Omaha daily bee., 1883-01-12
CAPITAL NoTEs.

WA 'lNGToN, IL
total IL > Of gold certificates to date
IA s65 9,S40, of which amount S46,.
20S 80 70 in circulation, and 3d.
3l1,4 ire still in the treasury. The
treasur department to-day purchased
470,00o ounces of silver for delivery
at the @ tIerent mints.
REQUEST FOR ELI.
The secretary of the treasury has
received a telegram from Capt. l., N.
Stodder, commanding revenue cutter
Oliver Wolcott, dated Victoria, b. c.,
January 10th, as follows: Received
communication from the prime minis
ter Of British Columbia, asking assist
auce at Fort Simpson; Indian 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 a written request of the
British Columbian authorities"
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 Missil s'ppi river commit
tee to-day, pronounced himself as I'M
qualiiedly in favor of the works in
progress on the river. He thought the
entire work of improving tho river
may be completed for SAC, 900, 900.
H 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 Ttquerville to Adairville, Utah.
COMMITTEE WORK
The house foreign affairs committee
will begin confederation of the Ha.
waiian reciprocity treaty tomorrow.
The house public land committee
today authorized . favorable report
to be made OH Pacheco's brush fence
bill, which provides for settlement of
public lands In California.
c. ..rman Pound requested the sub-
committee on forfeiture Of railroad
land grants to consider matters before
them in order to report next meeting.
SENIORITY IN II 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
infinitely 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 a~ervice and relative rank, &c, at
ter a lapse Of seventeen years from
the close of the late wal and disband.
ing of a 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,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 legisls.
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 civil
life. Your committee recommend the
bill aud tho whole subject matter
therein referred ba indefinitely post
poned."