Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-06-19
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The Most Important News of
the Week Carefully Cleaned.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON adviccs of the 18th state
that the government will fill orders OF
$500 and over in standard silver dol
lars.
A DISPATCH of the 18th states that
another attempt will be made by the
friends of the Warner silver bill to pass
it before congress adjourns.
A DISPATCH received at Washington
on the 18th from Fred Douglas, from
Hayti, stating that the United States
Minister, the Hon. ]. NJ. Langston, is
dying of yellow fever.
THE senate on the 18th passed the
bill extending the pension of 800
monthly, heretofore received by James
Shields, to his wife and children, during
the widowhood of the former, and until
the latter reach the age of 16 years.
The bill was amended, giving the same
amount to the widow and children Of
Colonel Fletcher Webster, the only son
of Daniel Webster, killed at Bull
Run.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 18th
says when the hour for commencement
of the senate session had arrived, the
members being still in the caucus, not
a single senator was present except the
president pro teno., who commanded
silence by rap of the gavel,
and the chaplain offered prayer,
invoking divine blessing upon the
deliberations of this body" During the
prayer, Senator Hill came in, and at its
conclusion, the president pro tene., glanc-
ing at the empty seats, said: "The SEN
ator from Georgia will now come to
order, AMI the secretary will read the
journal Of yesterdays proceedings"
ADvICES of the 10th state that Gen.
Miles has been instructed by Gen. Sner-
man, at the request of Gen. Terry, to
prepare for the field. Miles will organ
ize strong column and move north,
across the Missouri river. to the coan-
try Immediately south Of the boundary
line, attack, arrest or drive back the
hostile Sioux, supposed to be hunting
buffalo on American soil and killing an
occasional white man. This move will
be matter of international interest, in
asmuah as the Indians are British sub
iects and are held at Washington to be
British invaders.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 10th
inst, says petition signed by 10000
Mormons asking the pardon of Reyn-
olds has been filed with the United
States attorney general; also affidavits
from several members of the grand
jury that indicted Reynolds, stating
that he could not have been convicted
had he not himself supplied the testimo-
ny. 1t is understood that the cabinet ar
rived at the conclusion that Reynolds
should not be pardoned. Mr.. Cannon
is continuing his efforts to secure ex-
ecutive clemency, and Intimates that, if
it be not granted, the Latter-Day Saints
may be expected to resort to forcible
resistance.
The senate Judiciary committee on
the 18th inst. referred to the sub-com-
mittee consisting of Garland, Bayard,
COnkling and Carpenter, an important
question raised in regard to Secretary
McCrary's nomination for circuit judge
ship, which is to be vacated by Judge
Dillon next September. The novel
question is whether a nomination can
constitutionally be confirmed to fill a
vacancy not yet created, if at the same
time it be stipulated that the person so
nominated is to continue to occupy an
other Office until the position to which
he is prospectively appointed shall have
actually become vacant by resignation
or otherwise. The committee defer
action upon Secretary McCrary's NOM
ination until after they pass upon this
general question.