The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-01-22

interested. VI IneSe the department IS
informed that the Kentucky State Lottery
company does not secure the holder of
tickets by depositing bonds with the
state treasurer as claimed. The case
against the commonwealth distribution
rests upon the same kind of evidence as
that upon which ali order against the
Kentucky state lottery was issued. It is
not deemed compatible with the public
interests to submit now the evidence
upon which the postmaster general is
acting in the Louisiana state lottery case,
there being suit pending.
;: TIE house committee on eli ctions took
up Jan. 18th the case of McCabe VS.. Orth,
Ninth Indiana district, on the pending
motion to dismiss the appeal of the con-
testant. The motion was denied, ayes
6, noes s. Representative Phister then
moved to grant the petition of. the con-
testant ana permit him to 60 on and take
testimony. Representative Keifer offer
ed substitute: ''That committee of
five members be appointed by the speak
er of the house to investigate any and all
questions of bribery, corruption, fraud
or illegal voting alleged to have been
committed by any person or persons in
the election of member of congress from
the Ninth congressional distric. of Indi-
ana, said committee to have power to
send for persons and papers," After
some further discussion and without &C.
ton, the committee adjourned till the
following Tuesday.
A BILL was introduced in the house
Jan. 10, by Mr.. Thomas Turner, of Ken
lucky, for the benefit Of those who pro-
duce tobacco on small scale. It pro-
vides that lit shall be lawful for any
farmer or planter to sell tobacco of his
own production or raised by him, or re.
ceived by him as rent from his tenants
who have. produced the same on his
land, provided such farmer or planter re-
ports by mail such sale and delivery, ito
gether with the name of purchaser and
the quantity sold and delivered, to the
collector of internal revenue of the dis.
trict within which the same was sold,
within sixty days after it was delivered ];
but the purchaser shall have no right to
resell the same except to a manufacturer
of tobacco and snuff and cigars, licensed
dealers, and known exporters. Any per-
son so selling to anyone else shall be
liable to all penalties now imposed by
law upon those dealing in leaf tobacco
without licenses"
AN interesting fight is destined to
spring up between the postoffice depart
ment and Wells, Fargo & co. For some
time a special agent Of the postofice de.
partment has been examining the bqni-
ness of this express company TO see if
they have not been making large reve-
nues and interfering with the business Of
the government in the matter of convey
ing mails. Third Assistant Postmaster
General Hazen and others of the post
Office department were appointed COM
mittee to act with the special agent in
endeavoring to ascertain the facts Int e
case, have made a report to the postmaster
general. 1t seems that many years ago..
before there were any mail facilities, in
the west, Wells, Fargo & Co., had envel-
opes printed and stamped, and sold them
for five cents each. They did
a large mail business In this
way. They made no extra charge for
overweight, but had one price for all
letters. Business grew to such an extent
that they now have regular post Office
in San Francisco, and branch offices in
all the large western cities, in the i'm
mediate neighborhood of the govern
ment Offices, fitted up with boxes, ETC.,
and receiving and delivering about eight
mails per day. The company employ
four or five hundred agents throughout
the country, most of whom are also re-
ceiving pay from the government. The
purchase of stamped envelopes in San
Francisco alone is over two hundred
thousand month. They have also
arranged with the Central Pacific Rail-
road and Western Union telegraph COM
pany that all their business is carried