River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-05-06
THE NEWS BUDGET.
A Summary of Events During
the Past Week.
WASHINGTON.

THE president has nominated Orange
Ferris as second auditor of the treasury,
vice French deceased.
A DISPATCH of May 1st says the pres
idenr has appointed Postmaster. General
Key U s. district judge for the eastern
district of Tennessee and that the latter
accepted the position.
The senate confirmed the following
pOstmasteTs on the 25th: Tillie OldeD,
Parker's Landing, Pa; James E. Owen,
Onargo, ILL.,; Lorin r. Sy kes, Knoxville,
i Ill.
a REPORT in circulation to the effect
that United States men. of-war were to be
dispatched to Canadian waters to pro
tect American fishery interest was pro-
nounced erroneous.
Mr.. CARLISLE, from the committee on
ways and means on the 28th reported to
the house the bill TO amend the law re-
garding cancellation of export bonds IN
expectation of tobacco.
A DISPATCH of April Goth, says Secre-
tary Thomson has ordered the ironclad
| gunboat Alliance, to proceed TO New
| fouDdlaGd to guard the interests OF
| American fisherman.
AT the cabinet meeting on the 2Sth the
secretary Of the treasury read statements
| showing the financial condition Of the
treasury He es mated that the surplus
receipts Of the present month will ag.
gregate $l0.000,000 to $l2,000,000.
Mr.. TOWNSEND, from the committee
on revision OF laws, on April 2Sth re
ported fsvorably Mr.. Singleton's bill
declaring Geographic communications
to be private papers of senders and re
ceivers, and protecting them from un
reasonable seizure and search.
Both houses of congress passed bill
to equip Captain Howgate's expedition
to the north pole, and it will probably re
ceive the presidents signature
Captain Howgate expects to star
mis- expedition from Washington the
middle of May.
A washington dispatch OF the 29tI
of April, says that caucus of democrats
of both houses of congress, shows that {
majority favor the adoption of the rul'
requiring an affirmative vote of both
houses to reject the vote of state il
counting the vote for president and vict
president.
THE trade mark bill that passed thu
house on the 28th of April is substan
TALLY in the form in which twas report
ed from the committee on judiciary, ex
cept that the penal clauses were stricken
out The bill provides that parties re
siding within the United States or il
any foreign country with which the Unit
ed States has treaty regulations, MAJ
register trade marks in the Patent o tfic'
on the payment of a fee of $25. Thi
bill differs from the law declared I'm
| rAHe aaI Nv hn !
that the law applied to commerce be
tween the States, whereas the bill jus
passed applies only to the traffic be
tween the United States and foreign
countries, Jr with Indian tribes.
A WASHINGTON special SAYS: Presiden
Hayes is again to have his cabinet brok
en-. Postmaster General Key is the mex
member to be retired. Like McCrary
he appointment to life position on tn
bench has been presented, and, as it is II
accordance with his desires, the new ap
pointment will not be declined. This va
cancy las been occasioned by the death
at Bristol, Tenn, of Connely f. Trigg
Judge of the United States district cour
in that state. Gen. Key has not said on
word to the president on the subject, bu
the president has referred to the matte
in conversation with other persons. FL
has known that it has been Gen. Key
desire TO have such place upon tn
bench, where he would be secure for life
and be able to be with his large family
Gen. Key was elected chancellor of tn
state in 1871, and held that post unit
Andrew Johnson's death. He was ap
pointed to succeed johnson in the enatt
and shortly after he was called to tn
cabinet Of course after this long retire
ment fr m active practice of law tn
bench would suit him much better tina
of long shattered business.