Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-04-17
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
WASHINGTON.

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grain.
THE house committee on railways
and canals Wednesday agreed to report
favorably the Hennepin canal bill,
which was introduced at the egin-
ming Of the session by Senator Gull
/ lom.
/ THE senate committee on post-offices
and post-rOads has agreed to report ia
vorably the Hill bill for the establish
ment of government postal-telegraph
! system.
! THE New York Times says that Emery
! Storrs, who is now in Washington, will
! be adelegate-at-large in the national con-
vention. and will present the name of
| General Logan as a candidate for presi-
/ dent.
THE house committee on public build
! ings and grounds has agreed to recon-
mend that public buildings be erected
at Wichita and Fort Scott, Kansas, to
cost 1000 each; at Winona, Mimi,
100000, and at ST. Joseph, Mo, $780,
| 900.
THE friends of Fitz John Porter hav-
! ing become convinced that the president
will veto the bill for his relief have de
cidcd TO let it lay on the speakers table
until aftor the Chicago convention, SO
| that the president may not be able to
make any political capital out Of this
act.
| For the purpose Of obtaining a square
! test vote on the merits Of the tariff bill,
Mr.. Kelley will demand the yeas and
nays on q motion to go into commit
| tee Of the whole for its consideration, if
such a motion is raade by Morrison Tues
day next.
CONSIDERATIONS by the senate during
| the week were as follows: William j
Anderson, receiver of public moneys,
| Grand Forks, Dakota; Chauncey B. Sabin
United States district judge for the
Eastern district of Texas; J. @. Bur
rows, of Michigan, solicitor Of the treas
ury; J. II. A. Marsh, postmaster, Pres
colt, Ar.
AFTER a month Of debate, the senate
on Tuesday evening, passed by a vote of
80 to II, the Blair educational bill. 1t
appropriates S77000,000 during the
next ten years to education ia the sew
eraI states upon the basis Of illiteracy,
as shown by the census of 1880. The
purpose of the bill is to furnish an edu-
cational fund for the colored people of
the south, and the greater portion Of the
sum will go to the southern states.
THE senate confirmed the following
postmasters: Geo. w. Harper, Robin
SON, ILL.,; J. G.. Colburn, Wyoming, ILL.,;
! Nich0la Worper, South Evanston, Ill;
! Els. Miner, Necedah, Wis; James A.
! Foote, Anoka, Mimi; Warren Potter,
| Aiken, Mimi; T. il. Bartels, Peshtigo,
! Wis; Henry Kerl, Mason City, Iowa !;
Frank E. Barber, Jr.. Rock Rapids,
Iowa; George J. Pace, Ration, New Mex
lea; John E. Bliss, Ottawa, Kas.
The Hon. Thomas Ochiltree, by his
Lasker resolutions, appears to have dis
| turbed two hemishpheres, for they not
only led to the return of Sargent, our
minister to Germany, but will bring
about the recall of Baron EisendeCker.
the German minister here. It is tele
graphed from Berlin that the question
of the latter's transfer was discussed
! long before the Lasker incident, and his
! consluct is said to be cordially Endorsed
| by Bismarck, but that he will leave
! Washington, is now settled, aNd his de-
partUre so soon after the Lasker resOlu
tioRs is something more than coinci-
dent.
TIE schooner Shorters, which con-
veyed Agueros Cuban filibustering ex-
petition from Key West to Cuba, was
seized yesterday by the Collector Of In
terual Revenue at the former place on
it's return. Only Cuban pilot and two
negroes were found on board. The pi-
lot says he was forced into the service
| Of the flihusters at the muzzle of the
pistol; that after landing the expedition
he put out to sea. Soon after his de-
partUre he saw plantation on fire,
and attributed the confagration to his
late passengers. The pilots story is not
| believed.
THERE is q prospect of another war be-
tween the State Of Georgia and the
United States. At the last session Of
| congress $50, 900 was appropriated to re-
| imburse that state for supplies furnished
the army in 1777, but Comptroller
Lawrence refuied to pay over the mon
ey and ordered it credited on the debt
| due the government from Georgia on
account of the direct tax imposed upon
the states in 1864 to raise money to car
ry on the war. The share Of this tax
that was assessed upon Georgia
amounted to about $500,000 and has
never been paid. Proportionate amounts
are due from the other states which
went out during the rebellion. All the
states that remained in thu Union, in
Guiding Maryland Kentucky and Virgin
la, paid their quota, and if Lawrencei is
kept in the comptroller's office the gov
eminent will be able to get something
from the south.