created bv the net shall be
filled by seniority in tiio infantry branch of
tho service. Mundorson nddrosed the sen
ate on tlio bill. Deck's silver resolution
was considered without action, when tho
senate adjourned.
IIousu. Bills offered nnd referred: Uy
Wheeler, of Alabama Authorizing femnlcs
to enter lands under tlio homcstend law
Uy Joseph, of Now Mexico To divide the
territory of Dakota and to crento n terri
tory ot Lincoln, Uy I'aysou, of Illinois
To restrict tlio ownership ot real estate in
tho territories to American citizens. Uy
Mclvenna, of Colorado For the appoint
ment of a board of two army and two navy
officers and ono civilian, nuthorizizod to
construct two gun foundries ono in Cali
fornia, at tlio Maro island navy yard or at
lijnieia nrsennl; nnd one at such other
place as tho board may dotermine, at a
cost not to exceed 1,000,000 for each
foundry. Uy Warner, of Ohio For the
issuo of treasury certificates on deposited
H'lver bullion; also, directing tho payment
of tlio surplus in tho treasury in excess of
550,000,000 on tin publicdobt. Notwith
ing tho largo number ot bills introduced
during tho Inst call of tho states, tho call
brought forward 030 additional, tho pro
portions of which increases to nearly
4,000 the number of mensu-es noV await
ing tho action of tho house committee
Goodness Kxplalnodand Rewarded.
There onco wns n girl
As sour ns a churl,
Savo when she knew Christmnn was ecu?
And then sho was good,
And nt her tasks would
Go round in her happiness humming.
How kind to her pa,
To her brother nnd ma!
How genial and loving nnd plnsntfr
She was to her beau!
She wanted, you kno
From ench n mngnificent prese'nfc.
They fathomed her Fcheino
One night hi a dream,
And each gave a package marked "Candy;
On top sweets bhe found,
But, shaking them round.
The hulk sho discovered wns sandy.
Columbus Dispatch.
THE CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTORY.
Some Interesting I'nots Gleaned from
Advance Sheet ol" tlio I'llblleatlou
Native IJorn mid Cirpot-IEacers.
of
From ndvanceshcets of tho Congressional
Directory giving tho nutobiographies of all
tho now congressmen, with a very few ex
coptions, tho Washington correspondent of
tho Cleveland Leader gives some interesting
matter in regard to tlio representation
tho various states. Some states aro repre
sented entirely by native-born congress
men, and Kentucky, Maine nnd South Car
olina constitute these. Tho eight states of
California, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska
Minnesota, Oregon, Iowa, and Wisconsin
have no native-born citizens m this houso,
Their delegations aro mndo up of pioneers
nnd carpet-baggers, lho l'onnsylvanlans
lend. 'J hero aro thirty-four of them, and
only two of tlio largo stato delegation an
born outside of its borders. Henderson
Kiinsns, liurrous ot Michigan, Wakoliel
nnd Strait of Minnesota, Weaver ot No-
brnskii, and 1'ricoof U iscousin, nnd Ando.-
son, fceney, lownsend ol Uhio, wero ell
born in I'ennsylvnuiu.
New l ork hns twenty-nine native-born
representatives in this congress. Its stnte
delegation consists of thirty-lour, but only
seventeen ol these wero born in .New lork
and the other twelve Now Yorkers iror
other states aro ns follows: Fclton and
Mnrkiim, of California; I.nwler and Plum
of Illinois; Kldridgo, ot Michigan, and Laird
of Nebraska. William alter Plielps v:u
born in New York. The colored cougnvr-,
man. O'Hara, first saw light in New York
City. Hound, of Pennsylvania, is a NV.v
Yorker. Warner, of Ohio, is a New Yorker,
nnd Gilford, of Dakota, and the brave little
Hrngg, ot Wisconsin, nro both of New orl:
by birth.
