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NEWS OF THE WEEK.
TIE EAST.

Two trains were stopped near Lewis
ton, Pa, by tramps on the l1th inst., and it
was only after desperate resistance upon
the part of the conductors and assistants
that they were driven of. 1t is estimated
there are 1000 to 1,5o0 tramps wandering
between Downington and Pittsburg.
BENJAMIN F. Fl. LYNN, a well-known
newspaper man, of Cleveland, O., bed at
Maueh Chunk, Pa, on the 10th, aged 55
years.
A PORTLAND, \. H., dispatch, of the
9th inst, says: "The steamer Nina sue
ceeded in picking up Tue broken ends OF tho
direct cable and buoyed the same, The
wind was blowing heavily at the time, and
the cable parted again, breaking the
grapnels. Operations will be resumed as
soon as the weather permits.
The Five Cent Savings Bank at Wolf
boro, n. H., is to be placed in the hands Of
receiver. There IS a large deficiency be.
tween the liabilities and assets. Bad man.
agement on the part of the cashier issths
cause of the failure.
1T has been discovered that Walter F.
Bartlett, receiver of taxes of Trenton, n. j.,
and proprietor OF the American hotel, is a
defaulter TOR S15, 900 TO $4,000. He was ar
rested on the Sth inst, and lodged in Jail.
A DECREE of foreclosure and sale in
the suit of the Farmers Loan and Trust
Company against the Erie railroad company
entered on the 1th inst, is on a mortgage
made to plaintiffs for $25, 100000 on which
over s., 200, 900 interest is due.
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THE SEAT OF WAR.

ALL of the officers of the garrison of
kars, down TO mayors voted TO reject sum-
mons to surrender, made by the Russians,
and resolved TO defend the city to the last
extremity.
FORTY of ex-Sultan Murad's servants,
it is reported, have been strangled because
OF a conspiracy TO reinstate Murad
THE conviction is strong that Plevna
cannot hold utmany days Osman Pasha' S
men are deserving in large numbers on ae
count o. privations and hardship. The
Russians have a field telegraph line COM
pleteiy around Plevna so they cah coneen-
trate Immediately on any point attacked.
A DISPATCH from Pera says that Ghazi
Mukhtar Pasha telegraphs, under date OF
November 6, that he still lrepes to be able TO
hold Erzeroum. He has plenty of artillery
and munitions, and large renforcements are
on their way 10 him.
AT the close of nine hours hard fight
ing on the 4th, at Deveboyun, the Turks
fed in complete disorder, abandoning their
camp, arms and provisions. Losses not
known.
Four hundred of the principal inhab-
itants OF Bulgaria, including the Geshotfs
and their families, have been sentenced to
exile in Asia Minor, and started in chains
under strong escort, on the sth inst.
GEN. ZIMMERMAN staff has rented
houses in Kussendii. 1t is concluded from
this that the campaign is over Tor the year
as far as the Dobrudscha army is concerned.
The British snip Swordfish went
ashore on Race Rocks, Vancouver Island,
and is a total loss. The crew were saved.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

The will of Senator Morton has been
admitted to probate. He leaves his entire
estate to his wife, with the request that she
assist his sons in their education, and other
wise. The will also makes various presents
to his relatives
w. P. BARLEY & Co., iron founders,
Montreal, failed on the Goth inst, owing to
the suspension of the hardware firm of Mul.
holland & Baker.
BENJAMIN GROOM, cattle dealer OF
Clark county, Kentucky, filed petition in
bankruptcy, on the Sth inst. Liabilities,
Sl7S,54S; assets. $780, 720 in lands and cattle.
The various banks in Lexington. Frankfort
Paris, and all through the blue grass region
are among the creditors.
A FORT WALSH letter, dated Novem-
10 be on Deer river. He and his band will
be securely guarded by the police, but the
most efficient watch over him will be that OF
his neighbors, the Black Feet and the Plain
Crees. Sitting Bull made a speech, breath
Ing dire vengeance against Americans.
A LETTER of coincidence, signed by
1000 French residents of Montreal, wgs
forwarded to Madame Thiers on the sth.
THE Cincinnati Southern bridge over
the Ohio river recently completed, was
tested on the Sth inst. The main span, $40
feet in length, was subjected TO a test of
over 100000 pounds with DETECTION of less
than two inches. The result is considered
entirely satisfactory.
The trial of Judges Grason and Vel
lott, of the Baltimore county circuit court,
menced oD the 7th inst.
REV. B. II. BLACKWELL, of the Pres
byterian church, was deposed by the pres
bytery OF New Albany, Ind, on the 7th
inst, charged with adultery and falsehood
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CASUALTIES.

