Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-01-06
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.
Washington News.

Washington News.
The President signed the Georgia Re-
construction bill on the 22d.
The nomination Of Attorney Gen. Hoar
was laid on the table in the Executive SEES
sion of the Senate on the 22d, with the
understanding that it would be with.
drawn.
Seven of the new Circuit Judges were
confirmed by the Senate on the 22d, viz. {:
George F. Shepley, for First Circuit
Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts
and Rhode Island; Lewis B. Woodruff,
Second Circuit, Connecticut, Vermont, and
New York; William McKennon, Third
Circuit, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and
Delaware; Solomon L. Whitney, Fifth Cir
cult, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, and
Tennessee; Thos. Drummond, Seventh
Circuit, Indiana, Illinois,land Wisconsin !;
John F. Dillon, Eighth Circuit, Missouri,
Iowa, Minnesota, Arkansas, Kansas, and
Nebraska. The nominations of Peecre,
Maryland Circuit, and Sawyer, California
Circuit, were not acted upon.
Receipts of customs for the week end
ing December Is, $2,522,621.
An important order to pork packers has
been issued by Commissioner Delano, di-
recting the Collector of Internal Revenue
of Chicago to suspend the collection Of
tax on pork packers, assessed under Sec
ton 4 of the act of March 31st 1869, until
otherwise ordered. The same order is to
be extended to all other collection dis
districts of the country.
The Post Office Department is sending
circulars to all Postmasters in the United
States, ordering them to make an accurate
monthly report of all frank or free matter
deposited at their Office for mailing for
the period of six months commencing
January l.
Senator Wilson called upon the Pres-
dent on the Odd relative to the withdrawal
of the nomination of Judge Hoar. He
informed Grant Of the opposition to Hoar
in the Senate, and expressed an opinion
that he could not be confirmed. The
President seemed surprised at the manner
in which Senators had acted toward the
Attorney General, but said he did not
feel warranted in withdrawing the nom
nation unless he refused it himself
Hon. Edwin M. Stanton, ex.Secretary
of War, and recently appointed and con-
tirmed Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court, died in Washington on the Gath, OF
congestion of the heart. Immediately on
receiving the news OF Mr. Stanton's sud
den death, President Grant issued the fol-
lowing order;
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WAsnINGToN, Dec, "a, 1869.
The painful duty devolves upon the President Of
announcing to the people of the United States the
faithful servants Hon. r. M.Stanton, (which occurred
in this city at an early hour this morning He was
distinguished in the counsels of the nation during
the entire period Of its recent struggle for nation
existence, first, as Attorney General, then as
Secretary of War. He was unceasing in his labors,
earnest and fearless In his assumption of response
biities necessary to his counrys success respected
by all good men, and feared by ong-doers. In
which will be incurred by all. As mark of
respect to his memory, 1t Is ordered that the Ex-
ecutive Mansion and the several departments at
Washington be draped in mourning, and that all
business be expended on the day Of his funeral.
(Signed) U. 5. GRANT.
Official proclamation was made on the
Gath OF the new postal arrangement be-
tween the United States and Great Britain,
IN M into oHact Jap,pory
The funeral of Hon. f. NJ Stanton, in
Washington on the 27th, was largely at
tended. President Grant and all the Sec.
retaries in Washington, Senators and
Members OF Congress, with several of the
Diplomatic Corps, beside a large number
of persons from New York, Boston, Phil.
adelphia, and other cities, were present.
No business was transacted in official
quarters during the day, and all the de.
partments were closed and draped in
mourning.
The report Of the Bureau of Statistics
shows the imports for nine months ending
with September amounted to 1864 ,563,034
in gold, an increase of S66,000,000 over a
similar period the previous year, $3.50
100000 of the total were transported in
foreign vessels The domestic exports
were 1921, 5,10S, or about $S,500,000 less
than in 1868 Foreign goods re-ex-
ported, $22,164,199, or S5,50O,000 over
1868. OF the total exports about two
thirds were in foreign vessels.
The West.
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