Show WASHINGTON March 50ne of President Presi-dent Clevelands first acts in connection with his official household was his decision deci-sion toretain 0 L Pruden as assistant to Private Secretary lament Pruden was appointed by President Grant as bearer of presidential communications to either house of Congress and during so many administrations has become a familiar figure to all who are connected in anyway any-way with affairs at the capitol His retention re-tention is heartily commended by members mem-bers of both parties and the representatives representa-tives of the press One of the last official acts of Speaker Carlisle was the appointment of Holman Hatch Missouri Peel Cannon and Ryan as a committee authorized by the legislative appropriation bill to investigate investi-gate the expenditure of the appropriation forIndian schools and administration of the laws relative to the Yellowstone Park |