THE steamer John +. Toole was burned
at st. Louis on the 18th inst. She was valued
from So, 900 to $4,000. The Tolle's cargo
was generally produce, including $4,000
bushels OF wheat for export. The whole was
worth perhaps $4,000.
The carriage works of G. S. Caffrey,
Camden, \. j., burned on the 9th inst.
Loss S105,O00; insured for $9l COO
The Brantford, Norwich 4 Port Bur-
well railway bridge at Brantford, Ont, gave
way on the 9th inst, precipitatng an engine,
freight car and baggage ear of the express
into Grand river. The passenger ear was
left on the center span, three feet from the
break. The driver, fireman, conductor and
express messenger We're in jured.
The Northern Line steamboat Alex.
Mitchell sank four miles below Keokuk, Ia,
on the Sth inst. She struck a snag and went
down i'll half an hour, water coming two
feet above decks. All of the - passengers
got off safely, but some 200 tons of freight is
damaged.
A Halifax dispatch says the schooner
Gipsey Bride foundered off Rolla bay All
hands lost
THE Keith paper mill, at Turner'S
Falls, Mass, burned on the 9TH inst Loss,
100000; insurance $265,O00 This mill ha.
capacity OF five tons OF paper daily, and
employed 800 hands.
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WASHINGTON.

The house committe on foreign affairs
are considering the question of suspending
payment Of two Mexican claims against
which charges OF fraud and perjury had been
made, but have not yet come to any conclu-
sion. The counsel for Mexico stated that
the government desired to show the utm n~.
good faith and hoped awards for all other
claims would be promptly paid, also that no
suspicion was to be passed against the char
acter of the umpire.
THE Republican members of the Sem
ate had a caucus on the 10th inst, lasting
from about noon till half-past FIVE. 1t was
very fully attended. The topics discussed
were the so-called Southern policy and civil
service policy of the Administration, with
special reference to the Louisiana contest
and sundry nominations before the commit
tee. Opinions were freely intsrchanged by
nearly all the Senators, showing the ma ior-
ity were not in accord with the views and
action of the President on the subjects dis
cussed and less than ma ajority disposed TO
make any formal issue with him. Such
course was not deemed expedient in a party
the present circumstances.
THE senate, ON the 9th inst, confirmed
the nomination Of Jno. Welsh to be envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
to England. His nomination was reported
from the foreign relations committee, with the
recommendation that it be confirmed, with
out debate or any dissenting vote.
THE secretary Of war has ordered Maj
Benyaurd to remove the raft in Red river
above Shreveport and keep the river open.
government vessel will be placed at the
disposal OF the city of New Orleans for the
Improvement of the harbor there.
A COMMITTEE of the national board of
trade is at Washinton in reference to meas
lures adopted at the session in Milwaukee
August last. The topics to be presented to
proper congressional committees are an ex-
tension of jurisdiction of the United States
government over navigahle waters OF the
country, American registration of foreign
built vessels, revision of tariff, resumption
OF specie payments reconciliation of silver,
establishment of trade relations with South
American states, reciprocity treaty with
Canada, establishment of a department of
commerce.
THE commissioner of internal revenue
has prepared the following returns of ex-
ports in spirits and tobacco, which shows a
striking increase in three years past:
1873. 1876 1877.
Gallons distilled spirits 5s7 ALB 800 2529 52s
Tobacco, pounds ..s, ,2i6 GIL s5o1 $50 IL 1895, ,oi5
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FOREIGN.

