The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-02-22
WASHINGTON.

CABELL, Dickson and Minnix, Star reuters,
were committed by Judge Smell in Washington
on the 18th to await the action of the Grand
Jury.
TIE Chairman of the House Committee on
Naval Affairs, fayors the construction of six
steel war vessels, at q cost of 10000, 900 for
the navy. Ff,.t fia
Mr.. Cox, from the committee appointed to
audit the expenses growing out OF the death
and burial of the late President Garfield, re-
ported bill in the House ON the 10th, granting
pension Of IS, 900 year to Mrs. Garfield, and
It was adopted.
A MEMBER of the Ways and Means Commit
tee said on he 18th, that he had no doubt but
the committee would report in favor of reduc-
ing the tax on whisky and tobacco but he did
not believe the reduction would be as much as
suggested.
In the Utah contested election case it is
thought that neither Campbell or Cannon viii
be admi ted to 4 sat. but that q new election
will be ordered.
THE value ofexports of domestic breadstuffs
for the seven months ended January 81, 1882.
is s12aO7s, ,s07 Same period in 1881, $685.
sos, sos
The House Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds decided, on the 10th, to report
fayorably a commeudation for the erection
of public buildings in Erie, Pa, to cost $780,
o00 and in Columbus, o., 70 cost $3.50 900.
TIE House isanking and Currency Com
mittee on the nth decided to report fayorably q
substitute for the two trade dollar bills, VIII ch
provides for the redemption of the trade with
the standard. The redeemed trade dollars are
to be regarded as bullion, and go In on the
monthly pu chases. The amount subject to
exchange will be 30 10000.
The President nominated, on the nth,
Wakefield G. Frye, Of Maine, United States
Consul General t. Halifax; Horatio N. Beach,
New YoIk, Consul to Puerto Cabelio, vene-
Eula- 1 ''t
THE Senate confirmed, on the nth, as Unit
ed States Consuls, William p Price; Massa-
chusetts, Hargen, Switzerland; Charles P.
Barnard, Vermont L fhorn; Thomas SimP-
son, Puerto Plata Units States Marshals,
John VI. McClintock, District of Maryland; s.
Matthews, Eastern District Of Michigan
Joseph L. Morphis, Northern District Of Mis-
sissippi. United States Attorneys, Hugh ].
Campbell, Dakota; Marsden c. Burch, West
ern District of Michigan. L. Lottridge, Col
lector of Customs, at Natchez, Miss. George
Fisher, Surve or OF Customs, at Carlo, Ill.
Edward Ferguson, Pension Agent, at Milwau-
kee. Major Rochester, Paymaster General
COLONEL A. b MEAcuAM, well known in
connection with Indian al ,irs, died at Wash
ington, on the 18th, OF apoplexy.
INthe abstract Of the militia service Of the
United States furnished on the 18th by the
Secretary Of War to the Senate, Ohio is found
to have SOC, 900 men at for military duty, 1884
non-commissioned officers and privates In the
militia service, 3j1 company officers and six
teen general staf officers. There are In the
Unit d States q, ,471, 7s7 men available for mill
taryduty; there are 12 ,356 in the militia serv-
ice OF which ia, SCI are nom commissioned
officers and privates, 6,o53 company officers,
1893 field officers, 1,o40 stan officers and 12d
general officers.
TIE opponents OF the Apportionment bin
passed by the House contemplate, It Is report
} ed making q strenuous effort to defeat 1t in