Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-27
The NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Both Houses Of Congress Talk
Loudly On Tariff and Taxes.
The Pensions Committee Split
Up in Pieces on the Pro-
posed l. crease.
Tha Expedition TO the Lend Bella
Hard Erosa.
CAPITAL NOTES.
Special Dispatch TO Tus Bkr.

CAPITAL NOTES.
Special Dispatch 10 Tus BKr.
DICKSON INDICTED.
WASHINGTON, January 26.-The
grand jury this afternoon returned a
prc,eutment against Wm. Dickson fvr
corruptly en%desvoring to influence the
vote IF fellow jurors in tho last star
route trial.
VINEYARDS wINDFALL.
me president to-day nominsted
Samuel O. Vineyard for associate Is
tice tf the supreme court of Washing
ton territory.
NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
The secretary Of the navy has
recsived the followin. c%sblegram from
Minister Hunt as st. Petersburg;
"Ensign Harry Huut ~teleersphs
from IrAu tsk as follows:
"'Piease info'm the department that |
have arrived here with a parry Gu route
to the United S;ates. Thorman, the in.
terpreter, accom- pauies us to Orenru1,. I,
would reco umend that he return with
Baskets. Will await answer
II have direc'od Thormsn's return
as suggested by T. isign Hunt"
The secretary of the navy will rec.
ommend the passage tf q bill to COM
pensate the officers and crew OF the
late steamer r >dgers for the loss If
personal effects when the vessel wa
destroyed; 20 allow tho mother CT
Mas'or Putnam, Of that veasel one
years pay, aud to reward the natives
4 ST Lawrence bay for hospitality
extended to the shipwreckod crew.
AsPLIT ON PENSIONS.
The senate pensions committee split
into three parties or the proposed
measure to increase the pensions cf
soldiers snd sailors who lost an arm or
leg in the government service during
the wal of tina rebellion. Tho maj ~
ity, represented by Slater, are againat
the proposition; the minority, Hair
and Mitchell (6hairmsr), in favor of
the measure ard q e~nlarglng its SCOPE
so as to increase pensions alsoof those
whcss eyes'ght or hearing has been
impaired by reason of service in either
ann # the service, Plstt is unable to
agree with either ms nrlty or minor
ity, and proposes to offer q bill of hi:
own.
o MUCH SILVER.
Secretary Folger has addressed q
letter to Speaker Kiefer relative to
the amount Of silver coin on hand
and the facilities for its eafe.keapine
in the sub treasury office, showing
the urgent necessity for providing ad.
ditional vault room at once for stsr.
ing silver or for discontinue I the
coinage OF standard silver ,.Yilars,
He says: "But tho mos. seripsE diff
Guilty will DO experienced In sff riding
relief to the San Frano!sco sub.treas
ury. The amount reported on hand
January 1, 1888, was: Of standard
silver dollars, $I4, Ala 600; fractional
silver, 81, 374 COG; total, $2l 7S8 COG, o,
about 628 tons. Both o vaults bull
for the purpose are now about fall
and the assistant treasurer reportl
there i, no further space available in
his office fer building another vault.
TIE only relief, therefore, that can b
given is to transfer to some sub treas
ury 10 tina east at a coat of $40, 900 fGl
transportation of each million trans
ferred. There is not a suii ,ient ap
preparation for payment of transpor
tation Of the smoult required to b.
transferred In order to properly re-
lisve that iii 70, nor arc sub.treasur,
fiji 'es in the east In q condition to re
ceive that amount "a tho wn by the &c,
companylng reports Cf the severa
Offices. Tho amount in the treas
ury January ], 1883 of STANDARD
silver dollavs, S04 DIG S42; fractional
currency, $26 52I,692; total silver
$l20, 538, 634, or about $500 tons. Ii
view of the facts stated above and TO
ports herewith, IL 10 apparent this con
gress should either discontinue tn,
coinage of silver dollars or make |.
suitable appropriation for building ad
ditional vaults in the east, and fol
transportation from San Franci,co.
The president has nominated Lieu
Col. Joseph G. Duane corps Of engiu,
eers, to be colonel, and Maj, Henry
M. Robert, corps OF engineers, to b.
lieutenant colonel.
>. RECEPTION TO LoRER,
The British minister gave a bay que.
tonight In honor of Marquis of Lorne
Between AGO and 500 guests wer,
present.
COASTERS ~FEAsTlEG.
Senator Miller, Cf California, enter
ta!ned tho pretiient at a dinner thIl
evening. Among those invited Il
meet him were Justices Fields, Mlllel
aud Matthews, Attorney Genera
Brewster, Senator LOgia and M
Sanderson, of Calf mia.
PERUVIAN PEACR
Thr Peruvian minister Rays the aug
gestion of peace without Bolivia
will not meet with any sympathy from
the legitimate government OF Peru Of
the people of that unfortunate repub
lie; that the suggestion IN a Chiltar
suggestion, not Peruvian. Minister
Elmore has nothilg to say Of the ex
pectod recall Of Minister Logan, bu
adds: "Tho public would o br
in possession of interesting details,
THE g ST.
One O. the counsel for tho defense
in the sta route tsses atsteg Tho OK
penses of Brady, Dorsey and Val
in tho recent and pending trials viii
be fully $500, 900, of which Brady
and Dorsey are reported to havl
spent $4,000 each.
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CONGRESSIONAL.
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