STANLEY, the African explorer, and
hundred and twenty followers, were
brought to Cape OF Good Hope in her
Majesty's store ship Industry, which also
tax es them to Zanzibar.
A NOTE from Germany has been re-
ceived by Marshal Mcmahon, urging him to
remain in power, and urging him to select
a cabinet that will be neither radical or
clerical.
THE Manchester and Stafford, ENG. }
cotton spinners gave the operatives notice of
five per cent. reduction in wages, on the
10th inst.
THE census of 1876 gives the popula-
ton OF France as Sc, ,905,1SS.
DELEGATES Of the Bonapartist party
waited upon President MaeMahen on the
sth inst, and assured him OF their devoted.
ness. They say the president received them
very cordially.
JOSE OLozGA, brother of the Spanish
statesman, Salustiano ologga, and Progress
Isl leader, is dead.
THE Spanish cortes is to be convoked
for January TO approve of King Alfouso's
marriage. The lower house is expected to
! unanimously vote the subsidy.
The Secretary of State of Samoa has
arrived at San Francisco, en- route for Wash
ington, to arrange treaty whereby the
Samoan Islands may be placed under the
protection of the United States government.
LORD DERBY has notified che Chinese
government that the destruction of the Woo
Sung railway is to be regarded an un.
friendly &C,
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WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


; During the year now drawing to close
the Lord of the Harvest hath again visited
the earth and crowned il with His goodness.
He hath again turned His face from our sins
and given us the blessings OF peace.
Wherefore, mindful OF an ancient and
pious custom, and conforming to a recent
proclamation of the President of the nited
States appointing day of National Thanks
giving, /, Harrison Ludington, Governor of
the State of Wisconsin, do hereby appoint
Thursday, the Goth day of November inst,
as day of Thanksgiving and Praise, and !
recommend to all the good people Of the
commonwealth that on that day they remit
their accustomed employment, and in their
usual places of worship, and around their
family firesides, devote themselves to such
exercises as shall befit prosperous and
grateful peoples people who acknowledge
their allegiance to Him in whose hands are
the welfare of men and the permanence of
states.
In testimony whereof, l have hereunto set
my hand and caused the great seal
of the State of Wisconsin to be afiix-
ed. Done at the city of Madison,
IL. 81 this second day of Move mber, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and seventy-Seven, and of
the independence of the United
States one hundred and second.
(Signed) HARRISON LUDINGToN.
BY the Governor. PETER DOYLE, Secretary
of State.
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EVELYN STUART, wife of Robert
Stuart, who is possessed of an independent
| fortune, and resides at Buckley House
Fifth avenue, New York citv, committed
suicide on the 18th inst. The unfortunate
lady had become respondent through her
husbands being addicted to heavy drinking,
IT was discovered at noon on the 10th
inst, that the county treasury at Batavia,
Clermont county, Ohio, had been robbed of
$4,000. 1t is not yet ascertained when the
robbery occurred.
THE body of an unknown woman, ap-
parently about % years of age, was found in
nude state, except stockings and CATERS
on the beach at Michigan City, Ind, on The
10th inst, Her throat was cut, and there
were other indications OF her being foully
dealt with.
CONGRESSMAN SMALL's trial began at
Columbia, S. c., on the 9th inst, and the
testimony was given OF the payment of So
GEO to him to secure the passage of the ap-
preparation for the Republican Printing
company.
FOUR men were arrested at Grand
Haven, Mich, on the 9th inst, charged with
being the authors OF a series of incendiary
said that more arrests will be made, ,and the
authorities are determined to push the
guilty parties to the wall.
IT is reported that Carl Sack, of Eich-
berg Sack, Cincinnati, has absconded.
He has been borrowing money from friends
and business men, giving the firms checks
which have proved worthless The amount
is nearly $4,000. The firm made an assign
ment on the Sth inst.
EX-MARsHAL GEo. w. HUNTER, of
Bardstown, while in charge of prisoners to
be taken to the penitent 'ary on the 7th
inst, fatally wounded san Ford, who was
attempting to escape. Ford was one of the
Murrell gang OF outlaws.
GEORGE MCBRIDE, a New York canal
boat captain, was shot dead on the night OF
the 9TH inst, while quarreling with watch.
man, at Brooklyn.
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Only Two Red.Heads in Congress.
From the Hartford Til


