Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-11-07
Washington Talk.
SENATE CONTRIBUTIONS.

Washington dispatches Of October,
3oth state tina, the senate, in eyecu-
hvesesslon. c3ntirmed the follow
ing nominations, f. w. Stoughton,
minister to Russia Noyes, France
kasson, Austria Lowell, Spain Thos.
A. Osborn, of Kansas, Chill Jas. NJ.
Comfy, Of Ohio Hawaiian Islands also.
Romano BUM; L. S. district judge for
the western district of Wisconsin Jacob
,. Foreman, associate justice of the
supreme cour of Utah Daniel +.
Boynton, pens on agent at ST. Louis
Clark Waggofsr, collector OF internal
revenue for tie 10th district of Ohio.
Postmasters-Edward R.Shipley, Spring
field Ohior @ Burch, Jefferson City
Ihos. Case, Kansas City; Alden Carter,
Memphis Mn. Jennie G. Prater North
Springfield Francis d. Phillips, Platts-
burg VIM. Firth, Moberly Matthew
VIM. Stafford, Joplin-alI Missouri.
COMMITTEE WORK.
The house committee on Appropria-
tons to-day considered the appropria-
tons for the army. 1t is understood
that the bill will be reported within two
DAYS. .
The committee on Ways and Means
have also organized, and considered
various subjects embraced in the pres
ldent's message, and will report to the
house tomorrow.
CURRENCY CIRCULATION
The comptroller of currency reports
the additional amount Of circulation
issued during the month rs S3,O30,05O
Eighty per cent of this amount will be
retired in legal tender notes by the sec
rotary Of the treasury, leaving the
amout Of legal tender notes on Novem-
Der LIST, 1904, 49O092 The whole amount
of additinoal circulation from January
18th, 1879 to date is $34'3S6,3S5.
Senator Blaine left here to-day for
his home
rATTERsoSs CASE
The case Of Senator Patterson has
been further postponed by agreement
of counsel at the request of the attor-
ney general of South Carolina, who is
unable to be here tomorrow on account
Of official business. The case will not
again be heard until some time after
the 10th of November, the exact time
to be agreed upon hereafter, with the
express understanding that no further
charge will be preferred during the
pending proceedings.
The nomination Of John Welsh, of
Philadelphia, for the English mission,
occasions much surprise and conse-
quent comment. He is q merchant of
Philadelphia, and a brother of William
Welsh, late of the board of Indian
commissioners. He is seventy-two years
Of age, and has made large fortune in
the sugar importing business He has
never held office Of any prominence
outside Of local Philadelphia politics,
and is better known to the public
as the president Of the board of finance
of the late centennial exhibition, and
one of the most active promoters of
the success Of the exhibition. In poll
tics Welsh has always been thorough
going republican, supporting Ill state
and national measures of that larty: at
the same time he has never been idon-
titled with the Cameron division in the
management of state affairs.
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE on RANKING AND
CURRENCY
met this afternoon. Judge Buckner
chairman, said he was willing the com
mittee should have the earliest oppor-
tunity to pass the bill to rcmonetze sill
Yer and repeal the Sd section of the
resumption act.
MINISTER TO ENGLAND.
The president has nominated John
Welsh, Of Pennsylvania, envoy extraor-
binary and minister plenipotcntiary to
Great Britain also, Geo. l.. Norton, of
Louisiana, supervising inspector of
steamboats, for the 10th district
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
\ Washington dispatch Of Oct. 2Sth
states that the third assistant postmaster
General lla2en has completed the esti-
mate of appropriations for expenditure
III his office the next fiscal year. They
aggregate S9N5, 600 as against 81. 10000
propriatcd for the present year, de
crease of S2G6,000, or about q per cent.
An ADVANCE N BONDS.
Dispatches from Washington of Nov.
LIST, states that adyices from Mr.. Conant,
the representative of the department
III London, announces marked adj
vance in the European demand for
United States / per cent bonds, which
the syndicate are endeavoring to dis
pose of. The dispatch also reports that
the ruling rate is lO2, with firm tend
ancy.
THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
The committee on foreign affairs will
meet tomorrow TO consider Mr.. Hew-
tits bill to provide for the representa-
ton of the United States at the Paris
Exposition. Mr.. Hewitt, who has re-
Gently returned from Paris, is familiar
with the subject, and has been invited
to sit with the committee.