Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-01-04
WASHINGTON.


THE Fremont National bank, Of Ere
mont, Neb., has been authorized to begin
business. Capital $4,000.
IT is reported that V. D. Stockbridge,
assistant commissioner of pat ents, has re-
signed.
THE comptroller of currency has au
thorized the Alpena, Mich, National
hank to begin business. Capital $780,
600.
The recent aution sale at the dead
letter office realized 81 497. which has
been deposited in the treasury to the
credit of the postofice department.
SECRETARY CHANDLER SAYS that it is
not true that he has decided TO close one
or more navy yards" However, plans
for reducing the expendi lures in the civil
departments OF the navy yards will be
announced at an early day.
The president has Issued an executive
order setting apart certain lands in Da-
kcta Terrific ry for the Turtle Mountain
land OF Chippewa Ind ans, and such
other Indians OF the Chippewa tribe as
the secretary of the Interior may see fit
TO settle thereon.
SECRETARY TELLER says If the object of
the delegation of the Chippewa Indians
now in Washington is to secure a rehear-
irg of his Turtle Mountain decision, their
visit will be q failure, as he has finally
passed upon that question and opened up
the country for settlement.
A HEARING has been given before Sec
retarY Teller on an application for a
patent to certain entries made by soldiers
of the revolutionary war, their heirs or
assignees, of land in the Virginia mill
tary land district, Ohio. The district
embraces a large block Of valuable land
between the Little Miami and Scioto
Rivers, beside odd tracts in other portions
Of the state. No decision.
GRN. w. T. SHERMAN, on being shown
published statement that he has been
converted to Catholicism, and that the re-
suit was IN some way due to the efforts of
his wife, who is an avowed Catholic, says
the article is bold lie, and must have
been known as such by the author It is
pure ficii on, manufactured out of whole
cloth
A MEMORIAL, protesting against the
passage of the bankrupt act, signed by
], ,2S0 firms and individuals in New York
City, representing all the principal
branches of business, was presented to the
senate by Mr.. Lapham, of New York.
The memorialists state the operation of
United States bankrupt law proved n in
jury to the business Interests of the whole
country.
By direction of Secretary Teller, the
following attorneys and land agents have
been disbarred from practice before the
interior department and local land Offices
George S. Bridewell, Mitchell, D. t.;
Orlando 7. Letcher, Mitchell, D. T.; E.
G. Carpenter, Beloit, Wis D. J. Spaul-
ding. Black River Falls, Wis; James L.
Ayres, Mitchell, D. 7. The disbarments
were made because of the connection of
the parties with the recent Dakota land
frauds.
WIT4 regard to tariff legislation, a die
tinguished senator said: II think it very
doubtful that there will be any tariff legis-
lation this winter. The fact that COM
mittee of the senate, as we'll as of the
house, is preparing tariff bill does not
facilitate matters. l. only complicates
them. No tariff bill can be got through
the house without several weeks debate
1t will take a good while to get bill
through the senate. The senate will pass
one bill and the house another, and
there is no prob ability that the bills will
be anywhere near alike. II the senate
bill passes first, it will come into the
house and be placed on the calendar be-
low the house bill, and the house bill, un-
less the senate bill is substituted for it, of
which there is no probability, will, when
passed, go to the sen ate. The senate will
want to stand by its bill, and the house
will probably show the same disposition.
To harmonic the differences between the
two houses will be very difficult task" "