Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-03-22
Washington.
Eorrnn MAIl. eoNrRAers.

Associated press dispatches from
Washington, under date of the 18th
inst, state that the scheme to pay rebel
mail contractors will probably never he
revived again and tile government ii
several hundred thousand dollars richer
because of the efforts and disclosures of
Conger and Willots, of Michigan. Sat
urdaN, on motion OF Mr.. Eden, of Hi
noiS, the cnacting clause of the rcsou-
\ tlon WaS stricken out, the democrats
Very generally voting for il and M 1T
tempt q reconsider the action WAS dis
\ posed OF by nm overwhelming majority.
The democrats prevented the rcpubli-
cans from debating ii again, but Mr.
Conger managed To get into three
minute speech some additional discos-
urcs which finished the matter, stating
| what has already boon shown in these
dispatches, that two-thirds Of the men
who received pay for this service from
the confederacy had again filed their
claims TO be paid for it by the United
States. Rebel war claims are mt il dis
count II present and have received mn
ctectual set-hacl, for this session or con.
grcsS ii least
THE BONDS.
A delegation of New York bankers
made application to secretary sherman
yesterday topu3chase 100000 worth
of 4! pcr cent bonds IT par, but the
secretary declined the proposition, and
announced that he would sell nd bonds
of this character while per cents were
being sold by the government except nc
their relative value with / per cents; but
that he would bc glad 10 receive bids
on this basis. Four per cents continue
% sell IN small quantities, the average
being, about $4,000 per day
TIL POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
The committee ON WAYS and means
has reported sccrctery Shcrman's hill
for i currency postal savings bond,
which provides that any person may
deposit money in sums Of not less than
81, ii any postotlicc, and receive thCrc-
for postal moncy-order Oh the treas
urer Of the United States which shall
bc convertible into 4 per cent bonds Mt
the Office Of any assistant treasurer Of
the United states. Such postal orders,
when they are held, shall bear interest
III the rate Of 300 per cent. pcr annuni.
Po>tmasters issuing these certificates are
to receive the same commission they
now receive for issnieg postal money
| orders.
TIE SILVER CERTIFICATES
Associated press kilograms from Wash
ington If the 18th inst, state that the
committee oil banking and rurrcncy,this
morning agreed upon a bill providing
for the issuing Of silver bullion ccrtili.
Gates. The bullion is to be counted nj
Its equiYalen. in coin, los mint charges
and cost of transportation Tie ccrtli-
Gates are To be issued IN amy silver
coming mint Or assay official, and to b.
I redcemahlc at the assay office in New
I York and the mint IN San Francisco.
/ and are to be a legal tender in payment
for all government dues
DEATH Or JCDGE LEONARD 81 al, "
LOUISIANA.
Secretary Eyart-, th- afternoon tcle-
graphed from the state department, the
following addressed 10 Hon Sam'l j..
Randall, speaker Of tie house Of repre-
sentatives a Geographic commune
cation has just been received from the
United states consnl-general Al Havana,
stating that Hon. John Edwards Leon-
ard, representative from Louisiana, died