Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-02-08

Total interest ....... p, 527, 1874
RESOURCE
Cash in treasury, coin. l26, ss2, %9
Currency. ,.... ...... 3. lac, 49G
Currency held for r.
demption of fractional
Special dlposit held foi
redemption certificates
Of deposits ..,........ 81, lis. o.
Total in treasury. SlTl, los, AZ
Debt, lrss cGlh intrcag'y Z, OF. 2S7, $50
Decrease Of debt during
January ....,.........' LIS, o76
Decrease since June ~,
1917 .... .-s.,....,.... Is, s7o. So
Bonds Issued 70 Pacific ralroad companies, in
trres' payable In lawful money, principal out
standing SOL G3 BIZ; int rest accrued and not
ye paid. S323, ~; in crest paid By tnited states,
! S39, ~, 33i interest paid by transportation q
ma Is &c,, 800, 0OG, sG2 balance OF interest paid
by United states, SIS, $50, l12.
APPOINTMENTS
4 Washington dispatch dated Jan.
3lst says the president has appointed
the following honorary commissioners
to the Paris industrial exhibition:
Alexander Mcleod, Delaware; Jos. q.
Thorpe and Robert II. Baker, Wiscon-
sin, and w. 5. Keys, Nevada.
4 GOVERNMENT RAILWAY PROJECT.
The house committee on railroads
and canals to-day heard an argument
III advocacy of the several bills now
pending before the committee provid-
ing for the construction Of n double
track line Of railway from New York to
Council Bluffs. After some considera-
ton it was agreed to refer the matter to
a subcommittee consisting Of Schleich-
er, Mex enzie and Mitchell.
SUBSCRIPTIONS 70 THE FOUR PER CENTS.
Arrangements have been made by
the secretary Of the treasury to receive
III payment of subscriptions to the four
per cent. loan, coin or currency checks
drawn on banks or bankers IN New
York. The currency checks will be
converted into coin 1T current rates
without expense to the owners, and the
excess over the amount duo on subscrip-
ton will be returned to subscribers.
Similar arrangements for collecting
drafts will be made, if found necessary,
in other cities having sub-treasury
offices.
THE VALUE OF MONEY.
Adyices from Washington of Jan.
30th state that the Senate Finance Com
mttec to-day authorized Senator Allison
to offer with its sanction, ~ an amend
ment to the silver bill, his provision for
an international money conference to
fix the common ratio value Of gold and
silver. The determination of this ratio
is not, however, condition precedent
to the provisions Of the bill On the
contrary, the bill if enacted is to go
into effect immediately. and the con-
ference, if agreed to, will be held sub
scquently.
THE TWENTY. CENT PIECES.
The House Committee Gil Banking
and Currency agreed to Recommend
the passage of Il bill disseminating the
coinage Of twenty cent pieces.
TIE sECoR CLAIM
The House Naval Affairs Committee
decided to report adversely upon the
claims of Secor \ Co., Nathaniel Nc
Kay, and Pcrine, Sccor q GO. for extra
compensation for building certain
steam rams, etc.
STEALING GOVERNMENT TIMBER
The secretary Of the interior has re-
ccived letter from a prominent citizen
of Utah giving M account Of the de-
prcdatuns Of contractors for furnishing
timber of all kinds to the Union Pacific
railroad company, who states that these
dcpredatonS are committed all along
! the line, aud that hundreds Of thousands
al railroad tics, stores fur snoW.shclS.
Icord-wood. logs, and timber. arc taken
j from government Understands on the
line Of the Union Pacific railroad track,
ali the way from Tie-siding to Ogden,
and that these depredatians amount I'd
millions OF dollars annually. The cor
respondent also states that the contrae-
/ tors have established Il system of pc
onage similar 70 that III Mexico, il
! which scores of honest Woodworking,
sober and faithful men are being or
pressed, III violation Of every right h.
longing 10 frccmen III thc United states.
COMBINATIONS.
Tie senate confirmed thc following
nominations. g. Bol,ley, receiver Of
public money, lit New Orleans. Jane,
/ Ray. receiver Of public moneys at
Monroe, l.a.; i. \, Mahan. III indiana,
agcht for the Indians 81 Iii Pointr
agency, Wis Postmasters-R Robert
C0wdcn, Gadon. Ohio: a. Il. Sil.hy.
Idaho City. |. T.. J. ". Ford Fort Lar
annie, Wy. AZ Mr- Nyf Blek9iaek
MtHtou, col
SHERMAN III ~ilef.
I Washington dispatch datfd .laa.
9th, states that Secretary sherman In
Ian interview stNs that recognizes thp