Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-10-11

9TH gives the following receipts of the
government for the three months end
ing Sept 30. 1877, compared with the
corresponding three months of 1876:
Customs ........ ....... s}7,564 7as s86.4s4.24s
internaI revenue -. 2s,sI3 336 2S5;S,531
TotaI...... 49,. .s73,11O 524 s73,718 466
+ An examination of the foregoing fig
ures shows that the receipts from Gus
toms and internal revenue fell off in the
aggregate during the last fiscal quarter
/ s., ,355, ,065, as compared with the same
quarter of 1876, the falling off ia Gus
toms being 81 ,070, ,480, and internal rev.
enue S248, 605. Compared with the re-
ceipts for the quarter ended Sept. 80,
I 1875, the receipts from customs show a
/ falling off of S7,149,378, while the in
! ternal revenue receipts show an in
crease of 1929, 900.
The receipts from miscellaneous
sources for the last quarter show an in
crease of ST, ,963,027 over the same
quarter of -S76, which more than COM
/ pensates for the aggregate decrease in
receipts from customs and internal
revenue, and make the aggregate re-
ceipts for the first quarter of the cur
rent fiscal year exceed the aggregate
for the corresponding quarter of last
/ year $607 ,942. The increase in miscel-
laneous receipts, however, is apparent
and not real. 1t does not Indicate an
increase in that class of receipts, but is
attributable to the fact that certain
items have been paid into the treasury
during the quarter just closed which
have been withheld until later period
in the year.
SUGAR.
The question Of artifcially-colored
sugars is likely to be an embarrassing
one for the treasury department. Some
of the most experienced officers in the
custom service say that it will be diff
cult for the treasury to forbid the i'm
portation of these sugars as long as the
law makes color the basis Of appraise-
ment.
THE VACANT SUPREME JUDGEsHu
1t is expected that the appointment
to the vacant judgeship of the supreme
court will be made in some one Of the
cabinet meetings of this week A del
egation of gentlemen who called upon
! the president a day or two ago to rec
ommend to him the appointment of
/ Gen Harlan, of Louisville, came away
with the impression that the president
had made up his mind to appoint Her
schelI Y, Johnson.
THE SPEAKERsHIP.
The following is an estimate of the
strength of each candidate, which, it is
claimed, will be developed upon the
first ballot:
Randall ....... 80. ................55
horrlson..- ...-.... -...........-..-.-....-.
Sayer.
blackburn. ...---...-.. ..-....'.l4
This estimate comes from sources OPP
posed to Randall, and is made aftera
careful canvass. If the estimate is alb
| solutely correct as to Randall's strength,
then his defeat is a moral certainty.
Morrison is busy working, in a quiet
way. He is very open and pronounced
in his expressions of opinion. He is
against subsidies of all classes and in
| favor of an honest currency, and says
everywhere that the only capital posi-
bic to be made by democratic legislators
is by plan of careful and weli-consid-
! efeO economy.
! is outspokcn in his denunciation of all
subsidy schemes, and deserves at least
credit for the courage of his convictions.
| The Morrison and Cox people think
Sayler's candidature is blind in the in
terest of Randall, designed to draw off
strength from Morrison Cox openly
denounces all subsidies, and says that
he proposes to steer clear Of what he
calls ''mercenary politics" If he can
win by doing so, he will be glad; if he
cannot, he will not abandon his Lrinci-
| pies.
The canvass for the minor offices is
| becoming animated The south claims
nearly all these offices, as it seems
probable that the speakership will go to
! the north
There seems to be little or no oppo-
sition to the election of seargeant-at-
arms Thompson, and none is likely to
arise unless Sayler should be chosen
speaker in which event it would be
incumbent on the democratic caucus to
select a sergeant-at-arms from some
other state. Very little has been said
about the Office of doorkeeper or post
master of the house. A vague impress
sion seems to prevail that the present
! doorkeeper will not be reelected, and
George c.. Weddeburn, of Virginia,
democratic journalist of some note, is
candidate. and seems to have consider
able support He has, on a former oc-
casion, when the organization of the
house was in the hands of the republi-
cans, been honored by the democratic
nomination for the same place.
THE ORGANIZATION.
Dispatches from Washington of the
9th inst, say that Chief Clerk Adams of
the house of representatives to-day
made up and sent to the government
printing office his official roll of the
members elect of the house of repre-
sentatives He has purposely delayed
this as long as he conveniently could on
account of the many nice points he has
been required to decide in making it
up. He has determined in the Colorado
case to omit the names of both Belford
and Patterson. and to leave the state
unrepresented until after the house it
, self shall have decided whether Mr. Bel
, ford is entitled to his seat. In Florida
he has followed the second count of the
votes according to the orders OF the su-
periOr court Of that state. putting on the
rolls democrat in the First district,
and Bisbee, republican, IN the Second
district. The first count gave Purman,
republican, 294 majority. The second
count gave Davidson, democrat, $40 ma
iority. Bisbee, republican, had ma