Uhio hns twenty-lour representatives in
the forty-ninth congress. Fleven of its
delegation wero native born, and its othei
represent nt i vos from states all over the
union. Tho reddiended Syines, who tnkei
tho red-headed Osborno s place, emtio lion
Ashtabula, Ohio Tho noisy Pottibnne, ol
Tennessee, was born on lho outskirts u
Cleveland. Tho cultured and diplomat!'
Hitt, ot Illinois, came from tho central
portion ot the state. Kansas and Iowa
have each threo members iu tho delegat on
who dato from Ohio. '! hey nro l-rederick,
Hepburn nnd Holmes of tho hitter, and
Funstun, Perkins nnd Peters of the former
delegation. Van Fat on of Mississippi is an
Uliioan, Wado ol .Missouri is an Uhioan,
and Judge Ward, of Indiana, is of Ohio
birth. Ohio has in this houso thirteen
members representing other states, but
leads tho list of states iu tliomntterof out
side representatives, Now York coining next
and t'onnsylvaniii following.
The liidiniiitins in this house are the
North Carolinians lit. tho U ennesseeans
anil Virginians 1-1, the Vermonters 11, und
.Massachusetts 10. South Carolina lias 0
native representatives, Maryland 8, Michi
gan, Georgia and Kentucky I. Illinois,
Maine and New Hampshire (, Missouri fi,
Mabiima and West Virginia 4, lthodo
Island and Louisiana it. Arkansas, Missis
sippi, Florida and Delawaro each 1', and
Texas, which is tlio largest stato iu tho
union, lias only ono native-born represen
tative. Tom Ochlltreo used to say he was
the llrst nntivo-born Texan over elected to
congress, ills successor wns also born iu
Texas, but he is as quiet us Ochiltree wns
blustering.
There aro nineteen loreigners in tho new
house, and tho Germain now lend as tho
Irishmen did in tlio hist congress. There
tiro six Germans. Guonthsr, ot Wisconsin,
was born in Prussia; Pulitzer, ol New York.
in Hungary; Hahn, ot Louisiana, and
Itnmeis, of Ohio, iu Havana; and Leld
bnch.'of New Jersey, and Morr.il. ot New
York, took their llrst breath in the land of
siiuer-kratit and lnger. The five Irishmen
of this congress nro Downey, of New York;
.McAdoo, ol New Jersey, and Collins and
Lowry, ot Indiana. Muhoney, who tni.e.s
Uh helieu Uobinson's place, though he has
nn Irish name, first saw light in NVv York.
I'ivo tnemlwrs were born iu Great Hntaiii.
Cuiiie, the Mormon, comes from the Isle ot
Man; West, tho wenlthy paper box mini,
was born somewhere in England, as was
nlso Crisp of Georgia. Farquhar, ol New
York, and Hendorson, of I own, tire each
Srotrhnion, und in addition to these we
hnvo Stevenson, of Wisconsin, born in New
Hrunswick, Gulluigxr, of New Hampshire,
from Camula, and Ktate Nelson, of Minne
sota, who wns born in Norway. The for
eign delegation of tho house is scattered as
follows: The states of Wisconsin. New Jer
sey nnd Massachusetts have each two for
eigners in their delegation. New York has
live, and Indiana. Jowi. Dliio. Minnesota.
and New Humpshirc ha djcU one.
Jeff Davis and General Thomas.
"I knov,'," said Mrs. General Thorn
ns, "tho General felt most keenly, es
pecially during the early years of tlio
war, thnt ho was regarded with suspi
cion by many, becauschowas a Virgin
ian. Nor can any ono realize as I do
how perfectly loyal and devoted ho
was in every act, word, and thought.
IIo was born in Southampton County,
Virginia, in 1S1G. Nearly all his
friends and family connections wcro
fully committed to tho causo of tho
South, though ho had no relatives
nearer than cousins in tho Confeder
ate army. '
Tho peculiarly delicate situation of
General Thomas will ho better under
stood by a brief reference to tlio facts.
In.lS.5i) there was a partial reorgani
zation of tho tinted States army.
