Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-03-01
Washington.
TIE woopRrFr EXrpnrrIoN.

10 report the following substitute for the
house bill concerning Wuodrutl'S eNpc-
dition The secretary ot the treasury ii
hereby authorized 70 grant regiStcrtoa
foreign-built steamship, for the sole
purpose If the Use of the Same hy the
owner thereof, for the scientific cNpr-
iition around the world, provided Jas.
O. Woodruff shall within four months
from the passage of this act, purchase
the steamship and obtain from the sec
rotary of the treasury his certificate
that the same is, in his opinion, Suita-
Die i'll all respects fol such an eXaedi-
ton.
SIOUX WAX STATISTICS.
The president of the senate, to-day,
presented the reports of the army
quartermaSter and commisSary gener-
al, relative to the cost of the the late
war with the Sioux Indians, and the
number of soldiers killed in that war.
The report shows that the estimated
cost of the Mar is S23l ,253, and the
whole number Of persons killed was ~
officers and 267 enlisted men. There
were , officers and l23 enlisted men
wounded,
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The senate, i'll executive session, re-
leeted the nomination of Geo. William
son, collector Of New Orleans, by n vote
81 against 10. The nomination of l..
E. Northrup, United States attorney for
South Carolina, WAS confirmed.
THE BOSS LAND GRAB.
An associated press telegram from
Washington, under date of 21sc SAYS
the house committee on public lands
to-day agreed to report to the house, II
bill forfeiting all land grants to the fol-
lowing named railroads, with the recon-
mendation that it be printed and re-
committed for the consideration Of the
committee.
The railroads named are the North
ern Pacific, Texas Pacific, Atlantic 4
Pacific, Oregon Central, Hastings 4 Da-
kota, St. Paul 4 Pacific, Saint Vincent
Extension and Brainard Branch, Wis
eonsin Central North Wisconsin,
Houghton & Ontonagon Detroit 4 Mil
waukee, Little Rock 4 TT. Smith, st.
Louis 4 Iron Mountain. New Orleans,
Baton Rouge 4 Nicksburg North Louis
iana & Texas, Florida 4 Gulf Central,
Pennsylvania 4 Georgia, Alabama Il
Chattanooga, Coosa 4 Chattanooga,
Mobile Il Girard. CooSa & Tennessee,
Alabama & Florida, and Calf 4 Ship
Island. 1t is estimated this bill, if
passed, will restore to the public do
main about 100,000,000 acres of land
The committee agreed TO report favor
ably upon the following bills: For the
restoration to the market of certain
lands in the territory of Utah which
provides that the secretary of the inter-
Tor may offer for sale the present Indian
reservation in Utah territory
and settle Indians Of said
territory in the Quinta valley. and
that such reservation be restored to
public domain for the disposition ~
other lands; to restore Ill vacant unap-
propriated lands heretofore withdrawn
for the Mississippi and Missouri railway
in tho state of Iowa, situated more than
twenty miles from the amended line Of
the route, and that all actual settlers
now residing on these lands be permit
ted TO enter not exceeding 100 acres for
each head of II family or single man
over y years of age; granting addition
al land to Arkansas for the use of
schools; and cqualizing tie bounties of
soldiers who served in tho late war of
the union.
TIE NATIONAL BANKS.
Washington advces under date of
Feb Goth. state that the house
committee on banking and currency
to-day, authorized their chairman.
Buekncr, to report his bill which pro
poses to substitute for the national bank
notes, II new description Of treasury
notes which shall be receivable III paw
ment Of customs, dues and al claims 81
demands against this government, OK
cept obligations made payable in coin
by existing laws, and shall be receivable
at par for 4 per cent. bonds.
They previously, this morning. heard
the comptroller Of currency in an aryu-
ment against the bill lie contended
that its enactment would be nm in
fringement of vested rights. and that
the government has no constitutional
power to take this action in regard to
national banks while their charters con
tinue in existence.
THE Full. TEXT OF THE BILL TO RETIRE
TIE NATIONAL BANK CIRCULATION.
The following is the full text Of the
bill agreed upon 10y q vote Of Z to B
this morning by the house committee
IN banking and currency, 10 retire the
circulating notes Of national banks and
for other purposes
BE tt enacted, etcs, that a. soon az may NJ prac-
tlcaDlp after the passage OF mis- tlN secretary
Of the treasury shall cause 10 be prepared an III
sue q treasu notes equal IN amount 70 the cir
eulat on IT the nat onal banking associations OH
The first day Of February, 1873 b ng the sum III
S3!0fl1.6 600 which sha.l he nsed III The redenIp.
tian and retirement in the way hereinafter pro.
ylded Of the circulating notes OF national banks