Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-06-20
FROM TfiE CAPITAL

THE house of representatives Tuesday
| adopted concurrent resolution provid-
! ing for the adjournment of Congress
! Monday, June 30.
THE house has passed resolution re-
ported by the committee on ways and
me ms for an ad journment on the 30th
Of June.
THE friends of the Sioux Indian reser-
vation bill hoped to have it taken up to-
nighr. but the temper of the house was
such that it could not have passed. and
! chances now seem to be 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 blll to look after the
condition of cattle in shipment, and to
| keep a 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
! i'll the house, various points of order
were raised against it for the purpose of
! eliminating it from the bill, but the
speaker overruled them all.
| THE house Wednesday mOrning passed
| the sections of the River and Harhor
bill appropriating $50, 600 for the mouth
of the Chipp awa river, Wisconsin; Sl25,-
600 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, 009 for the
| Calumet river.
| THE record of the Swain court of in
qIiry, which was laid Hefore the pr,si-
! dent Tue Sday, sets forth that the EVIL
dence disclose "a series of transactions
discr.ditable to any officer of the army"
The pre- csident has decided to order a
cuurt-martial for the trial of Brigaditr
General Swain.
TIE returns of cotton-plantiDg made
to the department Of agriculture indi-
cate the tendency to increase of area
was checked somewhat in til. south
west by rain and in Tennessee .y low
temperature in IN planting season. Re
planting was still in progrt IS to some
eXteat on June |. Even in low lati-
tudos. the apparent increase is about
per cent.
The House Committee on Appropria
tions has agreed to amend the general
Deficiency bill when it comes up for
consideration 50 as to prohibit senators,
representatives. and delegates to con-
Sress, sitting or elect, or any govern
ment eI9ploye, contractor or other per-
son who receives money from the
| United States Treasury, making contri-
buttons of money or other yaluableS,
directly or indirectly, to be used for
| political purposes. The peGa!ty is a fine
of $4,000, or imprisonment not exceed
| iag three years, or both.
| lT appears that the estate of Col.
Rathbone, the man who murdered his
wife in Germany not long ago, had $50
00O in bonds in the safe of Middleton &
Co, the bankers who recently failed
! here, and Col. w. II. Harris, of Cleve-
land, has brought criminal proceedings
against the bankers, who are accused of
! having misappropriated them. 1t is
said there is no law in the District of
! Columbia to punish such cases. The
same bankers misappropriated 100000
! belosging to a widow OF this city who
! left it with them Tor an investment IN
her behalf.
IT has been reported for several weeks
that Secretary Frellnghuyse n had under
consideration the policy of acquiring
certain Conces siOns from Nicaragua for
the construction of a navigable water
way across that country from ocean to
ocean, and the matter had been the sub
ieGt of discussion between himself and
the President and other members of the
Cabinet. 1t is understood the subject
has recently taken definite form. and
the Secretary, requiring 4 sum of mon
ey estimated at 100000 for the purpose
of carrying his views into..e feet. recent
ly communicated with the committee
of the Senate on the subject. The rat
ter was under consideration by the SEN
ate i'll secret session to-day, but no con-
clusion was reached.
THE president sent to the senate a
message suggesting the propriety of
congress appropriatiDg $5SS, 600 for the
purpose of making a complete and
| harmonious selection of exhibitions on
behalf of the government for the New
Orleans exposition. 1t was referred to
the committee on appropriations. The
president says: The importance.
purposes, and be efits of the New
OJl.ans exhibition are continental in
their scope. Standing at the threshold
almost of the unopened markets of
Spanish and Portuguese America,
New Orleans is the natur9l gateway to
their trade and the exhibition offers to
the people of Mexico and Central and
South America adequate knowledge of
our farming implements, mental manu-
factuTes. cot. on and wooden goods, aud
like necessities, in respect to which
those countries are either deficient or
supplied to a lirnited extent. The
breaking dewn of the barriers which
still separate us from the republics of
America, whose productions SO entirely
complement our own, wilt aid greatly
in removing disparity of commercial
intercourse under which less than 10
per cent. of our exports goes to Ameri-
can cou' .ries. l trust congress will
realize the urgency of this recommen-
dation and make its appropriation i'm
mediately available so the board may
lose no time in undertaking the exten-
sive preparations necessary to spread
more intimate knowledge of our govern
mental institutions and national re
sources among the people of cur country
and neighboring states in way to com
mand the respect due it in the family
of nations"