Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-06-04
VERY LATEST NEWS
a Record of Important Events
Domestic and Foreign.
WARRINGTON.

SENATOR BAYARD has returned, and
contradiots the rumor of his bad health
and intention TO retire from politics,
THE president sent in the name OF j..
O. Putnam, of New York, to be minister
TO belgium, vice Goodloe, resigned.
There has been much inquiry to learn
who Putnam Is, but up TO late hour the
mystery has not been solved.
IT is expected that next week, when
Garfield, Conger, Frye and other leading
members are away, that the free traders
whl try 10 precipitate the Tucker bill
upon the house,
The senate pensions committee have
voted TO report, with some verbal amend.
ments, the house bill granting pensions
to certain soldiers and sailors of the
with the Creeks and Seminoles.
THE senate committee on foreign re.
lations has agreed 10 offer rs an amend.
ment TO the sundry civil appropriation
bill the joint resolution introduced by
Senator Morgan, which proposes an APP.
preparation of $4,000 for publishing
more frequently commercial reports.
THE secretary of state received tele-
graphic dispatch from Mr. Falman,
consul general nj Cairo, stating the
obclisk and pedestal had been placed on
board the steamer which will sail in a
fortnight for the United States
TIE greenbackers of the sixth Mis-.
souri district have nominated Ira 5.
Hazeltinc for congress, and elected VIM.
Brown and M. N. Mills delegates to the
national greenback convention. One of
the alternates is n woman, Mrs. Louise
q, Curtice, Of Newton county.
THE weather Is the hottest ever known
in May. THIS makes members doubly
anxious t. adjourn congress and get
away, but there is now no possibility
that an adjournment will be effected be.
fore the middle Of June. The house
looks very thin, and there Is danger that
II will be reduced below d quorum
Chicago Is the attraction.
There was lively debate IN the sen.
ate executive session, over the confirma-
tion OF Horace Maynard to be postmaster
general judge Key was confirmed with.
out dissenting voice or vote from any
senator, but Maynard will not go through
30 easily, and II Is question whether
Hc Rocb thTouRH ~ ull'
THE supreme court of California has
dismis Dennis Kearney from prison
on writ of hdb0ds c0rpus. Upon his re.
lease the workingmen, headed by brass
band, escorted Kearney from his house
TO the sand lots, where very large
crowd was gathered. Kearney addressed
them In his usual style announcing his
intention Of taking up the agitation
where he left It and making 1t more bit
ter than ever.
THE house committee - foreign at.
fairs agreed 20 report n esoution re,
questing tho president to take such
measures as will secure indemnity to
Canadian fishermen for damages sus.
tanned by them from violence committed
by the inhabitants OF Newfoundland,
and protection from any repetition of
such violence, and to procure the carly
or termination of the articles
of the treaty of Washington relating to
the fisheries.
THE house judiciary committee have
considered the ACklen case, upon which
they will take vote ut an early day. A
of tho committee stated this
evening that the committee would prob.
ably agree TO u report ex oneratlng Aclcn
from improper motives In printing the
report which he wished 10 palm off on
his colleague, Mr.. King, from the com.
mttco ON foreign affairs, He will how
ever, probably be censurod for the ir.
regular manner in which he presented
the report to the house.
CONGRESS- il as much ut sea rs ever
about adjournment. The senate appro.
priation committee made careful can
vass of tho business on hand, aud dccid-
ed that probably II would I've about Juno
10th before they could get through. No
was introduced TO that effect,
however, In the hope that ii the senate
would vote soon on tho electoral bill,
and iftho house would hurry up on the
sundry BILL they might get through by
The end of tho month after all. Az tho
day passed, however, with but little
Roadway in either, June 10 Is perhaps as
carly u date NJ adjournment can be
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