Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-07-03

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Washington advices Of June @ state
that Adams, clerk of the house. is pre-
pairing a letter relative to the omission
Of the Hot Springs amendment from
the sundry civil bill. This letter is in.
tended as q reply to that of Senator
Dorsey, in which it was insinuated
that the omission was intentional.
Clerk Adams letter will contain some
new facts illustrating the dangers of leg
islation at the close of the session. The
error in the sundry civil bill was discoy.
cred by Rainey and Clerk Adams to-
gether. The president, it seems, had
signed the bill before the sheets
composing it were fastened. Rainey
requested the president to allow
him TO take the bill to see whether any
of the sheets had been disarranged.
Permission was granted, whereupon
Rainey and Adams examined the bill
to see whether the last line of each
page connected with the first line of the
following page. BY this means they
discovered the omission of the Hot
Springs amendment, and that was the
first that was known of it. Adams will
defend his subordina:es from imputa-
tons of corrupt intent.
f~D THE MONEY CONGRESS. t4,
The president and cabinet have de-
cided that, inasmuch rs the monetary
conference originated in this country, it
would be proper for the representatives
to that congress from the United States
to take the initiative in the conference,
or at least to have prepared some legit-
innate programme to present. Accord
ingly, the president has directed the
secretary Of state to request the Ameri.
can members of the conference to meet
here as early in July as practicable to
consider programme or memoran-
dun to be submitted to the conference
as the views of the United States As to
the proper basis of action.
A number of afidavits have been
filed in the treasury department, charg-
ing collector Thomas and other custom
house officials at Baltimore with set
ting at defiance the executive "Order
No. l." by participating and manipulate
ing the republican primary convention
in Baltimore last week. The treasury
department will investigate the charges.
In consequence of the interior
ence of the cnstom-house officials,
the ticket issued by them,
with likeness of Gen. Grant
at the head, was successful. There is
division in the party in consequence,
and two Republican tickets will be run.
APPOINTMENTS.
Ex-Lieut. Gov. Hahn, of Louisiana,
will be appointed Superintendent of the
New Orleans Mint.
Henry Ruggles, Of Connecticut, was
to-day appointed United States Consul
at Malta.
A Washington dispatch of June Goth
says the assistant attorney general for
the postofice department has had under
consideration whether road that has
been established as a mail route can be
closed by the local authorities OF a
county, and has decided that the ques-
ton of highways is to be determined
by the authorities of the state; that the
establishment of past routes simply |
means the designation of such h gh-
ways as are already in existence and
duty does not therefore desolve upon
the government of either opening the
roads or keeping the roads open.
THE SOUTH.
Advices from Washington under date
of June 25th say that the department
of the south and gulf are consol-
idated under the name of department
of the south, Brig. Gen. c. G. Augur
commanding, to take effect July LIST.
ORDER NO. IN FULL FORCE.
Inquiries continue to be made of the
president from persons occupying fed
eral offices in different parts of the
country, as to whether the presidents
civil service order remains in force, or
whether it has been modified. 1t
can be stated on authority
that the order will be enforced. This
order prohibits persons holding federal
positions from taking part in caucuses,
primary meetings, or canvass, while
they will be permitted to support
any candidate they choose and assist in
any way that will not interfere with the
proper discharge of their official duties.
Voluntary contributions to campaign
funds are not considered by the presi-
dent to be violation of this order.
COUPON bonds.
The secretary of the treasury has
authorized the pasment of the July
interest on coupon bonds, to begin to-
morrow, without rebate.
ANOTHER WEDDING.
Washington advices of the oath say