Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-06-04
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WASHINGTON.

J. 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 double monetary standard.
The ways and means committee of
the house on the 2Sth reported in favor
of an adjournment of congress June
| 10th.
A WASHINGTON special of May 2Sth
says the chief Of the bureau ofstatistics,
in the tenth monthly statement of the
current fiscal year of imports and ex-
ports of the United States, says the ex-
cess of exports over imports of mer-
chandise was, for the ten months ending
April 80, 1879, $241. 443, 623; ditto, 1878,
1927 ,O42,OS7; twelve months ending
April 80, 1879, 72,215, 779; ditto. 1878,
1921, 6SO,O12.
A SPECIAL states that at the cabinet
meeting on May 2Sth the attorney gen.
eral gave an opinion in relation to the
Eads jetties, to the effect that Capt.
Eads is entitled to the payment of
100000 claimed to be due under his
contract, Notwithstanding the slight
filling up of the river above the jetties,
and 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 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
portatiOn 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. CATER 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
Boston. The secretary desires that the
remainder of the certificates unsold be
distributed among the postmasters
bonded for their sale at places other
than the above mentioned"
A WASHINGTON dispatch of May 2Sth
states that one of the republican men,
Der of the house committee On the cleo
toral count has approved the bill agreed
upon by 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 Updegratf,
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
constitutional amendment.
ADvICEs from Washington of the 26th
inst. say that Hon. R. G. Mccormick is
prominently mentioned as the success
sor of Secretary McCrary. 1t is also
rumored that Secretary Thompson will
be transferred to the war office, snd
that Edward G. Anderson, Of Georgia,
will be rendered Mr.. Thompson's place
as secretary of the navy. Mr.. Ander
son was 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 veto is expected Wednesday
or Thursday. The message will not be
delayed longer than Thursday, and as
Friday is decoration day debate on the
veto, if 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 secure
consent of the president to 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 certain growth by actual
settlers upon non-timbered lands, and
by those engaged in mining and other
pursuits calculated to develop the re-
sources of the country. The meeting
was one of great interest to all western
settlers.
CRIME.