Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-05-29
FROM THE CAPITAL

SECRETARY FoLGER has issued the
t2Sth call for the redemption OF $40, OOO,-
600 3 per cent. bonds, maturing June
80.
Mr.. Nelson to-day represented to the
President the name of w. w. Griswold,
of Norris, Mimi, to be Governor of
Alaska.
AN amendment to the sundry civil
bill was reported to the Senate, pro
viding $4,000 for the exploration of
Alaska.
THE House bill to make the Canada
Southern "cantilever bridge over the
Niagara River a p0st-road passed the
Senate.
THE House Committee on Public
Health yesterday agreed to report adj
versely ON the bill extending the powers
of the National Board Of Health
THE House of Representative Mon
day. by vote of 1877 to 113, refused to
take up the bankruptcy bill, which is
regarded rs . practical defeat of the
bill for this session, and probably for
this Congress.
SENATOR MITCHELL has reported
favorably to the Senate from tie Com
mittee on Pensions, with amendments,
the bill introduced by him early in the
session, to provide for the amendment
of the pension laws in conformity with
the suggestions made by the Commits
sioner of Pensions in his last annual re-
port.
JUDGE POLAND, of Vermont, who has
always worn blue swallOw-tailed coat,
with brass buttons, during his twenty
years or so that he has been in public
life, and has been known as Brass.
mounted Poland created sensation
to-day by appearing in Prince Albert
coat of the latest and most fashionable
cut
/ IN the House of Representatives Mon.
/ dav Mr. Hurd's motion to abolish dis
eliminating duties on works of art was
rejected The consular and diplomatic
and the army and District of Co,umbll
appropriation bills were passed, A mo
tion by Mr.. Collins to suspend the rules
and passed a resolution making the
Senate bankruptcy bill the special ordel
for jane 10 failed for lack OF two
thirds majority
THE Legislative Executive and judi
cial bill as reported in the house make:
an appropriation of see, 736, S16, an IN
crease of SIS, 100 over the current appro
priation. The bill provides the assay
Office ut st. Louis TO abolish, and re
duces the number of internal revenue
districts from eighty-three to sixty
three. 1t is further provided that o
the contingent fund for either house n'
part of the money appropriated shau b'
expended for clerical services for any
senator or representative. The obJec
is to prevent the payment of salaries Z
the pa ivate secretaries of senators.
4 REPORT has been received here Il
the effect that holders of trade dollar
who bought them at So to 80 cents VIII
the hope that congress would redeem
them at par are quietly unloading at IN
best figures obtainable. This action !
taken because of the evident determln
alton on the part of the senate not TO re
deem the coins except at their huiliol
value. The report that the outstanding
trade dollars are largely held by IN
poorer classes is not believed. IL
thought that these people have been Gem
PEELED to dispose of those they had an
that most Of them are held by specula
tors.
4 nRCIpED sensation was created
the House this afternoon by the actlo
J of Mr. Horr in rising 20 question 9
privilege, aud charging Hon. Nllilai