There are many who think that the
last two Congresses are improvements on
those that drew pay for- the ten years
prior to that time. There are fewer
gray heads in the present House than in
any previous one. Young men, or at
least middle aged men, predominant,
though there are enough Of gray heads
to make the whole body look respecta-
BILE, and give it that look of dignity that
is 80 necessary. There are but two red.
heads, the far west sending one and Con.
necticut the other. / counted sixty-four
black heads on the floor several days
ago, on the Democratic. side alone.
Black and dark brown hair predominate
on the Republican side also. There are
six pure blondes and only six. As usual,
all wear black clothes. There are two
or three exceptions, however, Fernando
Wood and Clarkson n. Potter, of New
York, having appeared several times on
the floor in gray plaid suits
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THE MARKETS.
New York

NEW YORK, November 12-3 90 p. NJ
Cotton-ouiet and unchanged Flour
Firm receipts $4,000 bbls sales IA, 900 bbls
prices unchanged. Wheat-About lie better;
receipts $4,000 bus; sales 5000 bus; No. 2
spring seller December at Si.41. Rye
Quiet at at 74(a7sc. Corn-Hc better; active;
receipts $4,000 bus; sales l00,0 coo bus; al
62@63c for mixed western. Barley-Firm
and moderately active; No. Canada at 93e
Oats-Flrmer; receipts $4,000 bus; sales
q 900 bus; at 36@ 40c for mixed western. 3S@
45c for white. Pork-Quiet and unchanged
Lard-Essier at $3.50. Whisky-At 81. l0A
Gill. Petroleum-Crude unchanged; re.
fined at 13Lc.
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MANITOWOC
DRY DOCK.

THE Bishop of Hereford was examin-
ing school class the other day, and
among other things asked what an aver
age was. Several boys pleaded ignor-
anee, but one at last replied: at what a
hen lays on" This answer puzzled the
Bishop not little, but the boy persisted
in it, stating that he had read it in his
little book of facts He was then told
to bring his little book, and on doing so
he pointed triumphantly to paragraph
commencing, "The domestic hen lays on
an average fifty eggs year."
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Chicago.

CHICAGO, November 12-1:3 so p NJ
Whest-Firm and higher; $1.07AGI. Is
for cash; sl.o63e for seller November. Corn
A shade better at i5c for cash f4c for
seller November. Oats-Firm and shade
better page for cash 242kc for seller No
vemher. Rye and Barley-UDchaneed Pork
-ln good demand, but lower; Sl24J for
cash s12f2 for seller the year Lard
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SENATE,

