Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-11-06
FROM WASHINGTON.
News of General Interest from tas
National Capital
History of Current Events TranspiriBg at
the Seat Of Governments Condensed
for the Hurried Reader
Interesting Reading.
REEDS RULE SUSTAINED.

department announces the decision OF
the Board of General Appraisers
sustaining the validity Of the
wooden and worsted classification
act Of May 9, 1890, passed in the
House when the presence of certain
members not voting was noted under
Speaker Reeds ruling The decision
holds that when quorum is actually
present the House has right to make
its journal show this fact, though some of
those present refused TO record their
votes, and that the presence Of aquorum
Of the qualified members OF the House
while legitimate business is progressing
must be construed as participation in
such business.
THE BENNEPIN CANAL
WAsHINGToN, oct. 3i.-Captain W.
NJ Marshal, engineer in charge Of tho
work Of constructing the Hennepin
canal, has submitted a report to the
Secretary of War giving his views on
the subject and inclosing estimates and
plans for carrying out the will of Con-
gress. These plans contemplate the
erection OF a dam on Rock river, and
proposals to carry out the work will be
issued soon by the department. The
appropriation of $500, 600 for commence
ing the work viii largely be expended
on the Rock river dam. Work is
expected to be begun early in the
spring.
CoNPTBoLLER's REPORT.
WASHINGTON Oct. 3l.-First Comp
troller Matthews has reported to the
Secretary of the Treasury that during
the last fiscal year his Office examined
27,S4S accounts, involving the sum OF
S., 32S, 423, 9s7
No TROUBLE wIrH INDIANS.
WAsHiNGroN, Oct. 3lln his annual
report 20 the War Department Briga-
dier-General Thomas II. Buger, com
handing the Department of Dako-
Ia, says there is no reason TO appre-
bend molestation Of settlers upon coded
lands even BY the most disatFected In
dams.
PATHETIC STORY.
WASHINGTON. Nov The funeral
of Mr.. Houghwaut Howe, the bridegroom
of day, whose marriage to Miss Butter
worth, Of Ohio, occurred on Wednesday,
and whose death occurred Thursday at
the Metropolitan Club chambers, took
place at 10 o'clock a. m. from the head
quarters of the International American |
Conference on Vermont avenue, where |
his remains had been removed Thursday /
night The.funeral services were short I
and very impressive, and were cond ucted I
by Rev. Or. BARTLETT of the Presbyter- 7
ian church, the clergyman who on /
Wednesday made Mr.. Howe and Miss +
m arfh - fa
tinguished persons attended, and nu- /
merous handsome and costly floral Of /
ferings were sent The remains were /
taken to the depot, and left for New
York at II a. M
ALASKA EXPORTS.
WAsHNGToN, Nov. Reports from /
Alaska say that during the last year the
exports were Whalebone, 81, 1859, 905; +
whale oil, STA 500; Goldfish, S555 600; I
salmon. $3.50, 600; gold (estimated), +
s., 600, 600. all other exports sufficient /
to make the total SO S4O,730.
AMONG THE MINIS.
WASHINGTON, Nov / Edward 0. I
Leech, the Director Of the Mint, in his
annual report Of the operations Of the /
minis for the fiscal year ended June 80, |
1890, says the value of the gold received |
was $40, 22S, S23; silver S43, 565, 1856. The
coinage was the largest in the history
of the minis, aggregating ll2,69s, OIL
pieces The number Of silver dollars in
circulation June so, 1890, was Sc, u.s.
TAO, against 81, i5T, 299 at the commence
ment Of the year. The total earn
ings were $40 500, S5T and total expend-
itures 81, SO, OPS, leaving a net profit
during the year OF 50. 232 929, The
product Of gold from the mines of the
United States was So 500, 600; silver,
SO, 600, 600 fine ounces, commercial value
SAG, $50, 600, coming value SOS, 646, 464
Tho total amount of silver purchased
during the fiscal year for the coinage of
silver dollars was 30,9l2 III standard
ounces, costing $50. 500, go The value
of the precious metals used during the
last year in the United States was APP
proximated: Gold, sl6.6a7, aoa; silver,
s., SUI, 600.
STEEL PRODUCT.
WAsHlNGroN, Nov THE Census
Bureau report shows that the total
production 81 steel in the United States
during the year ended June so, 1889, was
4, 466 92G tons, as compared with LIS
I'll tons during the year ended May 81,
1880. an increase OF a,5sE2l5 tons, or
299 per cent
MINISTER To PORTUGAL.
WASHINGTON. Nov. p George 5.
Batcheuer was sworn ii Saturday as
United states Minister to Portugal,
having resigned his post IS Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury.