Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-01-01
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
| ADMIRAL HoFF died in Washington
on Chrltmas.
THE funeral Of Congressman Williams
occurred Dec. 22nd. 1t was largely at
/ tended.
Z. l.. PIERCE, of Boston, has been ap-
! pointed assistant treasurer of the United
States.
THE committee investigating Chinese
Minister Stewards official acts will be
ready to report February LIST.
l.. BRADFORD PRINCE of New York,
has been nominated chief justice Of the
supreme court of New Mexico.
NEGOTIATIONS are now in progress at
the interior department with Chief
Moses for placing his tribe upon reser-
walton.
IT is reported that a strong effort will
! be made to secure Il reduction of mon
ey-ordcr fees during the present session
OF congress.
THE house appropriations committee
expect to have all appropriation bills
passed and sent to the senate by Febru-
AIRY Goth at the farthest.
THE short session OF congress proved
disastrous to the health of several rep
resentatiyes. Messrs. Thonburgh and
Riddle of Tennessee, were both taken
very i'll about the time of Mr.. Williams
death.
i THERE have been distributed during
the year from the department of agri-
culture over 10000 tea plants, and as
many more will be distributed during
the coming year. Commissioner Leduc
is conf, ent OF success.
THE governor of Washington Terri
tory telegraphs Secretary Schurz that
there is better news from east of the
mountains, and he don't think there
will be any collision between Moses
band of Indians and the whites.
The suit against the govern
ment brought by the heirs of
Stephen A. Douglas, for certain
cotton captured by the L. S. govern
ment in Mississippi, during the war and
sold as bandoned property, was set
tied finally in the court Of claims
by a judgment in favor of claimant.
The secretary Of the treasury issued
circular December ed, TO custom
house officers authorizing them to
receive after the first of January, u.
$. notes as well as gold coin and stand
ard silver dollars in payment OF duties
on imports.
THE secretary of the interior has tel
egraphed the governor of Washington
territory with regard to the reported
outrages by citizens upon Indians in
the department of the Columbia, IN
structing the governor to use his utmost
endeavOrs to prevent any assaults upon
! the Indians, and further informing him
| that the law officers of the government
| have been directed by the attorney
general to prosecute all offenders in
such instances.
THE congressional commission on the
transfer of the Indian bureau will be
ready to report about the middle Of
January. There will be majority and
minority reports, the former recon-
mending that the bureau remain where
it is. The majority report will set forth
| ID detail numerous reasons fol the
transfer, most of which have already
! been urged by advocates Of that policy.
1t will hold that the army can control
the Indians much more effectively than
the interior department, and that e
change will give employment to many
army officers now idle.
LIEUT.. GREEN, United States army,
who WAS detailed by the war depart
ment to accompany the Russian army
during the recent Russo-Turkish war,
has pettioned congress for permission
to receive the following decorations
from the emperor of Russia: The
decoration Of 81. Anne, third class, for
bravery at the battles of Shipka, Aug.
"a and of Pieyna, Sept. II, 1877; the
decoration of 81 Vladimir, fourth class,
for bravery in the passage of the Bal
kans, Dee 25-3l, 1877, and in the battle
of Philippopohs, Jan 10, 1873; and the
decoration Of the Campaign Medal, for
serving with the Russian army in the
campaign of ISL and 1873
THE house commerce committee has
beer hearing arguments from one Capt.
\ Cowden, an eN-Sleamboat man, who has
rehabihtatod an old-time theory Of re-
claiming the lands of the Mississippi
valley. His plan briefly is not to build
leyees, but when the water gets too