Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-02-19
FROM THE CAPITAL.

The secretary of the interior has dis
barred from practice as attorney John
Mclean, Of Crookston Ill.
IN the house, on motion Of Mr.. Paw
son, the senate amendments were con
CURED in to the house bill to prevent
the unlawful occupation of the public
lands.
A CALL has been issued by the Secre-
tary Of the National Democratic Com
mittee for meeting to he held at the
Arlington Hotel Monday, March 2. The
purpose of the meeting is not stated.
The Deadwood land Office will be re-
moved by Secretary Teller'8 order to
Rapid City. Rapid City is so miles
from Deadwood. No change is suggest
ed in the incumbents of the Office.
SEN. VAN WICK has introduced a Joint
resolution prohibiting railroad corpora
tions selling, mortgage or pledging lands
donated By Congress or Offering to do
SO when bill for forfeiture is under
consideration in either branch of Con-
gress, as patents have not been issued
for the same.
TEE bill relative 10 Jurisdiction over
the Yellowstone Park, which passed the
house, is the one introduced in the
amendment, providing that jurisdiction
ever the park, should be transferr-
ed from Montana to Wyoming
was offered by Delegate Post, after the
bill passed the senate, and was incorpo-
rated in it as it passed the house.
SENATOR Don CAMERON will start in
few days for Florida. His health has
been failing Of late, and bis physicians
advise him not to remain here any longer,
though he wanted to stay the session
out. Mr.. Cameron has had two hem0r-
rhages recently, and IS advised to seek
milder climate in the far South and
take as much outdoor exercise as pos
sible.
Mr.. DAVIS introduced in tKe house
numerous petitions from livestock deal
ers and shippers of Chicago, St. Louis,
Pittsburg, Philadelphia, and New York,
and by the Live Stock Exchange of Chi
cago, protesting against the false and
slanderous charges preferred by men
ignorant of the business of shipping
stock, and against the passage of the
Hopkins resolution relating to the man
ner Of shipment. The Petition was
referred to the committee on commerce
| THE treasurer of the United States, in
/
the House Of Representatives reports
that no silver coin or certificates have
been rendered by the treasury to the
New York Clearing House in the set
| Element Of balances, as it is deemed in
expedient to force the issue at the
financial center until the condition of
the treasury compels such step.
THE land office made rule few
days ago which has not been formally
announced yet, that proofs in home
stead and presumption could not be
made before notarieS public or clerks of
courts, but must be made before the
land Office register, in the district in
which the lands were situated. This in
Dakota would work great hardship, as
some settlers live 100 miles from the
land Office where they filed the entries.
Delegate Raymond has been appealed
TO by a large number of his constitu-
tents who were notified of this ruling to
secure it's reversal. The matter has
been laid before the secret ary of the
Interior, with full statement of the
facts, and it is confidently believed the
rule will be rescinded.