Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-22

president, and until Otherwise ordered
81 law, no new appointments nor pro
motions shall b made in any Of said
departments Of The military service ex-
cept TO I'll vacancies occurring in grades
provided for in this act 3ll's'
.s, CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS. es.
Mr.. Lapham, of New York, on the
18th inst, in the house, offered Joint
resolution, which was referred to the
committee on Indian affairs. The pre-
amble sets forth the danger of an out.
break ON the part Of Sitting Bull in the
west, of Mexican raids on the Texan
border, and, lastly and particularly, that
there are Just grounds to fear repeti-
ton of the labor instructions of last
year in all or most of the states, which
sad experience. shows that the state mil.
litary authorities are unable to suppress.
therefore be it resolved by the senate and
house of representatives that the prcsi-
dent shall be authorized, if in his iudg.
ment it shall become necessary, during
the recess of congress, to increase the
active force of the army by the enlist
ment Of volunteers, to number not
exceeding seventy-five thousand men,
for such q period as may be considered
in his judgment necessary to effect the
purposes for which such enlistment was
authorized to be made, such an increase
of the army to be subject to the provis-
ions of the Revised Statutes IN relation
to the organization Of the army, and
state militia, unless called into the ser
vice of the United States. The resolu-
ton was referred TO the committee on
Indian affairs. the committee on mill
tary affairs being committed against any
increase of the army.
PROPOSED SUBSIDIES.
The senate post-office committee has
reported an amendment to the post
Office appropriation bill giving a mail
contract to the Pacific Mail Steamship
line at rate not to exceed $50 per mile
per annum for q period of ten years.
The same comm'ttee also agreed to re-
port favorable bill granting subsidy
to line ofsteamers carrying the United
States mails from San Francisco to
Hong Kong, China; also monthly
line from San Francisco, CAL, to Sid
ney, Australia, touching at New Zea-
land. The bill is to be reported as An
amendment to the post-office appropria-
ton bill. ll
sCHLHCHERs BOND BILL.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Schleicher
on the 18th inst, in the house author
ICES the secretary of the treasury to is
sue in sums not exceeding in the aggre-
gate $4O,OOO,OOO coupon or regist-
cred perpetual bonds, redeemable
only by purchase in the open mar
ket, interest payable semi-annually
in coin of the present standard
value, at the rate of per cent. per an
mum, their proceeds to be applld solely
to the purpose of erecting public build
ings for the use of the government.
The bill apppropriates for public build
ings at Atlanta, Ga, 500, 900; Chicago,
81 $780, 900; Cincinnati, 8. $50, 900; Evans
vile, 10000; Grand RAPIDS, Mich,
$50, 900; Little Rock, &l5O, 900; Memphis,
$4OO, 900; Nashville. >25O, 900; st. Louis,
81 GOO 600; state, war, and navy depart
ment buildings, Washington, Is OOO,O ZOO.
The bill also makes provision for the
extension of the library Of congress,
and an appropriation of $4OO, 900 for a
building for the bureau Of engraving
and printing. ....tt.t +.
RAILROAD BILL.
Representative Schleicher also intro
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Of military, commercial, and postal
rail highway from the headquarters at
San Antonio to the Rio Grande at Lare-
do, the company to receive 4l2, 900 per
mile of road constructed and equipped.
TEXAS CATTLE.
Representative Morgan has introduc.
cd = bill declaring the introduction oil
Texas, Mexican, or Indian cattle into
Missouri, Kansas, or Illinois, from
March l TO Nov. l Of each year, an Of
tense punishable with fine or imprison.
ment. The design of the bill is to pro.
tect domestic cattle from what is known
as the Texas fever.
THE FLORIDA CASE.
Washington advices Of Sunday, the
18th, say the committee of the house
in charge OF the matter will report the
resolution for an investigation of the
Florida electoral court TO the house on
Monday, the 18th inst. The resolution
will restrict the investigation to Florida
and to the recent statement of Dennis
and McLin.
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Young Man. Take Warning.