The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-02-26

FROM WASHINGTON.
COMMITTEE WORK.

forfeiture OF the large land grant.
The committee also rook action on the
House bill amendatory Of the act to en-
,urase the growth OF timber on westera
prairies, and viii report amendments limi.-
ing the amount of land that may be thus
acquired by homestead settlers in addition
t. the 100 acres of the homestead, to 40
acres planted with trees contiguous to said
homestead
T,e Senate Committee on Poss,fbces
and Posrroads considered to day the NOM
nation Of Gov. Samuel Bard to be Post
master at Atlanta. Representatives White
" and Freeman opposed the confirmation.
Gov. Bard Was heard in reply, also w. Z.
Pisrcc and Chapman 'torris. The friends
Of Bard contend that the interference OF
members of tie House is an infringement
of the constitutional rights of the Senate
TO pass upon nominations 81 sm tied by the
PresIdoRt.
TIE AUTHORIZATIONS BILL.
The House Committee on apprupriation
to-day completed the Indian appropriation
bill. 1t appropriites over FIVE million doll
lars, being a reduction from the estimates
Of fifteen hun!red thousand dollars,
ACT APPROVED.
The President to-day approved the act
autl nrizing the Secretary Of War to As.
certain the amount Of expense incurred by
N 'at, military stores. supplies. ani all
other expenses Of tie volunteer forces of
the Indian War Of 1852
FINANCIAL PETITIONS.
Senator Sh"rmIp aud Logan are engaged
IN 4 iitgle rivalry To see who can bring IN
the longes; lrtitinns ou the currency ques-
,ion. Chic go is the principal source of
these appeals, and mahy have recently
opme from there, that some doubt is express
cd as TO their gcnuinen-ss, as the nan es oi
the business men sho can write must be
abous exhausted. Logan has aireafy re-
ceivcd from Chicago sUme 1000 names in
favor of imitation, and Sherman says he
can naatch linn Hith list Of equal length
in support Of his views. 1t Is expected
that :hc Senate will reach decisive vctt,
on the iinarvial resolution early this week
TIE RAILROAD BILL.
The House had another discussion on the
Loo ksut Point EailroaG D.Il yesterday, BAT
the violent scene reported on Friday was
not repeated. The friends OF the measure
hld little TO sry iii It's favor, bat are eyi-
!"utly preparing :or iaht in COMMITTEE
Of the Whole, 10 v h;ch 1t Vas refcrre /.
Among the objections raised 10 the projrc,
are, that it viii destroy tie li,er trent "f
the city, cause -he removal Of tie navy
yard and observatory, and seriu'4-'s retard
the commercial progress Of the crpi;al
The supporters &C tie Till feel confident o.
It's passage, notwithstanding the bitter OPP
position thus far manifested.
PERSONAL.
WAsHrScroS. Feb. 21.-Alcx. II. Ste
nhens rode IA. to-day for the first time in
several weeks.
Representative Sheldon, IF Louisiana,
left tonight to attend the funeral of his
mother in Ohio.
UIsTnLEEY SEIZED.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
has information Of the seizure, ut San
Francl-co, of Bay View di-tilery, ith
spirits On hand ut Bay View refnery. an
the wholesale Iiquor store Of Louis Fnueon.
The dI>til!ery was valuel at sl00. 900.
NUHoRED MINISTERIAL CHANGES.
There are rumors that Mr. ScEcnck will
return from the Lon lon mission at his own
request, and viii hc succeeded by Mr. Fish,
secretary Of state.
Mr.. BArcrofti- also sad 20 have express
a ,lc>ire to return from Berlin. nnd Rev
Mr. / lomlsson, nos ia that city j. urge.
utor lie President er his sneeess,r ns
n mister uf Prus>ia.
s.YIGSs
WAsnrNGroN. F b. 2i-Two delega
to"- rnIi,', o.. the pr,.~;l ri to day in tho
matt'r " 81" appointment of Simmons as
.ollccto of the mort ut Boston. One urged
lie reten'i"n Of Russell, and the other
rnjur>ci t." ap2nnt.non. nf Simmons 1t
+, mt rr-arlrd ~ rrobal.le that the Presi.
lent will withdraw the ar. r.oin.mcn. Of
~.nmon-. against whose character no
,...argn> have. been brought.
WISCONSIN CENTRAL
Tho Senate Committee "a PuL'ic Ltnf,
rrf,n-t,.l tho lin ,xtrnlng the time f,r
tho c,rno elton of the Wi.cnn>in Central
na.Erns ,i.h a fIvarl','r rec,rcman :,tinn
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al r.vvuln aai c Hnm ->iuner Of custom
t fari it1te the exrortatis.n Of di>,iilc
-ri- +. ai,ich passed. and a hill hv Mr.
,iararr, Il our, state, to aholi~h capita
puaisitn-nt. The hII ra restore tpa f,nrk.
u PRIV .l"ge Tor "a" dist ;hnt'Cn of public
!'camert- can" mp. aud excited i-ngthy
.i,hatr, bat Du VOTE VAS reached. 4 mous