Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-01-31
winter thus far is unusually mild: no
snow.
(Signed) NELSON A. MILES,
Col. Comd'g District.
APPOINTMENTS

+. Pexoto, of California, United States
consul at Lyons, and StlllWell H. Rus
sci United States marshal for the west
ern district of Texas.
CLOSING BUSINESS WITH THE SYNDICATE
1t IS understood the cabinet TODAY
agreed to release the syndicate from
their last subscription of ten millions OF
4 per cent. bonds as Secretary Sherman
believes his plan of selling these bonds
will be successful and accounts between
him and the syndicate will therefore be
settled Immediately.
NOMINATIONS.
The senate confirmed the following
nominations:
Postmasters-G.. |. Witllre, Grand
Rapids. Wis. c. J. Ellis, Marietta; P.
Allen, Jr., Mineral Point, Wis; r. NJ.
Taylor, Ayoca, linn.
EvARTs' OPINION OF AN INCOME TAN.
Telegraphic advices from Washing
ton of The 23d state that an opinion
written by Secretary Evarts some years
ago, pronouncing the income tax I'M
constitutional, has been revived in a
memorial presented to congress against
the revival of that tax, and will become
very familiar before the agitation OF
that subject is over, and as Evarts is
one Of the presidents constitutional ad-
Visers, and regarded by him as the
ablest lawyer in the country, the sug-
gestiOn naturally arises. whether under
Evarts' influence, the president would
not veto bill imposing such tax if it
were passed by congress.
MATTHEW'S AND HIS APPOINTMENTS.
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rious trouble over his appointments,
now pending confirmation in the senate.
Waldron, appointed marshal for Ten
nessee, who was warmly recommended
by him, was rejected to-day. Loge,
Cincinnati postmaster, was confirmed
yesterday, but a motion to reconsider
has been entered. Charges Of serious
nature have been filed against him,
which will necessitate consideration of
his case by the committee on postoffices
and post roads. Reed, the Toledo post
master, and Fehrenbach, of Cleveland,
named by Matthews for supervising in
spectOr of steamboats,, are hanging
around the senate, trying to get con
! firmed
NEW YORK NOMINATIONS.
/ 1t is now stated that the president
will make new nominations for the New
York custom house, and will select ex-
| Senator Edwin d. Morgan for collector,
with a man of equal prominence for
naval officer. This rumor is not cred
tied in cabinet circles, where, it is un-
derstood, the president has determined
to allow Arthur and Cornell to serve
out the remainder of their terms, and it
is believed the story originated among
the anti-Conkling element of New York
| politicians, wing are anxious that the
president should involve Conkling in
complications in his own state by max
/ ing nominations of such a character
| that it would injure him to oppose their
! confirmation.
/ THE CABINET AND THE SYNDICATE.
The cabinet to-day discussed the
question whether the government
should force the syndicate to take the
amount of 4 per cent. bonds which
have been all subscribed to be taken up
prior to the Goth of next March. 1t
was thought that it would not be good
policy upon the part of the government
to force the syndicate to take the loan
against its wishes, but no definite action
was taken beyond authorizing the sec
retary of the treasury to hold confer
ence with the syndicate and report to
the next cabinet meeting. August Bel.
mont and friends are registered at
Wormley's hotel. This registry covers
the entire syndicate, who are all here
waiting a conference with Sherman,
which will take place tomorrow.
THE SOUTHERN PACIFIC SUBSIDY BILL.
The bill introduced in the house to-
day by General Banks to facilitate COM
merce with Mexico. provides for sub
sidy of SIS, cooper mile for the proposed
600 miles extension of the Galveston,
Harrisburg & San Antonio railroad from
San Antonio to Elpaso, there to connect
with the proposed extension of the
Southern Pacific railroad of California.
The bill requires the completion of 100
miles of the Texas extension within two
years; 100 more within four years, and
the whole within six years. In case,
however, one of the companies fails to
reach Elpaso at the end of six years,
the other is to have the right to bui d
onward to the point of junction with the
same privileges granted the uncomple-
ted portion. The subsidy of 900
per mile is to be paid in cash upon the
completion and equipment Of each sec
ton of ten miles. The bill also pro-
vides that the government shall make
no payments for the transportation of
its troops or property over the proposed
railway extension until the amounts
thus earned by the railroad shall equal
the total amount Of the subsidy ad-
vanced
BEGGING FOR SUBSIDIES.
Washington advices OF Jan. 9th state
that arguments were heard before the
house committee on Pacific railways
from the parties now seeking subsi-
dies. Mr.. Storrs spoke for the Southern
Pacific, Gov. J. G.. Brown, vice presi-
dent of the Texas & Pacific road. dis
cussed fully the broad, general ques-
tons which had governed the
policy of the government in aid
ing the construction of CONNER
cial highways. The Texas Pacific,
he said, had built 445 miles of road
without a dollar of aid from the gov
eminent, and justice required the ex-
tension OF road asked by it, as the
Union and Central Pacific companies
had received fifty-four millions of dol
lars of bonds and fifty-fve millions OF
acres of land; the Northern Pacific for
ty-seven millions of acres, and the
Texas and Pacific only eighteen mil
lions of acres. No portion could the
letter receive until after it built thou
sand miles through Texas.
TOM SCOTT.
Thomas A. Scott, president of the