Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-02-05
THE WEEKS WORK,
Selected From Every Source.
WASHINGTON.

The president, on the 29th ofJan., re-
ceived protest from the Colored Mems
Protective Union, of New Orleans,
against the appointment of Pinchback
as naval officer of that port.
SECRETARY ScHURz addressed letter
OF dismissal to Indian commissioner E
A. Hayt, Jan. 29th, the substance OF
which was as follows: " oIR-It has be-
come my duty to inform you that public
interest demands change in the COM
missionership of Indian affairs, snd that
your further services in that office are
dispensed with"
The Indian appropriation bill, says a
dispatch of Feb. I'd, appropriates an ag-
gregate of $4,493, ,645, which is $219,523
less than the appropriation Of last year
The principal items of decrease are for
the Red Cloud and Spotted Tail Sioux,
$4,000 less than last year; Yankton
Sioux, $15 900; industrial schools, $4,000;
expenses Of Indian commissioner, 81 800.
SAYS Washington telegram of Jan
31st: Although no official confirm.
ton can be obtained as yet of the
story that the court which has been in.
vestigating the charges against Major
Reno have recommended his dismissal
the accuracy of this report is generally
conceded and it is further stated un-
officially, however, that General Sherman
favors milder course and will
recommend that Major Reno be sus-
pended for one year.
THE report of the majority of the sen.
ate committee on military affairs recon-
mending the restoration of Fitz John
Porter is signed by Senators Randolph,
COckrell, Maxey, Grover, and Cameron,
of Pennsylvania, says Washington dis
patch of Feb. 2nd. Senator Hampton is
absent. The minority report will be
signed by Burnside, Plumb, and Logan,
and an exciting debate on it may be ex-
pected.
THE senate on the Goth ult rejected
the nomination of Howard nj. Kutchin,
of Wisconsin, appointed under a tenn
porary commission during the recess of
the senate, TO be collector of internal
revenue at Fond du Lac, for the third
district of Wisconsin, vice Alber *. Os-
born, suspended under the tenure of office
act. The senate in voting upon this
nomination, divided for the first time,
this session, strictly upon party lines,
every republican present, voting
for confirmation, and all negative votes
being cast by democrats. The result was
an adverse majority of four.
GEN BEAUREGARD, who for several
years has permitted his name to be used
by Louisiana lottery institution con
trolled by Charles Howard, appeared be-
fore the house post office committee Sat
urday, says a dispatch of February 3D.
and delivered long speech in defense
OF lotteries and in antagonism to the bill
prepared by the postmaster-general to
prevent the mails from being used by
lotteries and other fraudulent concerns
Gen. Beauregard will probably remain
here the greater part of the winter to look
after the interests of this lottery, and use
his influence with his former comrades
in arms to defeat the postal authorities
A WASHINGTON telegram of Feb. Isl
says: The president has signed the bill
for the grant of land in California claim
ed by the New Idria Quicksilver Mining
Co, thus ending, so far as the executive
is concerned, the famous McGarr bar
cBse. This subject has occupied the at
tention of the public for about quarter
of a century, and has been the subject O.
decisions in scores of subordinate cou1t:
and finally in the supreme court of thu
United States. 1t has been discussed an(
reported upon in every congress Stree
1860. 1t has been prolific of scandals
and has been the direct cause Of the re
tirement of at least two cabinet minister:
and scores of congressman, and othel
public men have been publicly accused
of bribery in connection with it. The
present administration received the mat
ter as legacy from Gen. Grant, and ha'
had it under consideration for nearly
three years. The delivery of the paten
to the representative of the New 1dris
Co. is therefore an event of unusual i'm
purtance.