Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-01-19
WASHINGTON.
The Yellowstone Park.

The Yellowstone Park
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-The Yellow
stone National Park, which comprises
1900 square miles Of land in Wyoming
Territory, has at last attracted the Gu
pidity Of miners and settlers. They
have been operating heretofore in Wy
oming, and have transferred their base
of operations to Washington because
they were baffied in the territory. They
threaten, it is understood, the removal
oil officers who, in the performance of
their duty, thwarted their plans. They
are said to have good deal OF politi-
cal influence. They are led to believe
that it may be sufficiently potent to Sc
cure them not on the removals, but the
lands they want. 1t is possible That
they may resort to congress for legisla-
ton, granting them the territory they
covet in the park. Secretary Schurz,
who personally inspected the park last
year, pronounced the larger part of it
fan unbroken wilderness" and recon-
mended that $4,000 be appro priated
for the construction of suitable sys-
tenn of roads and buildings, and the
leasing of the little tracts of land at diff
itl civ POlhtS vi iubCiGSt w pIlNdtG per
sons willing to erect hotels for the con-
venience of travellers. The spectators
referred to think they found something
in or under the "unbroken wilderness"
which renders it desirable in large
tracts.
TWO IMPORTANT UBCoMMITrEEs.
WASHINGTON, JAN 13.-Chairman
Kelley announced to-day the sub-com-
mittees Of the ways and means com
mittee. The two important sub-com
mittees are that on tariff revision and
that on internal revenue. The former
consists Of Kasson, Mckinley, and
Hubbell, republicans; Randall and
Tucker, democrats They are all be-
lieved to be in favor of the Morrill,
tariff commission bill, which they will
probably report favorably to the full
committee. The subcommittee on
internal revenue is composed of Dun
nell, of Minnesota; Russell, of Massa-
chusetts; Erratt, of Pennsylvania, re-
publicans; Carlisle, of Kentucky, and
Morrison, of Illinois, democrats They
are all believed to be in favor of re-
duction in internal revenue taxes, and
will probably report to the full COM
mittee bill providing for the abo lition
of the minor taxes and the reduction of
the larger imports.
THE FOREIGN MISSIONS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.-There never
was time before within the memory
of the Oldest Washington Office hunter
when foreign missions appeared to be
IF f,unr 10 fac hnxuouar of
this time that there is scarcely per-
son at the capital who feels that the in
terests of the republican party and the
good of the public service demands that
ne should be sent abroad on diplo-
matte mission. The missions at st.
Petersburgh, Vienna, Chill, and Berlin
are vacant. 1t is believed that Jacob
G. New will be sent to Russia to keep
the Office in Indiana, Colonel Foster,
the late minister, having been appoipo-
ed from hat state. Nothing is heard,
however, about Applications for the 9TH
err places. 1t is thought little curious
that the president has not filled these
places before this. He has not, how
ever, and, what is more, his most init
mate friends have no intimation as to
what he intends to do in the matter. 1t
is asserted, with good deal of conf
dence, that another vacancy will be
made at an early day by the removal
. of General Hurlburt from the Peruvian
mission, on account of the disgraceful
imbroglio into which his imprudence
has involved this country with regard
to the South American republic. The
only other change that it is believed
will be made is in Mexico, and this is
not for cause, but because Mr. Pitkin.
of Louisiana, is backed for the place by
such interest that the president cannot
we'll decline to appoint him. Who will
succeed Hurlburt in Peru even rumor
does not prophesy. The same is true
of the CHILEAN mission. made vacant by
the death of General Fitzpatrick.
CLERKS FOR SENATOR'S.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Brown is pressing his resolution to al
low each senator, who is not chairman
of q committee, clerk or private sec
rotary at $1,000 per year; but the chances
are that it will be defeated. If SEN
ators should vote in accordance with
their feelings and wishes, the resolution
would be adopted by an overwhelming
vote; but so many of them are appre-
hensive of public condemnation of the
measure that its rejection is almost as
surei. A senator said, this morning,
that the resolutions might pass, but he
would vote against it, because it would
he denounced as another salary grab.
There are also senators who oppose the
resolution on the principle that senators
should pay out of their own pockets
for clerical aid; and members of the
House claim that they have as much
need of secretaries, and are as much
entitled to them as are senators, and
if the latter are to provide themselves
with clerks at the public expense, the
representatives will do the same. A
clerk for each senator and each repre-
sentative. at the salary proposed would
take total of 81 y, 500 per year out OF
The treasury IT, pay for this branch OF
the services.