Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-02-05
Hn. EDITOR:


Senate is mostly engaged in discuss
Ing Senator Bayard's resolution de
priving the Greenbsck of it's legal
: nder capacity, and the House of
Representatives in discussing the
report of the Committee on amending
she rules of the I'll puse. in which Hon.
Ghas q Williams of Wisconsin has
taken part, and uffered some very
effectual amendments TO facilitate the
transactins OF pubic business, one
of most important provides such
order shall be preserved during the
business sessions of the House as viii
enable each member to hear what is
said and done" If this could be
done it would be an advance in the
right direction. But both tradition
and custom seem 20 have ordained
that no such order should be preserved
HSAO SAScPk al iCAst III CaSc VI VIC
death or funeral of member :" The
remark Of every one upon their first
visit to the ordinary business sessions
Of the House. is it possible that this
Is The Legislature of this country is
not possible for the members TO know
what is being done and they must
rely upon those near the Speaker :
desk, who can easily learn the sltua-
.ion. and blindiy follow them like a
flock Of sheep following their leader.
Any rule or regulation that will bring
order out of the utter confusion of
noises in the House of Representa-
tives will be considered as coneerine
lasting benefits upon the country.
Ex-Governor Fairchild. (of whom
every badger is justly proud) has
been nominated by the President and
confirmed by the Senate Envoy Ex-
traordinary and Minister PIenepotent-
airy to Spain, also George w. Hazel
ton to be Attorney for the United
States for Eastern district of Wi.con-
sin, and also the following to be Post
masters, viz: Warham Parks at
Oconomowoc and Henry G. Payne at
Milwaukee. The President has sent
the names of the following persons for
Census Supervisors in Wisconsin, viz:
lst. District, Alonzo A. Lopez; I'd.
District. David + WEIGH; Sd. Dis
trict. Leonard Lottridge; and 4th
District, Thos. A. Allen. The name
of Mr. Allen was surprise to the
Wisconsin Republican delegation as
Mr.. lngraham was agreed upon by the
delegation and as understood by them
accepted by the Secretary of the In
terror, and they were not aware of the
change made by the Superintendent,
of the Census until Mr.. Allen. name
had been sent to the Senate or il would
have been changed.
Yesterday the Senate rejected the
nomination OF Howard NJ. Kutchin as
Collector of Internal Revenue for the
Sd District Of Wisconsin. This is a
great surprise to all as MIR. Kutchin
was endorsed by the united Republi-
can delegation of Wisconsin. 1t is
attributed TO the personal efforts of
Representative Edward s. Bragg who
resides at the same place with Mr..
kutchin and dislikes the untiring op-
position that he has received at Mr..
Kutchin's hands.
The investigation which has been
going on in The Indian Bureau fer
the past two weeks under the direct
ion of General Clinton b Fisk of ST.
Louis, and the Board of Indian Com
missioners ended yesterday by the
summary and instantaneous removal
of Commissioner L. A. Hayt from
office. Commissioner Hayt and In
dian Intpector Hammond were &C.
cused of malteasance and corruption
in office, Among otaeT charges was
one that Commissioner Hayt was cor
ruptly interested in silver mine that
Mad been found on an Indian reserva-
tion in Arizona, and that Hammond
had, at Hayt's request, reserved the
boundaries of the reservation so that
the mines should be left out dpon the
public domain This was fully es-
tablished. Regrets are heard that
Secretary Schurz did not have him
arrested for malfeasance in Office ia
addition to his removal It will not be
forgotten that missioner Smith,
who received the commendation OF
all Army officers, as to his able and
honest administration of Indian affairs
was removed TO make plac. for E. A.
Hayt, President Of the New York
Uegamarisne Company, and all true