Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-01-12
CAPITAL NoTEs.

WA " lNGToN, january IL ue
total IL scf gold certificates to date
IA s65 9,S40, of which amount S46,.
20S 80 re in circulation, and 3d.
81, 40 ire still i'll the treasury. The
treasur department to-day purchased
10000 ounces of silver for delivery
at the O trerent mints.
REQUEST FOR HELP.
The secretary of the treasury has
received a telegram from Capt. l., N.
Stodder, commanding revenue cutter
Oliver Wolcott, dated Victoria, b. G.,
January 10th, as follows: Received
communication from the prime minis
ter of British Columbia, asking assist
ance at Fort Simpson; Iudian trouble;
no British naval vessel In these waters
and assistance urgent"
Secretary Folger sent an answer to.
day, a. follows:
1.-The revenue steamer Walcntt 10
permitted to be present at Fort Simp-
son and prevent violence, but no force
is authorized unless to prevent attacks
imminent against the whites, and then
only on written request of the
British Columbian authorities. D."
The president nominated Everett
B. Sanders to be receiver of public
moneys at Wausau, Wis.
IMPROVING THE MISSISSIPPI.
Prof. Mitchell, of the coast survey,
before the Mississippi river commit
tee to-day, pronounced himself as un-
qualifedly in favor of the works in
progress on the river. He thought the
entire work of improving tho river
may be completed for $40, 900, 900,
THE GREAT TRIAL.
The grand jury to-day commenced
investigation into the alleged Jury
bribery cases.
In the star route cases all forenoon
was occupied in the examination of
Neph. I. johnson, az to the number of
men and horses used on the route
from TX querville to Adairville, Utah.
COMMITTEE WORK,
The house foreign affairs committee
will begin consideration of the Ha-
waiian reciprocity treaty tomorrow.
The house public land committee
to- day authorized . favorable report
to be made on Pacheco's brush fence
bill, which provides for settlement of
public lands In California.
O. ..rman Pound requested the cub
committee on forfeiture Of railroad
land grants to consider matters before
them in order to report next meeting.
SENIORITY IN THE ARMY.
The report to the senate of the mil.
itary committee on the subject OF
seniority in the army says: "Your
committee do not believe 1t is within
the reasonable power of congress. in
fact life is too short to undertake to
minutely review and reconsider and
remedy anew all seeming or imaginary
grievance of every officer now in the
regular army in regard to first entry
to aervice and relative rank, &c, af
ter lapse Of seventeen years from
the close OF the late war and disband.
ing of q large number of officers In
the volunteer service aud reorganiza
ton and reduction of the regular
army. The present dates of entry
into the service and relative rank Of
all cfh h,ers now in the service has been
known and accepted and acted
upon for years, They have been
nominated by the president and con
6rmed by the senate and have accept'
ed. There must be an end to legisla.
ton upon these questions or confusion
worse than coniounded, strifes and
contentious will exist and increase
with every act of legislation. The
time of congress and tho valuable time
of officers of the army can be more
proftably and pleasantly employed
than in sverhaul,ng and attempting to
correct or change existing statutes.
Let peace prevail In army as in ciyi
life. Your committee recommend the
bill aud tho whole subject matter
therein referred ba indefinitely post
poned."