Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-08
GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS.
TEN MILLION DOLLARS.

len MILLION DOLLARS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Gen. Rice chairman OF
the committee on pensions, has had several in
terviews with Commissioner Bentley as to the
necessary legislation to carry out the provisions
OF the arrears of the pension act. The commits
sioners time will be required toexamine claims
presented and with the facilities at his disposal
the commissioner thinks no more than 3d.
0OO,0 QUO will be required for claims adjusted
during the coming year. The commissioner
has informally considered, and will probably
report bill accepting that amount for the
purpose Should claims be more rapidly ad-
justed provision for their payment can be made
on the meeting of Congress in December.
GEORGE MOORE s SCALP.
The President has nominated Ephraim Nc
Murtrie, collector of customs for the district
of Minnesota; John T. Hartranft, postmaster of
Philadelphia; James Pollock, naval officer.
Philadelphia; A. Lucien Snowden, superinten-
dent Of the Philadelphia mint; Martin Parry
KernaUd, assistant treasurer United States
Boston, and Thos. Stevens, collector of in
ternal revenue, Fifteenth district of New
York.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
The Senate finance committee orders report
ed to the Senate the House bill amending the
internal revenue laws. The committee, 5 to 4.
recommend concurrence in the House pro
visions reducing the tax on manufactured
tobacco to l6 cents per pound. The vote in de.
tail was ayes, Jones, Of Nevada, Bayard, Ker-
nan, Wallace and Voorhees,, 5. Noes, Morrill,,
Dawes, Ferry and Allison, 4. The COMMITTEES
fix the tax on snuff at "a cents and strike out
all provisions relative to the tax on cigars.
cheroots and cigarettes, thus leaving them sub
ject to taxation at existing rates; and strike
out the provision repeating the tax On matches
aud tobacco, the bonded warehouse clauses.
The bill is further amended by the addition Of
section to remit all taxes upon solvent saw
ings banks and to exempt from taxation So 900
OF each deposit made by one person or associa-
ton in any savings institution.
EVENING SESSION.
This evening the Assembly had very busy
session. Several minor bills were killed, and
bills relating to the county court of Milwaukee
and authorizing the county board of Milwaukee
to buy steam road roller and relating to
slaughter houses were passed. A large number
of bills were considered in committee of the
whole and ordered engrossed.
CONFIRMED.
The Senate confirmed Charles X. Graham.
surveyor of customs, New York; Michael Field.
register of the land Office, st. Croix Falls Wis.
Receivers OF public money: JAS Stout, Boese
City, Idaho; J"el 7. Mason, st. Croix Falls,
Wis. Posmasters-Kansas Timothy Nc
earthly, Larned; Salmon P. 3. Stubs, Sterling
VIM. II. Mitchell, Beldil; Hiram j. f. Ringer,
Dodge City; Alva Sheldon, Eldorado. Illinois
Cbas. Ormsly, Atlanta; Elnathan X. Westfall.
Bushnell. Minnesota: Jas. Douglass, Moore
head.
-FOUR PER CENTS.
Subscriptions to the per cent. loan since
yesterdays report, $3,772, 900.
CHIEF JOSEPH.
The House has agreed to conference report
on the Indian appropriation bill and the House
committee on Indian affairs has agreed to re-
port bill prepared by the Indian bureau for
the transfer Of Chief Joseph and other Nez
Perces to Indian Territory.