Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-04-08
Telegraphed Letter.

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Friday little progress has been made.
There is such diversity of ideas that
unity seems out of the question.
Senator Cullom's bill appropriating
half million of dollars for monu-
ment to Lincoln was promptly passed
by the Senate.
Oberly will be confirmed Civil Ser
vice Commissioner
Washington Territory is knocking
for admission into the Union, through
Solph of Oregon.
Russia's threats to march on Bull
garia produce some speculation about
the State Department.
The Committee on Banking and
Currency in the House will, it is
believed. favor authorizing the issue
of $4,000 600 one dollar, 50,000,0 900
two dollar, and as many five dollar
and ten dollar silver certificates as the
surplus of standard silver dollars in
the treasury may warrant.
The reduction of the public debt
for the month of March was S14,087,-
884.
In the Republican caucus a few days
ago it was discovered incidently that
majority of the Republican Sena tors
were in favor Of open executive SEES
sions.
Senator Vance, of North Carolina,
fired off his big gun against Civil
Service the other day, and really
know but few Democrats who do not
roll his words as sweet morsels under
their tongues.
Powderly, the chief of the Knights
of Labor, is being talked of as the
Democratic candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Fairchild is talked of for Secretary
Manning's place, which he expects to
vacate soon. Mr.. Manning is some
better, but it is not thought he will
ever resume his portfolio.
Secretary Garland will no doubt step
down and out before long. The press
ure is getting too strong for even Mr..
Cleveland.
The prayers of the blind chaplain of
the House, Milburn, have been the
talk of the town for the past week
They have pandered in turn to the
capitalist and the striker, and are said
to be preliminary to series of lectures
he proposes to deliver over the country
Oh, Frailty Thy name is human.
The members of the Civil Service
Commission fail to give any explana-
ton of the fact that out of II persons
appointed under the rules to place in
the Pension Office in this city, ~ of
them are Democrats.
The House Committee on Public
Lands will report in favor Of changing
the Homestead law, by substituting
thirty months and the cultivation of ten
acres of land during that time. for five
years residence as is now required.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Co.,
last week deposited check in pay
ment for the survey of lands in Dakota,
of which they have in thirteen count
les an aggregate Of I,173,3S2 acres.
This is the result of the decision in
Trail county tax case.
Gen. Logan's bill to increase the
efficiency of the army was under dis
cussion last week, being confined
mainly to Republicans, as the Demo-
Gratis are too happy over the division
among Republicans on this bill to care
much about its fate 1t is unjust to
Gen. Logan to intimate that his bill
has any reference to labor troubles, as
he has introduced a similar one once
or twice before. The Senator is max
ing a manly fight, and giving his
opponents all they care to think
about.
The Democracy are more afraid of
Hoar's National inquest bill than any
thing introduced this session. They
dread the exposures that will follow
its discussion.
Hearst, the new Senator from Cali
fornia, has an interesting history.
Coins to California in 1850, he went
to work IN the mines, and is now one
vi GIG lISuCSO IIlSH III buG SldLS.
There has been a great deal of talk
in the last ten days about Congress-
ional action in regard to labor troubles,
but | think it likely. in the end, that
Congress will do nothing on this sub
ject.
The report of the value of our
exports and imports for the two years
ending with February, furnishes food
for thought. Exports decreased under
a Democratic administration, SS4, &c.,
627, over 10 per cent, and imports
increased S3, 800, 261. Three more
years of the same kind of work will
render the balance of the trade largely
against US.
The Carrolton massacre is worrying
the Democracy. Large numbers OF
negroes are continually leaving the
South, and more will leave when the
facts are all made known