River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-02-17
TELEGRAPHIC.
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Ready Reading.
WASHINGTON.


The senate has confirmed the nomination
OF Ellis Bierbower as United States
marshal for Nebraska.
IN TIE consideration of the pension APP
preparation bill in the senate, an amend
ment was proposed by Senator Plumb, and
adopted, appropriating 5000, 900 to increase
the force in the pension Office,
THE bill introduced by Mr.. Washburn,
of Minnesota. in the house of representa-
tives, in regard to railr DAD right of way
through public lards, provides that corpo-
rations locating lines need only to make
! entry at the land Office of the district
through which the surveys run, and pay
| the government price,
REFERRING to the point of order made
against lacking the sixty-surgeon bill to
the pension appropriation bill, Commits
sioner Bentley said though the point of
order had been sustained, yet, as matter
of fact, the sentiment of the senate was
decidedly favorable to the bill. He
thought it would pass the senate, as an in
dependent proposition, but feared failure
in the house.
/ A RATHER remarkable letter received at
/ the treasury recently, inclosing a check
/ for $500. and stating that this was sent by
/ an old woman on her death bed, in repara-
/ ton o. THEFT of similar amount, which
| she had stolen from the treasury twenty
| seven years ago, when employed as a
clerk, reads well TO the general public,
but sounds rather suspicious to the
! treasury authorities.
The select committee of the house on
| inter oceanic canal has agreed to report
! finally a bill 10 incorporate the inter
oceanic transit company, after amending
to provide that the government shall
guarantee the payment OF interest on $780,
O00,000 of bonds of the company for
fifteen wears at the rate of six per cent.
The vote was as follows:
| YEAs-Conger, King, Morton, Haskell.
Singleton.-5
NAYs-Turner. Nichols, Hutchins,
| Whitthorne-4
Messrs Frye and Page not voting
GEN. GARFIELD can no longer set up as
an excuse for not talking about his cabinet
the fact of his election not having been
'ormally declared. 1t was so declared al
thirty-hve minutes after one o'clock Feb
9th, III the house of representatives,. The
deep, sonorous voice of Vice-P President
Wheeler, as solemn as bishop in ordain.
ing priest, declared the result of the
electoral count in the usual formula of all
undisputed counts. Following the sonor.
GUS utterance there came a burst OF APP
plause, and Immediately the joint conven
tion adjourned. Il was short song, soor
sung.
IT Is very generally conceded that the
senate will not confirm the nomination Of
Stanley Matthews for the supreme bench
The opposition manifested by the majority
of the members of the judiciary commit.
tee, before whom the nomination is pend.
ing, is based on his scandalous connection
with the Louisiana frauds and the general
mixing up of his name with corporations
as an attorney. This has so preiudiccd
his case before the senate that it is be.
lieyed it will be impossible for him to be
confirmed. 1t is stated on good authority
that il the senate fails to confirm his rom.
ination, the matter will 90 over until after
the 4th Of March, when it will be in the
hands of Gen. Garfield In that connec-
ton the name of Senator Thurman il
mentioned. Mr.. Thurman will then re.
tire from the senate, after having served
in it one term. He is personally very
friendly with Gen. Garfield and has tc
recommend him. besides this friendship
his eminent fitness for the position.