Capital Gossip

NEWS BBIBFLI TOLD. Washington, May 10. - President Harrison on Thursday appolnted Asa Matthews, Speaker of the Illlnois House of Kepresentatives, to be the First Coinptrollor of the Treasury, and Frank C. Loveland to be pension agent at New York City, vice Franz 8lLel, resigned. Washington, May 10.- The War Department has ]ust published the allotments of the 400, 000 appropriated by Congress for the equipment of the mllltia, Illinois geta f20,883; Indiana, 14.289; Iowa, 12,340; Kansas, 8,543; Michigan, 12,310; Minnesota, $6,644; Missouri, 15,188; Nebraska, 4,746; Ohlo, $31,833; Wlsconsin, 10,441. Washington, May 10. - President Harrison ■was vlsited yesterday by the Association of Veterans of 1840, composed of members of the Tippecanoe Club. Ex-Publio Printer Clapp acted as chairman, and made an address to the President, who responded in a few well-chosen words. Washington, May 10. - William D. O'Connor, assistant general superintendent of the life-saving service, dled in this city Thursday xnornlng af ter a long illness irom paralyns. Washington, May 11.- The President Frlday afternoon appointed the following Collectors of Internal Revenue : Levl 8. Wilcox, for the Elghth district of Illinois; Samuel D. Warncastle, for the Twentythlrd district of Pennsylvania Washington, May 14.- It is probable that üie President will issue a proclamation gTanting pardons to all deserters froin the United States arm y, whether under conflnement or at large. Senator Plumb has nrged this action on hiiu for some time, and itls rumored that the proclamation will ■oon be forthcoming. President Grant, In 1873, granted pardons to all deserten from the army and navy. Since that time 40,800 enliste d men in the army alone have deserted, and only about 8,000 of these have been captured. The pardoning of these wlll save the Government the great expense constantly entailed in capturing them and conviotfng them. öeoretary Proctor evidently favors the plan. He has ordered the release of numerous deserters confined in the military prison. Washington, May 14. - Secretary Noble has directed that a prompt and thorough investigation be made of the published report that settlers are now unlaw faUy entering the Sioux reservation, in anticipation of a favorable result of the pending negotlatlons for a oession to the United States of a part of the Sloua landa The law respeoting the occupatlon of these lands by unauthorized persons la plaln and explicit, and the Secretary expzesses hls purpose to enf orce it promptly and Yigorously if occasion requires lt. Washington, May 14.- The Civil-Servlce Commlsslon organized Monday by eleotlng Commissioner Lyman president of the oommlssion. All the cominissioners were present, Commissioner Roosevelt qualifying Honday. Washington, May 14.- Judge Matthewa, who succeeds Judge Durham as First Comptroller of the Treasury; Mr. Huston, who sncceeds Mr. Hyatt as Treasurer of the United States, and Frank W. Palmer, who Bucceeds Mr. Benedict as Public Printer, entered upon their new duties yesterday. Washington, May 14.- The ünited States Supremo Court has itfHrmed the validity of the law exeludlng Chinese labor, known as the Scott Exclusión act Washington, May 14.- The United States Supreme Court yesterday awarded the executors of the will of Myra Clark Gaines the sum of 957ti,0(K). This decisión ends one of the most f anious cases on record, whlch has been in the courts since 1S34.