Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-02-17
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
Washington News.

The nomination of Attorney General
Hoar to the Supreme Bench has been re-
ected by the Senate.
Among the nominations by the Presi-
dent on the 4th we're: H. II. Heath, Mar
shall for New Mexico; Samuel Bard, OF
Georgia, Governor of Idaho; Mary 4.
Pnndle, Postmistress at Wabashaw, MINI.
The impeachment of Governor Reed, OF
Florida, was killed in the House on the
4th, by the adoption of the minority
report
General Butler as Chairman of the Ma
tional Asylum for Disabled Soldiers, some
time ago made application for the bounty
due soldiers who had deserted during the
war, amounting to $4,000,000. The Trea,
sury refused to turn over the money, on
the ground that the bounty was not due
until expiration ofthe term of service, and
that as the men had deserted, their terms
had not expired. This decision has been
affirmed by the Attorney General, and
hence the money will not be paid over.
A Washington telegram of the 9th states
that the President had Informed a friend
that Judge Hoar would remain in the
Cabinet
The Postmaster General states that dur
ing the month of January there were 1884,
1877 ranked letters sent from the Wash
ington Postofflce, at cost of $14, 259, and
1850 tons of printed matter, at cost of
$3S,s60 to the Government.
The President, on the 9Th, issued proc.
lamation announcing the ratification of
the additional treaty with China.
Representative Hoag, of Toledo, Ohio,
died in Washington on the 9Th, of pneu-
monia.
The Supreme Court Of the United States
has rendered decision in the case APP.
pealed from Kentucky, on the payment Of
note made before the passage of the
Legal Tender act. When the maker went
to pay it, he offered greenbacks, which the
bank refused to take. He declined to pay
the coin, and was thereupon sued by the
bank. The Supreme Court of Kentucky
sustained the action, and declared the act
inquestion unconstitutional This brought
the case into the United States Supreme
Court, where ii has twice been argued, and
the decision of the State Court is sustained
The Court holds that the act is unconstitu-
tional in so far as it relates to contracts
made prior to February IS, 1862, at which
date it was signed by the President; AMI
that Congress could not make it applica.
BILE to contracts entered into prior to that
date. Chief-Justice Chase read the
opinion for himself and Justices Nelson,
Clifford and Field, adding that it was also
concurred in by Justice Grier, before Lis
resignation. Justice Miller, for himself
and Justices Davis and Swayne, dissented
from the opinion of the ChiefJ Justice, and
held that the act is constitutional in its
terms, and that greenbacks are, as therein
specified, legal tender in payment of all
debts, whether on contracts made before
or after it became the law.
The President on the 18th nominated to
the Senate Hon. William Strong, of Phila-
delphia, and Hon. Joseph p. Bradley, of
Newark, N j., for Justices of the SUI
preme Court, respectively for the Penn
sylvania and the Georgia Circuits
The President on the 9th nominated
Jesse Grant as Postmaster at Covngton,
Ky; james Crowley, Postmaster at Co.
lumbus, Ohio
A general order from the War Depart
ment provides that no coal oil hereafter
be used for the illumination of military
posts. Lard oil is to be substituted gener-
ally in its place.