Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-12-22

Blake, Avoca, Iowa; Norton ]. Field,
Racine, Wis; Benjamin F. Wayne,
Platteville, Wis; Monmouth H. Gan
nong, Fort Atkinson, Wis; Mary w.
Briggs, Mansion, Wis; Jersey E. Flint,
River Falls, Wis; John Swarthont,
Columbus, Wis; Henry B. Harshaw,
Oshkosh, Wis; Jerome S. Marsh, She
boygan, Wis; J. X. West, Evansville,
Wis; Cherries Franz, Kenosha, Wis;
james Irish, Clinton, Wis; George w.
Gordon, Auburn, Ind; w M. Conner,
Franklin, Ind; George G. Merry field,
Mishawaka, Ind; VIM. J. Huff, Mon
ticello, Ind; Trial c. Follett, Michigan
City, Ind; James A. Hayes, Sullivan,
Ind; VIM. Kendall, Plymouth, Ind. !;
Andrew j. Calkins Princeton, Ind; ].
Glass McPheeters, Bloomington, Ind. !;
John B. Frost, Naperville, ILL.,; Isaac
Beyea, Gilman, H.; Samuel N. Scott,
bingham, H.; Henry E. Badger, Am
boy, H.; Hector S. Humphrey, Wanda
liza, H.; Sylvester Hunt, Odell, H..
Richard J. Tompkins, Mount Carroll,
ILL.,; Peleg S. Perley, Henry, ILL.,; Owen
H. Benson, haywood, H.; Luke E..
Hemanway, Moline, ILL.,; Scion Ken
dali, Geneseo, ILL.,; Homer A. Kenyon,
Dwight, H.; Edwin S. Smith, Batavia,
H.; Josephus K. Corbus, La Sale, Ill. /;
George B. Vastine, Wheaton. Ill. /;
Goodrich @. Dow, Hyde Park, Ill.,. Jo-
| seph Bobleter, New Ulm, MINI. Daniel
Sinclair Winona, MINI. Jos. H Moore,
st. Peter, Mimi; Charles f. Burmann,
| uowall I,oE . ia o,orJ Co,.Lu.1..,,
Hudson, Mich: Cyrus w. Jamison,
Menu his, Mo-; George III. Jewett, Sid
ney, Neb.
TIL. NATIONAL DEBT.
Figures from the census bureau show
that while the war debt has been great.
ly reduced in the past fifteen years, the
general Indebtedness of the country, in :.
GLIDING state, municipal, corporation
and private borrowing has not materi-
ally decreased. The entire indebted
ness of the country has not varied at
any time since the war 10 per cent.
from s., 900, 900, 900, at an annual inter-
est charge of from $3.50, OO0,O in 1866
to SAC, 100000 now. The reduced debt
represents the waste of the war, while
the local debt contracted in the last if
teen years has been expenditures upon
railroads, bridges, parks, river and har-
Dor Improvements, water works, sewers,
public buildings and schools.
sHERMAN's BILL.
The senate committee on finance
unanimously agreed to recommend the
passage of Sherman's per cent. fund
ing bill with amendments reducing the
aggregate amount of per cent. bonds
to be issued to $200,000,000 and pre-
viding the amount of deposit to be re-
ceived shall not exceed at any one
time S25, 100000. The committee took
this action after hearing Secretary Fol-
ger, who expressed himself in opposi-
ton to the proposition, preferring to
retain tue government privilege of call
in the 81 per cent. bonds at any time.
In conversation this afternoon, rela-
tive to his statements made before the
senate finance committee to-day, on
the subject of refunding, Secretary Fol-
ger says he advised substantially the
same views as were embodied in his an
nual report. In response to inquiries
of members of the committee, he said
that. in his opinion, the period Of five
years mentioned in the Sherman bill
for the payment of bonds, was rather
short He also questioned the practi-
CO bility of floating new bonds, and re-
ferred to the possibility of the entire
amount Of 81 per cents. being redeem
ed, leaving no advantageous opening
for placing surplus revenues. When
asked if he was opposed to the bill in
question. the secretary said the treasu-
ry department of course would use
every endeavor to successfully carry
out any enactment which congress
should see fit to make regarding the
disposition of surplus revenues.
MINOR MATTERS.
Private Ddlzell has stack of papers
a couple of feet high at the white house,
indorsing him for consular position.
He is not very particular where he goes,
so that he may go.
Representative Smith, of the Bloom
ington, ILL.,, district, will Introduce
bill requiring the surgeon general to
keep on hand constantly quantity of
absolutely pure vaccine virus to fur
nish at cost to all physicians of the
country who may apply. The bill
will, doubtless, receive very general
support.
1t is said by personal friends of Mr..
Paddock, of Nebraska, that he would
not accept the office of assistant secreta-
ry oft the treasury, which gossips have
given him. 1t is yet believed that it
lies between Gilfllan, of Pennsylvania,
and Coon, with possibility that if Gil
tillan fails to get it, he may be made
first auditor of the treasury.
1t is the general belief that the ver-
dict of the cadet Whitaker court mar
tial was unfavorable to him and rec
commended his dismissal from the acad-
envy, but that the review of the pro-
ceedings by the judge advocate general
and the report thereon by the secre-
tary of war will result in the president
setting aside the findings OF the court
and ordering reinstatement of Whit
taker.
The rush of callers at the white
house continues. Tae Massachusetts
congressional delegation called in
body; also the Penns ylvania delegation.