Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-05
NEWS BUDGET.
A Summary of Events Domestic And
Foreign.
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THE house ways and means commit
tee on the 31st rejected bill repeating
the duty on quinine.
The Washington City greenbackers
at meeting on June 2nd decided to
make vigorous effort to carry the con-
gressional district of the late Rush
Clark of Iowa.
The house committee on civil service
reform, on the 30th agreed to report fa-
vorably bill prohibiting government
employees from making contributions for
election purposes.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of June End
says the president accepted the resig-
nation of Judge Dillon, of the eighth
judicial district, to take effect the first
of next September.
A DISPATCH of the 31st says the treas
ury department has made a temporary
arrangement with the Adams Express
company for the shipment of silver bull
| lion from Denver to New Orleans at the
rate of 81 per 81 600.
THE secretary of the treasury on the
30th decided that the 4 per cent. re-
funding certificates may be deducted by
national banks in making up their semi
annual return of average capital, subject
to duty. the same as the law authorizes
in the cases of United States bonds.
THE senate amendments to the sub
sidiary coin bill were on the 30th on
motion of Mr.. Stephens of Georgia,
concurred in by the house, so that the
bill is now ready for the presidents sig
nature or veto.
ADyICEs from Washington of the I'd
inst, state that the majority in congress
will pass both the army and legislative
bills with restrictions as to the use of
the funds, in order to prevent the en-
ployment of supervisors, deputy mar
shals or soldiers at elections.
THE house on the 30th passed bill
authorizing the secretary of the navy
to deliver to the quarantine authorities
at various ports any vessels or hulks
belonging to the government, for use
for sanitary and quarantine purposes,
subject to such regulations as he may
see fit to make.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of May 31st
says the director of the mint yesterday
opened bids for 10000 pounds of cop
per to be delivered at Chicago for ship
ment to the San Francisco mint. Here
tofore it has been bought at the east,
and the object was to see if the trans
portation to Chicago could not be saved.
Bids ranged from 16 Ito to 164 cents.
A DISPATCH of the 31st says advices
from Malama. Washington territory, by
Mr.. III. K. Morrison, one of the agents
of the United States chronological COM
mission, indicate that while the spring
is unusually dry in most parts of the
northwest there have been abundant
rains in that section and that no locusts
are noticeable. Reports from the
ranches show that few young locusts
have been Matching as late as the 18th
of April i'll the vicinity of Glencoe.
A SPECIAL of May 31st says the Amer
ican consul at Lisbon informs the de-
partment of state that the Portuguese
government has prohibited the impor-
tation of all descriptions of swine flesh
from the United States. The prohibl-
ton virtually breaks up the trade in
hams, ETC., and is forced without inspec
ton. The consul says that within a few
| days two shipments, one of pork and
one of hams, have been received there
from America. but in 10th cases the
importation was not only prohibited,
but the cOnsignees were obliged to reship
the same to other countries for sale, of
course at loss.