Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-04-03
WASHINGTON.

an immense sale.
GEN. BURNSIDE has introduced his
immense army bill again.
SENATOR VOORHEES, introduced the
first bill in the 10th congress. 1t re,
lated to private claim.
EXCESS of exports over imports fo1
twelve months ended February 2Sth
last were 1898, ,S55, ,354.
r. J. BRIGHT, of Indiana, for sergeant
alarms of the senate. and Col. John c.
Bursch, for secretary of the senate, were
chosen by the democratic caucus and
elected
A FEW days since the president nomi,
mated Andrew ID. White, of New York,
as minister to Germany, and Cornelius
A. Logan. of Illinois, as minister resi-
dent to Central America.
THE senate has rejected the nomina-
ton of Wilson NJ Stanley, of Illinois,
to be Indian agent at Los Pinas, Col.
HENRY A. JOHNSON, of Chicago, and
Robert w. Mitchell, of Memphis, have
been made members of the national
board of health.
THE proceedings by court of inquiry
i'll the Fitz John Porter case, have
reached the president and it can be
stated on good authority that the find
ings are in every way in his favor.
On March 25th the senate committee
on privileges and elections, by party
vote declared Chas. III. Bell not entitled
to a seat under the appointment of the
governor of New Hampshire.
THE president has nominated Walter
s. Cox, of Washington, associate justice
of the supreme court of the District of
Columbia; Peter A. Williams United
States marshal of the southern district
of Florida; Dennis Eagan, collector of
internal revenue for Florida.
The United States Senate has con
firmed VIM. A. Heron, pension agent
at Pittsburg; Ed. w. Mcneil, secretary
of the legation at Mexico; Doctors
Hosmer A. Johnson, of ILL.,, and S. M.
Bemis, Henry S. Bodditch, James M.
Cabell and Robert w. Mitchell, of Ten
nessee, members of the national board
of health. Two others remain to be
confirmed.
On the 18th, the republican congress
sional delegation met in caucus to con-
slider the programme of the democratic
delegation, and the following resolution
was adopted:
ResolUed, That it is the sense of the
caucus that hereafter and until the ap-
preparation bills are disposed of, no
pairs by republicans shall, under any
consideration, be made.
The demand for four per cent. bonds
has fallen off from millions down to
from $4,000 to 100000 daily. This
fact is accounted for in this wise: The
banks were allowed three months in
whic' 70 pay for the large amount of
bono ey purchased on commission;
that t e is now up and the banks are
forcing their bonds upon the ma rket in
order to realize and settle with the gov
ernment as they sell in competitive
market they offer for lower figures than
the government; hence for the time
the banks are selling the bonds and the
demand falls off at Washington.
LIEUTENANT De LONG, of the navy,
who is to command the steamer Jean
cite on an exploring expedition to find
the northwest passage to the arctic
seas, which has been arranged and will
be supported by James Gordon Ben
nett, is in Washington making his final
preparations for the voyage. He will
proceed to San franciscan a few DAYS,
where the vessel is now lying at the
navy yard, and, after replacing her
present machinery with that of new
and improved pattern, will sail about
the first of June for Behring's Strait,
where he will winter.
A WASHINGTON special says, it will
surprise many people to know that the
value OF the hay crop in this country
was greater last year by ever $50,000,-
900 than the value eff the cotton crop.
1t was not many years ag5 that cotton
was king, but grass is a greater mon
arch of trade now; but we keep our
hay at home, while we send our cotton
abroad. OF the total cotton crop over
70 per cent. was exported; Of the hay
crop only 8, 200 of per cent. was ex-
ported. The value of the cotton crop
was PIP per cent. of the value of the
entire grain product, yet nearly $2,000,-
900 more of cotton was exported than
of all the grains combined. Of the
wheat crop, 26.3 per cent. was exported;
of the corn crop, 6.5 per cent; of the
barley crop, 11.3 per cent; of the to-
bacco crop, about 81 per cent.
A SPECIAL telegram says: Congress
has been very generous to the District
OF Columbia this year in its appropria-
tions, and there will be no excuse in
Washington for hard times. Besides
the regular disbursements for salaries
in the several departments, which
amounts to over 500, 0,000,0 900 year. and
is all disbursed in Washington, con-
gress has appropriated nearly s., ,O0O,-
900 to be expended during the ensuing
year on public buildings and grounds
in Washington, and 81, 100000 for the
Improvements of streets, sewers, water
supply, and the support of the schools,
public institutions, and the expenses of
the district government. This does not
include the money that is expended
here by congressman and employees of
congress, which is nearly a million
more. Washington will thus be benefit
ted this year by the expenditure of
nearly s30,000,000 of government
money.
PLATED silver is obtained by rolling
together plate Of copper of the first
quality and one of silver; these are
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