Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-29
WASHINGTON.

The president has nominated VIM.
G. Thompson, of Iowa, as chief justice
Of the supreme court of Idaho.
A. B. HAYNoR, of Maryland, has been
nominated an associate justice of the
supreme court of the district of Column
bia.
The secretary of the treasury has ap-
painted p B. S. Pinchback, of Louisi-
ana, special agent Of the treasury de-
pal tment.
ROBERT LINCOLN, attorney for the
owners has made demand upon the
government for rent upon the recently
burned Honore block in Chicago until
next July at the rate of $4,000 per
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 a difference of opinion re-
garding the transaction of certain bust
ness in the Indian Office, VIM. Leeds,
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 a 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 the uture. was not disposed of. :.
The new bill just passed by congress
to facilitate the funding of the national
debt, provides for the issuing of certif-
Gates of deposit in exchange for lawful
money, the certificates to bear three
per cent. interest and be convertible at
any time into four per cent. bonds.
GEN. SHERMAN is investigating the
condition of the abandoned military
posts and neglected property Of the
United States in Florida and at Atlanta,
with a view to ascertaining the meas
ures necessary to secure the interests
Of the United states.
THE secretary Of the treasury has adj
dressed a communication to the COM
mittee on commerce of the senate and
the committee on ways and means of
the house, requesting the petition to
congress from New York, that investi-
CATION be made into the kid glove trade
be granted, and that investigation, be
made as soon as practicable. p
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 fine of not less than $500 nor more
than $1,000 imposed on the corporation.
and any person violating the provisions
of this act shall be liable to a fine of
$4,000 and imprisonment. t.s
HE 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 superiors,
hence Chandler should not be held re-
sponsible for the misdemeanors OF his
subordinates. A.et
REPRESENTATIVE FINLEY has sub
mitted to the committee ON public
expenditures his report with re-
ference s.. to the investigation of
the government printing. office. At
ter charging general extravaganza, the
report recommends the adjustment Of
the printing Office, and the letting of
the printing to the lowest bidder. The
report proposes that only the Congress
sio,eal Record, and the bills offered in
either house, be printed in Washing
ton.
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