Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1887 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

The President has appointed the following Interstate Commissioners: Thomas M. Cooley of Michigan, for the term of six years; William R. Morrison of Illinois, for the term of five years: Augustus Schooumaker of New York, for the term of four years 1 Aldace F. Walker of Vermont, for the term of three years; Walter L. Bragg of Alabama, for thy term of two yours. Cooley and Walker are Republicans, the others are Democrats.... "The President has appointed the following Collectors of Internal Revenue: Whitfield jV Walker, for the District of Florida; find, ley W. Stewart, fer the Second District of lowa. Also these Postmasters. Illinois John McNamee, Bement; James Keagy, Cambridge; W. J. Furlong, Rochelle. Ohio—James W. Kerr. Washington Court House. Wisconsin—Wm. M. Underhill, Oconto. Minnesota—D. K. S'acy. Albert Lea; Christian Johnson. Austin; Frank E. .lowa —Wm. C, Swigart, Maquoketa.... JL Washington telegram says: “Representative Townshend says he expects an extra session of Congress to be called in October. He does not think there is any need for Congress to meet before then, but there are many reasons why it should meet at that time. The deficiency bill and the river and harbor bill, be thinks, will need to be acted on before Congress meets in December, and besides that it is important that the House should be organized and prepared for work soon enough to get

through with the business before political discussions begin to take up the time.” The Commissiofier of the General Land Office has rejected the application of the heirs of John E. Bonligny for the issue of prize land scrip to the extent of 70,000 ncres. This claim dates lrom the year 1717, and is based upon an alleged grant by the Government of Franco covering a portion of the then French colony of Louisiana. The Land Office decided against the claim in 1838, but in 1808 the heirs succeeded in securing the passage of an act by Congress affirming their title, which was suspended by Congress within thirty days, it having been learned that the Supreme Court had decided against the claimants, and that under the law governing grants only 2,50 ft acres could be granted. The matter was then again brought before the Land Office, the claimants alleging that the act was in the nature of o 3 contract, which could not be annulled by Congress. The question will probably be taken to |he Supreme Court. The President has appointed Oscar S. Straus, of New York, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Turkey; Harold Marsh Bewail, of Maine, Consul General at Apia, and N. J. George, of Tennessee, Consul at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Jacob F. Grove has been appointed Postmaster nt Burnside, lIL. and Thomas B. Dunkirk, of Ia» dinnn, has been aj pointed Special "intern aT Revenue Agent. Sterling Morton, of Nebraska, ismientioned for a place on the Pacific Railway Commission. A hitch has occurred between the Secretary of Mar and (ha Lieutenant General over some of the appointments of the regimental staff, the Secretary having intimated that Gen. Sheridan exceeded his authority. All the saloons nt Washington were closed last Sunday owing to a decision of the District Commissioners to enforce the statute revoking licenses upon a second conviction of violating the Sunday 1aw.... James F. Benedict, a bank cashier at Greeley, Colo, has been appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for that district.