Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1881-02-18
TO TRIBUNE.
THE RIVER AND HARBOIs BILL
PASSES THE HOUSE.
Another Great Snow Storm in Chi
cago.--Two Feet Of Snow Falls
---Stanley MathewsLikely
-;# to be Confirmed.
Especial Despatch TO The Tribune y

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g ma. PASSED THE HOUSE. ...i
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.-Thc river and
harbor appropriation billpassed the house
Yesterday by 1853 to 81. None of the i'm
portant amendments were agreed to.
&. ,sUMMARlLY DISPOSED OF.
WASHINGTON, Feb 18.-'The senate re-
iectcd the amendments ofthe finance com
miltee on the funding bills. It acted very
summarily, voting it down BY "a to 80.
TO the 315 per cent rate the republicans
generally voted with the committee for
the higher rate, Booth, Ingalls, and Fcllcr
being the exceptions: while Bayald, Da-
Wis, Vance, Groomand Herman voted wit Ii
the republicans The only suggestions of
the committee agreed to, were the twenty
year clausesand the 15 Of one percent,
cost of placing: on the market.
HE'LL GET THERE. - II.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Thc senate is
likely to confirm Stanley Mathews. ~
-.. BAD FOR MINNEAPOLIS. ~ q
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-It is said that
the public building committee vii! not
favorably report on the Minneapolis post
office -aa-i.- saw - sr-ts s,75 zla vi aG
j. DRAW GAME. & @ .t-
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-Conkllng's in
tcrvlew with Garfield is said to be in re.
la1ion to the district attorneyship for New
York, and Fosters name was Withdrawn
at the suggestion of Garfield, and that Of
Elliott +. Shepard substituted, Shepard
not being a prominct anti -Conklingitc. n
MORE SNOW IN CHICAGO :~.,.
CHICAGO, Feb. 18.-A snow storm be
gan in this city last evening at s O'Clock,
lasting all night Over two feet Of snow
fell, and travel everywhere is impeded.
o. X. FOR THE n, P. s7.55'' 1t.
WASHINGTON. Feb 19-In the house
committee on Pacific railroads, Martin
madca vigorous effort to get a considera-
tion Of his resolution on the rising Nor
gan sale ofunearncd lands Of the North
Pacific railway, but it was unanimously
tabled. " e .."@s
J. SURROUNDED BY BOERS. ..
LONDON, Feb. 11.-Advices from the
Transvaac show that the British forces
are surrounded by the Beers and in dan
ger of annihilation. .... ..
TO SPITE THEIR OWN CT EEKs.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 1S-The l. Nv rules of
the house, parliamentary, is being put to
the severest strain by its use against them:
selves, and they are bringing it into con-
tempt The introduction Of the new
precedcntis thought by many tobe fraught
with great danger.
ONLY TEMPORARY. .-:..n..
New YORK, Feb. 1S.-Judge Sedgcwick
granted a temporary injunction yesterday
against the consolidation Of the Atlantic
s. Pacific telegraph company with the
Western Union and Of the arrangement as
affecting the direct cable company.
PECULIAR PRISON CONTRACTS.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 1S.-Thc supreme court
of Minnesota yesterday refused to grant
the suit for mandamus against carrying
out The states prison contract with Sey.
mour, Sabn & Co., ant; ordered the latter
20 put in testimony before the clerk Of the
court SO that the court could act on Il full
knowledge of the facts. '. '~.
..... THE HARRISBURG HARANGUE
@HARRIsBuRG, Feb. 1S.-A caucus Of
Camcronites Of Harrisburg was held yes
terday to consider the proposition Of the
Bayne men, which was accepted. Each
side then chose 1wcnty.four members Of
the compromise committee wllopromised
to work Immediately but, nothing was
agreed on Schofield seems toibe ahead
Gme Block aae on the N0rtsuestern.
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