River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-01-19
WASHINGTON.
silver Bullion and Certificates---
Those Doctors Again---The Pan.
am CanaI---Woman Suffrage
LAND Frauds---Greed
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NEW SILVER BILL.

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am CanaI---Woman Suffrage
| LAND Frauds---tsreed
Il. for Office.
NEW SILVER BILL.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Tel
| Ter introduced Il bill today 10 provide
for the deposit of silver bullion and the
issue of certificates therefor 1t au-
thorizes the holders of silver bullion,
nine hundred fine or over, to deposit
! the same with the treasurer or any as
sistant treasurer of the United States,
in quantities of one thousand ounces
or over, for which they are to receive
the market value thereof in certificates
of not less than $40 each. These GER
tifcates are made payable on demand
in coin or United States securities, and
shall be received for customs, taxes and
public dues. 1t also provides that the
holders of silver dollars may deposit
the same with the treasurer of the
United States and receive therefor one
and two dollar silver certificates, until
the whole amount of one and two dol
lar certificates so issued shall amount
to ten million dollars The small GER
tificates are also made receivable for
customs, taxes and public dues. The
bill further provides that bullion so de-
posted shall be coined at the minis as
| rapidly as can be done consistent with
economy and without interfering with
the coinage of gold.
GARFIELD's DOCTORS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-Dr. Bliss has
been to New York where he met the
other physicians of the late President
Garfield, for consultation relative to
fees. The total of the various sums
agreed upon foot up $4,000. 1t may
surprise the country little to learn
that DIR. Bliss share, according to these
arrangements, is rather more than twice
as much as that of either Agnew or
Hamilton. Mrs. DIR. Edison is to be al
lowed about $1,000 for services as
nurse, and DR.. Boynton is placed in the
same category. That this will raise a
row no one VINO has been in Washing
ton for the past six months and has
seen the progress of events will for a
moment doubt. Mrs. Garfield, Gen
eral Swain and Colonel Rock
we'll are understood to be on
Doctor Boynton's side in the
controversy. Indeed it cropped out
from time to time during General Gar
fields illness that they were in favor of
| leaving Dr. Bliss retire from the case
altogether. 1t was very generally be-
| lieved, and in fact positively ascertained
by Marshal Henry that after the re-
lapse in July, when the stomach failed,
that Mrs Garfield put her foot down
emphatically and declared that here
after DIR. Boynton should treat this
phase of the case. 1t was further said
that he did so by going to DIR. Baxter,
at Mrs. Garfeld's suggestion, every day
thereafter until the president was re-
moved to Eiberon, asking him what to
do and following his prescription. In
view of all that TRANSFERRED, therefore,
it is evident that the proposition to pay
DR. Boynton $1,000 will cause COM
motion. 1t is said that DIR. Bliss
has taken charge of the claims
of all the physicians and will
present them to the congressional
committee. 1t is understood that he
will ask for himself $50, 900; for Agnew
and Hamilton, $25, 700 each; for Rey-
burn, $4,000, and for Dr. Boynton and
Mrs. DR.. Edison, 81 600 each. DR..
Woodward and Surgeon General Barnes
get nothing because they were in the
government employee, and it is said that
they are to be promoted for their SER
vices. In answer to what was to go to
the railroads, friend of Dr. Bliss re-
marked to-day, that he understood
from the doctor that the Pennsylvania
road had refused to take anything. and
that the state of Ohio would pay some
other expenses, amounting to about
$4,000. 1t will be seen, there
fore, that the physicians intend to take
all the allowance made by congress.
THE IsTHMUs CANAL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. TO- The Isthmus
canal affairs are about in this shape:
When the convention in Paris some
years ago decided in favor of the Pam
anna and De Lesseps route, contrary to
the judgment of the American repre-
sentatives, the latter came home full
of purpose to push their own scheme
known as the Nicaragua scheme. Some
| twenty gentlemen, mostly residents In
New York city, subscribed small sum
of money to pay the expenses of the
agent who went to Nicaragua and Sc
cured from the government of that
/ country a concession so-called, which
| amounted to grant of the right OF
way of the American company, should
one be formed to construct canal
through its territory. The government
| of Nicaragua was willing to do this,
realizing that it would be to their ad-
l ii <lNx, xIar,
have it built in the Columbian states.
No company has yet been incor-
porated for the purpose of build
ing such canal, but its application
| for an act of interpretations has been
made to Congress. Application was
made to the last Congress for All act in
cooperating Ead's ship-railway scheme,
and the amount of money the United
States was asked to advance or become
responsible for, made it one of the
largest enterprises ever proposed to
Congress. A special committee on in
ter-oceanic canals, which Kasson, be-
| fore the holidays moved to authorize
the appointment of, has not yet been
authorized. Kasson did not make this
motion at his own instance, but by re-
quest, and is strongly inclined to accept
on it if it should be appointed. Al
present he is doing nothing to advance
| the business, but it is obvious that the
questions which would come before
such committee are of great import
lance and will demand for their proper
| consideration more time and attention
than committee, occupied with other
| important business, can we'll give tc
this.
woMANs SUFFRAGE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. "A special to the
western press says: The womans suf'
frage question assumed new phase in
the senate to day, which may indicate
that it is to become live issue II
American politics On Bayards
amendment to refer Hoar's resolution
to create a standing committee
on woman suffrage to the
judiciary committee, the repub
licans voted mo" unanimously, and the
democrats voted FAYE" Davis of IL
linois voted with the republicans, ano
the question has thus far become
one of politics as far as the creation Of
this committee is concerned, the re
publicans supporting the resolution
and the democrats opposing it. The
womans' rights advocates are feeling
very much encouraged at this attitude
of parties, and are saying that the
| question of comforting the right of suf
frage upon women is bound to be one Of
the most important political issues