Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-05-15

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\. me FIVE FER sCH1E I'LL. ssss asu
Aav;ces from Washington Of the
oh stste that the house COM
,,;ttee on public lands has decided
70 recommend tho passage Of the
SWo-c.lled 5 per cent. bill introduced this
s0ss;on nv Representative Sapp, oil
Iowa. The bill provides for payment
Nv the general government to the states
- Ohio. Indiana. Illinois. Missouri,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa,
Nshrsska, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana,
Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Oregon
and Nevada, per cent. on localities Of
Military land warrants therein, estimat-
inc the same at one dollar. Twenty
Eve per cent. payment il to be made in
.ressury certificates, running twenty
wears, and bearing interest at the rate
of 3.65 per cent.
ONES AND Two's.
In accordance with instructions, the
house committee on banking and cur
rency, Representative Phillips pre-
pared, and has been authorized to re-
mort to the house bill directing the
secretary of the treasury to reissue in
Denominations of 81 and 81 U. s. notes,
the sum of $40, 900 900. held in reserve
in the treasury for the redemption of
fractional currency not yet redeemed,
and requiring that the same shall be
maid out on dem md for current ex-
penses of the government, so as to
ulace it in circulation. The bill also
provides that any fractional notes not
destroyed which may hereafter be pre-
sented for redemption shall be redeem
ed for coin or notes in the treasury,
and any sums accruing from this re-is-
sue, and needed to meet appropria-
tions, shall be employed in paying and
canceling bonds Of the kind, subject to
call, bearing the highest rate of inter-
est.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA CONTESTED CASE.
The house committee on elections to-
day disposed of the South Carolina con-
tested election case of Richardson, dem
ocrat, against Rainey, republican, the
sitting member. A majority report of
the committee will be presented declar-
ing the seat vacant, and a minority re-
port in favor of retaining the present
incumbent.
THE POSTAL DEPARTMENT.
Washington dispatches of the 9Th state
that the appropriation for postal
department as reported from the
senate committee on appropria-
tons. is amended by the adj
dition of the following amendments To
the items indicated: r. r. Transports
ton, 1886, 600; letter carriers, $135, 900;
clerks in the postoffice, $4,000; r. r.
postofice clerks, $4,000; route
agents, $4,000; mail route
messengers, 5000; maps, $15, 900; rent,
lights, etc., $4,000; miscellaneous
items, $25,OOO; total added, 1856, 600;
making a total bill of 1913, 996, 1873, OF
which amount the revenues of the de-
partment are expected to provide all
but "A 1924. The total of the bill as
now reported is about two and one
halfmillions less than the departments
estimates, and sl09,77O less than the
amount appropriated for the postal SER
vice of the current fiscal year.
TAKING UP THE LOAN.
The syndicate has subscribed for an
additional $4,000 900 of the four and a
half per cent. bonds, making $25 ,OOO, 900
taken of the $5O,OOOOOO contract.
GREECE ACCEPTS.
AT the cabinet meeting to-day Sec.
Evarts announced that official informa-
ton was received of the acceptance by
Ureece of the invitation of the govern
ment to participate in the international
conference on the subject of a proper
ratio to be fixed between the values
OF gold and silver Three European
nations having now accepted the invi-
laton 1t is competent for our govern
ment under the terms of the recently
enacted silver bill to make definite ar
engagements for holding a conference
ont no appointment Of commissioners
on the part of the United States will
be made until other nations accent.
~, THE MEXICAN BORDER.
washington advices under date of
May TN, state that Gen. Mcdowell has
peeh instructed to institute vigilant
Sa'cniulness along the southern bor-
ger OF Arizona and Southern California
70 prevent violation Of the neutrality
Jaws by the Lerdo revolutionists, and
10 arrest any and all parties who are
suspected of congregating on the Dor
uer lor that purpose. Gen. Ord has no
uhed the war department that he has
made such distribution of the force un-
uer MS command as will, in his judg-
ment, with the cooperation of other
FEDERAL officials and state officials, pre-
vent any serious violation of the neu-
uallty laws. He has directed the
prompt arrest of all s1,snocfod ,,o.so,,s