| Show CAPITAL NOTES new orli the ine late secretary the president from alie HERALD special attempts are being made by certain democratic journals to t raise ra s a question concerning the legality of the credentials issued to the tile new york senators q culat rs elet in view of the many charges chir des of corruption and bribery made against the half breeds by the stalwarts Stal warts the post of this city says an inquiry into the legality of lie election may very properly j bo be instituted it may not be a true that the democrats arc are endeavor endeavoring ing to trump up pretexts lor for an in investigation with the object of depriving I miller hi iler and lapham of their seats but considering the state of affairs in the senate when that body adjourned it is very likely that if any reasonable object for keeping the gentlemen out of their seats ts until after the organization it will not go U anted alie sudden d c deat death li of f th the e see secretary re t ary of f the senate burch adds another to the complications which will confront the senate upon its assembling reassembling re there is no rule for filling the vacancy except by election so it will become one odthe of alio senates first duties to elect a secretary chism aliis sail event deprives the democrats odthe of the argument which stood them thein in such good stead at the tile ladt session namely that the offices being already filled by good men there was no necessity for a change no excuse now exists for not proceeding to the election as soon as possible after re reassembling assembling personally mr burch was justly popular and that too with men of both parties with whom liis his official character brought him in iii contact and his death is keenly regretted gret ted the president is again on tile steady improve ho ile has very little fever his wound is discharging in a manner satisfactory to his physician sand everything points to ins his final recovery the alie question having been referred to toll him i aby by the interior department attorney general mcveagh lias has decided that where a homestead entry for public lands lias has been made by a settler the lands so entered cannot whilst such entry i stands be set apart by tile president for a military reservation vati oil even prior r to completion comp letio n of full title by the settler but that where a preemption filing lias bas been made ado of public lands tho land covered thereby may be set apart by tile president for such reservation at any timo time previous to payi payment nent and entry by the settler under the preemption law IKO I KO washington july 27 1881 |
