Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-01-29
WASHINGTON.

HE president has nominated Wn,
q. Thompson, of Iowa, AS chief inst;no
OF the supreme court of Idaho.
A. E. HAYNoR, of Maryland, has baor
nominated an associate justice of the
supreme court of the district Of Colpm.
bia.
THE secretary of the treasury has ar.
painted T. b. S. Pinchback, of Louis.
ana, special agent of the treasury de-
paltment.
IHE house committee on PRINTING
will report iavorably Singletons bill to
reduce the expenses of public printing
and binding 1t is expected S30O,OO6
will be saved annually by the bill.
ROBERT LINCOLN, attorney for the
owners has made demand upon ,be
government for rent upon the recently
burned Honore block in Chicago anti
next july at the rate of $4,000 DER
year.
SECRETARY SHERMAN estimates that
the carrying out of the provisions of the
pension bill just passed will REQUIRE the
expenditure of about $3.50 100000 This
is three times the sum estimated by the
commissioner of Pensions.
Owing to u difference of opinion re-
garding the transaction of certain bust
ness in the Indian Office, VIM. Leeds,
chief clerk of that office, has been sus
pended for thirty days during which
time there will be an investigation into
existing difficulties.
The house committee on coinage,
weights and measures authorized Mr.
MuldrOw to prepare bill for the re-
demption Of the trade dollar at par and
to prohibit its further circulation in the
United States. The question whether
its coinage for export shall be permitted
in thief uture. was not disposed of.
REPRESENTATIVE TURNER'S bill to regu-
late the charges for the Pullman palace
cars and other sleeping cars patented
by the United States. provides that it
shall be unlawful to charge more than
one dollar for the use of the same by
one person for "A hours, under penalty
of n fine of not less than $500 nor more
than s. 900 imposed on the corporation,
and any person violating the provisions
of this act shall be liable to fine Of
$40, 900 and Imprisonment.
The house committee on claims will
report favorably on the bill relieving the
late assistant treasurer Chandler, at Bos-
ton, from liability for the acts his dish
ursing clerk, Hartwell, who secretly loan
ed Mellen, Ward & Co., $3.50, 900 OF the
funds of the sub-treasury. The com
mittee take the ground that Hartwell
was appointed by Chambers superlors,
hence Chandler should not be held re-
sponsible for the misdemeanors OF his
subordinates.
REPRESENTATIVES, SINGLETON has IN,
troduced in the house bill
to provide for the payment
Of claims to southern mail contractors;
it authorizes the payment Of 80 per
cent. of all such claims as have been
audited, and what ever balance remains
OF the amount appropriately $o'0,,
00O-after such payments, shall be heM
for one year to meet claims that may
hereafter be audited, the Balance then
to be divided among the claimants.
ATarecent cabinet meeting Secretary
Schurz Submitted reports from the
Northwest to the effect that sitting
Bulls band of 5000 lodges had crossed
the line, and were camped on Amen
can soil with faces southwark. Sitting
Bull, however, does not accompany
them. He sends word to the great
father that the expedition is emlnen.iy
pacific. No hostility is intended. DIT
ting Bull represents that hls People
were starving and freezing III BRUSH
America; that there were no ouiaoi
and that it was reduced to question ol
life and death, hence he advised ms
followers to return to the United states
and taEo thair chances