The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-12-23
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.


NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
Certificates of the electoral votes have been
received by mail from every State in the Union
The Wisconsin delegation has agreed to re-
commend an appropriation Of $500, 900 for
Pounds reservoir system.
De Lesseps states that l 800 GOO shares of
Panama canal stock have been subscribed by
10000 persons. The greatest subscriber is
France
house public lands committee to report in favor
OF forfeiting the Ontonagon railroad grant in
Michigan.
Such difference of opinion is held among Re-
publlcans OF the house on various topics that it
is thought best to come to an understanding,
ana for this purpose consultation will be
held.
The Mississippi levee commission has de-
cided to ask congress for an appropriation Of
81, 800, 900 to begin the work proposed by the
Mississippi river commission
The Republican convention of the Third dis
t1ict day nominated Hon. Ossian Ray to fill
the vacancy in the present and in the Forty -sev-
enth congress, occasioned by the death of Con-
gressman-elect Evarts w. Farr.
The papers of Sam. Lee, contestant for seat
in congress in the First district of South Caro-
lima, have arrived, and been served upon Rich
ardson, the present incumbent, who ran for re-
election, and will get the certificate.
At Clinton Junction, Wis, on Tuesday night
Calvin Pratts elevatoa, burned with TO- 600
bushels of grain. The elevator of the Chicago,
=! Mhwaukee st Paul railway was also burned
Total loss, $40, 900; small insurance.
United States treasurer Gilfllan SAYS he is
having checks for the payment of the January
interest on United States bonds prepared at the
rate Of about z 900 per day, and they will be
ready for mailing about the Oath inst
The senate committee on military affairs
agreed to recommend the confirmation of all the
army nominations thus far received the present
officer, and Col Miles, b1igadier general
In conversation with members of the appro-
priaton committee it is learned thatit is not the
policy of the present session to make extrava-
CANT appropriations, or to even increase them
over the figures of last year, except in few in
stances.
Of the panel of forty-eight from which the
jury to be selected for the trial Of the leading
land leaguers, thirty mine are tradesmen, two
agents, four gentlemen, one secretary of rail-
way company, one hotel keeper, and one lieu
tenant colonel
Minnesota and Wisconsin congressman have
agreed to ask the commerce committee to insert
an item of $500, 900 in the river and harbor
bill to continue the reservoir improvements,
and oppose the bill unless it contains the item
mentioned.
Manifesto adopted by the land league says
that when the outlines of the promised land bill
are made public by the government a special
meeting Of the league will be Immediately held
for the purpose of discussing the measure and
pronouncing as to its worth.
It is understood that Lieut. Col. Richard l.
Dodge of the Twenty third Infantry, and Maj
John G. 1idbell of the Second artillery are to be
transferred to the staff Of Gen. Sherman, to fill
the vacancies caused by the death of Maj Au-
denreid aud the promotion of Lieut. Col
McCook.
Secretary Sherman has the plates and coun-
terfeit notes secured by the capture of the Brock
way gang One Of the best engraving experts
in the country says the work is every way equal
to that produced by the government. amythe,
who did the engraving, has been frst-class
engraver for forty Year,.
The pope, in delivering an allocution de-
plored the position of the church, which was
compelled necessarily to fight for liberty
Catholic institutions are attacked and against
lMqultous laws imposed upon the faithful to
the injury of faith and salvation of souls.
dr. Bennett of Dakota is working hard on
the members of the house to create sentiment
in favor Of his bill to divide Dakota and make
State Of the southern half. The proposed State
comprises $4,000 square miles, and has about
Loo, 900 people, according to the last census.
Bennett is sanguine that the bill will pass this
session.
The president nominated Eugene Schuyler of
New York, to be charge daffairs and consul
general at Bucharest; W. F. Pedrick of Penn
sylvania, secretary to the French claims COM
mission; John Farrell of New York, consul at
Bristol; David A. Mackenny of California, con-
sui at Honolulu: Theodore Canisies of Illinois.
consul at Guatemala
The house committee on public lands, after
thorough discussion and argument, refused by
q vote Of i to 2, to make q favorable report on
the senate bill to equalize homesteads. The
objections to the bill on the part of a majority
OF the committee was that the benefits, if any,
would inure to land spectators and not to ben
eft settlers under homestead entry.
One 4ontrose, discharged treasury off cial,