Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-05-15
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THE house committee on the 9th
inst, agreed upon bill extending to
the end of the present session the salary
of the late Representative Clark.
The senate committee on epidemic
diseases on Saturday May 10th, agreed
upon a bill in the nature of 81 substitute
for the bill recently recOmmitted to
them concerning the national board of
health, and the proposed establishment
of national quarantine regulations.
AFTER a long debate the senate on
Friday, the 9th. passed the house bill
relating to the use Of the army at the
po lis by vote of SO to %.
THE house committee on foreign al
fairs on the 9th inst, appointed sub
committee consisting of Messrs. Wilson,
King and Robson to consider the prac-
ticabillty of entering into additional
treaty relations with Mexico.
GEN. SHERIDAN is in receipt Of dis
patches under date of May 10th from
army officers which indicate that migra-
ton into Indian territory is by no means
formidable, but confined chiefly to
small and poor families Of rowing
disposition.
AN associated press Washington tel
egram of May 9th says the house special
committee on counting and regulating
the vote for president and vice-president
have informally discussed the various
bills before them bearing upon the sub
ject and will probably agree upon one
of them early next week. A mem Der
of the committee states that an effort
to pass bill of the nature In question
will certainly be made before the ad-
iOurnment of the extra session.
A SPECIAL from Washington of tine
Ssh inst, says the army officers who
were promoted recently are very much
exercised over the fact that the senate
judiciary committee yesterday agreed
that the president had no right to make
these promotions under the law of the
last congress until the Burnside report
is finally disposed of. Edmunds, Car
penter, and Garland, the subcommittee
to whom the question was referred, are
understood to have been unanimous in
reaching conclusion adverse to the
port that until some remedical legiela-
tion is passed these promotions cannot
be confirmed.
WASHINGTON advices of the 18th say
the bureau of engraving and printing
has never been so busy as at present.
The presses are running night and
day., including Sundays, and three
sets of hands are constantly en-
ployed II eight-hour reliefs. The
entire force is engaged on the ten
dollar refunding certificates, and within
a few days the supply will be equal to
the demand. The popularity of the
certificates is unprecedented, and ex-
ceeds all expectations. Fifty thousand
sheets containing certificates to the
value of 100000 are now being turn
ed out daily.
A WASHINGTON special of the 9th
states that there has been marked
falling off in the demand for per cent.
refunding certificates. Two causes are
assigned for this change: One, the
fact that the commissioner Of internal
revenue has decided that the certiii-
Gates must be included in the taxable
returns of banks, as they are not bonds
! but are only a medium through which
bonds can be obtained. Second, as they
cannot be converted under Sherman's
new order before July, the banks do not
care to run the risks Of a fall in 4 pei
cents, which is quite generally predict
ed by many bankers rs likely to occur
after July l. The popular demand,
however, for the 4 per cent. certificates
is increasing, and it is very evident that
large quantities of them are going into
the hands of small investors.