The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-02-24

House Of Representatives msde yaoant BY the
death OF Fernando Wood.
The Michigan Greenback State Conven.
ton was held at lansing on the 10th. About
two hundred delegates were present The
Chicago platform was reaflirmed, and reso
luton was adopted expressing sympathy 70,
the oppressed people of Ireland John b
Chapman, Of Coldwater. was unanimously
nominated candidate for Judge OF the Su.
preme Court and Charles j. Willets, al
Gratiot, and David Parsons. Of Detroit, were
nominated for Regents OF the University.
, The announcement is made that the con
soidation of the International, Iron Mountain
and Texas Pacific Roads has been arranged.
A BILL has been introduced in the Ohio
Legislature providing that wife-beaters shall
be given not less than twenty-five lashes OF
the bare back, well laid on.
On the 18th the Michigan Senate defeatet
the joint resolution to submit to tn,
people an amendment to the Constitu
ton forbidding the sale or manufacture o
liquors
Two CmNAMsN at Chic ago applied to Judg,
Moran on the 17th for naturalization papers
and the matter was taken under advisement
The Governor of Indiana, after consulting
the Attorney General, has commissioned Mrs
Martha J. Evans, of Richmond, as . Notary
Public. This 10 the first appointment OF tn,
kind ever made in the State.
On the 18th two trains which left Siou1
City ON February and 2 reached St. Paul,
with forty through passengers.
Ill F.
pended on the 18th. Its liabilities are stated
to be about S275. 900, and its assets $9O0. OK
in discounted paper. The failure was only
averted last year by the addition Of new
capital 1t is not known how much of it
liabilities the bank will be able to pay.
The Common Council has voted to light
the streets Of Denver with the electrical ligh,
for one year at cost OF $14,0O
The Illinois Senate has passed bill to tai
the gross earnings of telegraph companie.
two per cent
The reclamation of the Everglades of Flor.
ida by constructing canals has been under.
taken by company of Philadelphians.
The Central Branch Of the Union Pacific
Road sent out its first passenger train fol
seven days ON the evening of the 18th. A
stock-train with five carloads of hogs had
been showed in at Summit Station, and when
1t was reached it was found that all the hog,
were dead.
A Swiss colony has purchased large tract
Of land in Eastern Kentucky and will settle
on it in April.
A FEW days ago Richmond Peacock, living
near Darien, Ga., was assassinated and robbed
of 500 At the Coroner's inquest . lady
identified piece of the gun wad found near
the body as a part Of dress she had given
20 the nephew of the deceased aud the lat.
ter was arrested upon the charge of murder.
A WABASH train was thrown from an en-
bankment near Hannibal, Mo-, by q broken
rail on the 18th, and was burned. A passen'
ger named v. Smell, Of Crescent City, Iowa
was killed. and Conductor Pollock was bruised
and cut badly.
Congressional.
SATURDAY, Feb. 12.-The credentials oil
Thomas c. Platt of New York, to succeed
Mr.. Herman, and of T. F. Bayard, of Della.
ware, (re-elected), were presented in the
Senate. The joint resolution for the invita-
ton to foreign nations to be represented and
1888 was reported favorsbly and passed A
bill was passed for the protection Of officers
of the United States in the Performance Of
their official duties. The Postal Appropria
ton bill was debated until the discovery was
made that no quorum was present In the
House the bill to aid the Tehuantepec Ship
railroad scheme was tabled for the session.
The River and Harbor Appropriation bill was
considered bv sections.
MONDAY, Feb. 1.-THE Postal Appropria
ton bill was passed, with amendments, II
the Senate. A large number of petition.
were presented for q Constitutional amend.
ment to prohibit the manufacture and sale Of
alcoholic beverages A number Of bills were
reported from committees. A message wa.
received from the House announcing the
hke Of respect fof m END q
deceased, the Senate adjourned. Among
the bills introduced in the House was one
fixing the first Monday in November as the
time for the assembling Of Congress, and on,
to admit articles intended for the Interna-
tional Exhibition of 1888 free of duty. The
death of Fernando Wood was announced, and
a committee was appointed to superintend
the funeral ceremonies.
TUESDAY, Feb. 15.-In the Senate, Mr.
Hereford presented q resolution OF tn,
Legislature of West Virginia favoring Law
for the regulation of Interstate railwa,
traffic. The afternoon was devoted to con
sideration of the Funding bill, and amend
ments of the Finance Committee providing
that the amount of bonds authorized shoult
not exceed s40O,OO.0O0, and inserting tn
words "in denominations of $50 or SOM
multiple Of that sum-" were adopted
The amendment making the rate o
interest three and one-half, instead of three
per cent then came up, and Messrs. Voorhees,
and Williams announced their belief that the
bonds could be hoated at three per cent Mr.
Eaton moved that the rate be fixed at thre,
and one quarter per cent. Mr.. Wallace favored
three-percent bond redee mable in ten ant
payable in forty years. After remarks ant
suggestions by other Senators, the Senat,
adjourned, leaving the bill to come up as un
finished business on the 10th. In the Hous,
the right of Mr.. Orth to the seat from tn,
Ninth Indiana District was confirmed. Tn,
River and Harbor Appropriation bill was con
sidered In Committee Of the Whole, and some
amendments were disposed of.
WEDNESDAY, Feb 16-Mr. Eaton, from th,
Committee on Foreign Relations, reported
resolution in the Senate asserting tina
the United States should insist that IT.
consent is > necessary condition precedent Il
the construction Of ship-canal or other way
for the transportation Of sea-going vessel
across the isthmus, and also as to the rule
and regulations under which other nation
shall participate in the use Of such canals o.
other ways, either in peace or war; Tn,
resolution was tabled and ordered printed
The Notifications Appropriation bill
was reported, with amendments, ani
Mr.. Pendleton reported q bill t.
regulate and improve the Civil
Service. The Funding bill was taken up, ani
the amendment fixing the rate of interest a
three and one-half per cent was discussed a
considerable length. but no definite actor
was taken. In the House the Conference re
ports on the Indian and the Naval Appropri
alton bills were agreed to. Almost the en-
tire day and night were devoted to the con
sideration. in Committee Of the Whole, Of
the River and Harbor Appropr alton bill, and
several amendments were adopted.
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