Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-04-17
COMPILATIONS.

COMBINATIONS.
n ;ts executive session on the
10Th inst, the senate confirm
a ~ the following nominations:
1 Iobn w. Hoyt, Wisconsin, governor Of
wyoming Territory Thomas Adamson,
pmonnsvlyania, consulgeneral at Rio
Iena;ro: Thomas NJ. Dawson, Califor-
v .,;a consul at Appia SANDMAN Island;
John G. Austin, Philippine Islands, con-
Sul at Iloilio; James G. Hall. New
Hampshire, United States district at
,nrney of New Hampshire; J. w.
CREST. Pennsylvania, Indian Otoe
.nency. Nebraska. Collectors of
"sstoms--W. HI. Huse, New
t,yvoor Massachusetts,; ). w.
Howell, Fernandina, Florida; S. II.
Dole. Plymouth. Massachusetts; James
Brady. IT,, Fall River. Post
~ D asters-.Giimore M. Stratton,
CLAW Center, Kansas, Lewis G. Chitten-
den. Paoli, Kansas.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
The republican caucus was held
on the evening of the 10th inst,
in the hall of the house Of repre-
sentatives. There were about ITO rep
resentatives and upwards of Is senators
nresent Conkling and Blaine not being
among the number. Representative
Hall presided and Conger acted as Sec
retarv. Senator Sargent offered the
following preamble and resolution:
WHEREAS, The restoration of the DEM
ocratic party to power would be great
national calamity, to avert which all
natriotic citizens should put forth their
best efforts; and,
WHEREAS, Nearly $4,000 republican
officials throughout the land understand
themselves to be under orders from the
president to abstain from participation
in some of the necessary steps in this
great work; therefore
Resolved, That the president be re.
ouested to rescind his order forbidding
participation by officials in the execu.
tive branch of the civil service in meet
ings, caucuses, conventions and COM
mittees of a political character.
Resolved. That the secretary of this
meeting transmit copy of this resolu-
ton, properly authenticated, to the
president. Adopted with great un-
animity.
THE PACIFIC RAILWAY BlIL
An associated press dispatch Of the 10th
says the Pacific railway funding bill
passed yesterday, makes the Union
Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroad
companies pay into the Treasury of the
United States, in addition to the whole
of the Governments earnings, not to
exceed for the former company $780,
600 and for the latter $500, 900 per year.
The Government has heretofore retained
all of the Government earnings, al
though one-half of them has been due
to companies. The objection made to
the bill was not as to the amount to be
paid into the Sinking Fund, but to other
sections of the BILL including the declar-
alton of the right to amend, alter, or
repeal the bill should it become law.
Senator Thurman, in his remarks to-
day, explained these sections in a man.
ner which deprived them to some ex-
tent of their Objectionable features.
The amount due the companies here
after from the government for transpor-
tatlon and other services, which has
heretofore been held in the United States
treasury without benefit or interest to
the companies, will, Immediately on
the bill becoming a law, bear compound
interest as part of the sinking fund,
and be placed to the credit of the two
companies.
SILVER AND SILVER CERTIFICATES.
Washington advices of the 10th, say
that since the passage of the silver bill
the Government has coined something
more than one and one-half millions of
the new dollars. These are mostly still
IN the Pennsylvania minis, but will soon
be sent to the Sub-Treasury in New
York City. The new silver certificates
Will be ready tomorrow. It will not be
many days before customs dues will be
paid in these certificates, the silver re-
naming in the Sub Treasures. The
new dollars will be used for buying bull
hon. The books at the treasury this
morning show that only 100000 new
dollars are now in circulation. The
amount Of subsidiary silver coin now
IN possession of the Government is
5000, 600, which the Department re-
cards as sufficient to redeem all frac-
uonal currency that will ever be pre-
sented. There is still about $17 ,0OO,-
Voo of fractional currency outstanding,
but the Treasury officials think that
less than one-third of it will ever be
presented for redemption.
ESTIMATES.
Mr.. Wood gave the following estimate
OF the revenues under the new tariff
billl
schedule A, cotton goods and cotton
20 b..
oehedule b, earthenware, glass, and
sc glassware ..,......:... 1855, Goo
lures ..:................... ....... 6, 500, 600
oChedule ID. spirta and Xjnes & aoa eO0