Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-02-06
Washington.
APPOINTMENTS,

." WIN
A Washington dispatch dated Jan.
31st says the president has appointed
the following honorary commissioners
to the Paris industrial exhibition:
Alexander Mcleod, Delaware; Jos. G.
Thorpe and Robert II. Baker, Wiscon-
sin, and w. S. Keys, Nevada.
A GOVERNMENT RAILWAY PROJECT.
The house committee on railroads
and canals today heard an argument
in advocacy of the several bills now
pending before the committee provid-
ing for the construction Of q double
track line of railway from New York to
Council Bluffs. After some considera-
ton it was agreed to refer the matter to
q subcommittee consisting Of Schleich-
er, Mckenzie and Mitchell
SUBSCRIPTIONS TO THE FOUR PER CENTS.
Arrangements have been made by
the secretary Of the treasury to receive
in 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 ut current rates.
without expense to the owners, and the
excess over the amount due 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
Adviccs from Washington of Jan.
3Oth state that the Senate Finance Com
mittee to-day authorized Senator Allison
to offer, with its sanction, az 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, q condition precedent
to the provisions of the bill. On the
contrary, the bill if enacted is to 60
into effect Immediately. and the CON
ference, if agreed to, will be held sub
sequently.
THE TWENTY CENT PIECES.
The House Committee en- Banking
and Currency agreed to Recommend
the passage of n bill disseminating the
coinage Of twenty cent pieces.
THE sECOR CLAIM.
The House Naval Affairs Committee
decided to report adversely upon the
claims of Secor & Co., Nathaniel Nc
Kay, and Perinc, Secor Il Co. tor extra
com pcnsa.ion for building certain
steam rams, etc.
STEALING GOVERNMENT TIMBER.
The secretary Of the interior has re
ceived letter from a prominent either
of Utah giving an account of the dc
predations of contractors for furnishing
timber Of all kinds to the Union Pacific
railroad company, who states that thcs'
depredations are committed all along
the line, and that hundreds of thousand
of railroad ties, stores for snOw-sbeds
cord-wood. logs, and timber, are takel
from government Understands On tn
line of the Union Pacific railroad trac.;
ali the way from Tie-siding to Ogden
and that these depredations amount t.
millions of dollars annually. The col
respondent also states that the contrat
tors have established a system of pc
onage similar to that in Mexico, il
which scores Of honest, Woodworking
sober and faithful men are being Ol
pressed, in violation of every right be
longing to freemen in the United States
COMBINATIONS.
! The senate confirmed the followin
; nominations: G. Boldey, receiver {
; public moneys at New Orleans; jaime
| r. Ray, receiver of public moneys g
Monroe, La; J. L, Maban, Of indiana
agent for the Indians Of La Point
. agency, Wis. Postmasters--Robe
Cowden. Ga,ion, Ohio; A. c. Silsb.