SENATE.
/ Geo. Grimmer IS Alonzo A. Loper.
r. X. Hudd. 19 r. D. Torrey.
Thos 4. Bones. 20 j. II. Coolidge.
Gee. w. Swain. u II. c. K'mbrUe.
|. w. Van Scnaick. - Geo. v. Richm0ad.
. Geo. II. Paul. % Um. ". Reed.
Geo A. AbeH. "A ID. r. Bailey.
s T. O. Reynolds. % Geo. B. Burrows.
Hobe. S. sacket 20 Dat Anderson.
10 .Joha 4. Rice 27 Levi W. Bardeu.
IL Thos b. Scott. % Arch. Campbell.
II JOS. B. Treat 90 Alex. A. Arnold.
Il Chds. II. Italjams. 80 A. ID. Andrews.
II David f. Welch. 81 NJ. 2. Wing.
10 Joseph Rankin. y Wm. T. Price.
Is Q. G. Hathaway. 33 Philip Schneider.
Il Ham. Richardson.
Republicans, %; Democrats, II.
ASSEMBLY.
Adams-S. w. Pierce.
Ashland, Barron and Polk-Canute An.
derson.
Brown-D. NJ. Kelley, Darid Burns, Wm.
Rice.
Buffalo,. j. Sem,
Caiumet-j. II. Haigit.
ChippeWa-A. r. BARgOwS.
Clark, Lincoln, Taylor and Woods. l..
Mason.
Columba-JoSiah A,nold, Lester Wood.
ward.
Craword-J H. JeirsH.
Dane-Jocob Ly3e, +. f. Bryant, John
Oils
Dodge-Cod Doaee, Peter Loge,.feld, Eli
Hawks, +. c. McFetridge.
Door-E. S. Miner.
DUMP. c. Barlow.
Eau Claire-Julius Ingram.
Fond du Lac-Uriah Wood, A. A. Swan,
JAMES FITZGERALD, Michael JFirts.
Grant-Wm. f. Carter, ". j. Mccoy, 7.
j. Graham.
Green-John iuchsinger, Franklin Mitch
eli.
Green Lake-O. W. Bore.
Iowa-John Gray, OWEN KING.
yacksOn-C. c. Pope.
Jefferson-H Finn, ]. d. Bullock, H. J.
BuQ.
Juneas-Jn0,es NuQooasy, E. d. Rogers.
Kenosha- Walter DEXTER.
Kewaunee-Charles Tisch.
La. Crosse-Suel Briggs.
Lafay yette-Ldrs T.. johnson, Bernard Ne
Gfaty.
Manitowoc-T Tomas Tho,nton, w. +. Nash
II. Tdz.
Marathon-F ". Kiek5usch
Marquette ". H. Peters.
Milwaukee,. {. HaH, H. e. Diek, Ed
(sOcialist), {. III. Hamilton, G. I. Burnham,
Charles HoLzha"e5, f. Nuscorita, ". L9,cier.
Monroe. u. C0add, VIM. Y. Baker.
Oc0nto-Earnest Funke.
Outagamie-W. S. Waraer, Ind. Dem.
Frank &etea.
Ozaukee- Um. Fitzgerald.
Pepin and part of Buffalo-V. W. Dorwin.
Pierce-Charles A. Hawn.
Portage-,Jdmes Mehdn.
Racine-Chdrles Jonas, p. G.. Uteres,
Richland-J. NJ. Thomas, p. Nj. Smith.
Rock-CHAs. III. PARKER, w. II. Stark,
Fenner kimball.
St. CroiX-James Hill.
Sauk-A. p. Ellinwood, d. B. Hurlburt
Sheboygan-Gus Willard, John l.. Shep
ard, James White.
Trempealeau-J. NJ. Barrett.
VernOn-Allen Rusk, -Elefson.
Walworth-A. NJ. Aldrich, J. Pemberton
+. ID. Coe.
Washington-Con. Coughlin, Ind. Dem.
Wm. Scoilord.
Waukesha-A. G. Gilbert, Richard
Wedrer.
Waupaca-L. L. Post, F. NJ Guernsey.
Waushara-N. Milliken.
Winnebago-J. V. Jones, JOHN POTTER
! L. L. Knapp, MILAN FORD.
Republicans, As; Democrats, a. Green
backs, Z; Socialists, l.
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foreign.

LONDON, November PIP 80 L. M.-Liv-
erpool wheat market opens steady; floating
cargoes firm, there is a continental demand /,
on passage steady. Mark Lane very heavy.
Good cargoes mixed American corn of coast
at 30s 6d@3ls; number OF cargoes on sale off
coast, wheat, between % and 80; corn,
between 10 and l5. Farmers deliveries of
wheat during the week, $4,000 to $1,000 qrs.
English country markets quiet French stiff
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Weak and lower; $50 for cash; S.. .S0(d
7.S2]2 for seller the year Whisky-At 81 .o6.
Hogs-Reeeipts 10000 head opened dull,
weak and 10G15c lower; packers bidding
lower at S4.50@46o for fair to good choice
Bostons sold AT Sass
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MilW auke.

