Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-01-30
Washington.
APPOINTMENTS

under date OF Jan. 24th say the
,,resident has nominated Benz.
Pexoto, Of California, United States
consul at Lyons, and Stillwell H. Rus
sel United States marshal for the west
ern district of Texas.
CLOSING BUSINESS WITH TIE SYNDICATE.
II is understood the cabinet to-day
agreed to release the syndicate from
heir last subscription of ten millions of
per cent. bonds, as Secretary Sherman
believes his plan of selling these bonds
will be successful and accounts between
him and the syndicate will therefore be
settled Immediately.
NOMINATIONS.
The senate confirmed the following
nominations:
Postmasters-G l. Withre, Grand
RAPIDS; Wis; C. J. Ellis, Marietta; 2.
Allen, Jr., Mineral Point, Wis. Il. M.
Taylor, Avoca, MINI.
EvARTs OPINION OF AN INCOME TAN.
Telegraphic advices from Washing
ton of the esd state that an opinion
written by Secretary Evarts some years
ago, pronouncing the income tax I'M
constitutional, has been revived in a
memorial presented to congress against
the revival of that tax, and will become
very familiar before the agitation of
that subject is over, and as Evarts is
one of the presidents constitutional adj
visers, and regarded by him as the
ablest lawyer in the country, the sug-
cestion naturally arises, whether under
Evarts' influence, the president would
not veto bill imposing such tax if it
we're passed by congress.
MATTHEWS AND HIS APPOINTMENTS.
Stanley Matthews seems to be in Sc
rious trouble over his appointments,
now pending confirmation in the senate.
Waldron, appointed marshal for Ten
nessee, who was warmly recommended
by him, was re: ected to-day. Loge,
Cincinnati postmaster, was confirmed
Yesterday, but Il motion to reconsider
has been entered. Charges of a serious
nature have been filed against him,
which will necessitate consideration of
his case by the committee on postoffices
and post roads. Reed, the Toledo post
master, and Fehrenbach, Of Cleveland,
named by Matthews for supervising in
spector Of steamboats,, are hanging
around the senate, trying to get con-
irmcd.
NEW YORK NOMINATIONS.
1t is now stated that the president
will make new nominations for the New
York custom house, and will select ex-
Senator Edwin d. Morgan for collector,
with man of equal prominence for
naval officer. This rumor is not cred
tied in cabinet circles, where, it is I'M
derstood, the president has determined
70 allow Arthur and Cornell to serve
out the remainder of their terms, and it
is believed the story originated among
the anti Conkling element Of New York
politicians, who are anxious that the
president should involve Conkling in
complications in his own state by max
ing nominations of such character
hat it would injure him to oppose their
confirmation.
THE CABINET AND THI SYNDICATE
The cabinet to-day discussed the
question whether the government
should force the syndicate to take the
amount of t per cent. bonds which
nave been all subscribed to be taken up
prior to the Goth of next March. 1t
vas thought that it would not be good
policy upon the part of the government
70 force the syndicate to take the loan
against its wishes, but no definite action
was taken beyond authorizing the sec
retary of the treasury to hold confer
ence with the syndicate and report to
the next cabinet meeting August Bel
mont and friends are registered at
Wormley's hotel. This registry covers
the entire syndicate, who are all here
waiting conference with Sherman,
which will take place tomorrow.
ANOTHER SILVER BILL
Washington dispatch of the 22nd
gives the following as the text Of the
silver bill introduced in the senate by
Nh. Cameron, of Pennsylvania:
BILL, authorizing the coinage of
a standard silver dollar and providing
that gold and silver jointly, and not
otherwise, shall be full legal tender.
BE ii enacted, DC, that there shall be
coined from time to time at the minis
Of the United States, standard silver
dollars, as provided for in the act of
January Is, 1888, and any owner of silver
bullion may deposit the same at any
United States mint, or at the United
States assay Office in the city of New
York, and receive in return therefor
tull commercial value Of said bullion
IN standard silver dollars, and from
and after the passage of this act said
silver dollars and standard gold coin
age, shall jointly be full legal tender,
each to the extent of SO per cent, and
no more, for all debts, public and pri-
vate, except as otherwise provided by
aw or expressed contract.
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