Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-03-09
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WASHINGTON.

MINISTER ROMERO has arrived at New
York from Mexico, but declines to state
the objects of his mission.
A WASHINGTON special says that an in
innate friend of Conkling is authority Tor
the statement that he will certainly ac-
cept the justiceshif.
MEMBERS Of congress from the states af-
fected by the overflow of the Mississippi
have agreed to ask for an additional ap-
preparation of 100000. The repair of the
levees by the federal government is pro-
posed, at an expense OF 81 100000.
Roscoe CoNKLING has been confirmed
as associate Justice by 80 yeas to y nays,
among the latter being Hoar. Dawes.
Morrill,, and Hawley. The nomination
OF Aaron A. Sergeant to be minister to
Germany was approved without division.
The senate judiciary committee agreed,
unanimously, to report favorably the
nomination of MIR. Cenkling for associate
justice OF the supreme court. The action
OF the senate Judiciary committee on
tHnkllns was by general consent, ard not
at formal meeting.
On charge of violating the law in not
providing seats for their female clerks,
several leading dry goods retailers of n ew
York were arraigned in the police court.
Each merchant brought along a squad of
employees to testify in mis- favor, and no
punishment was inflicted.
The senate naval committee will report
favorably on the nomination of Theodore
Wilson, of New York, to be chief OF the
bureau of naval construction. The house
naval committee is preparing a bill ap-
pTopriatipg $500, 600 for the construction
of seven first class vessels.
THE attorney general has advised pro-
ceedings to cancel to the government all
lands located with scrip stolen by parties
20 the Missouri land frauds in cases where
the present holders are believed 10 have
beeen implicated. Innocent owners will
not be molested.
APPEARANCES indicate further changes
in the cabinet at Washington. There is
talk of transferring Mr.. Howe to the in
terror department, when Hiram Price and
other Blaine men will give place to stall
warts. Secretary Hunt has never been
certain of remaining at the head of the
navy.
THE house commerce committee is still
hearing arguments on the Reagan bill. +.
B. Thurber, of New York, insisted upon
law defining public rights, and It's strict
enforcement by the executive power. G..
W. Loring spoke for the milling interests
of Minneapolis, and d. B. Henderson for
the Dubuque board of trade.
REPRESENTATIVE HAWK escorted dele
CATION of citizens of Dixon, ILL.,, to the
rooms of the house committee on railroads
and canals, where they sought to demon
strate that the manufacturi1g interests Of
that town would be permanently injured
by the construction of branch canal, and
asked that such damages be ascertained
and paid by the government.
A New York dispatch says a strong eff
fort is being made by several of Mr.. Conk-
ling's personal and political friends to in
duce him not to accept the position to
which he has been nominated They as
sure MIN that he will be stronger polite
ally off the bench than on it, and that the
practice of his profession will yield him
more than the salary of an associate JUS
tice. MIR. Conkling declines to talk on
the subject with any but his most intimate
friends.
THE Garfield memorial services in the
national capitol were very impressive
Every seat in the hall was filled by 10
o'clock. The bereayed family was not
represented, but in recognition of his SER
vices in securing the relief fund Cyrus w.
Field was given seat beside President
Arthur. Govern ors Hoyt, Foster, Porter,
Hamilton, and Bigelow were present.
Generals Sherman, Sheridan, Hancock,
Howard, and Meigs entered at 11:30.
BEFORE the senate committee on rail-
roads, arguments in regard to the right of
way through Indian Territory were made
by representatives of the St. Louis and
San Francisco and the Chicago, Texas and
Mexican roads. Dwight K Tripp. coun-
sci for the latter organization, charged
that the st. Louis road obtained ar ex-
elusive grant from the Choctaw legisla-
ture by trickery. Legislation is asked by
which any road can run trains over the
tracks through the territory by paying
fixed charges.