Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-04-21
From the Capital.

THE pension bureau finds that the APP
preparation of $50 ,000,000 will be exhaust
ed by the end of this year.
IT is estimated that the importation of
foreign gold bullion and coin for the fiscal
year will reach 100000 900.
PAYMAsTER- GENERAL Cutter, of the
United States Navy, will be placed on the
retired list next August, and a new Pay
master-General Will be appointed,
EX-SENATOR BRUCE, of Mississippi, was
rendered the mission to Brazil, but he de-
clined it, the main ground being that a
! colored man would be coldly received
! there.
GENERAL NJ. NJ. BASE, Of Illinois, has
been renominated for receiver Of public
lands at Salt Lake CITY, Utah. He is a
strong, outspoken opponent of polygamv,
and his confirmation will be bitterly OPP
posed by the friends of Mormouism.
THE colored soldiers and sailors of Mary
land passed resolution asking congress to
modify the homestead law so as to allow
| those holding warrants to dispose of the
lands, instead of settling upon them.
IT is almost certainty that ex- Marshal
Pitkin, of Louisiana, will be appointed to
the Mexican Mission. His only compet-
itor for the place now is Mr.. Cahill, editor
of a Spanish-American paper published
at ST. Louis.
A SYNDICATE of bankers is talked of in
New York to take the & per cent matur.
ing bonds from those who hold them, and
then have them extended, in accordance
with Secretary WINDOWS plan. at 3 per
cent.
SECRETARY kirkwood has appointed
Hon. Hiram Price, of Iowa, chief clerk
of the Indian bureau, which places him in
command of the position to which he has
been nominated by the president.
New rules went into effect at the white
house recently No one will be received
by the president after l o'clock, and he
will now have a chance to eat his lunch
without interruption. Hereafter visitors
will not be received on Saturdays.
THE examination Of witnesses for Mrs.
Christiancy in the divorce suit instituted
by her husband has been commenced at
Washington. Miss Lille Meloy, friend
of Mrs. Christiancy, gave testimony which
contradicted the testimony of Giro in
several important particulars.
SECRETARY kIRKwooD has recinded the
appointments of the pension bureau, made
last week, and ordered the seven hundred
and twenty-eight applicants for the one
hundred and thirty positions to enter
upon a comparative examination. 1t Is
said that this was done on the advice Of
the president
II the United States senate the number
responding to their names was precisely a
quorum. Among them was Mr.. Edmunds,
who has greatly improved in health. A
motion to 20 into executive session was
| lost, the vote being 10 to 20. Mr.. Call, of
| Florida, hOisted the sluice-gates, and the
torrent of talk flowed on in full force.
An error has been discovered in the adj
vertisements OF the interior department
asking for proposals to furnish beef to The
! Indians, and the notices have been cancel
ed by Geographic orders. The award Of
contracts on the basis given would have
resulted in a loss of 100000 to the govern
| ment
| JUSTICE WooDs, Of the United States
! supreme court, has rendered decision in
a case appealed from Georgia, in which
| he declares the right of states not only to
| prevent unjust discrimination against the
| public in railroad rates, but to fix fares
and freights and compel the corporations
to maintain them at reduced rates.