Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-05-22
POLITICAL.

4 Washington dispatch OF the I2lh says
that while there was no doubt that the Presi-
dent would intervene to protect the State Of
Louisiana from domestic violence, should the
Governor make application to him for that
purpose, and provided the facts should war
rant the proceeding, 1t was nevertheless the
hope of the President-as he expressed himself
to friend-that all disturbances would soon
cease, and that no such contingency would oc-
cur; but if it unfortunately should, he would
take care to act clearly within the limits Of the
Constitution and the laws Heretofore he
had merely sustained the decision of the
courts.
A Washington special of the 18th says Mar
shall Packard had telcgraphed from New Or
leans that the city was perfectly quiet. kel-
logg's address, published on the 18th, that he
would preserve order at all hazards, had had a
salutary effect, and Warmoth and McEnery ad-
herents were much less disposed to create dis
turbances.
The Ohio Constitutional Convention effected
q permanent organization at Columbus on the
18th by electing Nj. Il. Waite, Of Toledo, Pres
ident on the fifth ballot, and Dudley NJ.
Rhodes, Of Delaware, Secretary. James B.
Wilbur, of Cleveland, was chosen Sergeant-at-
Arms.
A New Iberia Qa.) telegram of the 18th
says: Two companies of United States troops
remain at MartinSviIlc, ten men and one officer
of whom are at the service Of the United
States Marshal Col. DeBlanc and several OF
his friends surrendered and are now on parole
until Friday, when they will leave for Ne"
Orleans. Quiet now rcigus in ST. Martinsvillc
Col. DcBlanc having Cmplished his aims BY
showing to the world the Inability of Kellogg
to sustain his power without the aid Of TIT
United States troops"
The bill for abolishing the Usury law has
failed in the New York Legislature.
The Supreme Court of Ohio has decided the
act known AS ''the Bosel Railroad law" EN-
powcring communities to levy taxes for the
construction Of railroads, to be unconstitution
al The grounds of the decision are, that
such taxation is not for public purposes, fol
which alone taxes can be constitutionally
| levied and that the State Legislature
| is forbidden by the Constitution to au
thorize any community to engage in thi:
way in private enterprises directly or indi
| rectly.
| 4 series Of resolutions prepared by the Mer
! chants Exchange Of St. Louis, was presented
| to the Congressional Convention in session il
that city on the 14th The resolutions are in
| substance as follows:
| That the deepening Of the mouths Of the Mi5sis
eippi River is OF the very first importance the
interests of The entire valley of the Mississippi and
| of great moment 10 the whole country; mat
| perenCe has demonstrated The praCIiCabLty OF
| controlling the currents Of the Mississippi River
! by system Of Wlng-dams, revetmenls and IcIues
and that by such means JudiCiOusiy applied IL
| channel can be permanently loca ed ana confined
and That by this method any depth required by the
largest vessels may be constantly maintained from
| the BailZc 10 81. Louis al a cost OF few millions
| Of dollars; that the system Of improvements eug
gested for the river below St. Louis i eminent y
| suited for the Improvement of the Missouri
Illinois, Arkansas, Red, Ohio, Tennessee
| Cumberland, and many other important stream,
| in this valley, each of which it should
| be applied scale commensurate with the vol
umc of the river and the demands of its commerce
| that every practicable water route to the Gulf tC
| the Atlantic Ocean and TO the Great Lakes WiliCf
! can be opened and made safe and convenient a
reasonable cost, when compared 10 the benefits tC
| result from il III lc-scning the expense Of trans
porting the products Of This valley their various
! markets, should meet with favor from the
| General Government, and receive the unani
nous support of every representative Of this
! valley in Congress; in favor of bridge law By
| Congress regulating the lengths, heights, location
and construction Of bridges over the naygablC
streams with a view to prevent unnecessary injury
to the navigation Of such rivers that the revenue
! laws should be amended to permit Shipmas
| tiers to purchase ships wherever they be mos
| Chcaply prOCured cOndcmning the revenue law
which forbids registry TO the ship Of AmcricaI
| citizen, simply because she was built foreign
| land etc,