Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1877-12-28
Washington News.
rREAsnltY sTArEMENr.

TREASURY STATEMENT.
A Washington dispatch Of the 23rd
gives the weekly treasury statement us
follows The treasury now holds
$3lG, I'll 800 national bank cir
cuntion and $l3,oSS,OOO to sc-
cure public deposits. United
States bonds deposited to secure bank
circulation for the week ending to-day,
$50, 900; Withdrawn $llS,0oo; national
bank circulation outstanding -culrcn-
cy notes, $3.50, 253. 100; gold notes, ST.
III, 100 National bunk notes received
for redemption for the week ending to-
day, compared with the corresponding
week last year, 1876 81, 100000; 1877
$lO7o, 00O; receipts today, S66i,O0o.
SENATOR rArrERsoN's LIFE pEspAIREp or.
kilograms from Washington under
date of December 22d state that Scna-
tor Patterson is now lying very i'll Of
congo stion OF the brain. He had M ut
tack resembling vertigo ON Monday last,
and being imprldent, brought on u re-
lapse, 50 that his physicians now de
spair Of his recovery.
INCOME TAX.
II is probable that the ways and
means committee will report III its re-
vision Of the tariff and revenue laws, ~
proposition to rcimposc I'M income tax
and IL decrease of the tobacco tux, and
one or two internal taxes A prominent
western senator predicted to-day that a
carefully drawn income tax will be
easily passed, rs il will be regarded rs
part Of the general plan for financial
relief to the oppressed industrial and
mechanical classes
TREASURY CLERKS DISMISSED.
Forty employees Of the treasury de
partmcnt, whose names are on the tenn
porary roll, have been notified that
their services will be dispensed with on
the lat of january, A number of the
temporary employees have been dis
missed from time to time lately, leaving
only about sixty on the rolls This last
dismissal will leave only about twenty.
1t is expected that the roll will he en-
lrcly abolished rs soon us the services
Of those now retained can DC dispensed
with, Those who have received Motif
cation of dismissal were placed ON the
temporary roll for six months but the
insulliciency Of funds compelled the dc
parlment TO discharge them from the
roll. As II consequence OF the dismls-
sal II great clamor is set III among the
discharged employees for reinstatement
or transfer to the permanent rolls.
RorklN
Alex. 4. Rotkin. Of Wisconsin, who
has been here for some weeks past
ms candidate for the vacant Nam
chester consulate, left to-day for home,
tho position being Still III allegiance
The delay in the appointment is attrib-
uied tn the fact that there is another
candidate from the same state for
Il consular appointment who i
pressed Ivy part Of the delegation, but
seems so far To have only obstructive
strength. Mr.. Botkin's prospects Of sue
cess arc good lie Is very warmly
backed hy Wisconsin republicans.
ABOUT THE DRINKS.
Dispatches from Washington If the
2Olh inst, state that i'll the annual re-
port of the commissioner of internal
revenue are SOlll0 interesting EltlS lbl
the consideration Of social rctormers
and political economists. Iii the state
oC Maine there are no distilleries or
rectifying establishments, but four
hrcwcrics, Mn wholesale liquor dealers.
and only l02 saloons. In the state Of
kentucky, which is about equal III pop
ulation, there are 15i distillcries, a
rectlfying establishments. ~ hreweries.
30 wholesale liquor dealers. and 4,2S4
saloons liz Vermont there are only >
hrcwcrics, wholesale liquor dealer,
and only i33 saloons, New Hampshire
has = distilleries, u Wholesale liquor
dealers, and $50 saloons; while little
Rhode Island has T. Wholesale liquor
dealers and l,51a saloons
The following table will show the