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
H ard Frosd.
CAPITAL NOTES.
Special Dispatch TO THs BKr.

CAPITAL NOTES.
Special Dispatch TO Tus BKr.
DICKSON INDICTED.
WASHINGTON, January 26.-The
grand jury this afternoon returned a
pro,eutment against Wm. Dickson fvr
corruptly endesvoring to influence the
vote of fellow jurors in tho last star
route trial.
VINEYARDS wINDFALL.
"he president to-day nominsted
Samuel O. Wipgsrd for associate is
tice tf the supreme court of Washing.
ton territory.
NEWS FROM THE NORTH.
The secretary Of the navy has
recsived the following csb'egram from
Minister Hunt as st. Petersburg:
"Ensign Harry Huut telegrsphs
from IrAutsk as follows: i
| "'PIease info m the department. that
have arrived here with parry eu route
to the United S;ates. Thormap, the in.
terpreter, accom- pauies us to Orenrur,. !
would reco umend that he 'eturn with
caskets. Will await answer. Fl
III have direc'od Thormsn's return
as suggested by r lsign Hunt. "
The secretary of the navy will rec
ommend the passage If bill to COM
pensate the ofiicers and crew OF the
late steamer r R)dgers for the loss { f
personal effects when the vessel wa
destroyed; % allow tho mGiher CT
Mas or Putnam, of that vessel one
years pay, aud to reward the natives
{ 1 s. Lawrence bay for hospitality
extended to the shipwre ckod crew
AsPLIT ON PENSIONS.
The senate pensions committee split
into three parties on the proposed
mcclure to increase the pensions cf
soldiers snd sailors who lost an arm or
leg in the government service durirg
the war of the rebsllion. Tho maj ~
ity, represented by Slater, are againat
the propositions; the minority, Hair
and Mltcholl (6hairmsn), in favor of
the measure ard of enlarglng its SCOPE
so as to increase pensions also Of those
whcss eyes'ght or hearing has been
impaired by reason of service in either
ann f the service, Platt is unable to
agree with either ms nrlty or minor.
ity, and proposes to offer bill of hi:
own.
TOO MUCH SILVER.
| Sscre tary 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 ..Yllars,
He says: "But tho mos. seiipsS diff
Guilty will be 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, $l4, Ala 600; fractional
silver, 81 ,374 COG; total, $2l 7S8 COG o,
about 628 tons. Both new vaults buill
for the purpose are now about fall
and the assistant treasurer reportl
there i, no further space available in
his otiice fer building another vault.
TIE only relief, therefore, that can b
given is to transfer to some sub treas
ury ln tha east at a coat of $40 900 f0l
transportation of each million trans
ferred. There is not suiii ;ient ap
preparation for payment of trarspor
tation Of the smoult required to b
transferred In order to properly re-
lisve that iii 70, nor arc cub. .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 ,0l6 S42; fractiona
currency, $2G 52l, l,692; total silver
$l20, 538, ,634, or about 3, 800 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 dcllars or make .
suitable appropriation for building ad
ditional vaults in the eaet, and fol
transportation from San Franci,co.
The president has nominated Lieu
Col. Joseph G. Duane corps Of engin
GERS, to be colonel, and Maj, Henry
M. Robert, corps OF engineers, to b.
lieutenant colonel.
RECEPTION TO LoRER,
The British minister gave bay que
tonight In honor of Marquis of Lorne
Between 400 and 800 guests wer,
present.
COASTERS FEAsTlEG.
Senator Miller, Cf California, enter
ta!ned tho pretiient at a dinner thIl
evening. Among those invited I,
meet him were Justices Fields, Mlllel
and Matthews, Attorney Genera
Brewster, Senator LOg,a and M
Sanderson, of Calf mia.
PERUVIAN PEACE.
Thr Peruvian minister ssys 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 Chiliar
suggestion, not Peruvian. Minister
Elmore has n9thilg to say Of the ex
pectod recall Of Minister Logan, bu
adds: "The public woCld coon br
in possession of interesting details.
THE ST.
One of the counsel for tho defens,
in the star route tsses atsteg tho OK
penses of Brady, Dorsey and Val
in tho recent and pending trials viii
be fully $1,000 Of which Brady
and Dorsey are reported to havl
spent $4,000 each.
CONGRESSIONAL.
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