” 17—Gov. Wm. B. Washburn is elected by the Mass. Legislature to represent the State in the U. S. Senate, made vacant by the death of Charles Sumner.
” 22—President Grant vetoes the Currency Bill increasing the issues of paper money, which defeats the measure, its friends in Congress not being numerous enough to pass it over the veto.
” 24—The Congressional committee on Transportation, after long and careful investigation, advised government oversight of Railroads, but against government ownership.
” 28—Congress voted $90,000 in aid of sufferers by the inundation of the lower Mississippi.
May 7—$100,000 were added to the above sum for the same purpose.
” 19—The system of payments to informers in customs revenue cases, repealed. That system appeared to have been very grossly abused.
” ”—The conflict in Arkansas ended in the retreat of Brooks and the reinstatement of Gov. Baxter.
” ”—The New York Legislature passed a Compulsory Education Bill, which became a law in that state.
June 1—Mr. Richardson, Secretary of the Treasury, resigned. Gen. Benj. H. Bristow of Ky., was appointed to succeed him.
” ”—The number of subordinate Granges of the Patrons of Husbandry is 19,492. The number of Patrons who are voters is estimated at 1,000,000.