Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-02
RESUME OF the NEWS.
Alashlnrton news Items.

The elections committee Of the house re
fuses to o the ThoebeG Carlisle con
test and afirms the speakers right to his
seat.
Gements chairman Of the house COM
mittee on civil service reform, who Is N
enemy Of The civil service law, promises to
give It . fair show in his official capacity.
The nomination OF Mr.. Lamar as justice
OF the United States supreme Court Is rom
frmed by the senate SO to 2S. The nom
nation Of Msssrs. Villas and Dickinson ars
also confirmed.
Assistant Secretary Maynard hes de
cided the disputed questions Ia regard to
the proper classification OF eashmeres and
other dress goods composed principally OF
wool and containing a small percentage OF
at the port OF New York.
The resolution introduced by Mr.. Ding.
ley. calling for information az to alleged
discrimination in the Welland canal
against American vessels, is believed to be
one OF a series OF measures likely to be in
trodured 10y senators opposed to a recf
proeity treaty with Canada on thu old basis.
Postmasters commissioned: Dakota,
Medora, t. j. Williamson; Oelrichs. j. H.
Harris MINES ota: ChampliD. ]. j. Rip
ley Wisconsin, Commonwealth. T. C.
Miller; Monroe Center, c. II. Schneider,
Paris, Harriet Powell sPoreupins. W. II.
Biies; Fort Andrew, w. Richie. Fourth
class postmasters appointed-Dakota:
Strandyill Mrs. j. Rcss.
The committee on accounts has decided
to report in favor OF giving q clerk 20 each
committee OF the house. This will increase
the number Of clerks from thirty-one, al
lowed in the last congress. TO aity-four.
E<f D1aeAn NNntEA- - fnuA rnAra -
pears before the house committee on rivers
and Harbors, in Washington, and urges
the claims OF the upper Mississippi.
Bob Mcbride OF the Mitchell Mail, Is
in Washington in the interest OF onestate
legislation. Robert besides being one OF the
best known newspaper man oil Democratic
pIoeliyities in South Dakota. is clerk OF
the Dawson county court. Bob Is stop
ping with his cousin, William Mcbride. the
travelling correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Fostmasters confirmed: Wisconsin: w.
f Lehman. Hurley; f. W. Lewis, Black Pine
Falls; +. c. Bennett, Monroe. Dakota: j.
frey, Aberdeen Minnesota: Fred Puhler.
Ada. Postotfiee Observation-Disclosures
Gushing. Polk county. Fourth class post
masters appointed-Iowa: Lohryille. Miss
A. Hughes; Moorhead. G.. T.. Richson.
Wisconsin: Montreal, F. ID. Day. Mime
sofa: Newport. w. Fonlor.
Speaker Carlisle has not been well for
several daye. Recently while at dinner at
the Riggs house, he was taken suddenly
and seriously i'll and reached his room
with the utmost difficulty. DR.. Sewers
was called IN who pronounced the attack
a ehin OF the coEsestive order and admins
tered the porper medicine and advised the
speaker to keep quiet for several days, as
be was in yreat need OF rest and his nerv-
GUS system greatly impaired.
The following pensions have been grant
ed: Wisconsin: Widow c. i. Packard, Plo-
yer; Minors G. Hill. Kenoshs. Original,
W. Warwick, Colebrook; S. III. Dunlay.
Kendall; G. s. Blanchard, East Troy; w.
Fisher, Wannakee; j. w. Higginbotham,
Viola; w. II. Potter. Pennington: j.. C.
keyser. Readstown; G. Bruss. Greenstreet;
l. Riendeau, 0conto; w. Clark, Oxford.
Minnesota: Widow T. s. Bowen, st. Paul;
widow V. Mentel. West Newton; widow p.
Gleason, Minneapolis ]. Beehel. Austin:
j. C~ailaghan, Shieldsyille; B. F. Holmes.
Lexington.