Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-06-27
THE WEEKS WORK.
A Record of Important Events,
Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

during the recess OF congress.
The CbnqresSional Record of June 22nd
contains no allusion to the sharp pas
sage Of words between Senators Blaine
and Bayard of the day previous.
A WASHINGTON dispatch Of the goth
says the president has signed the bill
Tor the protection Of the Chippewa
river Improvements.
THE house committee on elections
agreed June 23rd TO postpone further
consideration of the ninth Indiana con
tested election case of McCabe against
Orth until December next.
The state department has adyices
under date Of June Goth, from Port au
Prince that Prof. Langston, the Arneri-
can minister who has been dangerous
ly i'll with yellow fever, is improving.
TIE secretary of the treasury gave
notice on the Goth that he will redeem
mt once, without rebate Of interest, all
the outstanding $50 bonds, consols of
1867 and consols Of 1868, called, to ma
turc July and 4 next.
The House Election committee on
tho Goth considered, without result, the
| ladiana contested election case of Nc
Cable against Orth, the sitting member.
The contestant made an application
for an extension in the time allowed him
for filing papers bearing on his case.
COLONEL GRANVILLE o. HALLER, who
was missed from the army in 1862
for utterlng reasonable sentiments, has
been restored by act of congress and
order Of the president and he is placed
on tho retired list with back pay as u
major until February, 1873, and rs col
oneI from then to the present date,
June %.
PRESIDENT HAYES, on the 2lst inst,
sent the following to tho senate:
Doubts having arisen M to the pro-
priety Of appointing IN advance of
actual vacancy to occur Sept. lst, 1879,
II person to fill the Office Of Judge Of the
circuit court, Of the U. s., for the 18th
circuit, hereby withdraw the nomina-
ton for that Office Of Goo. McCrary, Of
Iowa.
The senate committee on privileges
md elections decided, on June 23d, to
commence Ingalls, investigation in
Kansas by II subcommittee of five, to
proceed to that state next September;
and to prosecute the kellogg-Spotlord
inquiry in New Orlenns next November
by II subcommittee of three senators.
Senator Hill will be made chairman OF
the latter committee.
INFORMATION has reached the Secret
Service division of the TREASURY depart
meut, says u dispatch Of June 23rd, that
II new counterfeit So legal tender note
has made its appearance in western
New York. 1t is OF the series Of 1879,
and bears the name Of Allison, register,
and Wyman treasurer. II is executed
on printed imitation fibre paper, which
il lighter than the genuine. Bankers
pronounce itn dangerous counterfeit.
A DISPATCH of the 22d gays the prcs-
ident has approved of the joint
resolution amondatory Of tho sundry
civil appropriation bill, approved
in March last. The most interesting
feature of the joint resolution is
authorized and empowered the secro-
tary of war to lease the water power
mt Moline to the Moline Water powor
Co., and appropriating $4,000 for the
extension Of military telegraph lines
from Helena, Montana, and from Fort
Elliott westward.
A WAsIIlNdToN special to the Tribune
Of the goth says tho trouble between
Baynrd and the silver men III the SEN
nto has settled down, and no further
action will be taken. Many senators
who favor tho placing of silver upon the
Same footing M gold in regard to coin
age, are opposed equally to tho Warner
bill and to the attack on Bayard.
Among these il IN bolicvcd that McDon-
Md. Gordon, Harris, Wallace, Jones,
Hill, Thurman, Pcndleton. and Flrlov
are prominent. These senators MI be-
lievo in bi-motnlsm, but think the
country is growing up to their standard.
TnE senate on Juno 23rd confirmed
the following nominations. Oscar Hat.
field, New York, consul of the United
States nj Batavia: VIM. j. Galbraith,
associate Justice of the supreme court Of
tho Torritoryo of Montana; Josiah Dent,
District OF Columbia commissioner.
postmasteis Charles j., Kerr, Shelby,
Ohio; Isaac N. Hawkins, Chilicothe,
Ohio; Daniel Chill, Urbana; c. II.
Wilkinson, Ninton, Iowa. The nomi-
nation of y. I. Corbin, of South Caro-
limo, NJ chief justice for the supreme
court of Utah Territory, was reported
from the Judiciary committee adversely
and placed upon tho calendar Tor con-
sideration by the senate hereafter.
SAYS dispatch of June 23d: Mr.
Cox, chairman of the committee on for
eign affairs, has been instructed Nv his
committee to report favorably the join,
resolution referred to Thorn in May, RI
guessing the president TO use his good
offices Tor the emancipation Ut The
slaves of Cuba, and Ia take such meas
urcs in cooperation with other govern
ments, if possible, US will most speedily
and humanoly bring this about. From
correspondence on file in the state de,
partment placed before the committee,
II appears that other powers rs we'll rs
our own were assured when the rebel
lion in Cuba ceased that the home gov
crnment would take steps for the eman.
cipation of the slaves and other reforms.
The committee in its report 70 tho house