Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-04-06
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WASHINGTON

FRIENDS of Secretary Hunt say that he
has been rendered the Russian mission.
and is considering whether or moi TO ac-
cept it.
TIE tobacco manufacturers. in session
at Washington. adopted memorial to
congress protesting against the passage of
the leaf-tob&cco bill, and asking that no
change be made unless the entire tax be
abolished.
COMMISSIONER RAUM denies that he
used any official influence for Sherman
previous to the Chicago convention, while
pretending to serve Grant, as had been
alleged in a New York paper.
THE house committee on Indian affairs
has decided to report fayorably on the bill
granting a right of way through the
Chocktaw and Chickasaw nations TO the
St. Louis and San Francisco road.
ALEcK POWELL, dashing darky en-
ployed by President Arthur as valet,
abandoned wife and three children in
New York. They called upon him at the
white house, the other day, and were
threatened with death.
The report of Judge Advocate General
Swain in the case of Sergeant Mason is to
the effect that the accused is illegally con-
hned IN the penitentiary, because the pro-
ceedlngs of the court martial were not
strictly In accordance with the law.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR held his first public
reception at the executive masion, March
20. He was assisted by General U. S. and
Mrs. Grant, the ladies of cabinet officers,
and others. There was an enormous
crowd of all sorts and conditions of citi-
zens in Washington.
The bill of exceptions in the Guiteau
case will fill two quarto volumes of one
thousand pages each, and will be present
ed to the court April "a, the first day of
the next term of the criminal court of the
District of Columbia.
The house of representatives, passed
the senate bill to facilitate the pa yment
of dividends to the creditors of the Freed
mans Savings company. An act was re-
ported for an additional member of the
present house from Nebraska. A bill was
passed to make St. Vincent, Mimi, a
port of entry. A bill was reported ap-
propriating $150,000 for work on the
Washington monument.
THE house of representatives adopted
resolutions for printing ninety thousand
copies of the first volume of the census.
Mr.. Updegraf reported a bill to carry
into effect constitutional provisions in re-
gard to the election of president and vice
president. In committee of the whole on
the tariff commission bill speeches were
made by Messrs. Dunnell and Hewitt, the
latter giving notice that at the close of the
debate he should move to recommit the
measure with certain Instructions
THE Senate has confirmed the follow
ing nominations to day: United States
Consul-Edwin Stevens, of Pennsylvania,
at Ningpo. Collectors of Customs-Jo-
seph Shepherd. for the District of st.
Marys, Ga; Henry P. Farrow, for the
District of Brunswick, Ga. Indian
Agents Henry ]. Armstrong, of Kansas,
at the Grow Agency, Montana ; Charles
Monteith, at the Nezperces, Idaho.
ostmasters-Harvey F Griscom, at Cnat-
tanooga, Penn; Alfred B. Tilson, Mercer,
Pa; l. S. Reisinger, Meadville, Pa; NJ.
81. Fulton. Bucyrlls, Ohio; Frank l..
Westover. Bay City, Mich. NJ. A. Rogers,
Mt. Ayr, Iowa; John Anderson, Paris,
Tenn.