Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-27

men have become warmly attached
to each other and enjoy being to-
gether
The Silcott case was recalled this
week by the arguments made before
the u. 5. Court of Claims in the suit
of Representative Grain, to recover
the amount of salary due him which
Silcott ran away with. The case
involves several very fine law points
and is attracting much attention. If
Grain wins, all the rest Of the
swindled Congressman will at once
enter suits for their money, and if
he loses that viii probably be the
last we shall hear of it.
The revised Worlds Fair bill has
been reported to the House. 1t pro-
yides that the buildings of the
Worlds Columbia Exposition shall
be dedicated on April 80, 1892, but
leaves the date Of the opening and
the closing of the exposition itself
to be settled later. The impression
is that 1898 will be adopted.
Later.-Congress has decided to
hold the Fair in Chicago in 1898.
EDs.
The Republican Senators held
conference at Senator Edmund's
house on Tuesday night and dis
eussed various matters, including
the Montana Senatorial case. No
vote was taken, the conference be-
ing held only for the purpose of
exchanging views on certain pend
ing Legislation.
The bricklayers and stone masons
international unions are sending
petitions to Congress asking that a
law be passed prohibiting the en-
pIoyment Of an alien upon any
Government work.
The new tariff bill is about com
pleted, though number Of minor
changes may be made in it before it
is reported to the House Itreduces
the revenues about $6O,O00,oO0 per
auuum, about half Of which will be
taken from sugar. Higher duties
have been placed upon all agricultu
raj products that come into compe-
tition with those raised by our own
farmers. The internal revenue
features abolish the license tax, the
tax ON snuff, and allow the farmer to
dispose of leaf tobacco free Of any
tax or restrictions. The tax on man
ufactured tobacco is reduced. from
s to 4 cents per pound and the tax
on cigars, cheroots and cigarettes
remains as at present. 1t is esti-
mated that the reduction in internal
revenue will be about Is, 100000 per
aunum, Like every tariff bill that
has ever been made up this one is
meeting with lots Of opposition--it
would be impossible to get up one
that wouldn't-but it will all simmer
down long before the time comes to
take a vote ON the bill, aud it will
be passed
Secretary Tracy's expressed iu-I
tentlon of reorganizing the Navy
department and of making radical
changes ia the methods of trans
acting business, has caused rafting
of dry bones that may be heard all
over the city, Changes are needed
bad enough.
Representative MorrilIs resoiu-
ton calling ON the Secretary of
War and the Secretary Of the In
terror for information as to whether
the transfer Of the Pension bureau
from the Interior to the War de-
partment would save the Govern
ment any money, has been adopted
BY the House. A resolution offered
by the same gentleman has also been
adopted by the House asking the
Secretary of the Interior for data
relative to the P yment Of pensions,
and for an estimate of the amount
which would be required to pay
arrearages if the limit is removed.
Instead Of stampeding the Repub-
licans by yelling extravagaut appro-
pIiations as the Democrats hoped to
do, they really did the Republican