Jefferson Davis was then Secretary ot
War. Tho Second Cavalry was ofli
cered by him very largely with men
who wero of Southern birth. Its four
field oflicers were: Colonel, Albert Sid
ney Johnston; Lieutenant Colonel,
Kobert R. Lee: Senior Major, W. J.
Hardee; Junior ilnjor, George H.
Thomiui. All theso aro familiar names
in connection with the war. When
tlio Wnv began, twenty-five oflircrs of
tl-is regiment were graduates of West
Point, and of these seventeen were na
tives of tho South. Tho regiments
furnished seventeen generals for the
war. of whom twelve wore in tho Con
federate service.
Van llornc,tho biographer of Gener
al ThonmSjSays: "Two consid "rations,
in all probability, induced Mr. Davis
to appoint Captain Thomas a major
to tho Second Cavalry his birth in
Virginia and his efficiency and galant
ry in the Mexican war. General Thom
as always believed that Mr.Dnvishad
regard to a probable war between tho
northern and southern states in or
ganizing that regiment. Tho writer
onco asked him (Thomas) if ho enter
tained this opinion. Uo promptly
answered that he did. And in reply
to tho question: "Did not Mr. Davi3
depend on you as upon Generals John
ston, Lee, Hardee, and other southern
oflicers to fight for the south in tho
ovrnfc of war?' ho said: 'Certainly ha
did.' "National Tribune.
ilis AVord Was His Bond.
From tho (New York) American Ilailroad
er. -Uio lalo Samuel Brown was a mer
chant of Boston, Mass. When tho
elder Quincy was Mayor ho saw tho
necessity of removing tlio Almshouso
and tho House of Correction to South
Boston. Mr. Brown owned a very largo
vacant estato whero tho buildings now
stand, and Mr Quincy called upon
him and asked the price of tlio estato
referred to. The reply was "$.'30,000."
Mr. Quincy said that would do, anci
asked thirty days' refusal and a bond
of it, in order to endeavor to pcrsuado
tho city council to agree to tho meas
ure. Mr. Brown replied that Jiosliould
give no bond, as ho said his u ord was
al wayo his bond. The mayor took his
word, and in twcnty-eiqht days had
sbtamed the proper authority, and
again waited on Mr. Brown, wiying
that he had como to complot o tho salo
of the land.
"What land?" nked Mr. Brown.
"Why tlio South Boston land wo
spoke of," said the mavor.
"At what urice. sir?" asked tho
former.
"Thirty thousand dollars." renlicd
tho latter, "the price agreed upon."
"liia l snv that amount, sirr'
"You did."
"llavovouanv wntinc to that ef
fect?"
"No, sir, none."
"Well," said Mr. Brown, "sinco vou
woro hero I havo been offered S0O,-
000 cash for it. and you expect mo to
sell it for 5:10.000 to tho city?"
"i do, replied Mr. Uumcy "because
you agreed to,"
"Have you any proof for that?"
"Yes; I am tho witness."
"But vou boint! an interested rmrtv.
cannot ho a witness. Have you any
other witness or proof, nnd do you
wish mo to refuse SG0.000 for tho
land and sell it to tho city for $30,-000?"
"I do,"
"You have no bond for it. havo vou.
Mr. Quincy?"
"None, sir, whatever," roplied the
mayor, stretching himself up with
great dignity "none whatovor but
your word ana that vou said, was
your bond.'
"And," replied Mr. Brown.strctchmti
himself up with equal dignity, "so it
is. My word is my boiul, and for
30,000 theland is vours."
A writer in the Eng'Uh Illustrated
Magazine says thero is no suc'i tiling
as debato in tho Houso of Lords in tho
sense that it exists in tho Commons.
The number of peers who nro success
ful in making themselves heard niizht
be counted on the lingois ot hot h hands.
but these, hnnnily, are tho members
whose opinions aro looked for. When
Lord bahbuury. Lord uranvillo nnu
perhaps a couplo of peers not sitting
on tho iront oencnes navo spoken,
members just laave the house, and if
any outsider wants to mako a speech
ho 'finds himself without an cudieuee
and bo desists.
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