MILWAUKEE, November l2-S:00 p. NJ
Flour-But little doing in -four to-day
though prices on all grades are firm at Sat
urday's prices. Wheat-Active and higher;
No. sold at Sl.l4@l.l+A; No. ! hard AT
sl.l614@l.l6s4; No. regular at Sl.09k;
Nos at Sl.05; November options, No. ?,
sold at sl.07 9&@l .oS3s, and December at
Sl.o5 12tdi.06 CONFIRM at tSc cash
Oats-Quiet at 24}&c for cash. Rye-Dull
and easy at 554@55l5c. Barley-Firm at
62 1.c for No. 3 Pork-Dull and lower
s12:50 cash for large lots. and $500 for Job
bing lots. Lard-sl4@S1 Hogs-Lower;
s.. 40{9465
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A TELEGRAM from Rome saws it is be-

ieved that Christmas Is the time fixed for
the Pope to issue the apostolic letter re-es-
tablishing the Catholic hierarchy of Scot
land
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WISCONSIN'S VOTE.

From the State Journal.

fTOIN tIIt SlaIt JOuTnkI
We publish below the vote of this
state in 1876, as cast for President, and
the official and estimated vote on Gov
ernor in 1877:
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LOVE, the toothache, and tight boots
are things which cannot be kept secret.
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Wisconsin Legislature of 1873.

The legislature of Wisconsin for 1878
will be composed as follows, Republicans
in Roman letters, Democrats in italics,
and Greenbackers in SMALL CAPS.
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MONDAY, November 1.-THE arm,

appropriation bill, as reported from the committee
on the whole on Saturday, came up for considera-
ton as the regular order and after discussion pass
ed without division Bills introduced To amend
the law in relation TO mailable matter of the third
class for the payment of all cotton seized after the
18th OF May, 1865; to refund the tax cotton
collected from 1863 to 1865; prohibit by consttu-
tional amendment the payment of claims arising
out OF the late rebellion; for the payment Of inn
part duties in legal tender notes they are
quoted as par with the legal tender coin of the
United states 49,. Adjourned.
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senate.
MONDAY, November 12.-Hon. ID. w

VOORHEES, was sworn in senator from Indiana
Booth was appointed chairman of the committee on
patents in place of WadIeigh, recently appointed
chairman OF the committee privileges and cleo
tons. Davis, OF Illinois, was excused from further
service on the committee on pensions and Saunders
from the committee transportation routes to the
seaboard......The senate went into executive ses-
/ iourned i' -
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He also keeps on hand well assorted stock Of
articles In his line. snd sells at the lowest figures.
CastoEa made work promptly atteaded 70, and full
esilsfsci ion guaranteed 9eS-u
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House..

FRIDAY November 9.-The house
| went into committee Of the whole ON the army APP
preparation BILL but after long discussion, which
partook somewhat Of political character the COM
miee rose without action the BILL In all the di-
visions on amendment the republicans voted sodly
against any reduction OF the army, and were rein-
forced by the Texas members and Luttrel and Will
liams OF Michigan. Adjourned.
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Senate.
THURSDAY, November S.-A bill SID

fHVHoU-fI, -NVFtIIUUI o.--A UITI SUP
Elementary to the act TO provide for the resumption
OF specis payments was introduced and referred m
Chaifee submitted long preamble regarding the
Union Pacific railroad and its branches with a
luton that the President he requested to inform
the senate what legal impediment, if any exist pre-
vents him from executing the laws in accordance
with the agreement made by the railroad company.
Laid over ut the request Of Chaffee who gave no.
tiee that he would call it up next week and remark
there .....Ad iourned.
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WEDNESDAY, November THE regu-
lar order OF business being the consideration of the
bill on the repeal of the resumption clause, Gard
addressed the house in favor of the bill A de-
bate followed, Price, Kelley, Blair and Harrison
participating after which the ect over till
Thursday The naval deficiency bill was present.
ed and action asked upon ii sc0n as the army bin
passed Adj diourned