Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-02-21

be suspended ON the day of the f,jnare1 -i
/ Similar action viii be taken bv tbe
war department IN respect TO the mem.
! Dry Oh ex-secretary of war Conrad.
CoRBINs CASE.
Advices from Washington of the 18th
! INST, state that the senate
committee on privileges and elections
to-day took up the credentials and pa-
pers of ID. c. Corbin, who claims to-
have been elected bv the legislature of 1
oolith Carolina to the seat in the United
States senate now occupied by NJ. c.
BGtler, and referred them to Senator
Nadlelgh as a subcommittee to re-
port to full committee what action if
any should be taken in the premises.
WISCONSIN VS.. THE CITY OF DULUTH.
supreme court decisions; No. 1. orig
NAL. State Of Wisconsin VS.. the CITY of
Duluth. 1t is here held that the state
/ 9i Wisconsin is not entitled to q decree j.
compelling the city of Duluth to FL un
Inc canal cut across Minnesota point. -
made by the city and the Northern Pa
cltic railroad company to improve
the ar7 entrance ~ TO the II har
Dor OF the city, on the allegation that
obstructs the flow of the waters of tn
st. Louis river and turns them froE u
their natural course to the prejudice = 4.
the State OF Wisconsin and her citize1l~
the court taking tie view that by th
act or 1879, making an apppprlati, ~
1or the benefit of the harbor, congres y
hau determined to place this cana
under the same protection as wSs give
the other and natural entrance to tn
hafbor. Ihe action taken under tina
act Is regarded as the adoption, of th,
canal and harbor improvement ane
passes under exclusive control of con
gress. The action taken by the fedora
power IS treated as removing the who'll
subject from the province of state an.
thorlty. The bill was dismissed. T
PoLK's SPECULATION.
The committee on reforms IN civil
service to-day continued investigation
OF Doorkeeper Polk's department. Col.
Polk was examined. 1t appeared from
his testimony that where the Law
allowed him only % pages he had 7e
on the roll and paid the excess mum,
Der by reducing the salaries
OF those allowed by law
he admitted the irregularity
IN employment of excess Of pages. bu,
said he had explained matters to the
committee accounts. and with its
members rested the responsibility.
Col. Polk did not attempt to deny other
irregularities in the matter of his en-
ployes, but said the pressure was great =.
and that in all his movements he inya.
riably notified the committee on ac
counts. ~ .7t 2
THE NEW TARIFF BILL. -r-e
Advices from Washington of Feb.
llth state, that the committee on ways
and means have finished the create;
part OF schedule B which provides duties
on earths and earthenware In the first
paragraph of this schedule. as reported
by the present bill, the duty on all un.
polished cylinder, enameled, crown-col-
ored and ground-window glass, not ex-
ceeding forty inches in length and
width, is fixed at l per cent. per square
loot, and on all other sizes of the above
glass exceeding forty inches in length
ana width, cents per square foot. The
duty under existing laws is fixed al
from Il to 3 cents per pound, according
TO quality. The committee amended
the paragraph, and fixed the duty at
from Il to p cents per pound, thus
maintaining the present form OF asses
ling the duty but reducing the rates as
at present established. On cylinder
and crown glass, as described in the sec
ond paragraph of this schedule, the rate
reported in the bill on glass measur- b
ing over 24x60 inches, is 80
cents per square foot. This rate was
reduced te 80 cents per square foot.
These were the only changes made in
schedule b. The last paragraph re-
atlng to earthen and stoneware China
porcelain and Partisan ware was laid
over till Monday at the request of Judge
Kelley.