Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-05-13
THE LATEST KILOGRAMS
WASHINGTON.

THE house of representatives, by vote
of 143 to 1O2 passed the river and harbor
bill, appropriating about $15,0O0,00O.
THH Rev. Phillips Brooks, of Boston,
has declined the bishopric rendered him,
preferring to retain his rectorship at Bos-
ton.
THE Hon. Orlando B. FickIin, prom
inent lawyer and politician, died at his
home in Charleston, ILL.,, Wednesday morn
ing in his 10Th year.
At Milwaukee, Thursday, Harrison Lud-
ington, Jr., son of Ex-Governor LudingtOn,
was granted divorce from his wife on
ground of desertion.
Mr.. Cox, of North Carolina from the
committee on foreign affairs, reported
bill amendatory of the Chinese immigra-
ton act. Also providing indemnity to
certain Chinese for losses sustained
within the jurisdiction of the United
States.
The house on Saturday passed bill to
legalize and validate the general laws of
the Territory of Dakota for the incorpOr-
alton of insurance companies, and to au-
thorize and empower the legislative as
sembly of said territory to pass such gen
eral laws.
The House Committee on Foreign At
fairs to-day had the res olution introduced
by representative O'Neill, of Missouri,
thanking Gladstone for his efforts to Sc
cure home rule for Ireland, under discuss
ion. No action was taken, and the dis
cussion indicated a disposition on the
part of the committee to allow the resolu-
ton to lie on the table in the committee
room.
The president has issued an executive
order directing the restoration to the pub
lie domain of all that portion of country
in Washington Territory withdrawn from
settlement in 1859 and known as the Col
umbia reservation, except those parts
which have been selected under the act of
July 7, 1888, by Chief Moses and other
Indians upon that reservation, for their
exclusive use and occupation.
Mr.. HoAR read a letter in the National
Senate Tuesday, from Mr.. Tompkins,
Secretary of the committee of the Ohio
House that investigated that Payne affair,
to the effect that in the copies of the re-
port printed for the Senate there APP
peared an interpOlated paragraph reflect
ing on the majority Of the committee.
mittee, and the report was ordered printed
in correct form.
In order to assist local authorities in
the maintenance of quarantine against
infectious diseaes, the President has de-
termined to establish, by means of the
vessels of the revenue marine, a national
patrol off the coast of the United States.
Under regulations just issued, if vessel
be found with sickness on board or in a
foul condition, she will be directed to
proceed to quarantine, and the revenue
marine officer will Immediately notify the
proper quarantine officer. In such case
no persons will be permitted to board the
vessel until the medical officers in charge
of the quarantine shall have given the
usual permit.
The Secretary of the Interior issued the
following rule: "In the matter of the
survey of the Pueblo of San Francisco.
On motion of claimant under title of the
State of California to a portion of the
lands included in patent issued by the
order of the Secretary of the Interior on
the Goth day of June, 1884, rule is hereby
granted to show cause why the said patents
should not be surrendered for cancell
alton and instead thereof, new patent
issue, to conform to boundaries alleged to
be described in the decree of the Circuit
Court of the United States, of the 28th of
March, 1866. The rule is made returnable
on the 25th day of June next"