Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-04
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]. w. Craycroft of West Virginia U. S.
attorney for Idaho.
THE Warner silver bill reached the
senate May 2Sth and was referred to
the finance committee.
A SPECIAL of May 2Sth says that
Speaker Randall expresses himself in
favor of a double monetary standard.
THE ways and means committee of
the house ON the 28th reported in favor
of an adjournment Of congress June
10th.
A WASHINGTON special of May 28th
says the chief Of the bureau of statistics,
in the tenth monthly statement of the
current fiscal year of imports and ex-
ports of the United States, says the *
cess of exports yer imports of mer-
chandise was, for the ten months ending
April 80, 1879, $241, 443,623; ditto, 1873,
1927 ,042, 0S7; twelve months ending
April 80, 1879, $272,215,7 79; ditto. 1873,
1921, S0,012.
A SPECIAL states that at the cabinet
meeting on May 2Sth the attorney gen
eral gave al opinion IN relation to the
Eads %jetties, to the effect that Capt.
Eads is entitled to the payment of
$500, 900 claimed to be due under his
contract, notwithstanding the slight
filling up of the river above the %jetties,
aud the secretary of war has ordered
the payment to be made.
INDIAN COMMISSIONER HAYT reported
on May 2Sth that the annual purchases
of Indian goods have been completed,
and "A considerable portion shipped to
the agencies. The prices this year
have been remarkably low, and the
purchases eminently satisfactory to the
department. The contracts for trans
p~ortation have been made at unprece-
dentedly low rates, and, 1T is believed,
with responsible parties.
THE following was issued by the treas
ury department May 9th. after to-
day, no more certificates will be issued
by the treasurer of the United States
over his counter, nor will any be
furnished by him TO public officers for
this city or New York, Philadelphia or
remainder of the certificates unsold be
distributed among the postlnasters
bonded for their sale at places other
than the above mentioned"
A WASHINGTON dispatch of May 2Sth
states that one of the republican mem
Der Of the house committee on the cleo
toral count has approved the bill agreed
upon by a majority of the committee.
Mr.. Yokum of Pennsylvania, has not Civ
en- his assent to the bill. Mr.. Van Voor-
hees, of New York, is opposed to it, and
Messrs. Orth, of Indiana, and Updegraf1,
of Iowa, do not believe that congress
possesses any power under the constitu-
ton to pass the bill Of the committee,
holding that the only remedy is by a
constitutional amendment.
ADvICEs from Washington of the Goth
inst. say that Hon. r. G. Mccormick is
prominently mentioned as the Gee
sor Of Secretary McCrary. 1t is also
rumored that Secretary Thompson will
be transferred to the war office, and
that Edward c. Anderson, of Georgia,
will be rendered Mr.. Jhompson's place
as secretary of the navy. Mr.. Ander-
son was a prominent candidate for the
naval portfolio At the commencement
of President Hayes administration,
when it was expected that two cabinet
ministers would be selected from the
south.
A WASHINGTON press dispatch of the
25th says the legislative bill which lacks
the signature of the presiding officer OF
the senate will probably be received by
the president either Monday or Tues
day, and a veto is expected Wednesday
or Thursday. The message will not be
delayed longer than Thursday, and as
Frida. is decoration day debate on the
veto, il a majority decide to debate it,
will probably take place Saturday. 1t
is reported that an effort has been made
by some of the majority through prom
inent republican members to secur
consent of the president to a compro,
mise, but the latter declines to con
slider any proposition to that end.
A SPECIAL of May 9th says the sec
rotary of the interior has had a confer
ence with the commissioner of the
General Land Office, and the senators
and representatives from California,
Oregon, Nevada, and Colorado and the
delegates of the territories, for the pur.
pose Of comparing views and devising,
if practicable, some form of legislation
that would prevent further ~depreda.
tons upon the public timber lands in
those states and territories for specu-
lative purposes, and at the same time
allow Of the purchase and use of tim
Der Of II certain growth by actual
settlers upon non-timbered lands, and
by those engaged i'll mining and other
pursuits calculated to develop the re-
sources of the country. The meeting
was one of great interest to all western
settlers.