Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-06-19
FROM TIE CAPITAL.

THE house of representatives Tuesday
adopted a concurrent resolution prOv1d-
ing for the adjournment of Congress
Monday, June 30.
The house has passed a re solution re-
ported by the committee on ways add
means for an adjournment on the Both
of June.
THE friends of the Sioux Indian reser-
walton bill hoped to have it taken up to-
night. but the temper of the house was
such that it could not have passed. and
chances now seem to he that it can not
pass this session.
The Commissioner of Agriculture has
appointed Professor Grinnell, of Iowa,
as agent of the department under the
pleuro- pneumonia bill to look after the
condition of cattle in shipment, and to
keep supervisory eye upon the work
ings of the Bureau of Animal Industry
created by the bill.
WHEN the clause in the River and
Harbor bill providing for the construc-
ton of the Hennepin Canal was reached
in the house, various points of order
were raised against it for the purpose of
eliminating it from he bill, but the
speaker overruled then all.
The house Wednesday morning passed
the sections of the River and Harbor
bill appropriating $3.50, 900 for the mouth
of the Chippewa river. Wisconsin,; $685.
900 for the Fox and Wisconsin rivers;
$4,000 for the st. Croix river below
Taylor's Falls; 100000 for improving
the Illinois river, and $50, 900 for the
Calumet river.
THE record Of the Swain court of in
quiry, which was laid before the presi-
dent Tuesday, sets forth that the evil
dence discloses 80 series of transactions
discrcditable to any officer of the army"
Tho president has decided to order a
court-martial for the trial Of Brigadier
General Swain.
The returns Of cotton-planting made
to the department Of agriculture indi-
cate the tendency to increase Of area
was checked somewhat in tbs south
west by rain and in Tennessee by low
temperature in the planting season. Re
planting was still in progress to some
extent on June 1. Even in low lati-
tudes. the apparent increase is about
4 per cent.
THE House Committee on Appropria-
tions has agreed to amend the general
Deficiency bill when it comes up for
consideration SO as to prohibit senators,
representatives and delegates to con-
gress, sitting or elect, or any govern
ment eraploye, contractor or other per-
son who receives money from the
United States Treasury, making contri-
buttons of money or other valuables,
directly or indirectly, to be used for
political purposes. The penalty is a fine
of $4,000, or imprisonment not exceed
ing three years, or both.
1T appears that the estate of Col.
Rathbone, the man who murdered his
wife in Germ any not long ago. had $780,
900 in bonds in the safe of Middleton &
Co., the bankers who recently failed
here, and Col. w. II. Harris, of CIeve-
land, has brought criminal proceedings
against the bankers, who are accused of
having Incorporated them. 1t is
said there is no law in the District Of
Columbia to punish such cases. The
same BANKERS misappropriated 100000
belonging to a widow of this CITY who
left it with them for an investment III
her behalf.
1t has been reported for several weeks
that Secretary FrelingRuysenh had under
consideration the policy of acquiring
certain concessions from Nicaragua for
the construction of navigable water
way across that country from ocean to