Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-03-25
Photographed Letter.

WAsHTEGToN, March %. 1886.
The death of Hon. Michael Hahn of
Louisiana, last week. was quite unex-
pected, and was at first thought to be
tragical.
The President has approved of the
bill increasing widows pensions from
IS to S12.
Two weeks will be devoted to the
discussion of the silver question.
The bankruptcy bill in the Senate
has been resur ected and reported on
favorably.
March 80 has been fixed as the day
for considering Cullom's Inter-stat
Commerce bill
Spooner, the young Wisconsin SEN
ator, is winning laurels in every
speech. His speech in support of the
Edmunds resolutions, on Thursday and
Friday, is considered the ablest and
most exhaustive on the subject of any
yet delivered.
The Senate Commerce Committee
recommended pontoon bridges over
the Mississippi at Red Wing and
Winona, and a railroad bridge across
the ST. Croiz for the G. F. & St.
Paul r. r.
Brig. Gen. Howard has been NOM
mated a Major General to fill the
vacancy caused by Pope's retirement.
The Coinage Committee, by tie.
voted to redeem trade dollars with
subsidiary coin, but there is no GER
tainty whether the committee will agree
on this subject.
The reversal by Secretary Lamar of
two of the late decisions of Commits
sioner Sparks is of interest to all
Westerners. One was, that the entry
man had no right to take homestead
and then commute it to presumption
after having once used his presumption
right; and the other was that the
issuing of land patents in newly settled
sections should be stopped on account
of frauds perpetrated. The people of
the Northwest are jubilant over
Lamar's action, and Sparks is very
much disgruntled.
Gen. Logan has been selected to
deliver the Decoration Day Grafton at
Gen. Grants tomb, Riverside Park,
New York. By the way, this reminds
me of a story published in one of the
Chicago papers, that during the can
vass of 1860 Gen. Logan was the
editor and publisher Of a newspaper at
his own home in Illinois. So "our
John" is all right in that respect as a
Presidential candidate.
The Public Land Committee will
investigate the charge of unlawful
cutting of timber on the Northern
Pacific r. r. lands.
Pension Commissioner Black has
been again before the special committee
to investigate his charges of corrup-
tion among Republican officials whom
he suspended, but could not give the
name of single man so discharged,
but asked more time.
The fight in the Senate between
Edmonds and his supporters against
the Presidents defenders in regard to
the Duskin matter, continues pretty
warm.
The House Public Lands Committee
will report in favor Of Payne's bill to
protect settlers who have not projected
their titles.
The stag dinner given by the Presi-
dent to members of Congress, on
Tuesday night last, was well attended.
It is the general opinion that the
Blair educational bill will be defeated
in the House. The committee will
report against it.
The electoral bill passed the Senate
without division, and goes to the
House, where it will be defeated.
Matthews the colored Register Of
Deeds, is not likely to be confirmed.
He has no support from those who
know him best in New York.
The White House will be enlarged
to certain extent of 100000, if
the bill for the purpose passes.