Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-03-30
GOOD BYE JOHN.

fEGlaDe IN WnlcD IL came from the sell
ate, yeas III, nays 65. Fourteen mem
hers participated in the discussion OF
1.-THE bill to-day, including Mr.. Hazel
%ton, of Wisconsin, who made strong
Il speech in its favor, and was loudly ap-
q plauded at the close. Gov. Curtin
made the speech of the day on the
democratic side, and Mr.. Page, of Cali
fornia, closed. The first amendment
to change the limit of restriction from
twenty to ten years was voted down, as
was the second amendment reducing
the time to fifteen years, by large
majority. The bill was finally passed
exactly as it came from the senate.
The only significance in the voting wa,
that on the first two amendments the
democrats voted unanimously against
any change in the limit
MORE STAR ROUTE BUSINESS.
WASHINGTON, March 27.-The cases
of the United States against Thomas J.
Brady, ex-senator s. w. Dorsey, H.
NJ. Vail and others, defendants in the
star route cases, we're called in the
criminal court this morning. None of
the defendants were in court. Counsel
for the defense said they we're not pre-
pared to plead. Col. Bliss said the
government had waited long enough
He understood that one of the princi-
pal defendants had shown his appre-
citation of the importance of the
charges against him by leaving this
city for New Mexico He stated that
Stephen w. Dorsey had not been placed
under bonds, and asked the court to
compel his attendance. Col. Ingersoll
said there was no need of such pro-
eeeding; there was nothing in the
charges to cause Dorsey's flight. He
is no more afraid of them than is
hunger of mince pie" The proseou-
ton, however, insisted upon Dorsey's
arrest, and the court said it was their
privilege to have an oIaer issued. The
hearing was then postponed until Sat
urday next.
FAST MAIL SCHEME.
New YORK, March 25.-Postmaster
General Howe was interviewed this
morning, regarding the proposed reduo-
ton of time in sending mails to and
from New York and San Francisco and
other western points. Thave a hope"
said Mr. Howe, "if congress makes the
appropriation proposed by the senate
for special facilities for the transporta-
ton of mails on the trunk lines, that
we may arrange schedule which will
send the mail from New York to the
west or San Francisco and get return in
three days less time than it takes now.
1t takes thirteen days at present to do
this. The mails are carried on all rail
way trains, and 90 when passengers go.
This subjects the mails to slow time and
frequent delays. The mail for the west
now lies in Chicago about four hours,
and in Omaha and Kansas City
three hours more. The railroad
companies themselves will have to
be consulted rs to the method of over
coming these delays. Whether it shall
be done by chartering one fast train be-
tween New York and Denver, over
taking the Union Pacific twenty four
hours ahead of the present time, or
whether it shall be done by expediting
all passenger trains between here and
the Pacific, are questions to be answered
only by the railroad companies them
selves. The public ought to have the
service. The department want to sup
ply it, if the appropriation suggested
will pay for it. The time of transport
ing mails to the Pacific will have to
change with railroad schedules. In
Boston, at our meeting, it was the opin-
ion that the one fast mail train men,
toned, should start from New York
The only time it can start is in the
morning, about 4;30 o'clock, arriving
in San Francisco at A. NJ, five days
Letter. We don't care to send mail
matter to Chicago in less than twenty
four hours. My theory is to lay a back
bone for the establishment of the fast
mail service on the trunk lines between
the two oceans, and then put on at
tachments or Improvements rs fast as
we can"
1T PLEAsEs THE WHISKY MEN.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-The bill
removing the limit from the time in
which distillers are permitted to con-
tinue their product in bond, and which
was reported favorably to the house by
the ways and means committee this
afternoon, is a very gratifying one to
the whisky manufacturing interests of
the country, and particularly to Ken
lucky where there are 1000, 900 gal
Ions in bond, the owners of which, I'M
der the present law, would be required
to take it out OF bond within the next
two years and throw it on the market,
whether at loss or gain. This, how
ever, relieves them to great extent.
The bill will doubtless pass, as it Is felt
that at least thi. much should be done
70 relieve this great manufacturing IN
terest of some of the very heavy bur
dens of taxation. The bill limits the
Cottage" by reason of evaporation,
to thirteen gallons per barrel.
AID FOR THE DESTITUTE.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-The secre-
tary of war has replied to the resolu-
ton of the house asking for an esti-
mate of persons made destitute by the
overflow of the Mississippi river, and
how long it was thought they would
have to he supported, in which he
states that the number now receiving
Subsistence ia about az 600 The 800