Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-03-03
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Condensed tor Convenient and
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WASHINGTON.

A BAND of colored jubilee singers were
denied admission to every hotel in Wash
iDgton, and until after midnight did not
lind place TO sleep.
The subcommittee in charge of the
army appropriation bill. after taking tes-
timony for two weeks, has decided to rec
ommend the setting aside Of $27 SOC, ,698.
SEEGT. Mason, who sought to save the
country the infliction of the Guiteau trial,
wept several times the first day OF his
trial over the testimony offered against
him.
A WASHINGTON special says that an in
innate friend of Conkling is authority for
the statement that he will certainly ac-
cept the justiceshiF.
The house committee on public lands
has ordered favorable report on Mr.. Bel
ford's bill to sell, in the regular manner,
the tract in Colorado lately vacated by the
Uncompahgre and White River Utes.
THE senate judiciary committee agreed.
unanimously, to report favorably the
nomination Of Mr.. Cenkling for associate
justice Of the supreme court. The action
of the senate judiciary committee on
Conkllng was by general consent, ard not
at a formal meeting.
The senate naval committee will report
fayorably on the nomination of Theodore
Wilson, Of New York, TO be chief of the
bureau Of naval construction. The house
naval committee il preparing a bill APP
propriatiDg $9,5O0.0 900 for the construction
Of seven first class vessels.
The attorney general has advised pro-
ceedings to cancel to the government all
lands located with pcrip stolen by parties
to the Missouri land frauds. in cases where
the present holders are believed to have
beeen implicated. Innocent owners will
not be molested
The house commerce committee is still
hearing arguments on the Reagan bill +.
B. Thurber, Of New York, insisted upon
law defining public rights, and its strict
enforcement by the executive power G.
w. Loring spoke for the milling interests
Of Minneapolis, and d. b. Henderson for
tLe Dubuque board of trade.
Tue house of representatives. adopted
resolution that the secretary of the inte-
rIor report the gross and net earnings of
the roads now comprised in the U Mon and
Central Pacific lines since the commence
ment of operations. In committee of the
whole on the postoflice appropriation, an
amendment was agreed TO that mails shall
De carried on the iaHteat trains without eX-
ira charge, under penalty of loss Of half
the compensation.
A NEw YoRK dispatch says strong ef-
fort is being made by several of Mr.. Conk
ling's personal and political friends 10 in
dnce him not TO accept the position to
which he has been nominated They as
sure him that he will be stronger polite
ally of the bench than on il, and that the
practice Of his profession will yield him
more than the salary Of an associate JUS
tice Mr.. 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 bereaved family was not
represented. but in recognition of his ser
vices in securing the relief fund Cyrus w.
Field was given a seat beside President
Arthur. Governors Hoyt, Foster, Porter,
Hamilton, and Bigelow were present.
Generals Sherman, Sheridan, Hancock,
liowarr, and Meigs entered at ll:30.