Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-04-02
WASHINGTON

THE quarterly interest on the 4 per
cent. loan falling due April l amounts
to nearly $5,00O,O00.
The $40 certificates are going to have
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 for
twelve months ended February 2Sth
last were 1898, S55 1854.
On March 25th the senate com.
mittee on privileges and elections
by party vote, declared Chas. III. Bell
not entitled to seat under the appoint
ment of the governor of New Hamp-
shire.
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 D. 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
nomination 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,
in 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.
IT is reported that ex-Congressmar
Rainey, the ablest colored man that
ever sat in congress, is likely to be ap.
pointed Third Auditor, to fill the vacan-
cy created by the recent appointment
of Horace Austin, of Minnesota, to
the receivership Of the Fargo Land Of
fee
TIE President has nominated Wal.
ter 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, col
lector of internal revenue for Florida.
The president has nominated Jno. B
Hamilton (Ill.,I supervising surgeon
general of the United States marine
hospital service; Jno. M. Wilson (Ohio,
consul at Panama; George Scroggs
Ull.,) consul at Hamburg; Jefferson p
Kidder Dakota, associate justice Of the
supreme court of Dakota.
EX-Gov. ALEXANDER r. SHEPARD has
leased his residence to Congressman
Bliss. of New York, and will start almost
Immediately for the City of Mexico.
where it IS stated he will engage in vari-
Gus American enterprises and remain
in Mexico until the return of Gen.
Grant to this country, when he will join
him.
The United States Senate has
confirmed VIM. A. Heron, pen.
sion agent at Pittsburg; Ed w. Nc
Neil, secretary of the legation at Mexi.
co; Doctors Hosmer A. johnson, of Ill.
and S. M. Bemis, Henry S. Bodditcb,
James M. Cabell and Robert w. Mitch
ell, Of Tennessee, members Of the ma
tional board of health. Two others re-
main to be confirmed.
On the 9th, the republican congress
sional delegation met in caucus to con-
slider tie programme of the democratic
delegation, and the following resolution
was adopted:
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caucus that hereafter and until the ap-
preparation bills are disposed of, no
pairs by republicans shall, under any
consideration, be made.
The permanent committee to the vi
emma Meteorological congress have just
paid the United States the high compli-
ment of recommending to a proposed
second congress, the adoption. through
out the world of plan for exchanges
of data for simultaneous weather maps
or other purposes, similar to one first
organized for the United States by Gen
eral Myer, Chief Signal Officer, in 1873,
sued by the Signal Service to this day.
LIEUTENANT De LONG, Of the navy,
|
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 Bennett, is
in Washington making his final prepar-
ations for the voyage. He will proceed
to San Francisco in few days, where
the vessel is now lying at the navy
| yard, and, after replacing her present
machinery with that of new and i'm.
proved pattern, will sail about the first
of June for Behring's Strait, where he
will winter.
The demand for four per cent. b onds
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
which to pay for the large amount OF
bonds they purchased on commission