Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-13

ANOTHER SAVINGS BANK.

ro-day. directs the secretary OF the
..oa s;,ry to issue 800, OO0, 900 of coupon
b land Of denominations of $25, $50, and
.,nO redeemable in coin after
;i years from date of their issue and
bcsrng interest payable semi-annually
n coin at the rate of S-65 per cent. per
annum.
Tho reception of the Japanese minis
,or and his wife last night was an ele-
Sant affair Foreign legations were
Isyely represented; also ex-Ministers
Davis and Schenck and Minister Foster,
.ogether with members of the cabinet,
;udges of the supreme court, members
Il congress and other prominent per-
images, all accompanied by ladies.
THE TARIFF BILL.
The committee on ways and means
-o-day considered the tariff bill. They
viii hold two more meetings this week
IN the subject and thereafter sit daily.
friends of the bill say there is every
nrsbability it will become a law. Mr..
Wood thinks the bill will be disposed OF
and reported TO the house this month.
INTEREST FOR NATIONAL BANKS.
4 Washington special of the 9th inst.
,ys that Secretary Sherman, in re-
,nonse to house resolution ofinouiry
has sent to the house an official report
showing that the total sums paid by the
government in interest to the national
banks, upon bonds held by it for them
as security for their currency, amount
now to $244, 27S, Al in gold, and $780,
5S9,5S5.36 in currency. The date Of
the first payment was July l., 1868, and
Of the last Jan. 1. of this year. 1t will
be seen that these figures do not fall
many millions below the present ag-
gregate of all the outstanding national
bank notes.
AN INCOME TAX.
On the 9th inst. proposition was
submitted in the house of representa-
tyes, to instruct the committee on
ways and means to provide a
hill to revive the income tax.
An attempt to suspend the rules that
action might be had on the measure re-
suited in large majority but failed for
lack of the two-thirds vote necessary
to suspend the rules. 1t fell short but
few votes, however The New Eng
and States gave for this proposition 6
votes to IS noes; New York cast 8 votes
against it to 8 for it; New Jersey l yea
and nays and Pennsylvania yeas
md IA nays The Southern States cast
% votes in its favor to but 6 noes. The
ote of the Western States was as fol-
ows; Ohio, II yeas and 10 nays; In
llama. II yeas and l no: Illinois, II
teas and nays; Michigan, s yeas and
no; Iowa, 9yeas; Wisconsin, 5 yeas
nd 2nays; Minnesota, 3yeas; Kansas,
yeas; Nebraska, | no. The Pacific
|e04' voted 3 yeas and nays. This
|ldlcates certainty Of the passage by
pc House at least of an income tax of
tme kind.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
Dispatches from Washington dated
eo 9th, state that the bill agreed
pom by the house committee on Pa
Inc railroads for the benefit of the
Eorthem Pacific railroads extends the
me TOR its completion ten years,
nd reduces the land grants in Wash
lgton Territory, taking away such land
was heretofore embraced in the ap-
foPnatlon for the construction of a
Dau from Pend Dareille to Pugets
GOOD INDIAN POLICY.
Inc various reports that have reached
ie government with. reference to the
neIeabouts of Sitting Bull and his
ana have not been disregarded at the
af department. There is a solid de-
'lnlhatlon to make thorough war
pom the party whenever and wherever
una In our dominions. Permission
. oeen asked of the Indian bureau
military authorities to en-
'nG Grows against the hostile Sioux.
'e Grows are old enemies of the
lux tribe and have been for a LONG
,cs OF years friendly to this govern
yhV' The Indian Office has decided
quest from the secretary of war if
,.g Is any danger of Sitting Bull
sl1S INTO the United States terri
y mat recruiting the Crows will COM
nee immediately.
". THE PATENT LAWS.
. a W W Washington dispatch dated Febru-
"a states that the house committee
patents Is hearing discussions upon
prToPosed revision of the patent laws.
CollIn' of Boston, to-day spoke
'4SS Ine proposed revision, giving
suits of three months experience
'I' west IN collecting facts showing
otheht which the inventors have
NE agricultural and western inter
Ooltn was detailed by the eastern
r rn,fs TOR the purpose Of Accumulate
"9Ierlals which would be useful
lor presentation at this time