River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-12-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Washington News.


The chances are fair that the Buckner silver
bill viii be favorably reported
A national association of health boards
met at Washington to consider cholera proven
! ton
| Secretary Chandler will become editor of the
Washington Republican, of which he is the chief
owner.
The subcommittee appointed to investigate
the conduct Of Marshal Wright of Ohio will
meet in Cincinnati Jan L
A senatorial committee viii take pleasant
trip next summer, looking up the question Of
Indian reservation leases
President Arthur will comply with the re-
| quest to start the machienry of the New Or
leans exposition on the 10th inst by electric
| ity.
Officers of the marine hospital service are
offended at not being asked to joan in the ma
honal board of health convention at Washing
ton.
A committee representing the American Bag
| ging association and Minnesota millers had a
conference with the assistant secretary of the
treasury.
The secretary of the treasury has prepared
circular TO axe the place of all previous cir
culars concerning the importation Of old rags,
providing that no old rags shall be landed in
the United States except upon thorough disin-
lection.
The subcommittee of the house committee
on appropriations having in charge the sub
iect of pension appropriations has agreed up
on a bill appropriating $50, 000, coo the amount
asked by the commissioner of pensions for the
next fiscal year.
Mr.. Wilson introduced in the senate, bill to
pay 500 bounty to each man below the rank
of commissioned officer who enlisted in the
United Ststes service prior TO July ~ 1861
and was afterward mustered into the Fourth
Iowa infantry.
Mr. Sherman introduced in the senate bill
Identical with that introduced in the house
last Monday by Mr. Morrison 1t provides for
the transpOrtion by express Of imported mer-
chandise in passengers baggage, under regu-
latiOns to be prescribed by the secretary of the
treasury
Postoffiees established: Dakota, Mccain,
Grand Forks county; Minnesota, VIII Water,
Polk county. Postoffices Discrimination
Benson's Grove, Winnebago county Post
masters Commissioned--Frank H. Prosser,
Rogers, Oak Matthew H. Hegenle, ST. Boni-
facus, MINI. Simon A. McCann, Dakota; A
W. Anderson, VIII Water, Mimi
Congressman Burr Jones obtained from Prof.
Baird Of the Smithsonian institute the promise
Of considerable cotection of specimens in
geology, natural history, birds and marine
life, and some archaeological curIosites from
Mexico and Alaska, to be placed in the univer-
sity at Madison, to take the place, in part, of
the valuable specimens lost in the recent burn
ing of Science hall.
The electoral returns received by the presi-
dent of the senate are kept ina safe, bought
for the purpose, and at night one of the capitol
police stands guard over it. Mr.. Edmunds
was so afraid the Democrats might think the
Republicans would cOncoct a scheme to get
hold of the returns and elect Mr.. Blaine after
all, that he requested the detail of q Democrat
for guard duty, and a Georgia man Is per-
forming hat service.
Belief strengthens that Cleveland's post
master general is to be Congressman Money Of
Mississippi Ex-Postmaster General James
said in an interview a few days ago that
Money was the most capable man in the Demo-
cratic party for that Office. Postmaster Gen
oral Hatton expressed the same view. Mr..
Money has been a membe' of the house com
mttee on postoffces and post roads for ten
years, and this service has made him extreme
" familiar with the working of the postal de-
partment