The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-03-30
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Attorney General Brewster wrote letter to
Dallas Sanders, assistant aistcict attorney of the
knows personally, in relation to the contest be-
tween Sullivan and Small in the house of rep-
resentatives. He says: The right
Of uffrage must be protected, no
matter who suffers, and expect to prosecute
forthwith the most important persons who
honest elections by fraudulent or forcible
means. There can be no example made of
merely insignificant persons taken hold of.
Those who stand high in the community, and
have thus ventured to violate the law and en-
courage others to do it, are the very persons to
in signal way Then things will begin to
change and voters be encouraged to vote &C
cording to their convictions, and those
who do vote will feel satisfied their
votes have been duly counted and surrender
court house should not be used only for the
punishment Of the obscure. Itmust not be a
poor mans court house. All who violate the
law, and especially fundamental law such as
the right OF suffrage, must be made to feel the
terrors of that law. The abuse Of the right Of
suffrage such as is charged to have been perpe-
trated in South Carolina is practical treason
against the dignity Of the people and fuuda-
mental principles Of their power, and it must be
signally punished.
Mr.. Colby, an employe of the house, who
spent number of years in China, and is famil-
lar with the situation there, says that there is
very easy way for the Chinese to evade the re-
cent prosoriptive law passed by congress-. He
ony, controlled by Great Britain. On this is-
land are upwards Of 100, 900 Cinnamon who
have become British subjects, and that these
and those who join them have as good right
to come to this country as any othor foreigners.
!. 1t is already apparent that there are errors in
the star route Indictment. The name Of j: L.
Sanderson is improperly set forth in the indict-
ment Harvey M Vail is indicted as Henry NJ
Vail; Montford G. Rerdell is indicted as NJ. G.
Rerdel, and John w. Peck, who Is indicted ia
dead. The government considered it necessary
10 lndlct the dead man to prove the conspiracy,
but it is singular that in the same Indictment the
government officers should have made errors az
to the names of three living men.
For two honrs Saturday Chauncy NJ Depew
held the attention of the house committee on
commerce. His text was the Regain bill His
conclusion was that the Regain bill was absolute
~ impracticable, and that the only practicable
plan yet suggested was that of Charles Francis
Adams, Jr He thought that if Thurman,
Washburne and Cooley should be constituted
national advisory railroad commission the ends
of those who advocate the Regain bill would be
gained.
Several western senators called upon the
president to urge the promotion of Gen. Crook
to major general in the army. The president
replied that he fully appreciated Crooks ability
and services, but could not promise the ap-
pOintment as there were two or three in the
army above Crook in rank, and he did not like
to jump him over their heads. He said it
would crafty him personally TO advance Gen.
Crook, and he would certainly give his claims
every consideration.
The house judiciary committee has agreed
upon report acceeding to the claim Of the
state OF Nebraska for another representative
The state has now one representative atlarge,
and by the decision of the judiciary committee
it appears as claimed by Nebraska that the cen
sus enumeration upon which her present rep
resentation is based is erroneous. II passed,
the bill will seat Major, who now holds a Ger
hficate OF election from the governor.
The postOfice department has ordered that
from April !, railway mail service via the st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad, shall
be from Minneapolis by Parker Station, Osseo,
Maple Grove, Hassan Station, Grow River STA
ton, st. Michaels station, Monticello and Sill
yer Creek station to Clearwater, fifty-on
miles, and back, six times week, or as much
oftenor as trains may run.
The secretary of.war has issued special Or
der discharging cadet Whitaker from the mill
tary academy on recommendation of the
academic board, because of deficiency in stud
les.
The nomination of Watmaugh to be paw
mas ter general of the navy was reported back
adversely by tho naval committee.
It is expected that Senator Blaine will be
summoned to toll what he knows about the
Shipherd- Chil-Peru business
The president has approved the ant-poly-
gamy bill.