Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-04-19
Washington.
run srNArr on rms RESUMPTION A,r.

TlE SENATE on THE RESUMPTION ACT.
Washington adyiccs vi the 10th inst.
state that the exact position ofthe sem
ate finance committee upon the hill 10
repeal the resumption net, Snd upon
\ questions affiliated ton Is undoubtedly
i this: Fhc committee, With two cNeop-
lions, will report against the house bill,
which provides for nj unconditional re-
peal 81 the resumption act. and Will rc-
\ port substitute cmboaying the features
embraced IL tho four points here cited:
7 Four Ter cent bonds shall bc IS.
/ changcable for legal tender notes III
par
The vote upon this proposition WAS
unanimous, With the exception III
Dawes, who Is III Massachusetts. and
did not attend the meeting.
:. Legattendrr notes, Oil July |,
Il 1878, shall bc receivable for custom
dues.
The vote upon this was five ayes Is
two noes.
5. That section Of the resumption
act which provides for the retirement
Of 50 per cent. If the circulation Shall
! ! repealed.
lFpon this the vote was five 10 three,
1. The resumption act is Is bc con
strucd to mean that legattcndcrs Shall
he rcissued after redemption Jan. |,
1879, and shall not DC destroyed
Upon this the vote WAS five Is three.
The Committee did not decide rs e. tho
total volume Of lcgal-tender notes To lie
\ kept outstanding. senator Allison Is IL
i embody the points indicated iii hill,
and 70 report 10 the Committee Tues
day.
THE TREASURY.
4 Washington dispatch 4 the associ-
atcl press Of the 10th inst, Says the in
dicatunS 1T the treasury are that tile
currency balance At the beginning Of
next month will show not less tAall
81 100000 and iii, coin balance Will 10
largely increased from the inst IL the
4 present month,
TILE rNClFlG RAILWAY Gllt.
4 Washington press dispatch under
4 date Of the l2th inst, states that repre-
scntatives Of the Union Pacific and Gem
trail Pacific companies evidently fear
that tho Thurman sinking-fund bill will
pass the house without even reference
to committee. Tho tactics Of the op-
position are TO haveit referred from The
speakers table 70 the judiciary com
mittce, for tho reason that the Pacific
roads committee is favorable 10
the Thurman bill The Union Pa-
citic people regard the Paci ia Rail
roads Committee rs Tom Scots Com
mittee, and charge that the Scott in
tcrest is aborlng 10 secure the passage
of the Thurman bill III order to lnitrc
its rivals. Pending the preliminary
contest over the reference between the
two committees, Cox, Of New York, in.
timated his purpose 20 move To pass
the bill from the speakers table
without reference, whenever the par
liamentarN situation permits it. So the
question stands. After the newt morn
inc hour, when such motion is pos
sihle, Cox will move to 20 10 the speak
er's table to pass the Thurman bill
The present prospects arc that such IL
motion will prevail.
Flit TIMBER SIEAIEIS.
The Secretary Of War transmitted to
Secretary Schurz the copy Of n report
Of Lieut. Col. Merriam, Of the Second
Infantry relative to the cutting Of tim
Der ON Government. lands near CWur Il
Alene, Lake Idaho, This report states
that depredations on 4 large scale arc
being made by parties, who Informed
Iiem-Col. Merriam that they intended
to cut and drive 100000 feet Of logs,
and that they had no permit 10
take them from the public lands On
reporting the trcspass to the United
States land agents at Lewiston, Idaho,
the officer was informed that no civil
authority in the Territory was author
lied to protect public lands from this
wholesale pillage Iii view Of the fact
that wood and timber reservation
may be located 50 as 70 include the dep.
related section, the report says it il
very important that immediate meas
ures be taken by some authority to stol
these operations.
COMBINATIONS.
In its executive session on tic
10th inst, the senate confirm
cd the following nominations
, John ". lIoyt, Wisconsin, governor d
: Wyoming Territory;Thomas Adamson
Pennsylvania, consul-general at Rio
Janeiro; Thomas NJ. Dawson, Caifor.
mia, consul at Appia SANDMAN Island
John G. Austin, Philippine Islands, con-
sul at loilio; james q. Hail. New