Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-01-18
Washington.
FEDERAL FINANCES.

FEDERAL FINANCES.
Press dispatches from Washington,
under date of the 18th, CLEAN from the
weekly treasury report that the treas
ury now holds 1916, 10S,6 600 in bonds
to secure national bank circulation,
and $13, 73S00O To secure public de-
posts. Bonds deposited for circulation
for the week ending to-day, 100000;
amount held for circulation Withdrawn
for the week, $4,000. National
bank circulation outstanding currency
notes, S320,ll0,330; gold notes, 81 ,-l32, .
10. internal revenue for the week
ending to-day, ISL ,02S47S. Customs,
$3l7S9.03G. National bank notes re-
cclved for redemption for the week
ending to-day, compared with the cor
responding week last yrar-lS17, So
7l7,0O0; 1878, Sl,0i70O0. Receipts for
:hc week ending to-day, $S7S.O0O cur
rcncy, $3,2SO,5S0 Special fund for re-
demption of fractional currency, So
100000. Special deposit Of legal tenders
for rcdcmptionin certificates Of de-
post, 31,960,000; coin, $l29, 429,7l2;
including coin certificates, So, So 300.
Outstanding legal tenders, $349,913,77
PROPOSITION 10 BEAT CHICAGO.
"A letter was received at the general
land Office to-day making formal appli-
cation for II survey by tho government
of II portion of the old Fort Dearborn
military reservation as public land still
subject to entry, although it now en-
braces rcary AL the business portion
of Chicago south of the river The ap-
plication is supposed to be based upon
the theory that the sale Of the greater
part Of the Ft. Dearborn reservation by
the direction of the secretary of war in
1887 was not authorized by the law of
1919, under which il was ordered The
application comes from George Wolf, of
Frecport, ILL.,, for Louis Ahzendorlf,
with u view to locating valentine scrip
upon the lands. II is accompanied with
IN enclosure of money to advance the
cost Of the desired survey.
TnEro5ToFFICE DEPARTMENT ADVERTISING
Postmaster General Key, to-day adj
dressed II letter to Speaker Randall i'll
vting the attention of the house of the
need Of u change il the law regulating
the price paid paid for government nd
vcrtlslng. The postmaster general sug-
gCsts the law be amended, SO us allow
the payment of such prices rs the de-
partmcnt and various newspapers may
agree upon not exceeding the regular
commercial rates. He also suggests
that IL case the department be not au-
thorized 70 pay amy higher rates, the
law he changed So us to relieve it from
the requirement Of advertising the full
lists OF routes aud the miscellaneous
lettings, instead Of which brief weekly
notices might BE- published in not exceed
ing ten papers in each state or territory,
stating that proposals would be received
for carrying the mails between stated
points, hut referring contractors To the
second assistant postmaster general for
all details
APPOINTMENTS.
a press dispatch from Wash
ington Of the 18TH says the president
has nominated John l. Loge for post
master III Cincinnati, and the following
for United States attorneys: LuciuS G,
Norhrup, for South Carollna H. II.
Waters, Tor the Western district Of Mis-
souri,; Henry Nj. Lewis, for the Western
district Of Wisconsin, and George Il.
Peck, fol Kansas
MINI. p Ms K. NJ. Taylor: Anoka.
Mary +. Withcrhce, Wabasha. WIS.
eonsin Goo + Nitlcr, Grand Rapids;
Ghas Ellis, Marinettc; Phil, Allen, ill.,,
Mineral Point lowa-Rufu- i. Taylor,
West side Cba~ McCallow, NV
Hampton; A. ] Wanyer, Iowa City; u,
4, Rutherford, Nashua; l.. H. Foster
Alltston. Edward Ferguson pension
agent, Milwaukee, Wis J. t. MahalG
Ut Indiana, Indian agent 1T Lapoiptc
agency, Wis
HAYES ANp IlEs1lvER RIII.
Press dispatches from Washington
Of the 10th say that from careful
inquiry of persons who ire Very
near the president, il en- ~
stated that there is no authority for
the assertion that the president will
sign the Bland hill il il passes The
National Republican, in this city, and
other Eastern newspapers, haveasscrted
with poSitivcnesS within day or two
that the president would not veto the
hill, but from statements made to-day.
which mast bc considered ~ authorized.
il Is safe to say THAT the president Will
sign no hill which authorizes the pay
ment of tile public debt il silver. The
president himself says nothing al tile
subject If approving disappearing the
bill. but his views are we'll known To hi.
cabinet officers aud some Of Thorn do