The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-03-08
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON.

EVENTS IN WASHINGTON.
An examination of the books at the capt.
tol shows that during the Foyty-seventh
congress the number of bills introduced was
10650, of which only $50 became laws, leav-
ing balance on hand of 10000. The house
calendar contains 500 bills upon which re-
ports have been made, none of which can
secure action, although 225 have passed the
senate. They are mainly bills Of private
character for relief. Pensions and war claims
and the meritorious had to share the same
fate as those inssw which q job was supposed to
be concealed. The reports of debates in the
two houses covered 10, us pages of the Con-
to contain 1900 words, the Solons of the
national legislature used l6, 600, 900 words to
express the wants of their constituents dur
ing the two sessions Of the Forty-Seventh
congress.
The following patents were issued to-day
Enoch H. Alden, Alexandria, Mimi, por:
table fence; G. c. Baker, assignor to H. B.
Hedges and T. A. Noble, Des Moines, Iowa
fence barb and barbed wire; u. A. Chpaman
Strawberry Point, Iowa, bolter clever. J. T.
Cox, Milwaukee. skylight frame, S. E. Eos.
ter, Minneapolis, vehicle reach couplings;
A. J. & A. H. Freid, Dow City, Iowa, IRON
ing table; William D. Gray, Milwaukee,
Wis, test plate 'or roller mills; John Kit
shaw. st. Paul, Mimi. heating stove; Rob-
ert NJ. Lafferty, St. Paul, handle bracket for
pumps; Sally NJ. Levy, Milwaukee, knit
making the same; Otto G. Retzloff, Winnie
bago City, MIMI, pendulum.
Senator Tabor, the Colorado millionaire
who was serving out his thirty -day term in
the senate, was married quietly at Wizards
hotel Thursday evening. The bride elect is
Miss Lizzie McC ourt of Oshkosh, Wis She
arrived in the city Wednesday evening" &C.
companied ny parents, Peter McCourt and
wife, who decined to register, owing to q
desire to keep the affair quiet, in view of
Senator Tabor's recent divorce troubles with
his late wife. A very select lunch was
served to twenty-five guests, including the
family Of the bride. 1t is said that the SEN
ator made the bride wedding gift of the
heaviest diamond necklace owned in the
United States.
A forest bulletin from the census bureau
just issued, relates to the forest Of WestVirgin
ia. 1t says that the forest has been largely re.
moved from the Ohio river counties, and
the most valuable timber along the princi-
pal streams, especially black walnut, cherry
and poplar, have been culled in nearly
every part. The area still occupied by
white inc is estimated to extend over 3lO
square miles, and to contain about 80, 1000,
600 ieet of merchantable lumber.
D. M.Sabin, senator elect, arrivedat Wash
ton Saturday. He was cordially met by Mr..
Window. No reference was made to the late
election, save that Window remarked that
he wapted to Sabin and have "a good sit
down talk " Mr.. Window has not decided
upon his future course. He will rest for the
present. He said 'efore congress adjourned
for the last day, Remember, I am a Min
nesotan and I intend to remain so. shall
not change my legal residence"
The house committee on appropriation
discussed the proposition of the secretary
of the treasury to consolidate customs col
lection dis riots and decided, q view of the
lack Of time Tor satisfactory investigation
of the SUBJ ect to make the regular provision
in appropriation for customs districts as now
constituted.
Hon. Milo White of Minnesota, congress-
man-elect; Hon. C. F. Kindred of Brainerd,
and w. A Kindred, mayor of Fargo, OAK,
and Maj. 9. N. Wilson, of Duluth, are at the
Riggs.
The postofice laws have been so changed
as to reduce the letter postage from to
cents, the lowest rate ever known in the
United States.
Edward O. Graves has declined the posi-.
ton Of chief examiner under the civil ser
vice commission, to which he was nomina.
ted.
The bill to boost along the Worlds Cot.
ton exposition in 1884 passed.
RAILROAD RUMBLLNGS.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul com
PIANO are making arrangements for heavy
travel during the coming summer, AID will
place large number of extra trains on the
Chicago and the eastern end of the La
Crosse division, to accommodate people
visiting the summer resorts on the CON-
pany's lines.
Judge Major of Kentucky, in case of an
appeal from an assessment of he9Louisville
& Nashville Railway company against the
assessment of the railway commission. has
decided that the state has right to tax all
railroads in the state in the manner assessed
by the railway commission.
Only 290 miles Of the Northern Pacific
are now to be built before the iron bands
will be joined in the heart of Montana.
Geo. Stephen of the Canadian Pacific
wants to relieve Irish distress by transplant
ing 10000 Irishmen to Manitoba.