Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-04-24
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CONFIRMED.

ington ofAprif 18th, state that the senate
has confirmed Robt NJ. Reynolds, first
auditor Of the treasury; Miss Ada G..
Sweet, pension agent, Chicago; Vincent
w. Dayless, receiver of public moneys,
Eau Claire, Wis; George F. Cullen,
pay director, chief of bureau, provisions
and clothing and paymaster general of
the United States navy; Chas. H. Eddy,
postmaster Toledo, Ohio.
NOMINATED.
The president has nominated Sanford
S. Blodgett to be United States consul
at Prescott; Llewellyn Davis, of Mis-
souri,, to be receiver Of public moneys
at Ironton, Mo-, and Gustav Schneider,
Of Iowa, to be United States marshal Of
the territory of Wyoming.
The following promotions have been
made: Maj. James w. Forsyth, 10th
cavalry, to be Northumberland LIST
cavalry; Lieut.. Col. w. L. Elliott, LIST
cavalry, to be colonel Sd cavalry.
THE NEW RESUMPTION BILL.
The senate finance committee this
afternoon completed substitute for the
house bill which proposed to repeal the
specie resumption act. This substitute
received nearly the unanimous vote in
the committee and will be reported to
the senate tomorrow. 1t provides that
United States legal-tender notes shall be
received at par in exchange for 4 per
cent. bonds; that from and after the LIST
day of next October mot July, as pre-
viously contemplated lcgal-tender notes
shall be receivable at their face value
for customs, duties and all other dues
to the government, and for all debts ex-
cept where coin payment is stipulated
by contract or statute; and from and
after that date no United States legal
tender notes shall be cancelled or retir-
ed either on account of the issue of
additional national bank currency or
for any other reason or purpose, but
when received by the treasury shall be
paid out at par value in discharge of all
claims against the United States or in
exchange for coin.
A RUSH OF PATENTS.
Three hundred patents and trade
marks were issued by the patent office
to-day-a number which has not been
equalled for years, and which is regard
ed rs an indication that business
throughout the country is reviving.
THE ARLINGTON ESTATE.
Advices from Washington of the 10th
say the present status of the suit of
Gen. Lee to the recovery of the Airing
ton estate is this: Judge Hughes, at
Richmond, decided against the motion
of plaintiff; his court has properly SUI
perseded the state court in jurisdiction
over the case, and has also decided
against motion of the United States
that the suggestion of the defendant
held as an agent of the United States
does not bear DISSATISFACTION. He has,
in the words of his decision, sustained
the demurrer of the plaintiff, but direct
ed that the case proceed to trial upon
its merits. Stt
BLACK We. BELKNAp.
jeremiah S. Black has instituted suit
in the circuit court against ex-Secretary
of War Belknap, claiming 5000 for
work and labor done by plaintiff at his
request, and the declaration in the usual
formal one, and the bill of particulars is
as follows: "W. w. Belknap to jeremiah
S. Black, Dr.-for professional services
as counsell-atlaw, $1,000" The fee
claimed is for services of Black in the
impeachment case.
THE SENATE ON THE RESUMPTION ACT.
Washington advices of the 10Th inst,
state that the exact position of the SEN
ate finance committee upon the bill to
repeal the resumption act, and upon
questions affiliated to it, is undoubtedly
this: The committee, with two excep-
tons, will report against the house bill,
which provides for an unconditional re-
peal Of the resumption act, and will re-
port substitute embodying the features
embraced in the four points here cited:
l. Four per cent. bonds shall be ex-
changeable for legal tender notes at
par.
The vote upon this proposition was
with the exception of
Dawes, who is in Massachusetts,, and
did not attend the meeting.
Legal-tender notes, on July 1,
1878, shall be receivable for custom
dues.
The vote upon this was five ayes to
two noes.
3. That section Of the resumption
act which provides for the retirement
OF 50 per cent. of the circulation shall
be repealed.
Upon this the vote was five to three.
4. The resumption act is to be con-
strued to mean that legaltenders shall
be reissued after redemption Jan. 1,
1879, and shall not be destroyed.
Upon this the vote was five to three.
The Committee did not decide as to the
total volume of legal-tender notes to be
kept outstanding. Senator Allison is tn