Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-06-26

Eastern Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, Juue pa great crowd
OF Congressman took leave of the Persi-
dent to-day.
Postmaster General Cresswell, to-day
rendered the President his resignation.
In an accompanying letter he said,
proper regard for private interests has
induced this step. He warmly thanked
tie President for his uniform support
aud kindness, and assuring him that his
official and personal relations with him
and ais colleagues have been most salts
factory. He promised his cordial sup
port to the present administration.
The President in reply expressed his
deep regret at the loss of the only re-
naming number of his first cabinet, and
hoping his successor would be as faith
full and efficient as he had been, and also
would prove personal friend
1t is intimated tonight, and generally
believed, that the President has rendered
the Postmaster Generalship to Hon.
Eugene Hale, OF Maine, to whom a
telegram was sent this afternoon by the
President.
Luttrell to-day arranged for the prompt
adjustment and payment of the remain
der of the California Modoc war claims.
Checks on San Francisco will be for
warded to claimants within a fortnight.
Dies MONIES, Iowa, June 2i.-The
Anti-Monopoly State Convention met
here to-day, with a full attendance from
all parts of the State. Many men for
merly prominent in the Republican and
Democratic parties were delegates. DR..
E. F. Guilbert. of Dubuque, was chosen
permanent President. Ex-Governor
Stone, Chairman OF the Committee on
Resolutions, submitted report, which
was adopted. The resolutions declare
for equality before the law for all men;
for the maintenance inviolate OF the
rights of the States, especially the right
to control its own domestic affairs; con-
denim the administration of Grant for its
interference in the domestic affairs of
several Of the States, and sustaining
therein the usurpation of aliens and ir-
responsible Adventures; also condemn
ing the administration for extravaganza
and corruption, and its disgraceful par
TALLY in rcwarding favorites, for reck-
less, unstable financial policy, and for
its total incapacity to meet the vital
questions of the day. The fourth reso-
luton reads: That the faith and credit
Of the nation must be maintained invio-
late; that a public debt, of whatever
kind. should be paid in strict accordance
with the law under which it was COLI
tracted; that an over issue of paper
money is at variance with the principles
of q sound financial policy, and the cir
culating medium should be based upon
its redemption in specie al the earliest
practicable day, and its converibility into
specie equivalent at the will of the
holder; that it is the duty of Congress to
provide by appropriate legislation that
the volume of our Government currency
shall at all times be adequate to the
general business and commerce OF the
country, and be equally distributed
among the several States. The fifth de,
clares that all tariff and other taxation
should be for revenue only, and oppose!
the accumulation of surplus revenues il
the treasury, as tending to lead to ex
travagance and official corruption. Til,
sixth declares that all railroads and othel
corporations should be rendered subser
Went to the public good, and endorses
the railway laws OF the State. Tn,
eighth favors the limitation OF the Presi
dency to one term, and the election o
President, Vice President and Unite,
States Senators by the votes of the PEG
Pile; also demands civil servic
reform. The ninth demands such
modification of the patent laws as wi
destroy the monopoly in agriculture
implements and other labor-saving me-
chinery. That the personal liberty an
social rights of citizens should not b
abridged or controlled by legislative er
actments. except so far as may be neces
sary to promote the peace and welfar
OF society. The eleventh espresso
their continued gratitude to til
soldiers and sailors and favors th
equalization of bounties and grantin
Of homestead to each soldier and sal
or's widow and children. A minority {
; the Committee reported.
A substitute for the tenth resolution
declaring the ineficiency of the prohib
tory law to stay the ravages of intempe
ance and favoring replacing it by an
such. legislation as will further the caul
of temperance. After some discussio
the substitute was adopted.
Colonel Brock, editor Of the Staa
Zeitung, offered as an addition to Il
platform resolution declaring the il
efficiency of prohibitory law and favo
, ing the substitution therefor Of jud
, cious license law. The substitute wa
after an excited debate, tabled by vol
of 274 to 1856.
The motion to amend the fnanci
plank by striking out all reference to
return to specie payment, was defeate
by an overwhelming vote.
. The following candidates were the
nominated: Secretary of State, Dav
Morgan; Auditor, j. N. King; Treasure
J. NJ. Burnes; Attorney General, P. \