The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-03-05
PERSONAL AND. POLITICAL.

THE time for holding the New Jersey
Republican State Convention has been
changed to April II.
The OHIO Republican State Convention
will be held in Cleveland April o.
s. NJ. WEAVER, a disabled member Of
the Iowa House, was ON the 2Sth taken TO
the clerks desk in reclining chair and
strapped in buffalo overcoat, in order to
record his vote on the Prohibitory Liquor
bill.
WASHINGTON advices Of the 2Sth state
that the House Committee on Public Lands
had decided to report in favor Of forfeiting
that portion OF the Northern Pacific grant
where the road had not been completed
July 4, 1870. THIS would restore to the
public domain about 3,5)O,0O0 acres.
THE Rhode Island Republican Conven.
tion will be held at Providence March 20.
M. 7. POLK, the defaulting State Treas
urer Of Tennessee, died quite suddenly on
the 20 b ult. at East Nashville.
ORRIN A. CARPENTER, charged with kill
ing Fora Burns, was taken from the Lin
coin (Ill.) Jail on the 29h ult. to Pc
tersburg, where 1t was expected the trial
would begin March 10.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR on the Goth ult. scnt
to Congress the report Of the Civil-Service
Commission. The document admitted that
there had boen several violations Of the
law In regard to political assessments, but
the amount collected was not one-fourth
as much as formerly. The act was consid.
cred a success.
THE widow Of the immortal John Brown,
OF Harper's Ferry, died on the 10Th ult. at
San Francisco.
CHIEF NIMMo, Of the Bureau OF Statistics
at Washington, stated on the Goth ult., in
reply TO the charges Of manufacturing en-
igration statistics, made by John Law,
Secretary Of the Depar ment Of Agricult-
ure Of Canada, that the statement was a
fabrication Of the basest sort
THE Republican Editorial Association of
Indiana, at It's meeting at Indianapolis on
the 29th ult, deprecated making prohibi.
tion an issue In III, coming campaign.
THE lower house of the Iowa Legislature
on the 20 b ult. ordered engrossed the Sen.
ate bill prohibiting the manufacture and
bdlo VI uii
The National House Committee on Com
merce agreed on the Goth ult TO report
Representative Stewards bill 10 regulate
Interstate commerce and provide for
the appointment of a Commission. An
amendment prohibiting pooling had been
ad led to the bill. As agreed to, the bill
provides that In the transportation
Of property the charges "shall be
reasonable for such service;" that there
shall be no discrimination in the trans
portation of freight; that II shall be un.
lawful to allow any rebate, and that pool
Ing, under any circumstances, will be un.
lawful. The bill also provides for the ap.
pointment OF commission, TO consist Of
three members, one a lawyer, one q
railroad man and one whose qualih-
cations are not specified, to investi-
gate complaints II satisfied the act
has been violated the Commission Is ro-
quired to notify tho company to cease vio-
lation. II the company fails to comply
with the decision Of the Commission with
in six days It will be required TO show
cause why 1t should not bo enjoined and
restrained in the continuance Of such vio-
lation.
The Prohibition bill passed the Iowa
House on the 1st--52 to 41-all the Repub-
licans and one Democrat voting for the
measure. There being Prohibition ma
jority Of twenty-four in the Senate, It's
passage in that body was considered GER
tain.
THE Maine Straight Greenback State
Convention has been called TO meet at Au.
gusta on April 90, 70 select delegates TO the
National Convention.
WASHINGTON advices OF the 1st state that
tho Post-offlce Appropriation bill az pre-
pared BY the committee appropriases for