Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1887 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

The President signed the Indian land severalty bill and the “backbone” landgrant forfeiture bill Citizens of New Lexington, Ohio, have memorialized the Senate to initiate negotiations for the acquisition of Canada. The Senate Committee on Education nnd Labor has been authorized to continue its investigation ns to the relations between capital and labor during the recess, -i The Naval Ordnance Bureau in its circular which is intended to apply to all future purchases of steel for the navy has imposed very rigid conditions upon manufacturers. The forgings are to be made of open-hearth steeled domestic manufacture from the best quality of raw material. Ingots are to be cast solid, and have an excess of 40 per cent, above that of the rough, unbored forgings, with specimen ends on. ' ..