Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-02-05

congress has decided to recommend -
reduction of the lax on tobacco from, %
to 70 cents per pound, and to 81 ID, -
free of duty licorice, which on. 'aiiI
largely into the manufacture Of nlns
tobacco. pug
MR. KENNEDY, who prepared tho
census Jaw of 1850, and executed :
twice since, says that in his onin;on
the bill recently reported in the honsa
to supplant 1t is a costly and impract;c-
able device to obtain what can ha ho,
ter had under the existing law. "
OWING to a difference of onin;o,r -
gardlng the transaction of certain b,s;
ness in the Indian office, VIM Led
chief clerk of that office, has been sns'
pended for thirty days during which
time there will be an investigation into
existing difficulties. ''''
The new river and harbor bill tho,
will be pressed for early consideratinn
provides for appropriating between
50 5000 600 and S6,000,00O, and the items
are about one half the estimate snh.
mitted by the secretary of war. The
committee have recommended an ar
preparation of 100000 toward the mr..
chase of st. Mary's canal from the State
of Michigan.
HE interior department has re-
ceived information tending to c,n-
firm reports that Sitting Bull has cross
ed the Canadian line and that there is
reported to be a large gathering of hos
tile Indians in his vicinity. Immediate
| hOstllltles are, however, not feared but
the matter is deemed of great impor.
ance and will be subject for consider
alton at to-morrow's cabinet session.
SENATOR FERRY's new national M
litia bill, introduced in the senate pro.
vides that all able-boded male citizens
between the ages of Is and 40 wears
resident within the respective states
and territories, except such as may be
exempt by law, shall constitute the
militia. The militia are to be divided
into two classes-the active, to be
known as the National or State Guard
as the legislature of each state may
prescribe, and the inactive, to be known
as the reserve militia. The bill pro.
poses to appropriate 100000 for the
purpose of providing arms, ammuni-
ton and other ordinary and quarter
masters stores for the active militia.
THE total amount of the legislative.
executive and judicial appropriation
bill as reported from the house commit
tee is 81, 155 $50, which is S222-
572 less than the appropriation last
year, and $941 ,626 less than the depart
ment estimated. Section 3 of the bill
provides that the present coast and
geodetic survey be transferred from the
treasury to the interior department.
A reduction of $500 is made in the sal
aries of sub-treasurers at Baltimore, st.
Louis, Chicago and Cincinnati. Esti-
mates for the support OF life saving
stations are reduced from S2O,4OO to
SO, 800.
THE legislative, executive and lu-
dicial appropriation bill, as reported
from the house committee on appfo-
tons. foots up SO, 1855, 565.67, which is
1929 572, SO less than the appropriation
of last year and $94l ,636. 20 less than
the department estimates. Section :
of the bill provided that the present coast
and geological survey, with supervisory
and appellate power over the same all,
thorized by law, is hereby transferred
from the treasury to the interior de-
partment, to be hereafter known as the
coast and interior survey, except speclal
surveys necessary for geological pur,,
poses, the survey of the northern ana
northwestern lakes under the direction
Of the war department, local surveys
for river and harbor improvements ana
surveys for military purposes IN
accordance with the plan Of the
National Academy of oclen-
ces. The offices of SURVEYORS
general are abolished, to take ellect
June 80, 1879, and the work VIII DC
hereafter done by the superintendent ot
the coast and interior survey. Ofilcef'
of the army and navy, when not othef'
wise employed, may he detailed by tte
secretary of war or the navy to take III
the operations of the coast and interior
survey. A reduction of $500 Is maze
in the salaries of the sub-treaSur[eLi:o
at Baltimore, st. LOUIS, onr
cago and Cincinnati. The estimates
for the support of the life-sayng ~ ss"'
tons are reduced from $40, 400 to 10
500, and the second and third sectlohS
of the act of June is, 1873, to organ@9
| the life-saving stations, are repe"'.p
The sections repealed are those mar
ing available unexpended balances any W.
applying the proceeds of the sae r, W
old stations, equipments and condemn,
ed material in rebuilding or lmpro''N'
/ ap5 xnujpulnp stations,