Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-05-20
THE NEWS BUDGET.
A Summary of Events During
the Past Week.
WASHINGTON.

1HE senate COmmlttee on patents de-
cided to report the house bill designed to
protect innocent users of patents With a
number of amendments.
THE Treasury Department has pur.
chased 290, 900 ounces of fine silver for
delivery at the Philadelphia and San
Francisco minis.
EX-SEN. CONOvER was unanimously
nominated as candidate for governor by
the republican convention, of Florida,
which is harmoniously proceeding with
its work.
In the house on the 17th inst. the
wages OF whisky gaugers was cut from
IS to 81 day. There was evident op-
position to this, but it pas sed by major
ity of only one vote.
RALPH Z. BUCKLAND, Of Ohio; Charles
G. Housel. of Nebraska: George B.
Smyth, and Daniel Chadwick, of Con.
necticut, have been appointed govern.
ment directors OF tie Union Pacific
railway company, to serve until the next
regular election eff directors of said com.
pany.
The senate confirmed Charles A. Gal
loway Collector of Internal Revenue
| Third District of Wisconsin; s. N. Tsdd,
Census Supervisor Second District of
Ohio; William A. Hunt, Census Super
visor Seventh District of Ohio.
A TELEGRAM was received on the 18th
inst, by Secretary Schurz, staring that
on Friday last, Chief Victoria's band of
| Carlos reservation, at Eagle river, killing
an Indian and his family, twelve in
mum Der, and succeeded in making their
| escape.
THE house, on the 18th inst by vote
of 153 to 70, decided the seat contest be-
tween S. II. YoCum,. republican, and A.
u. Curtin, democrat, from Pennsylvania,
in favor of the sitting member, Yocum.
The latter was warmly congratulated by
his republican friends.
A DISPATCH says the statement of the
bureau OF statistics shows the total value
of exports of petroleum and petroleum
products from the United States for the
month of March, 1890. at $2,37S ,342; for
nine months ending March 81, 1860, $780,
6l5 256; and the same period In 1869,
| $31, ,448,961.
| The house committee on Indian Af-
fairs has ordered favorable report to
be made to the house upon Representa-.
tive Washburn's bill to authorize the
secretary Of the interior to ascertain the
amounts due citizens for supplies fur
nished the Sioux or Dakota Indians, of
| Minnesota, subsequent to August, 1860,
and prior to the massacre in August,
1862, and providing for their payment.
THE committee on railways of the
house reported favorable, on the 18th, a
DILL Incorporating the Cherokee & Ar.
kansas railway company. The commit
tee says that no subsidy or land grand is
asked, and only such franchises as ought
to be granted. The road is to connect
the southern and central portions of
Kansas over the Little Rock & Fort
Smith and Memphis s. Little Rock roads
with the Mississippi river at Memphis,
thereby, as the report declares, reaching
the most profitable and natural market
for the grain products Of that portion OF
| Kansas
A BILL was filed in the clerks office,
in Washington, on the 18th in behalf OF
ex Senator Isaac l. Christiancy for di.
vorce from the bonds of matrimony with
Lille NJ. Chris,iancv The papers were
filed in the clerks Office at very late
hour, and upon being recorded were i'm
mediate!y withdrawn with a view OF
keeping them from representatives oi
| the press, but enough Of their contents is
known to warrant the statement that the
senator charges adultery in various in
stances. j. w. Oliver, representing Mrs
Chrlstlancy, was present, and entered an
appearance for her.
IT was stated in the dipatches several
weeks ago that Secretary Ramsey and
the president were very much disguised
with the conduct of General Schofield
during the Whitaker investigation, and
II was predicted that he would be remov
ed as soon as the Investigation was con
cluded. 1t is now stated on good au
thOfi'y, that Schofield will be removed
from West Point, and placed in com
mand of the military Department OF
the Missouri, and General Pope who is
in command of that department, sent tc
West Point
The war claims committee of the
house agreed to report favorably thu
claims of eighty nine persons, amounting
IN the aggregate TO $10,6S0, being in full
TOR quartermaster and commissary stores
taken and used by the army during the
war. These claims were allowed and
passed by court of claims created by
Maj. Gen. George H Thomas, in 1864
The same committee allowed the claim
of William FL. Davis for 100000 for de
struction of a wharf in San Diego, Cal.
by United States troops, during the year;
1861 and 1862. Fifteen claims were re
Jected by the committee.