Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-01-16

HAYES AND THE SILVER BILL.

Press dispatches from Washington
Of the 10th say that from careful
inquiry of persons who are very
near the president, it can be
stated that there is no authority for
the assertion that the president will
sign the Bland bill if it passes. The
National Republican, in this city, and
other Eastern newspapers, have asserted
with positiveness within a day or two
that the president would not veto the
bill, but from statements made to-day,
which mast be considered as authorized,
it Is safe to say that the president will
sign no bill which authorizes the pay
ment of the public debt in silver. The
president himself says nothing on the
subject Of approving or disappearing the
bill, but his views are well known to his
cabinet officers, and some of them de-
clare, absolutely, that the Bland bill
cannot become a law.
EXCEPT OVER A VETO.
Two Of the Cabinet officers have said
that they were very certain that the
Bland bill could not pass over a veto,
especially if the veto message should
indicate the character of the bill which
the President would be willing to sign.
The President is understood to desire
to have silver bill passed with linn
tied legal-tender quality, and to be of
the opinion that silver may be utilized
for coin in great measure, but his
theory of the Bland bill known,
absolutely to be that its passage
would both impair the obligations Of
the United States and affect the national
credit.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA TROUBLES.
A telegram to the Commissioner of
Internal Bevenue from Revenue Agent
Wagner, dated Charlotte, N. c., Jan. 10,
is as follows: Governor Hampton, of
South Carolina, has directed the Sheriff
OF Union County to see the law en-
forced, and proposes to remove the
trial justice and disband the militia
company implicated in the rescue of
Federal prisoners at Spartanburg. We
shall cal on the Sheriff for a posse, and
believe we shall be able to avoid all
trouble.
THE SENATE.
Senator Davis, Of Illinois, will hold
the casting vote should Patterson re-
main absent from the Senate, which
will then stand 81 Republicans to 81
Democrats, and Davis as an Indepen-
dent; but should Sharon arrive here in
a lew days. the Republicans will then
have a majority. II, then, Davis votes
with the Democrats, the Senate will
stand 3S to 3S.
THE REAssEMBLING OF CONGRESS,
There will be a quorum of Senators
tomorrow on the reassembling of Con-
gress. About forty are already in the
CITY, 1t is not so certain that there will
be n quorum of members Of the House,
although about 100 of these remained
in Washington during the recess. 1t K
not anticipated that any business of in
terest will be transacted until Monday.
The first business in the House is the
pending resolution Of Representative
Wood, proposing to instruct the princi-
pal standing committees to inquire into
any errors, abuses, or frauds in the adj
ministration and execution of existing
laws, with view to ascertain what
change and reformation can be made,
so as to promote the integrity, economy,
and efficiency of the several depart
mentS.
THE WASHINGTON PosTMAsTERsIIIP.
The President, with the concurrence
of the Postmaster General, has deter
mined to reappoint Judge Edmunds
Postmaster of Washington.
THE GUANO COMPANY WANT THEIR WRONGS
RIGIITED.
Col. Ward II. Lamon, attorney for the
Morant Gnano Company, has addressed
a letter to the Secretary of State giving
the particulars of the removal from the
Morant Keys of parties engaged in
loading guano, by the commander of
British man-of-war, who compelled the
hauling down of the American flag.
The company claim the protection of
our government, and earnestly ask that
the British Government be required, in
all respects, Immediately to restore the
status quo on the keys, and also in
demnify the company for the wrong
and damage on the premises. The
subject will at once take diplomatic
direction.
SOME PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Press kilograms from the federal cap
ital of the Sth inst, state that various
cities and towns are making efforts to
secure appropriations for erecting pub
lie buildings. The following is a list of
places for which appropriations to the
amount indicated opposite each name
have been already asked during the