Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-05-04
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will make an adverse report upon the bill
extending the bonded period to distilIe RS,
which has already passed the house.
The case of Sergeant Mason came up in
the United States supreme court on an APP
plication for a writ of habeas corpus. Mr..
Lyddy, of Albany, argued that the court
has both appellate and original urisdic-
ton.
TIE foreign affairs committee of the
senate has stricken out of the Chinese bill
those sections which forbid the naturaliz-
alton of Celestials and immigration of
skilled laborers.
ONE Of the last acts OF Secretary Hunt
was the appointment of Watmouth whose
nomination for paymaster general of the
navy was twice rejected by the senate, TO
be inspector of clothing and provisions for
the navy.
In the Guiteau case, the supreme court
of the District of columbia gave Charles
II. Reed two weeks to prepare his argu-
ment in the bill of exceptions, which will
come up May s. Only that portion of
Scovilles letter announcing his withdrawal
from the case was read.
In the house of representatives, the
called up and its consideration was or
dered by 155 to 80. The reading of the
report consumed 80 minutes, and some
useless Jaw took up the remainder of a
day which might have been devoted to
some useful purpose.
In the United States senate, Mr.. Sher-
man introduced bill repeating the law
which forces the coinage of two million
standard dollars per month. and directing
the manufacture of silver dollars when
the secretary of the treasury deems it
necessary for public convenience.
THE bill to place General Grant on the
retired list has stirred the friends of Gen
erals Averill and Pleasonton to insist upon
the same honor. General Averill, the
famous cavalry leader, is said to be in
almost destitute circumstances. Senator
Logan refuses to accept any additions to
the Grant bill.
In testifying in the Shipherd case Mr..
Blaine produced letter from Henry w.
Blair, denying that he heard Shipherd
state to the ex-secretary that Minister
Hurlbut had been offered $3.50, 900 N the
stock of the Peruvian company. Mr..
Blaine at one time expressed the opinion
that Shipherd should oe sent before the
grand jury for perjury.
SECRETARY TELLER has forwarded to
the senate letter from the Indian u
reau, complaining Of the consumption of
wood and hay by the troops at Standing
r ock agency, all of which is taken from
the reservation. causing great complaint
by the red men. Contractors for supplies
are absolutely lawlcss in their operations,
and despoil lands on which Indians have
located for farming. Commissioner Price
protests against the maintenance of three
military posts on the reservation.
JOHN w. GUITEAU has reappeared in
Washington for the purpose of obtaining
from his brother power of attorney. AT
an interview in the iai, the assassin be-
came furious in his denunciations OF his
relatives. Scoville persists in remaining
in the case, although Reed has been given
sole charge. The district attorney an
nounces that in the proceedings in banc
whatever counsel make their appearance
will be recognized.
In the house when the contested election
case of Lynch versus Chalmers came up,
the house refused to consider it, by l21 10
80 Mr.. Robinson called up his resolu-
tions in regard to the imprisonment of
American citizens abroad, and addressed
the house. Mr.. Cox offered a substitute.
which was adopted, calling on the presi-
dent for additional information and urg-
ing the continuance of efforts for the
prompt release or trial of American sus-
poets in Ireland.