Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-24

reouire s2o,oOo,0o0 to carry out TIE
ptoyisions Of the bill for the payment
Of arrears of pensions.
TnE president has decided to appoint
Col. Strother Porte Crayonl as consul
general to MEXICO, vice Colburn, de-
ceased. This is the presidents own
selection.
THE house committee on pruning
viii report fayorably Singleton's olli 70
reduce the expenses of public printing
and binding 1t is expected S3O0,Cv0
will be saved an nually by the bill.
REPRESENTATIVES, Knott, Culberson,
and Lapham, constitute the sup-cofl-
mittee 81 the housejudiciary committee,
to investigate the charges preferred
against Judge Blodgett of Chicago.
SENATOR HOWE has presented a bill
for the relief of such members OF the
Menomonee tribe of Indians III WIS
cousin as may desire to become clIi-
zens Of the United States.
OWING to Il difference Of opinion re-
oardine the transaction of certain busi-
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 senate on January ~, con-
frmed Roger S. Green as chief JUS
tice Of the supreme court of Washing
ton Territory; John L. Hoyt, associate
Justice supreme court of Washington
| Territory; Gen. Hand, secretary of Da-
kota Territory; Louis f. Paine, Vir-
ginia, U. 5. attorney Of Wyoming Ter
ritory.
THE house committee on coinage,
weights and measures authorized Mr..
Muldrow to prepare It 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.
POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY Will ask
congress to insert in the sundry civil
appropriation bill u provision to
complete the first story of the
new post office building in Chicago
III once, and will propably accomplish
what he asks as the supervising archi-
tect will recommend it.
The mails of January IA at the
treasury department brought the largest
subscription for 1 per cents that has yet
been received in sidgle day, the ag-
gregate reaching more than thirteen
and a half millions. As soon as Secre-
tary Sherman earned this fact, he issued
call for twenty millions ot6 per cents,
instead OF ten millions, as he intended.
This is the first twenty-mlllion call.
The house committee on claims will
report fayorably on the bill relieving the
late assistant treasurer Chandler, at Bos-
ton, from liability for the acts his dish
bursig clerk, Hartwell, who secretly loan
ed Mellen, Ward IL CO., $4,000 of the
funds of the sub-treasury. The com
mittee take the ground that HartwelI
was appointed by Chandeliers superlors,
hence Chandler should not be held re-
sponsible for the misdemeanors Of his
suhordinates.
REPRESENTATIVE SINGLETON has in
troduced in the house bill
to provide for the payment
of claims to southern mail contractors;
it authorizes The payment of SO per
cent. of all such claims rs have been
audited, and what ever balance remains
Of the amount appropriated viz: $3.50
000-.alter such payments, shall be held
for one year to meet claims that may
hereafter be audited, the balance then
to be divided among the claimants.
JUSTICE Hunt having caused il to be
known through friends that he should
not again attempt to take his place on
the bench, even il lie RECEIVERS, there
has been less reticence among officials
in talking about the question of sue
cessor. The opinion is decided among
those whose opportunities for know
ing are good that Judge Dew
ems will he offered the place il he dc
sires, aud that iii case he IL selected,
Stanley Matthews is very likely to be
appointed to succeed him us attorney
general. If Justice Hunt is retired by
special act, or if he should die, the va-
caney will probably he filled before the
present session ends. Otherwise II must
remain until next December
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