River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-03-03
TEILEGRAPHIC.
Condensed for Convenient and
Ready Reading.
WASHINGTON.

lHE senate committee on commerce has
added 100000 to the river and harbor bill
as passed by the house.
GEN. GRANT and Simon Cameron are to
pc the special ambassadors of the United
States TO Mexico to secure a revision of
the treaties.
A GREAT deal of comment is made on
the fact that the presidents message, de-
hvered at the opening of congress, has
| not been printed There have beeu nm
numerous applications for it.
The house committee on Pacific rail
! roads is determined to hold the Central
Pacific up TO the requirements of the
/ Thurman act. A subcommittee is 10 con-
suit with the attorney general as to the
best means to prevent the diversion of the
net earnings to the payment of dividends
on leased roads.
/ As chief marshal Of the Inauguration
i procession, General Sherman has had
/ deal of trouble with the small fry of
! Washington. The latest outbreak of these
/ people is directed against Division Com
4 mander Field, ex-doorkeeper of the house,
/ because he served in the confederate army
| eighteen years ago.
/ The Joint committee of congress on loss
! es to revenue by frauds and evasions of
| stamp luties, consisting of Senators ker-
nor and Allison, and Representative Car
Isle, Gibson and Mckinley, have agreed
not to submit any reports. Numerous
allegations of fraud were reported 10 the
committee, but no evidence to support
them,
THE agricultural appropriation bill as
ii passed the house has been amended in
the senate committee by the addition OF
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causes which led to pleuro-pneumonia,
and an item of 5000 to continue seien-
tific investigation into he textile strength
and telling capacity of different woods.
THE canvass for United States marshal
for the northern district Of Illinois has
already begun A. NJ. Jones. sometimes
called Long Jones, is urged for the
place by Senator Logan and by Represen-
tative Hawk. His name has been sub
mitted to some of the other members OF
the delegation, but they have not yet
agreed TO support him. The next promi'
nent candidate for the position is John
Stillwell, who, it is claimed, will secure
the place if Jones does not.
1t seems to be conceded that Gorham
will be the next secretary of the senate, as
he will receive the vote of Malone, and
in case of a tie, which will be the case il
all the democrats and republicans are III
their seats and David Davis votes with the
former, the vice-president will give the
casting vote There have been intima-
tioYls that the democrats will leave the sen
ate without quorum if the republicans
make an attempt to reorganize that body
but this is denied by the democrats, who
admit that they would not be justified be
fore the country in resorting TO any fill
| mastering device of that sort
4 DISPATCH from Washington under
date of February 22d says: The republi-
cans expect to control the senate after the
4th of March, They claim now TO be per
fectly satisfied that Malone will vote with
them to reorganize the senate. David Da-
Wis will vote with the democrats. This
will make tie Vice President Arthur
will then cast the deciding vote, throwing
the control with the republicans. II
makes no difference whether the demo
Gratis question Mr.. Arthur's right 10 vote
or not, he will vote in case of a tie, while
those Who dispute his right to so vote viii
have no means of preventing him.